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.

录音中有五个句子，每个句子听一遍，然后从每小题A、B、C三个选项中，选出与你所听到的句子意义相同或相近的句子。

1.A.I think this watch is mine.　   B.I don't know where my watch is.

  C.Please look after my watch.

2.A.The girl is too weak to go to school.

  B.The girl isn't ill and she can go to school.

  C.The girl is very weak, but she can go to school.

3.A.Turn on the radio for a minute, please.

  B.Please turn off the radio for a minute, please.

  C.Don't make the radio so noisy, please.

4.A.Someone finally washed the man's car.

  B.The car got dirty at last.

  C.The man got dirty when he washed his car.

5.A.It was difficult for him to find the sheep.

  B.He wanted to go to bed very much.

     C.It wasn't easy for him to fall asleep.

　 Mary is an American schoolgirl. She is now in Beijing with her parents. Mary doesn’t know Chinese. But she is trying to learn and speak it. She often tries to speak Chinese to her Chinese friends, but they don’t understand her because she can’t speak Chinese very well. It’s Sunday morning. Mary is going to the zoo to see the elephants and monkeys, but she doesn’t know how to get there. She stops a Chinese schoolboy and asks him the way. The boy can’t understand her. She looks worried. Then she finds a way to express(表达)what she wants to say. She takes out a pen and some paper. She draws an elephant on it and shows the picture to the boy. The boy has a careful look at the picture and smiles, then he shows Mary the way to the zoo.

根据短文内容,选择正确答案。

(　 )56. This article mainly tells us a story of _____.

　　　　 A. a Chinese schoolboy　　　　 B. the way to the zoo

　　　　 C. how to learn Chinese in China 　　　　 D. an American girl Mary in Beijing

(　 )57. The underlined words “understand her” means _____ in Chinese.

　　　　 A. 理解她当时的心情　 B. 认识她　　　　 C. 明白她所说的话　 D. 帮助她

(　 )58. The underlined word “express” can be replaced(替换) by _____.

　　　　 A. guess　 B. keep 　 　C. write 　　　 D. show

(　 )59. Why does Mary stop a schoolboy in the street?

　　　　 A. Because she likes the boy to see her picture.

　　　　 B. Because she wants to have a talk with a Chinese boy.

　　　　 C. Because the schoolboy is on his way to the zoo.

　 　　　 D. Because she wants to know the way to the zoo from him.

(　 )60. She draws an elephant and shows it to the boy, because _____.

　　　　 A. she is good at drawing B. she wants the boy to know where she wants to go

　　　　 C. she doesn’t know how to say “elephant” in Chinese

　　　　 D. she wants to help the boy say “elephant” in English

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.
76. Betty is popular because of ____.
　A. her clothes 　B. her charm C. her metal braces D. her appearance
77. In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) ____.

A. the beginning 　　　　B. the ending 　　 　C. the story 　　　D. the show
78. 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.
79.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.
80. 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.