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Unit 5 综合素质评价(限时: 90分钟 满分: 120分)一、听说应用(本大题共30 小题, 每小题1 分, 共30 分; A、B、C、D 部分为听力理解, E 部分为情景对话) A. 听句子(本题共5 小题, 每小题1 分, 共5 分) 请根据所听内容, 选择符合题意的图画回答问题。每个句子听两遍。( ) 1. What will Ted do? A. B. C. ( ) 2. Which sport will Kate be in? A. B. C. ( ) 3. What’s the matter with Sam? A. B. C. ( ) 4. What is Paul going to watch? A. B. C. ( ) 5. Why does Mike feel tired? A. B. C. B. 听对话(本题共10 小题, 每小题1 分, 共10 分) 请根据每段对话的内容回答问题, 从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。每段对话听两遍。听第一段对话, 回答第6 小题。( ) 6. What kind of shows does Peter like best? A. Game shows. B. Talent shows. C. Sports shows. 听第二段对话, 回答第7 小题。( ) 7. What are the speakers talking about? A. A movie. B. Their homework. C. A TV program. 听第三段对话, 回答第8 小题。( ) 8. What did Sally watch yesterday evening? A. A comedy. B. A talent show. C. A sports show. 听第四段对话, 回答第9 小题。( ) 9. How does Danny like soap operas?A. He thinks they are boring. B. He thinks they are wonderful. C. He thinks they are interesting. 听第五段对话, 回答第10 小题。( ) 10. Where did the girl learn about Zhang Guimei? A. On TV. B. On the radio. C. On the computer. 听第六段对话, 回答第 11-12 小题。( ) 11. Who was Betty watching the show with last night? A. Thomas. B. Her parents. C. Her friends. ( ) 12. Which task was NOT in the show? A. Guessing the names of songs. B. Guessing who was the best. C. Guessing who was cheating(欺骗). 听第七段对话, 回答第 13-15 小题。( ) 13. Who are the hosts of the school radio station? A. Teachers. B. Parents. C. Students. ( ) 14. When can the students hear the radio program? A. On Fridays. B. On Tuesdays. C. On Wednesdays. ( ) 15. What does the radio program end with? A. A piece of music. B. The words “Here is the program” . C. The words “Thank you for listening”. C. 听短文(本题共5 小题, 每小题1 分, 共5 分) 请根据所听内容, 从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。短文听两遍。( ) 16. What does Laura like doing? A. Flying kites. B. Watching movies. C. Going shopping. ( ) 17. How often does Laura go to the cinema? A. Once a week. B. Twice a week. C. Twice a month. ( ) 18. What does Laura do when she feels sad? A. Watch a comedy. B. Watch a cartoon. C. Watch an action movie. ( ) 19. What does Laura think of action movies? A. Interesting. B. Relaxing. C. Boring. ( ) 20. What does Laura want to watch with her friends sometimes? A. Scary movies. B. Comedies. C. Cartoons. D. 听填信息(本题共5 小题, 每小题1 分, 共5 分) 你将听到一则关于看电视习惯调查的介绍。请根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡。短文听两遍。E. 情景对话(本题共5 小题, 每小题1 分, 共5 分) 请通读下面对话, 根据对话内容, 从方框内的选项中选出能填入空白处的最佳选项, 选项中有一项为多余选项。A: Do you often watch TV, Jack? B: 26._________ My parents can’t stand it, but my brother and I love it. A: What shows do you like? B: Well, 27._________ I like to know what’s going on around the world. A: 28._________ B: Yes, but sometimes I watch it on the Internet. A: What do you think of game shows? B : I don’t mind game shows. Sometimes I watch them. 29._________ A: Soap operas? They are terrible! I can’t stand them! B: Me either. 30._________ I can’t learn anything from them. 二、[2023 杭州乔司中学期末] 语法选择(本大题共10 小题, 每小题1 分, 共10 分) 请通读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 根据语法和上下文连贯的要求, 从每个选项中选出一个最佳答案。We all like watching cartoons about Donald Duck and Mickey Mouse. They are really 31 , aren’t they? Walt Disney produced the cartoons first. Here I’ll tell you some stories about 32 . Walt loved to draw pictures when he was 33 little boy. But his father often stopped him from drawing and asked 34 he could give a hand. How busy his father was! So Walt had to help his father 35 some work.One day, Walt caught a mouse and kept it as a pet. A few years later, Walt decided 36 a cartoon about his pet. Walt Disney named the mouse Mickey Mouse. It was not completely like a real mouse. That was 37 it stood on two legs like a human. The cartoon 38 the hearts of people. Then Walt made Donald Duck and others for