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.
There was once a young mouse that lived in a hole in a wall. One day, the young mouse woke up from his sleep and looked out of the hole. As he looked out, a fantastic smell came to his nose. “Cheese!” the mouse said happily to himself. “I’ll go and get it now and have it for breakfast.”
But then he remembered his parents’ words. His parents were very clever mice and often said to their son, “Always wait before you go for a piece of cheese.”
So the young mouse waited quietly. Then he heard a quiet “Miaow” and he knew the cat was there. He stayed in the hole and said to himself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned to wait.”
The next day, he looked out again. He put his nose out of the hole, and the beautiful smell of cheese came to his nose again. He could see the cheese. It was only a few centimetres away. But he sat still and waited quietly. This time he did not hear any cat’s noise. Instead he heard a very quiet “Woof, woof.”
“It’s a dog!” he thought. “If the dog is there, the cat won’t be there. I expect the dog has chased the cat away, so I’m safe.” The mouse ran out of the hole and started eating the cheese. He did not see the cat, which caught him and ate him.
When the cat finished her meal, she said to herself, “I’m glad I listened to my parents and learned a second language.”
1.Who told the mouse to wait before going for a piece of cheese?
A. The cat. B. The dog. C . The cat’s parents. D. The mouse’s parents.
2. How did the young mouse know the cat was there?
A. He heard the cat. B. He saw the cat. C. He smelt the cat. D. He knew the cat.
3.What was the cat’s meal?
A. The mouse’s parents. B. The cheese. C. The young mouse. D. The fish.
4.Which language did the cat learn as a second language?
A. English. B. Chinese. C. Dog language. D. Mouse language.
5.Which of the following sentences is Not True according to the passage?
A. The young mouse lived in a hole in a wall.
B. The next day the mouse didn’t hear any cat’s noise.
C. The cat pretended to be a dog by making the noise “woof”.
D. The mouse’s parents told their daughter to wait before going for a piece of cheese.
1. If you want to eat some seafood, you can go to ______
A. Willie Mae's B. Natasha's Kitchen
C. EIFFEL SOCIETY D. HOSHUN RESTAURANT
2. You can call ______if you want to have a taste of Southern home cooking.
A. 540-302-9717 B. 504-525-2951 C. 504-410-9997 D. 504-822-9503
3.You can eat some ______ food in EIFFEL SOCIETY.
A. Indian B. Russian C. Chinese D. Japanese
4. Which restaurant opens at 11:30 am every day?
A. Willie Mae's B. Natasha's Kitchen C. EIFFEL SOCIETY D. HOSHUN RESTAURANT
5. You can have ______ choices if you want to have dinner at 6 pm on Saturday evening.
A. one B. two C. three D. four
An astronaut’s work may sound exciting, but living in space isn’t as fun as you think. The website www.space.com lists the disadvantages of living in space. Here are some of them.
When astronauts work outside the station during spacewalks, they have to wear special gloves. The gloves are very tight. They can hurt the astronauts’ fingernails(手指甲) and even make them fall off.
In space, you don’t have many choices in what you eat. It’s hard to get fresh fruits and vegetables. It is not OK to eat bread because it leaves crumbs(碎屑). Crumbs could fly around everywhere.
In space, it is impossible to have a good shower because water can fly all over the ship and break the machines. Astronauts have to use a special water-shooting(喷水) gun and a washcloth.
Astronauts lose their bone strength quickly during their stay in space. So far, there is no way to solve this problem. They do exercise while they’re in space to try to keep their bones strong as long as possible.
Perhaps the hardest part of life in space is the feeling of loneliness. Astronauts sometimes have to spend weeks and even months away from Earth. They miss their friends and families.
1.People often think the life in space is .
A. terrible B. lonely C. hard D. fun
2.What may hurt astronauts fingernails while working in space?
A. Washcloth. B. The special gloves.
C. The water-shooting gun. D. Crumbs.
3.. How do the astronauts have a good shower in space?
A. By eating bread.
B. By breaking the machines.
C. By using a special water-shooting gun and a washcloth.
D. By wearing gloves.
4. How do the astronauts keep their bones strong in space?
A. By taking medicine. B. By doing exercise.
C. By taking a good rest. D. By walking in space.
5. What’s the hardest part of life for astronauts in space?
A. They feel very lonely. B. They have to stay alone in space.
C. They have no friends. D. They have no families.
When I was a teenager growing up in France, I wanted to leave school and have my own life. The only way I could this was to work in the local paper factory in my town, or get married. I was very nervous when I told my I wanted to leave school. I thought he would say, “ You are going to college.” I was very when he said, “OK. Let’s go to the paper factory.”
Two days later, took me to the factory. I imagined everyone to be friends, together and having fun. I even imagined there would be music and singing. I I had watched too many movies as a teenager.
When we the factory gate, my father spoke to the guard(门卫) and one minute later we were . I walked around the factory looking at the building, the workers, and listening to the noise. It was . I ran back to my father and said, “I want to go home.”
He asked me, “What do you think of the ?”
“Too bad,” I answered.
“And marriage is even !” he said.
I went back to school the next day thinking about studying hard I could get into a good college. I studying English so I decided to major in(主修) languages at college. Thanks to my father and our to the paper factory, I now work at the United Nations and my father is very proud of me. I married a very good man and my life is much better than it would have been working in the factory!
1.A. say B. do C. receive D. find
2.A. teacher B. friend C. father D. husband
3.A. Yes! B. No! C. Really? D. OK?
4.A. angry B. tired C. nervous D. surprised
5.A. he B. she C. it D. they
6.A. working B. studying C. singing D. farming
7.A. guess B. mean C. say D. hope
8.A. looked at B. returned to C. arrived at D. left for
9.A. outside B. inside C. back D. away
10.A. terrible B. wonderful C. funny D. special
11.A. workers B. guard C. building D. factory
12.A. better B. harder C. worse D. easier
13.A. but B. if C. so that D. such that
14.A. enjoyed B. stopped C. disliked D. minded
15.A. way B. idea C. plan D. visit
—What did he say just now? —He wondered___________________.
A．when he can join us B．that he could join us
C．when could he join us D．whether he could join us or not
