The Simpsons are the most popular family in the world. Every week, many people all over the world stay at home to watch them on TV.

This is a cartoon family of five people: all of them have bad-looking yellow faces and big white eyes. The parents are Marge and Homer, Marge has blue hair. She loves her hair very much. She is always very kind to her family.

Homer works in a factory and spends all his free time watching TV and eating donuts(炸面圈). He always eats with his mouth open and he is too fat.

Bart is the oldest child. He always gets bad grades. He doesn’t like to do his homework and often makes his parents angry. He likes playing tricks(恶作刷) on his sister, Lisa. Lisa is a little younger than Bart and is always top of the class at school. She is the smartest person in the family. Maggie is the youngest child. She can’t talk or walk and she’s always silent. She can only say one word: "Daddy".

The Simpsons started in 1989 and it’s still very popular now. People of all ages like it because the Simpsons are like a real family. They aren’t perfect or beautiful like a lot of families on TV.

1.What can we know about Bart according to the passage?

A.He is quite a smart boy.

B.He is the youngest in his family.

C.He doesn’t work hard at his study.

D.He likes to play tricks on his sister Maggie.

2.What does the underlined word "silent" mean?

A.Outgoing. B.Serious. C.Quiet. D.Strict.

3.What might the writer think of the Simpsons?

A.Boring. B.Successful. C.Terrible. D.Perfect.

Writing text messages while walking is dangerous. A study says it is more dangerous than texting while driving. Researchers found that there are more injuries(伤害)to texting walkers than there are to texting drivers. Their report says walking is not as easy as we think. We must focus on(专注)many things at the same time to walk safely in a straight line. The researchers said that people forget how to walk properly, so dangerous things happen to them. They run into walls and other people. They walk into cars, fall over things in the street, and even fall into holes or downstairs.

A professor said walking is a difficult action. There are several reasons why texting makes walking dangerous. One is that people cannot see the street. Another is that they are focusing on their phones instead of their feet. A final reason is that their minds are somewhere else—they are not thinking about walking from A to B safely. The professor said over 6,000 people visited his hospital last year because of texting. He said the worst cases are head injuries. When a walker is tossed(抛) into the air he or she has nothing to protect the head. The damage(损害) can be serious.

1.A study has found that .

A.texting while walking is more dangerous

B.texting while driving is safe for drivers

C.walking is safer than driving when texting

D.writing text messages in the house is dangerous

2.What will happen to texting walkers?

A.They will walk safely in a straight line.

B.They will run into walls and other people.

C.They will do great harm to the passing cars.

D.They will focus on many things at the same time.

3.How many reasons did a professor give for why texting makes walking difficult?

A.One. B.Two. C.Three. D.Four.

4.What kinds of injuries did the professor say were worst?

A.Head injuries. B.Back injuries.

C.Eye injuries. D.Finger injuries.

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