television. In 1956, Walt opened a wonderful park in California. He called it “Disneyland”. There were real boats, castles (城堡), trains, rivers and all kinds of 39 in the park. It has 40 become a popular place in the world. Many people went there to spend a good time with their families. ( ) 31. A. interesting B. more interesting C. the most interesting( ) 32. A. he B. him C. his ( ) 33. A. a B. an C. the ( ) 34. A. that B. if C. what ( ) 35. A. in B. on C. with ( ) 36. A. to make B. making C. make ( ) 37. A. so B. because C. but ( ) 38. A. win B. will win C. won ( ) 39. A. bird B. birds C. bird’s ( ) 40. A. success B. successful C. successfully 三、完形填空(本大题共10 小题, 每小题1 分, 共10 分) 请通读下面短文, 掌握其大意, 从每小题所给的四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。It’s true that most students like to watch TV. But most parents don’t 41 their children to do like this. In their opinion, students should read books, and only reading is 42 . As a student, you might be one of them who like 43 TV. What kind of TV show do you like? In fact, students often have a(n) 44 about TV shows before or after class. Lin Ming, a sports lover, thinks it helpful to watch sports shows. He likes the famous player Kobe Bryant 45 . Every time when Bryant’s team won, he would tell the exciting 46 to his classmates. But most girls in the class can’t 47 it. Girls only love soap operas. They would like to sit together and talk about the story that 48 in it. Simon, one of the boys who take an interest in animals doesn’t like soap operas at all. He believes that watching a soap opera is so 49 , because it lasts too long. He thinks he really has no time to follow the story. Many boys like him would enjoy cartoons. The 50 why they like cartoon movies best is that they are always so funny. ( ) 41. A. see B. expect C. believe D. use ( ) 42. A. interesting B. difficult C. educational D. boring ( ) 43. A. reading B. watching C. looking D. noticing ( ) 44. A. meeting B. result C. discussion D. advice ( ) 45. A. best B. greatest C. worst D. fastest ( ) 46. A. news B. day C. sport D. magazine ( ) 47. A. stand B. think C. watch D. get ( ) 48. A. happens B. lives C. writes D. brings ( ) 49. A. exciting B. necessary C. meaningless D. fun ( ) 50. A. story B. reason C. culture D. excuse 四、阅读理解(本大题共15 小题, 每小题2 分, 共30 分) 请阅读A、B 两篇短文, 从每小题所给的四个选项中选出能回答所提问题或完成所给句子的最佳答案。A [2023 湛江霞山区期中]Many people don’t think that TV shows are educational. It is true that lots of shows are meaningless. However, some shows are good and we can learn many things from them. Here are a few of my favorite shows.( ) 51. How often did the writer watch Blue Peter when he was a child? A. Three times a week. B. Twice a week. C. Three times a month. D. Twice a month. ( ) 52. Who might be most interested in the show The Great British Bake Off? A. Someone who is studying in college. B. Someone who is trying to save animals. C. Someone who is good at sports and movies. D. Someone who is interested in cooking. ( ) 53. What can Sarah watch if she likes animals? A. Blue Peter. B. The Great British Bake Off. C. Frozen Planet. D. Pointless. ( ) 54. According to the passage, we can know _________. A. Pointless is a knowledge quiz only about sports B. Blue Peter tells about different countries around the world C. the writer always watches The Great British Bake Off online D. the writer likes Frozen Planet because the language in it is easy ( ) 55. The passage is mainly written for _________. A. children B. teachers C. TV lovers D. the police B① Special Alex is a great cartoon movie. Alex was a giraffe in a zoo. As he grew, his neck was much shorter than the others’. He became upset (沮丧的). His mother said to him, “You are special. Your neck is good. You don’t have to worry about it.” ② Alex tried not to think about this. But as his friends grew taller and taller, his neck stayed short. Sometimes they laughed at