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.Betty is popular because of .
| A．her clothes | B．her charm | C．her personality | D．her appearance |
In Paragraph 4, the underlined word “it” refers to (指的是) .
| A．the beginning | B．the ending | C．the story | D．the show |
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. |
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. |
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. |
Why here are thousands of people including lots of the old and the young， climbing the Fenghuang Mountain． Because there is a famous festival in Dazhou， which called Yuanjiu Mountain Climbing Festival（元九登高）．This festival is related with a poet as well as an official in Tang Dynasty． His name was Yuan Zhen and people called him Yuan Jiu later． In A．D． 815， Yuan Zhen did something wrong with his job， so he was sent to Tongzhou， which was a poor and remote place in ancient China． He didn't give A and made lots of projects to promote（促进） the economic development． B the leadership of him， Tongzhou changed a lot． ① 因此人们喜爱他． Because he did such an excellent job， he was transferred to Henan in A．D． 818． The day when he left was the ninth day of the first lunar month． All the town people climbed onto the top of Cuiping Mountain in the South and the Fenghuang Mountain in the North to say goodbye to him． ② From then on ， the custom and tradition of climbing hills on the day of "Yuanjiu" has been kept in Dazhou． To remember Yuan Zhen， all people in Dazhou go outside in groups and climb hills on that day． People are looking forward to getting rid of the bad luck in the past year， hoping in the next year everything is going well． To show great respect for the public customs and opinions， every year our government plans a series of activities to promote the influence of Yuanjiu Mountain Climbing Festival． Nowadays， ③ Dazhou ， more ， the ， more ， feeling ， and ， people ， cultural charm （魅力）， are ， of， even the tourists and foreign friends are attracted to take part in such traditional activities． I am proud of Dazhou．
任务一： 请分别在文中A、B两处的横线上填入适当单词 （每空一词）
（1）（A） （B）
任务二： 请将请将文中①处句子译成英语．
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任务三： 请将文中②处划线句子译成汉语．
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任务四： 请将文中③处的斜体单词连成句子．
（4）Nowadays，
任务五： Why do people in Dazhou climb hills on the ninth day of the first lunar month a year？
Fu Gui， 33， was re﹣connected with his birth parents after using 'Baby Come Home'， a Chinese website that helps people find their missing children． Thanks to an online facial recognition system．
This is the first time in China a missing child and their parents have been re﹣connected with the help of facial recognition technology． The cutting﹣edge artificial intelligence （AI） technology （人工智能技术） was developed by Baidu， and has been used by 'Baby Come Home'． The system was launched on 'Baby Come Home' in March and contains thousands of pictures of missing children across the country．
Fu Gui's family members had not stopped looking for him in the past 27years． As his father recalled， Fu Gui was born in Chongqing in 1984and went missing in 1990． To find his son， the man uploaded Fu Gui's information to 'Baby Come Home' with a picture of Fu Gui when he was four． In 2009， he was also looking for his family， registered （注册）on the same website and uploaded a childhood picture of himself at the age of ten．
With the help of Baidu's AI technology， 'Baby Come Home' is able to quickly analyse the 60，000pictures in its database （数据库）． The system would first compare the faces in the target and source images， then chooses 30profiles （侧面像）that best fit the descriptions． In Fu Gui's case， his childhood picture was chosen by the system to be one of the 30that looked most like Fu Gui．
A DNA test was carried out to compare Fu Gui's biological information with his parents． The test confirmed that the two parties were a match． The re﹣connection of the Fu Gui and his parents marked the first case in China for a missing child and their family to be matched with the help of facial recognition technology． We think more and more missing children will find the family to their birth parents．
（1）How old was Fu Gui When he went missing？
| A． |
4years old． |
| B． |
6years old． |
| C． |
10years old． |
| D． |
27years old． |
（2）According to the passage， which of the following is not TURE？
| A． |
Fu Gui's parents kept looking for him when he was missing． |
| B． |
