TheSimpsonsisanAmericanTVprogrammethatshowsincartoonform．Thehalf-hourTVshowtakesplaceinandaroundthefictional（虚构的）townofSpringfieldandmakesfunoutofAmericancultureandsociety．Sincetheshowstartedin1989

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The Simpsons is an American TV programme that shows in cartoon form．The half-hour TV show takes place in and around the fictional（虚构的） town of Springfield and makes fun out of American culture and society．
Since the show started in 1989，the Simpsons has been on TV over 500times．This makes it the longest running programme in American television history．In 2007a full-length movie，The Simpsons Movie，made over half a billion dollars．
The Simpsons has won many prizes，including the Emmy Awards．In the year 2000，Times magazine named it the best television series of the century and the cartoon characters of The Simpsons received their own star on Hollywood's Walk of Fame（好莱坞星光大道）．
The Simpson family has several main characters．Homer is the rather clumsy（笨挫的），beer-drinking father．He works at a power station in Springfield and is married to Marge Simpson，a real American middle-class housewife．The couple have three children．Bart is a ten-year-old boy who often gets into trouble．Lisa is a highly smart eight-year-old girl who has become a vegetarian and a Buddhist（佛教徒）．Maggie，the family's baby，is often shown with a pacifier（奶嘴）．The Simpsons have two pets，a dog named Santa's Little Helper and Snowball，a cat．
The comedy centres on a few major themes．Homer's work in the power station opens up the topic of our environment for discussion．Bart and Lisa are often shown in their school life where educational problems appear．Homer and Marge try to raise their children as well as they can but do not always succeed as in many families．
The programme has been very successful around the world．It is watched by millions of people in over a hundred countries．The Simpsons has created a market of T-shirts，DVDs，video games，a theme park and books．
41．The Simpsons is a___．
A．half-hour documentary about animals
B．movie shown on TV over 500times
C．wealthy family with half a billion dollars
D．fun programme in cartoon form
42．There are___ main roles in this show．
A.6              
B.5          
C.4          
D.2
43．What does the underlined（划线的） word in Paragraph 4mean？___
A．Evening shift（换班）．
B．Secondary．
C．Medium．
D．Not very rich．
44．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？___
A．The Simpsons won an Oscar for its excellent story and performance．
B．The TV programme won the Emmy Awards．
C．The cartoon show was named the best television series of the twentieth century．
D．Hollywood's Walk of Fame had the characters of The Simpsons as a star．
45．What conclusion does the passage draw？___
A．The TV series is much more successful than the others over the century．
B．The Simpsons work very hard and become very rich．
C．The Simpson family and their pets are funny，clumsy and smart．
D．The Simpsons Movie is made out of the cartoon with the same name in 1989．

Answer 1

41、D 细节理解题：根据第一段The Simpsons is an American TV programme that shows in cartoon form《辛普森一家》是一个美国的电视节目，节目以卡通的形式展示出来；makes fun out of American culture and socie...