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 America’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.

1.Betty is popular because of                   .

A. her clothes          B. her charm            C. her personality     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 to the passage?

A. Betty is a girl of wisdom. 

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

C. Betty is an American favourite 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.

 

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.

 

As you research music, you will find much that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells you interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses that are often own.

Music is an expression(表达) of the people. As you research, you will find music of people at work or at play. You will find expresses love of the country, love of nature and love of home. Music is also an expression of the composer(创作者). The composer expresses his own music ideas. He studies the materials(材料) of music and discovers of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.

Music can suggest actions and feelings which we share(分享). We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the composers of different times and places.

1.In the first paragraph(段落), the writer tells us___________.

A．to find pleasure and our feelings in music

B．how to research music

C．how to express your feelings in music

D．to discover the things and places in music

2.From the second paragraph we know that________.

A．music sings the country, nature and home

B．if we love music we will love the country, nature and home

C．we may listen to music at work or at play

D．music can express how people live, work and think

3.The last paragraph shows that music makes it possible_______.

A．that music can express actions and feelings

B．people can enjoy singing and dancing to the music

C．to bring understanding between people of different times and places

D．to make people of different times and places happy

4.Through music, the composer_______________.

A．wishes you to study music with him

B．expresses his feelings and ideas

C．studies the materials of music

D．shoes his love of the country

5.The best title(标题) of this passage may be__________.

A．Enjoy Singing and Dancing

B．Music-Expression of the Composer

C．Research Music

D．Music-Suggestion of Feelings

 

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 America’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.
【小题1】Betty is popular because of                   .

A．her clothes

B．her charm

C．her personality

D．her appearance

【小题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

【小题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.

【小题4】Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

A．Betty is a girl of wisdom.

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

C．Betty is an American favourite TV character.

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

【小题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.

As you research music, you will find much that is familiar to you. You will find music which tells you interesting places and exciting things to do. You will find music which expresses that are often own.
Music is an expression(表达) of the people. As you research, you will find music of people at work or at play. You will find expresses love of the country, love of nature and love of home. Music is also an expression of the composer(创作者). The composer expresses his own music ideas. He studies the materials(材料) of music and discovers of using them. He looks for new kinds of musical expression.
Music can suggest actions and feelings which we share(分享). We can enjoy playing and singing music, dancing and listening to the music of the people and the composers of different times and places.
【小题1】In the first paragraph(段落), the writer tells us___________.

A．to find pleasure and our feelings in music

B．how to research music

C．how to express your feelings in music

D．to discover the things and places in music

【小题2】From the second paragraph we know that________.

A．music sings the country, nature and home

B．if we love music we will love the country, nature and home

C．we may listen to music at work or at play

D．music can express how people live, work and think

【小题3】The last paragraph shows that music makes it possible_______.

A．that music can express actions and feelings

B．people can enjoy singing and dancing to the music

C．to bring understanding between people of different times and places

D．to make people of different times and places happy

【小题4】Through music, the composer_______________.

A．wishes you to study music with him

B．expresses his feelings and ideas

C．studies the materials of music

D．shoes his love of the country

【小题5】The best title(标题) of this passage may be__________.

A．Enjoy Singing and Dancing

B．Music-Expression of the Composer

C．Research Music

D．Music-Suggestion of Feelings