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.

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There is a big supermarket（超市） near Mrs. Green’s home. She usually goes there to buy food. The shop assistants are polite(有礼貌的)and helpful. The things are cheap, too.

    One day, Mrs. Green goes to the supermarket. She buys some noodles. Biscuits(饼干)are also their children’s favorite food. And she buys some milk. Her children always have milk for breakfast. Mimi likes fish and Tim likes hot dogs. She buys some fish and sausages(香肠)for them, too. Mrs. Green doesn't have any rice at home. So she buys a bag of rice, but she can’t take it. It is very heavy. Her husband, Mr. Green is coming to the supermarket and carry(搬运)the rice.

1.. Where’s the supermarket?

A. In Mrs. Green’s house.                  B. Near Mrs. Green’s house.

C. Under the street.                       D. In the mall(商业街).

2.. Who likes biscuits?

A. Mrs. Green and Mr. Green.　　　　　　　 B. Mrs. Green and Tim.

C. Mrs. Green and Mimi.                   D. Tim and Mimi.

3.. Mimi likes _______.

A. fish         B. hot dogs       C. rice          D. vegetable

4.. Does Mrs. Green buy a bag of rice?

A. Yes, she does. 　B. No, she doesn't .

C. Yes, she is.     D. We don't know.

5.. Who helps Mrs. Green take the rice?

A. Mr. Green.       B. Mrs. Green.     C. Mimi.     D. Tim.

根据下列句子及所给汉语注释，写出空缺处各单词的正确形式，每空只写一词。

1.This kind of medicine is more useful than is 　　 (期待).

2.It’s my great dream to sail across the 　   (太平洋) .

3.I have had her letter for two weeks. But I haven’t 　　(答复) to her.

4.Many Chinese students have come to realize the 　　 (重要) of learning English.

5.It was reported that two 　　(猴子) escaped from the zoo.

根据短文，选择正确答案

A Clever Bird

A man has a bird. It is very clever. Every day the man speaks to the bird. “Hello!” he says. “Hello!” the bird answers. “What are you doing?” says the man. “What are you doing?” says the bird.

The man is not at home one day. A thief comes in. He is taking many things “Hello!” The thief hears the bird's words. “What are you doing?” The thief is very afraid，so he does not take any things and runs out of the house.

1.The man teaches the bird ________.

2.The bird is ________.

3.The man speaks to the bird ________.

4.The thief is taking ________ things from the house.

5.The thief ________ out of the room.

口语交际(共5分， 每空1分)

　　在下面对话的空白处填入适当的话语(话语可以是句子、短语或词)，使对话完整。(共5分，每小题1分)

　　( Jenny and Nancy meet on the street )

　　Jenny: Hello, Nancy.1.__________________________

　　Nancy: Fine, thanks, Jenny.

　　Jenny: I heard you went somewhere for vacation. 2.____________________________?

　　Nancy: Well, I have been to Hainan Island with my cousins. There are too many exciting things there, especially diving(潜水) in the real sea!

　　Jenny: 3.. ________________ My parents and I will go there, too. What should we take?

　　Nancy: A camera, sunglasses, umbrellas and some cool clothes.

　　Jenny: OK, thank you. How can we4. ____________________________?

　　Nancy: You can get there by plane, because it's too far away. 5.________________

　　Jenny: Thank you! I think we sure will.