him. His parents told him not to worry and to enjoy himself. He tried. He could not even play in some giraffe sports. He was too short. ③ One cool day, a worker in a zoo came and took Alex away. Alex was afraid. “Would I have to leave the zoo because of my short neck?” Alex was very sad. After the worker calmed Alex down, he gave him some food. And he was kind to Alex. Alex felt better. Then the worker took Alex into another area of the zoo. There was a small door between the two areas. This door was only suitable (合适的) for Alex to pass through. ④ Soon, Alex’s parents came to see him. “My dear, you are special,” his mother said. “The zoo workers made a place for you because people wanted to see you. How special you are!” She was right. Visitors pointed to him and shouted. They looked happy to see such a special animal in the zoo. ( ) 56. Why was Alex upset? A. Because his neck was short. B. Because he had special legs. C. Because he was too fat. D. Because his leg was hurt. ( ) 57. Which is WRONG according to Paragraph 2? A. Alex’s friends got taller and taller. B. Other giraffes laughed at Alex sometimes. C. Alex could play giraffe sports very well. D. His parents told him not to worry about it. ( ) 58. What’s the correct order of the following sentences? a. The worker in the zoo found another area for Alex. b. Alex became upset because of his short neck. c. Alex’s parents told him not to worry about himself. A. bca B. cba C. acb D. abc ( ) 59. Which is NOT mentioned in the passage? A. The zoo worker was kind to Alex. B. Alex could go through the small door freely. C. Alex’s neck became longer and longer after he moved to the new area. D. Visitors looked happy to see such a special animal in the zoo. ( ) 60. What can we learn from the passage? A. People can’t live without animals. B. Everyone can do well if he keeps on practising. C. Disadvantages can become advantages if we use them in proper ways. D. Everyone should protect animals. C配对阅读。左栏是对五个人兴趣爱好的描述, 右栏是相应电视节目或体育活动的简介。请为每个人选择合适的电视节目或体育活动。61.________ 62.________ 63.________ 64.________ 65.________五、[2024 西安爱知中学期中改编] 短文填空(本大题共10 小题, 每小题1.5 分, 共15 分) 请从方框内选择适当的词并用其正确形式填空, 使文章完整连贯。注意每空一词, 每词限用一次, 有两词为多余项。Chen Feng was born in Hunan Province in China. When he 66.________ a child, his family moved to a poor area in Datong, Shanxi Province. When Chen Feng was 17, he 67.________ high school and started telling jokes in comedy clubs in Taiyuan. Chen Feng was funny. He told jokes about his family 68.________ his high school life. He hated study and always felt 69.________ when he was in high school. Some famous comedians (喜剧演员) went to see the 70.________ performances. One comedian even helped 71.________ get work in television and in movies. Chen Feng acts well in movies, but he does not want to be a serious 72.________. For him, comedy is more important. It makes people laugh, but it can also make people 73.________ deeply. Today, Chen Feng still acts in comedies around the world. He also created (创立) a TV show called Everybody Hates Me. It is 74.________ his teenage years when he lived and studied in Datong. In 2022, his TV show was the 75.________ and most popular comedy show on Shanxi television. 六、读写综合(本大题分为A、B 两部分, 共25 分) A. 回答问题(本题共5 小题, 每小题2 分, 共10 分) 请阅读下面短文, 根据所提供的信息, 回答5 个问题, 要求所写答案语法正确, 语义完整切题。76. What kind of movie does Lily like? __________________________________________________________77. Who loves western movies? __________________________________________________________78. What time is the football game on TV every Wednesday? __________________________________________________________79. What does Helen think about nature programs? __________________________________________________________80. Why does Helen like cartoons? __________________________________________________________B. 书面表达(本题15 分) 81. 假如你是李明, 近日你校英语网站正在征稿, 请你以“My Favorite TV Program” 为题, 用英语写一篇短文, 向网站投稿。