Betty is not 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 popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. She brings the character alive on the screen.   
小題1:Betty is popular because of ___________.
A．her clothesB．her charm C．her personalityD．her appearance
小題2:In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ___________.
A．the beginningB．the ending C．the storyD．the show
小題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.
小題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.
小題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.
      
小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A

試題分析：短文大意：貝蒂不是傳統(tǒng)的美國麗人。她是不合時宜的，有厚厚的紅色眼鏡，不整潔的頭發(fā)和大的金屬牙套。但這并不妨礙她成為美國的一個最喜愛的電視角色。那么她是如何做到的？答案是，魅力可比美貌更有吸引力。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段第一句The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty.可知貝蒂很受歡迎，是因為她的人格魅力，所以選B。
小題2:詞義猜測題。根據(jù)前句Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us,可推知it指代上文說到的the show ，所以選D。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)最后一段首句The program is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. 可知選C。
小題4:推理判斷題。讀短文可知貝蒂是一個有智慧的女孩，貝蒂是美國人最喜愛的電視角，周圍的人經(jīng)�？床黄鹭惖�，所以選B。
小題5:標題歸納題。根據(jù)節(jié)目講述一個女孩由一個丑陋的小鴨子變成美麗的天鵝，可知本文意在說明美來自內(nèi)心，而不在于外表，所以選A。
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