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.

 

　　阅读理解

Radio and television are very popular in the world today. Millions of people watch TV. Perhaps more people listen to the radio.

　　The TV is, of course, more useful than the radio. On TV you can see and hear what is happening in the world.

　　Now radio is still with us. And the number of listeners is becoming larger. One reason for this is the invention of transistor radio. A transistor radio is sometimes very small. It is very easy to carry. You can put one in your pocket and listen to it on the bus or on your bike when you go to work. It is better for blind people. The sight of many people is not good enough to watch TV. Then, when people are working, they can't watch TV but they can listen to music or news over the radio. What's more, radio is much cheaper than TV.

　　(1)Radio and television ________ in the modern world today.

[　　]

　　A． are both widely used

　　B． are both expensive

　　C． have been changed a lot

　　D． are used for learning things

　　(2)Radio and television are quite useful because you can ________.

[　　]

　　A． see what is happening in the world

　　B． hear what is happening to the world

　　C． know what the world is like

　　D． see what the people on the earth are doing

　　(3)The number of listeners is becoming larger because ________.

[　　]

　　A． the radio is easy to carry

　　B． the radio is good for blind people and many old people

　　C． the radio can be used at any time

　　D． the reason is A, B and C

　　(4)________ when you are on the bus or bike.

[　　]

　　A． Radio can be listened

　　B． TV can be watched

　　C． Radio can be listened

　　D． TV can be used

　　(5)Radio is used a lot because ________.

[　　]

　　A． it costs less than TV

　　B． it costs more than TV

　　C． it is not so cheaper as TV

　　D． people can't know the news on TV

　 根据汉语完成句子

　 格林一家正在看电视.

　　The ________ ________ ________ TV now.

阅读下列短文，从所给的四个选项中，选出最佳答案　　

完形填空　　

　Many people like to watch TV．Watching TV is 　1　 of the most important activities (活动) of the day．TV brings the outside world closer to people' s homes．Some people 　2 　the world is 　3 　than before．Because of TV．

　What' s going on in other countries? How 　4　 people live in faraway places? 　5 　there a good sports game somewhere? What' s life in the deepest (最深的) part of the sea?

　If you want to 　6 　these and other kind of questions, just turn 　7 　the TV and watch it．Of course people can also learn through reading or listening 　8 　the radio．But TV can help them learn better and more easily, 　9 　? Because they can hear and watch too．TV can give 　10 　new ideas．It' s a wonderful thing．

　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　 　　

(1)A．one	B．any	C．some	D．a	[　　]
(2)A．tell	B．speak	C．say	D．talk	[　　]
(3)A．small	B．smaller	C．big	D．bigger	[　　]
(4)A．did	B．does	C．do	D．can	[　　]
(5)A．Is	B．Was	C．Are	D．Were	[　　]
(6)A．know	B．see	C．get	D．find	[　　]
(7)A．on	B．down	C．off	D．to	[　　]
(8)A．on	B．in	C．at	D．to	[　　]
(9)A．when	B．where	C．which	D．why	[　　]
(10)A．we	B．our	C．ours	D．us	[　　]