内容包括: 1. 介绍你最喜欢的电视节目(节目名称、内容、观看时间等) ; 2. 说说你喜欢该电视节目的原因(至少两点) 。作文要求: 1. 不能照抄原文, 不得在作文中出现学校的真实名称和学生的真实姓名; 2. 语句连贯, 词数80 左右。作文的开头已经给出, 不计入总词数。My Favorite TV ProgramI enjoy watching TV programs, and I have my favorite one. _________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________Unit 5 综合素质评价【听力材料】A. 听句子请根据所听内容, 选择符合题意的图画回答问题。每个句子听两遍。1. Ted will pass the ball to Peter. 2. Kate will be in the high jump in the school sports meet. 3. Sam has got a toothache, so he must see a dentist today.4. Paul is going to watch a football game. 5. Mike is very tired because he studied late into the night. B. 听对话请根据每段对话的内容回答问题, 从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。每段对话听两遍。听第一段对话, 回答第6 小题。W: How do you feel about game shows, Peter? M: I don’t mind them. But I like sports shows best. 听第二段对话, 回答第7 小题。W: What do you think of the TV program Chinese Poetry Conference? M: Wonderful. I often watch it after finishing my homework. 听第三段对话, 回答第8 小题。M: Did you watch the talent show yesterday evening, Sally? W: No, I watched a comedy. 听第四段对话, 回答第9 小题。W: There is a new soap opera on TV this evening. Can you watch it with me, Danny? M: Sorry, I don’t like soap operas. I think they are boring. I like action movies. 听第五段对话, 回答第10 小题。M: How much do you know about Zhang Guimei? W: I know her family background. I’ve heard the interview with her on the radio. 听第六段对话, 回答第11-12 小题。M: What did you do last night, Betty? I called you many times but there was no answer. W: Oh, I’m sorry, Thomas. I watched a game show with my parents. M: What was it about? W: There were three teams and they had to finish two tasks. M: What kind of tasks? W: The first task was guessing the names of songs. And the second was guessing who was cheating. M: It sounds fun. 听第七段对话, 回答第13-15 小题。M: Hi, Amy! W: Hi, Peter! M: Could you tell me something about your school radio station? W: Of course. The hosts are students from every class. Each of them has a good voice and they are great. You can hear news, poems, jokes, stories and music in the program. M: When is the radio program? W: Every Tuesday and Thursday afternoon we can hear the radio program. It often begins with a piece of music and ends with the words “Here is the program”. M: Do you like the radio program? W: Yes. It always brings us happiness. Both the teachers and students in our school like it. C．听短文请根据所听内容, 从每小题所给的三个选项中选出一个最佳答案。短文听两遍。I’m Laura. I like watching movies. I go to the cinema twice a month. Watching movies can help me relax. When I’m sad, watching cartoons can make me laugh. After watching them, the problems I have suddenly seem less serious and I feel much better. I don’t like watching action movies. They’re boring for me. I don’t want to think too much when I’m sad or tired. Sometimes I want to watch movies that are scary. I don’t watch them alone. I bring my friends to watch them with me. Sometimes, we shout together and then we smile at each other. It’s really fun. D. 听填信息你将听到一则关于看电视习惯调查的介绍。请根据所听内容填写下面的信息卡。短文听两遍。Tony did a survey among his classmates about their TV watching habits. Most of them watch TV for at least one hour every day. Sarah spends one hour in front of the TV every night. She loves watching English news. Linda watches cartoons for two hours every day. She thinks they’re funny and she always laughs loudly when she watches cartoons. Paul likes music shows. He usually watches them for an hour after school. He feels relaxed to watch them. As for Tony, it often takes him three hours a day at weekends to watch TV. His favourite programmes are shows about history. He learns a lot from them. 一、A) 1-5 CBACB B) 6-10 CCAAB 11-15 BBCBB C) 16-20 BCBCA D) 21. English 22. 2/Two 23. Relaxing 24. weekends 25. history E) 26-30 CBAEF 二、【主旨大意】短文主要介绍了华特·迪士尼。31. A 【点拨】根据句意可知, 此处没有作比较, 应填形容词原级。故选A。32. B 【点拨】根据“Walt loved to draw pictures”可知下文介绍的是关于华特的故事, 即关于“他”的故事, 作介词about 的宾语用宾格。