Question

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 favourite TV characters. So how did she manage to do it?

The answer is that charm（美德） 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.

1.Betty is popular because of ________.

A. her clothes B. her charm

C. her personality D. her job

2.What does the underlined word “it” probably mean in the passage？

A. the beginning B. the ending

C. the story D. the show

3. Which of the following is not true according to 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.

4.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.

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：短文大意：贝蒂不是传统的美国丽人。她是不合时宜的，有厚厚的红色眼镜，不整洁的头发和大的金属牙套。但这并不妨碍她成为美国的一个最喜爱的电视角色。那么她是如何做到的？答案是，魅力可比美貌更有吸引力。

1. answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty.可知贝蒂很受欢迎，是因为她的人格魅力，所以选B。

2. you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us,可推知it指代上文说到的the show ，所以选D。

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考点：故事类短文阅读。