Fu Gui who found his birth parents from facial recognition technology is the first one in China． |
| C． |
Fu Gui started to look for his birth parents in 2009． |
| D． |
The DNA test confirmed that the two parties of Fu Gui and his father were not a match． |
（3）What is the best title from the passage？
| A． |
Fu Gui found his birth parents． |
| B． |
The use of facial recognition technology． |
| C． |
The use of Baidu's AI technology． |
| D． |
'Baby Come Home'． |
I did not have a rich father． I tried 3times for university， but all failed． I applied （申请） for Harvard for 10times， but all failed． They didn't even want to see me． For the last time， I went to the teachers' college which was considered the third or fourth class of my city． I applied jobs for 30times．
A lot of people said Alibaba was a terrible model． As I said， "I believe it． I think this thing could be big． I never thought it would be that big like today．" I believe that something， something is waiting for me there， and I have to work hard to prove myself． That was the toughexperience． So we gathered 50thousand US dollars from 18founders． Little by little， we built up our business． And now， after 16years， we have a Alibaba group； We have a T﹣mall group； We have a Taobao group； We have Alipay．
People said， "You are so smart， how could you make a company like that？" Bill Gates， Warren Buffet， the Jack Welch， Larry Page， Mark Zuckerberg， the difference between those people and other people， they are always optimistic （乐观的） for the future． They never complain． They always try to solve the problems of the others． When you are optimistic， it's always a opportunity （机会）． "Jack， Where's the opportunity？ I don't have a job． I don't have this． I don't have that．" We are at the best of time of this century． The best asset （财产） you have is that you are young． Don't complain． Let the other people complain． The opportunity lies， always lies where people complain． I saw a lot of people， especially young people have fantastic ideas every evening． But the next morning， they go to the office again．
Tomorrow is new． Make the move． Make action．Whether investors （投资者） believe this or not， whether your friends believe it or not， whether your parents， believe it or not， that's not important． You believe it． Your team believe it and work day and night on this． Everything happens． Make enough mistakes． You fall， and you stand up． Any mistake is an income， is a wonderful revenue （收益）． Don't worry about the money． Money follows the people． Young people should follow the dreams． If you have a dream， just to go ahead．
（1）How many successful people did the writer talk about from the article？
| A． |
4． |
| B． |
5． |
| C． |
6． |
| D． |
7． |
（2）The underlined word "tough" in the second paragraph mainly means ．
| A． |
difficult． |
| B． |
easy． |
| C． |
different． |
| D． |
same． |
（3）According to the article， which of the following statements is Wrong？
| A． |
The writer looked for jobs for 30times． |
| B． |
The successful people are always optimistic for the future． |
| C． |
The opportunity always lies where people complain． |
| D． |
Don't make any mistakes． |
（4）What good advice did the writer give the young people？
| A． |
Believe your parents． |
| B． |
Believe money． |
| C． |
Follow your dream and go ahead． |
| D． |
Go to the office on time every day． |
In recent years， a number of Chinese technological innovations（科技创新）have been making waves around the world． Among them， four stand out． They are known as "four new great inventions" of modern China． They have made our daily lives more convenient．
High﹣speed trains
China created its first high﹣speed railway line in 2008． Since then， the number of passenger trips has grown by over 30percent every year． By 2016， more than 5billion trips had been taken on china's bullet trains （高铁）， according to Xinhua News Agency．
China is currently working on the next﹣generation bullet trains that will have a top speed of 400kilometers per hour． By 2020， one﹣fifth of the country's 150，000﹣km railway network will be used by high﹣speed trains． This network will link more than 80percent of major cities across China， said Xinhua．
Mobile payment
Mobile payment is turning China into a "cashless society" led by the third﹣party payment companies like Alipay． For example， instead of paying by cash， customers now pay for goods simply by typing a short password into Alipay app on their mobile devices．
