Question

Betty is not 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 a n 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. 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.

3.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.

4. 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.

Answer 1

1.B

2.C

3.B

4.A

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了一个非常受欢迎的电视剧《丑女贝蒂》。在这部电视剧中贝蒂长得并不漂亮，但是凭借自己内在的魅力使她成为美国人最喜欢的电视人物。这个电视剧告诉我们一个女孩如何从一个丑小鸭变成美丽的天鹅。

1. answer is that charm can be more attractive than beauty可知美丽不是她成功的原因，所以选B。

2. is so popular because of the performance of the 23-year-old actress America Ferrera who plays the role of Betty. 可知这个电视剧受欢迎的原因是扮演Betty的演员表演得好。故选C。

3. unfashionable, has thick red glasses, untidy hair and large metal braces (牙套) on her teeth. 可知Betty长得不漂亮，因此不是美丽的白天鹅，故选B。

4. is that charm can be more attractive than beauty.可知Betty长得不漂亮，但是的内在 魅力比外在的美貌更有吸引力，因此本文主要讲的是内在美。故选A。

考点：考查日常生活类短文阅读。