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.
小題1:Betty is popular because of                   .
A．her clothesB．her charmC．her personalityD．her appearance
小題2:In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是)                   .
A．the beginningB．the endingC．the storyD．the show
小題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.
小題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.
小題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.

小題1:B
小題2:D
小題3:C
小題4:B
小題5:A
貝蒂不是傳統(tǒng)的美國人，但這就沒有阻止她成為美國最受歡迎的電視角色之一，其原因是：魅力比美貌更具吸引力。通過自身的努力工作，憑借自己的魅力和智慧，貝蒂最終從丑小鴨蛻變?yōu)槊利惖男√禊Z。該節(jié)目吸引了一大批觀眾，獲得了兩個金球獎項。該節(jié)目如此大受歡迎，也與23歲美國女演員費雷拉的出色表演分不開。
小題1:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二節(jié)的第一句可知：The answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty.。
小題2:詞義猜測題。句中的it帶指the show。
小題3:細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)短文的最后一節(jié)可知。
小題4:細節(jié)理解題�！霸谠摴�(jié)目中，Betty扮演的是美麗的小天鵝”，該句是錯誤的。
小題5:主旨大意題。本題的最佳標題是A，表示“內(nèi)在美”。
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