Users can also pay their bills through Alipay， such as their water and electricity bills． Alipay also supports cross﹣border（跨境的）online and in﹣store payment， which allows users to buy things on international websites and apps．
Shared bikes
Shared bike services started in Western countries． But China has surprised the world with how quickly it has adopted dockless （无桩的） shared bikes．
Unlike traditional bike﹣sharing method， dockless bikes allow users to simply pick up or park a bike on the street through GPS and smartphone apps．
To unlock a bike， you just need to scan a QR code on a shared bike with a smartphone app． After you finish riding， you can park it at available parking areas， lock it and pay for ride through mobile payment services．
Online shopping
With around 751million internet users， China has been the world's largest and fastest﹣growing online shopping market．
Online shopping now accounts for 15.5percent of total retail sales in China， according to Xinhua． Thanks to lower costs and fewer licensing requirements （执照要求）， it's easier for sellers to open an online shop in China than a brick﹣and﹣mortar shop （实体店）．
It also helped to create jobs of rural areas． In 2016， online shopping created more than 20million jobs in rural areas， with over 8.1million running their own online shops， said Xinhua．
（1）What is known as "four new great inventions" of modern China？
| A． |
GPS， smartphone app， High﹣speed trains and online shopping． |
| B． |
Mobile payment， shared bikes， online shopping and high﹣speed railway network． |
| C． |
Online shopping， short password， High﹣speed railway network and mobile payment． |
| D． |
High﹣speed trains， mobile payment， shared bikes and online shopping． |
（2）According to the passage， which of the following is TRUE？
| A． |
China created its first high﹣speed railway line in 2016． |
| B． |
When users pay their water and electricity bills， they only pay them by cash． |
| C． |
By 2020， China's 30，000﹣km railway network will be used by high﹣speed trains． |
| D． |
It easier for sellers to open a brick﹣and﹣mortar shop than an online shop in China． |
（3）The underlined phrase "accounts for" means in Chinese．
| A． |
占……比例 |
| B． |
是……原因 |
| C． |
给……解释 |
| D． |
出……单据 |
（4）From this passage， the writer mostly wants to tell us that
| A． |
Nowadays China has become the most developed country in the world． |
| B． |
Nowadays China has made much great progress in both science and technology． |
| C． |
Nowadays Chinna is stronger than any other country in the world． |
| D． |
Nowadays only China can make a great contribution （贡献） to human． |
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①Dear jenny I'm going to take some important exams next month and I am really worried about them． I can't eat or sleep well． I keep thinking I may get bad grades． Please help me! Mary， 15 Chicago |
②Dear Jenny， My little brother refuses to let me watch my favorite TV show． Instead． he watches whatever he wants all the time． What can I do？ Nina， 14 New York |
③Dear Jenny， My dad has got a new job and he works long hours． He often has to work at weekends， too． So we spend very little time together． I miss him． What should I do？ Jim， 13 Boston |
Main parts of the two replies from the editor of the magazine Students' Life：
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A． You should discuss this problem with your parents． Have you talked to your father？ Surely， he misses you， too． Tell him how you feel， and perhaps he would spend more time with you． You can also ask your mother to do something fun with you when your father isn't home． |
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B． You shouldn't worry so much． If you study hard， you'll do well． Try to relax， find time to go for walks and eat three healthy meals every day． Don't drink coffee or tea， or you won't be able to sleep． You'd better drink a glass of hot milk before going to bed． |
（1）What does Jenny do？
| A． |
A teacher． |
| B． |
A doctor． |
| C． |
An editor． |
（2）Match the letters with the replies． Which is right？
| A． |
②﹣A；①﹣B |
| B． |
③﹣A；①﹣B |
| C． |
③﹣A；②﹣B |
（3）What problem does Jim have？
| A． |
He misses his dad． |
| B． |
He worries about his dad． |
| C． |
He has to work at weekends． |
（4）What may be the proper advice to Nina？
| A． |
Turn off the TV when her brother is watching it． |
| B． |
Find programs that they're both interested in． |
| C． |
Ask their parents to punish her brother． |
（5）Where do the three teenagers probably live？
| A． |
In the US． |
B． | |
| C． |
In Australia． |
D． | |
| E． |
In the U |
F． |