故选B。33. A 【点拨】a 用于辅音音素开头的单词前; an 用于元音音素开头的单词前; the 为定冠词。根据“when he was little boy”可知此处应填不定冠词, little 是辅音音素开头。故选A。34. B 【点拨】根据“How busy his father was!”可知, 父亲问他是否能帮忙。故选B。35. C 【点拨】 help sb. with sth. 帮助某人做某事, 为固定短语。故选C。36. A 【点拨】decide to do sth. 决定做某事, 为固定用法。故选A。37. B 【点拨】根据句意可知此处表示因果关系。故选B。38. C 【点拨】整篇文章以一般过去时为主。故选C。39. B 【点拨】根据“all kinds of”可知此处应填复数名词。故选B。40. C 【点拨】修饰动词become 用副词。故选C。三、【主旨大意】本文主要讲了一些男生喜欢看运动类、卡通电影等相关的电视节目, 而女生喜欢看一些泡 沫剧。41. B 【点拨】根据“In their opinion, students should read books”可知, 大多数父母应该是不期望孩子看电视。故选B。42. C 【点拨】根据“In their opinion, students should read books, and only reading...”可知, 在家长看来只有读书是有教育意义的, 故选C。43. B 【点拨】watch TV 看电视, 为固定搭配, 故选B。44. C 【点拨】 根据“What kind of TV show do you like?” 可知, 空处是指学生们在学校会讨论电视节目。故选C。45. A 【点拨】like...best“最喜欢……”, 为固定搭配。故选A。46. A 【点拨】根据“Every time when Bryant’s team won, he would tell the exciting...”可知, 他告诉的是科比队赢得比赛这个令人兴奋的消息。故选A。47. A 【点拨】根据“Girls only love soap operas.”可知, 女生和男生喜欢的电视节目不一样, 故当男孩讨论球类比赛时, 她们不喜欢, 不能忍受这点。故选A。48. A 【点拨】根据“in it”可知, 指的是电视里发生的故事。故选A。49. C 【点拨】根据“because it lasts too long”可知, 因为时间长, 故他觉得无意义。故选C。50. B 【点拨】根据“why they like cartoon movies best is that they are always so funny”可知是最喜欢看动画电影的原因。故选B。四、A)【主旨大意】本文主要讲作者最爱的一些电视节目。51. A 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“I watched it on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday every week.”可知一周看3 次。故选A。52. D 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“The show wants to find Britain’s best amateur baker(业余烘焙师) . You can watch the show and learn how to bake...”可知这档节目是关于烘焙的, 与烹饪有关。故选D。53. C 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“This show is about life in cold places. There are many special animals in this show.”可知对动物感兴趣的可以看Frozen Planet。故选C。54. B 【点拨】细节理解题。根据“You can learn about different countries around the world from it.” 可知Blue Peter 讲述了世界上不同的国家。故选B。55. C 【点拨】推理判断题。根据“Many people don’t think that TV shows are educational. It is true that lots of shows are meaningless. However, some shows are good and we can learn many things from them.”可知作者推荐了几个自己最爱的节目给电视爱好者, 故本文是写给电视爱好者的。故选C。B) 【主旨大意】这篇短文主要讲述了一个名叫Alex 的长颈鹿在动物园里因为颈部短而感到沮丧而且受到嘲笑。Alex 的父母来看它并告诉它它是特别的, 因为人们想要看到它。游客们看到它都很开心。56. A 【点拨】细节理解题。根据第一段“As he grew, his neck was much shorter than the others’. He became upset (沮丧的) .”可知因为它的脖子短。故选A。57. C 【点拨】细节理解题。根据第二段“He could not even play in some giraffe sports.”可知它甚至玩不了一些长颈鹿的运动, 所以说它能很好地玩长颈鹿运动是错的。故选C。58. A 【点拨】细节理解题。根据第一段“As he grew, his neck was much shorter than the others’. He became upset (沮丧的) .”, 第二段“His parents told him not to worry and to enjoy himself.”及第三段“Then the worker took Alex into another area of the zoo.”可知正确顺序是bca。故选A。59. C 【点拨】细节理解题。根据第三段“And he was kind to Alex.”、“This door was only suitable(合适的) for Alex to pass through.”及第四段“They looked happy to see such a special animal in the zoo.”可知文章提到了A、B 和D 项。通读文章可知文章没有提到Alex 的脖子越来越长。故选C。60. C 【点拨】主旨大意题。根据最后一段并通读全文可知, 本文主要讲述了短脖子的长颈鹿Alex 因为短脖子而难过, 还受到了周围长颈鹿的嘲笑, 没想到短脖子却变成了它的优势的故事。文章给我们的启示是：只要合理利用, 短处也可以变为长处。故选C。C) 61-65 CAEGF 五、66. was 67. left 68. and 69. bored 70. boy’s 71. him 72. actor 73. think 74. about 75. best 六、 A)76. She likes cartoon movies. 77. Mike’s brother, Bob. 78. At 7 p.m. 79. She thinks nature programs are boring. 80. Because she finds them very interesting.B) 81. One possible version： My Favorite TV ProgramI enjoy watching TV programs, and I have my favorite one. My favorite TV program is Animal World. You can easily tell what the program is about from its name. It shows the living habits and eating habits of different kinds of animals around the world. I watch it once a week, usually on Saturday evening. I like Animal World best because I’m interested in animals. Also, I think the animals in the program are very beautiful. I can learn so much about animals from this program and know that we should save the animals in danger. A Survey about TV Watching HabitsNameTimeProgrammeOpinionSarah1 hour a day21.