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.

A man died and was on his way to another world，either Heaven （天堂）or Hell (地狱)．He saw a very beautiful palace halfway and the owner of the palace asked him to 56___ in the palace．

The man said，“I have been working hard　 57 my life and now I just want to eat and sleep without any work．”

The owner of the palace said，“If so，there is nowhere else 58 than here for you．There is enough delicious food in my palace and you can eat whatever you want without anyone stopping you．Moreover，　 59 needs to be done by you．”Then，the man stayed in the palace．

60 ，the man felt very happy，eating and sleeping，without thinking about other things．But gradually，he felt a bit lonely and bored．So he went to the owner and said，“It’s too boring to live by just eating and sleeping every day．Now I have no 　61 in this kind of life any more．Would you mind 　62 me find a job?”

The owner replied，“ Sorry，there is no job here at all．”

After another several months，the man could not 　63 his present life any more and went to the owner again and said，“I really can not live here．　 64　 you do not offer me a job，I would like to go to hell at once．”

The owner of the palace laughed 　 65　 and then said，“Do you think it is Heaven here? It is actually Hell! ”

56．A．play　　　　　　　　　　 B．rest　　　　　　　　　　 C．stay　　　　　　　 D．visit

57．A．to　　　　　　　　　　　　　 B．with　　　　　　　　　 C．at　　　　　　　　　　 D．for

58．A．better　　　　　　　　　　 B．nearer　 　　　　　 C．safer　　　　　　　 D．funnier

59．A．something　　　 B．nothing　　　　　　　　 C．anything　　　　 D．everything

60．A．In the end　　　 B. After all　　　　 C. At last　　　 D. At the beginning　　

61．A．confidence　　　 B．trouble　　　　　　　 C．interest　　　　　　 D．agreement

62．A．help　　　　　　　　　　　 B．to help 　　　　　　 C．helping　　　　　　 D．helped

63．A．enjoy　　　　　　　　　　 B．imagine　　　　　　　　 C．believe　　　　　　 D．stand

64．A. But　　　　　　 B. Though　　　　 C. Because　　　 D. If

65．A．slowly　　　　　　　　　　 B．quickly　　　 C．loudly　　　　 　　　 D．clearly

　 Tug-of-war（拔河）is not only popular in China, but in many other countries. Their tug-of-war match is a little 16　 from ours. They have eight men for each team, 17 we may have the match between two sides with equal men or women players. Of course, they are usually tall, strong and heavy.

　 For a tug-of-war match, we need a long thick　 18 .Each team stands at one end of the rope, 19 it. Then they try to pull the 20 of the rope. The team which 　21 in pulling the center of the rope away through a certain distance is the winner.

　 Many foreign sports experts think we don't have to be tall, heavy and strong to play tug-of-war. We don't have endless energy for a match 22only a few minutes. The secret is good hands. The players must have big, strong and hard hands. 23they start the match, they put mixture of oil and petrol on their hands so that they can hold the rope 24 .

　 Many foreign experts say the best hands for tug-of-war belong to the 25 .This is because they have to work hard when they are still very young. Farming is a good practice for this sport!

16. A. different　 B. exciting　 C. enjoyable　 D. boring

17. A. because　 B. but　 　　C. so　 　　　D. until

18. A. road　　　 B. pen　　　 C. rope　　　 D. stick

19. A. holding　 B. using　 　 C. bringing　 　D. making

20. A. center　 B. bottom　 　C. end　 　　　 D. side

21. A. spends　 B. falls　 　　C. succeeds　 　D. fails

22. A. knowing　 B. beginning　 C. wasting　 　D. lasting

23. A. After　 　B. Since　 　C. If　 　　　 D. Before

24. A. worse　 　B. better　 　 C. more quietly D. faster

25. A. workers　 B. students　 C. farmers　 　 D. officers

　　完型填空

There are four seasons in a year, and spring is __1__ one.

　　When the weather __2__ warm, birds begin to sing and flowers __3__ It shows that spring __4__. The shining sun makes __5__ grow better and the daytime becomes __6__ than the night.

　　A famous Chinese saying, “The year's work depends on(取决于) a good start __7__”, tells us that spring is the __8__ of a year. People in this season should make their plans for __9__ Spring is beautiful and I like it very __10__. I wish spring would stay for ever.

　　(1)

[　　]

　　(2)

[　　]

　　(3)

[　　]

　　(4)

[　　]

　　(5)

[　　]

　　A． everything

　　B． nothing

　　C． anything

　　D． something

　　(6)

[　　]

　　(7)

[　　]

　　A． in the morning

　　B． in spring

　　C． in a day

　　D． in the beginning

　　(8)

[　　]

　　(9)

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　　A． the year

　　B． the month

　　C． the week

　　D． the season

　　(10)

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　　完型填空

There are four seasons in a year, and spring is __1__ one.

　　When the weather __2__ warm, birds begin to sing and flowers __3__ It shows that spring __4__. The shining sun makes __5__ grow better and the daytime becomes __6__ than the night.

　　A famous Chinese saying, “The year's work depends on(取决于) a good start __7__”, tells us that spring is the __8__ of a year. People in this season should make their plans for __9__ Spring is beautiful and I like it very __10__. I wish spring would stay for ever.

　　(1)

[　　]

　　(2)

[　　]

　　(3)

[　　]

　　(4)

[　　]

　　(5)

[　　]

　　A． everything

　　B． nothing

　　C． anything

　　D． something

　　(6)

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　　(7)

[　　]

　　A． in the morning

　　B． in spring

　　C． in a day

　　D． in the beginning

　　(8)

[　　]

　　(9)

[　　]

　　A． the year

　　B． the month

　　C． the week

　　D． the season

　　(10)

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