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1、2012英语六级阅读理解专项练习(附答案)一第一篇AsSesameStreetkicksoffits40thanniversaryseasonTuesday,withfirstladyMichelleObamaandBroadwaystarLin-ManuelMirandaasguests,itisindisputablythemostbelovedchildren’sshowinhistory,andoneoftelevision’sbiggestandmostenduringsuccessstories. Theseriesholdsarecord122Emm
2、yAwards,notincludingalifetime-achievementtrophy(奖±)award,andhasbeenadaptedinmorethan120countriesandterritoriesaroundtheglobe.Anestimated100,000Sesameproductshavebeenmadeavailableinternationally,fromT-shirtsandcostumestohigh-techtoyssuchasElmoLive. Sesame’scross-cultural,multi-generat
3、ionalappealhasalottodowiththespecificagegroupittargets.“Thebulkofouraudienceisinthe2sand3s,thoughweshootfor2to4,”saysexecutiveproducerCarol-LynnParente.Atthatearlystage,saysSpinney—whois75,andhasbeenwiththeshowsinceDay1(heplaysOscaraswell)—“childrenarebasicallythesame,andhavebeenthroug
4、htheyears.” Butifpreschoolers’fundamentalneedsandsensibilitieshaven’tchangedmuch,theworldaroundthemhas—notleastofallonthemedialandscape,whereSesameStreetnowcompeteswithmanyotherkids’showsandanever-expandingarrayofnewmedia. In2000,theChildren’sTelevisionWorkshop,theorganizationthrough
5、whichcreatorJoanGanzCooneylaunchedSesameStreetonPBSpredecessorNET,changeditstitletoSesameWorkshop,toreflectitsexpansionintothedigital,interactiveage. ContentandpresentationcontinuetoevolveonTVaswell.Theshow’sfamouslycatchythemesong,SunnyDay,nowhasahip-hopbeatandajazzierarrangement.Par
6、entestressesthatit’sjustasimportant“tokeepourcurriculumcurrent.TheABC’sand123’sarealwaysthere,butwestayrelevantbyincorporatingotherthingsthatareinterestingandmeaningful.” “Wefocusonallaspectsofdevelopment—cognitiveneeds,socialandemotionalneeds,healthneeds—andbringinadviserswhoareexper
7、tsineacharea,tomakesurewe’reage-appropriate,”saysRosemarieTruglio,vicepresidentofeducationandresearch,SesameWorkshop.“Butwenevertalkdowntochildren,andwe’renotafraidtoexploresensitivetopics.” Sesamehashaditscriticsintheacademiccommunityaswell. ForMaryLynnCrow,aclinicalpsychologistan