________ news/Linda22.________ hours a dayCartoonsFunnyPaul1 hour a dayMusic shows23.________Tony3 hours a day at 24.________Shows about 25.________HelpfulA. Do you watch it every day? B. I like to watch the news. C. Yes, I do. D. Talent shows are interesting. E. What do you think of soap operas? F. I think they are meaningless.When I was a child, this was the only show I could watch. I watched it on Monday, Wednesday and Sunday every week. You can learn about different countries around the world from it. As the show is for children, the language in it is easy. This show is about making bread, cakes and so on. The show wants to find Britain’s best amateur baker (业余烘焙师). You can watch the show and learn how to bake different kinds of bread and cakes by following their steps. This show is about life in cold places. There are many special animals in this show. I love this show not because of the cute animals, but because it teaches us the impact (影响) we have on these animals and what we need to do to save them. This show is great for you to think about. It is a quiz (知识竞赛) show. It may be about sports, weather, movies and so on. I learnt lots of things from this show. 61. Jim is a middle school student. He likes soccer best and usually plays in the soccer games on weekends. 62. Dale likes watching talk shows in his free time. He thinks they are very relaxing. 63. Watching English news on TV is Bob’s favorite. He thinks he can know about many things from it. 64. Cindy is very interested in basketball. And she likes watching basketball games on TV in the morning. 65. Jack is quite talented in music. He hopes that he can show his talent to other people one day. A. There are many talk shows on Channel (频道) 5 every day. They are very popular with people because they are interesting and relaxing. B. Good news! We will have a magic (魔术) show in Blue Club this Saturday afternoon. Lots of great magicians from all over the world will show their wonderful magic to you. Come and enjoy it! C. We usually have soccer games in Guangming Middle School on Saturday afternoon. If you like playing soccer, come and join us! D. There will be a tennis game in Green Middle School this Monday morning. Students from Green Middle School and Blue Middle School will have a game there. Come and watch it with your friends! E. There are many different kinds of English programs on CCTV News. English news is also showed on this channel. Many people like watching it every day. F. There will be a talent show in Central Club this weekend. Many people will show their talents to others. And if you are talented in something, come and join us! G. We had a wonderful basketball game last week. And it will be shown on Channel 3 on Monday morning. Remember to watch it on time! bore, act, think, about, good, leave, study, be, tell, boy, he, andMy sister Lily likes cartoon movies. She always watches them. Her favorite movie is Frozen. I never watch cartoon movies. I think they are boring. I like action movies best. They are exciting. Mom likes music programs. The band she likes best is the Jonas Brothers. I like it, too. I watch talent shows with Mom every Friday. Dad only watches the news. He says it’s very relaxing. He doesn’t like other programs. My brother Bob likes western movies best. He thinks cowboys (牛仔) and horses are wonderful. — Mike My mother’s favorite TV program is Nature News. She always watches it and she sometimes asks me to watch nature programs with her, but I think they are boring. My father watches a football game on TV at 7:00 p.m. every Wednesday. I don’t like it, but my father likes it very much. He also likes the news. My sister Tina’s favorite program is a game show. She thinks it’s fun and she watches it every Saturday. I like cartoons best. I find them very interesting. — Helen