Betty is not a traditional American beauty. She is unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. But this hasn’t stopped her from becoming one of American’s favorite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. Betty is the main character in a TV show Ugly Betty. The show is about her life as an office worker at a fashion magazine in New York.

　　The TV show has just started. Betty has many exciting experiences and romantic stories. Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around. But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.

　　Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, it has still been a big success in the USA. It has attracted a large number of viewers and won two Golden Globes awards, one of the highest honors for a television program in the USA.“ I think you can see a bit of Betty in all of us, and I mean men as well, because it’s about the underdog (弱者)”，says Ashley Jensen, who plays one of the characters on the show.

　　The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.

1.Betty is popular because of ____.

A. her clothes 　　　　　B. her charm 　　　   C. her metal braces  　　　D. her appearance

2.In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.

A. the beginning 　　　　B. the ending 　　  　C. the story 　　　        D. the show

3.Which is the reason for the success of the show?

A. A large number of viewers. 　　　　　　B. Her life as an office worker.

C. The wonderful performance. 　　　　　 D. Two Golden Globes awards.

4.Which of the following is NOT true according of the show?

A. Betty is a girl of wisdom.

B. Betty acts as a beautiful swan on the show.

C. Betty is an American favorite TV character.

D. Betty is often looked down on by the people around.

5. What can be the best title for the passage?

A. Beauty from within. 　　　　　  B. A romantic story.

C. An ugly girl. 　　　　　　　　  D. An exciting experience.

 

【答案】

 

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

5.A

【解析】

試題解析:本文大意：貝蒂不是一個傳統(tǒng)的美國美女，她不時尚，戴著厚厚的紅眼鏡，零亂的頭發(fā)。牙上戴著巨大的金屬牙套。但是這沒有阻止她變成美國人最喜愛的電視角色。盡管你可能從開始就知道故事的結(jié)局，故事還是為我們許多人所熟悉，節(jié)目因飾演貝蒂的23歲的美國人菲瑞拉的精彩表演而獲得成功.貝蒂經(jīng)常被周圍的人瞧不起和嘲笑，但她用她的努力工作、魅力和智慧想辦法做得更好，這部劇告訴我們一個女孩是如何從一個丑小鴨變成美麗的天鵝的。

1.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. 答案是魅力比美麗更有吸引力，可知答案選B

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, 盡管你可能從開始就知道故事的結(jié)局，故事還是為我們許多人所熟悉，可知答案選D

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty.節(jié)目因飾演貝蒂的23歲的美國人菲瑞拉的精彩表演而獲得成功，可知答案選C

4.推理判斷題。根據(jù)Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around.貝蒂經(jīng)常被周圍的人瞧不起和嘲笑，But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. 但她用她的努力工作、魅力和智慧想辦法做得更好，The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.這部劇告訴我們一個女孩是如何從一個丑小鴨變成美麗的天鵝的，可知答案選B

5.主旨大意題。根據(jù) The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.這部劇告訴我們一個女孩是如何從一個丑小鴨變成美麗的天鵝的，可知答案選A

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