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.
【小题1】Betty is popular because of ____.
| A．her clothes | B．her charm | C．her metal braces | D．her appearance |
| A．the beginning | B．the ending | C．the story | D．the show |
| A．A large number of viewers. | B．Her life as an office worker. |
| C．The wonderful performance. | D．Two Golden Globes awards. |
| 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. |
| A．Beauty from within. | B．A romantic story. |
| C．An ugly girl. | D．An exciting experience. |
【小题1】B
【小题2】D
【小题3】C
【小题4】B
【小题5】A
解析试题解析:本文大意：贝蒂不是一个传统的美国美女，她不时尚，戴着厚厚的红眼镜，零乱的头发。牙上戴着巨大的金属牙套。但是这没有阻止她变成美国人最喜爱的电视角色。尽管你可能从开始就知道故事的结局，故事还是为我们许多人所熟悉，节目因饰演贝蒂的23岁的美国人菲瑞拉的精彩表演而获得成功.贝蒂经常被周围的人瞧不起和嘲笑，但她用她的努力工作、魅力和智慧想办法做得更好，这部剧告诉我们一个女孩是如何从一个丑小鸭变成美丽的天鹅的。
【小题1】细节理解题。根据The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty. 答案是魅力比美丽更有吸引力，可知答案选B
【小题2】细节理解题。根据Though you may know the ending of the show from the beginning and the story is familiar to many of us, 尽管你可能从开始就知道故事的结局，故事还是为我们许多人所熟悉，可知答案选D
【小题3】细节理解题。根据The program is so successful because of the good performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty.节目因饰演贝蒂的23岁的美国人菲瑞拉的精彩表演而获得成功，可知答案选C
【小题4】推理判断题。根据Betty is often looked down on and laughed at by the people around.贝蒂经常被周围的人瞧不起和嘲笑，But she manages to do better than others with her hard work, charm and wisdom. 但她用她的努力工作、魅力和智慧想办法做得更好，The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.这部剧告诉我们一个女孩是如何从一个丑小鸭变成美丽的天鹅的，可知答案选B
【小题5】主旨大意题。根据 The show tells us about how a girl goes from an ugly young duck into a beautiful swan.这部剧告诉我们一个女孩是如何从一个丑小鸭变成美丽的天鹅的，可知答案选A
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