“SesameStreet”hasbeencalled“thelongeststreetintheworld”.Thatisbecausethetelevisionprogrambythatnamecannowbeseeninsomanypartsoftheworld.ThatprogrambecameoneofAmerican’sexportssoonafteritwentontheairinNewYorkin1969.

IntheUnitedStatesmorethansixmillionchildrenwatchtheprogramregularly.Theviewersincludemorethanhalfthenation’spre-schoolchildrenfromeverykindofeconomic(经济的)racial(种族的)andgeographicalgroup.

Althoughsomeeducatorsobjecttocertainelementsintheprogramparentspraiseithighly.Manyteachersalsoconsideritagreathelpthoughsometeachersfindthatproblemsarisewhenfirstgraderswhohavelearnedfrom“SesameStreet”areinthesameclasswithchildrenwhohavenotwatchedtheprogram.

Testshaveshownthatchildrenfromallracialgeographicalandeconomicbackgroundshavebenefitedfromwatchingit.Thosewhowatchitfivetimesaweeklearnmorethanoccasional(偶然的)viewers.IntheUStheprogramisshownatdifferenthoursduringtheweekinordertoincreasethenumberofchildrenwhocanwatchitregularly.

Theprogramsallusesongsstoriesjokesandpicturestogivechildrenabasicunderstandingofnumberslettersandhumanrelationships.Buttherearesomedifferences.ForexampletheSpanishprogramproducedinMexicoCitydevotesmoretimetoteachingwholewordsthantoteachingseparateletters.

Whyhas“SesameStreet”beensomuchmoresuccessfulthanotherchildren’sshows?Manyreasonshavebeensuggested.Peoplementiontheeducationaltheories(理论)ofitscreatorsthesupportbythegovernmentandprivate(私人的)businessesandtheskillfuluseofavarietyofTVtricks.Perhapsanequallyimportantreasonisthatmotherswatchitalongwiththeirchildren.Thisispartlybecausefamousadultstarsoftenappearonit.Butthebestreasonforthesuccessoftheprogrammaybethatitmakeseverychildwatchingfeelabletolearn.Thechildfindshimselflearningandhewantstolearnmore.

40.“SesameStreet”isactually_______.

A.astreetintheUS B.aprogramforchildren

C.aprogramforteachers D.aprogramforstudents

41.Childrenwhooftenwatchtheprogram_______.

A.canhaveproblemsinschool