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 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. 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 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. |
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. |
People believed for a long time that heart was the center of a person’s emotions. That is why the word “heart” is used in so many expressions about emotional situations.
One such expression is to “lose your heart” to someone. When that happens, you have fallen in love. But if the person who “won your heart” does not love you, then you are sure to have a “broken heart”. In your pain and sadness, you may decide that the person you love is “hard-hearted”, and in fact, has a “heart of stone”.
You may decide to “pour out your heart” to a friend. Telling someone about your personal problems can often make you feel better.
If your friend does not seem to understand how painful your broken heart is, you may ask her to “have a heart”. You are asking your friend to show some sympathy(同情) for your situation. Your friend “has her heart in the right place” if she says she is sorry, and shows great concern(关心).
If your friend says no to you, do not “lose heart”. Be “strong-hearted”. Sit down with him or her and have a “heart to heart” talk. Be open and honest about your situation. Then you may have a “change of heart” Then you could stop worrying and “put your heart at rest”. When bob loves Mary, you might say that he ___________________.
| A．wins Mary’s heart | B．has got his heart |
| C．loses his heart to Mary | D．lends Mary his heart |
When you are getting into trouble or feeling sad, you should _______to your best friend.
| A．pour out your heart | B．have a rest |
| C．have a change of heart | D．be hard-hearted |
When one of your best friend has suddenly fallen badly ill, you usually _______to show your worry about his health and try your best to care for him.
| A．have a heart of stone | B．have your heart in the right place |
| C．be strong-heart in the right place | D．have a heart |
“Don’t lose heart, and you are sure to win the match.” Here “Don’t lose heart” means“____________”.
| A．put your heart into something | B．you can’t find your heart |
| C．don’t worry about something | D．be brave |
. The underlined words “heart to heart” in the passage means “_______” in Chinese.
| A．诚恳的 | B．心心相印 |
| C．倾诉衷肠 | D．针锋相对 |
Scientists have made the world’s first human-sheep----with the body of a sheep and half-human organs(器官). Amazing, but true. The sheep is15percent human and 85 percent sheep. The breakthrough(突破)makes it possible to use animal organs in human bodies in the future. Professor Esmail Zanjani of University of Nevada, US, has spent seven years And over $9 million on the work. Zanjani took stem cells(干细跑) from the human body and put them into the sheep while it was still in its mother’s body. The stem cells made other cells that grew into organs. Zanjani believe that in the future such sheep might be used to help humans. Two months later a human-sheep is born, it has a liver(肝脏), heart, ling(肺) and brain that are part-human. These organs could be used to help people in need of them. There are different opinions about his work, however. Some say that scientists don’t have the right to create new creature(生物). Using animal organ might bring animal viruses(病毒) into human bodies. Others are afraid that the work might change sheep. But Professor Anjani has said that this is impossible. According to the passage, we know that the first human-sheep looks like________.
| A．a sheep | B．a goat |
| C．a cat | D．an elephant |
The appearance(出现) of the first human-sheep means_________.
| A．sheep will be cleverer and stronger in the future |
| B．sheep are as important as human in the future |
| C．sheep will take the place of humans in the future |
| D．animal organs may be used in human bodies |
Some people think it’s not good to use animal organs because they’re afraid that _____
| A．humans will change into animals |
| B．There will be fewer and fewer animals in the future |
| C．the organs may bring animal viruses into human bodies |
| D．many animals will be dead after they give their organs to humans |
. Zanjani put some stem cell from the human body and put them into the sheep while it was still in its mother’s body. He “____________” .
| A．created a new stem cell | B．created a new creature |
| C．created a new organ | D．created a new food |
According to the passage, “__________” is not true.
| A．The world’s first human-sheep is 15% percent human and 85% sheep |
| B．The world’s first human-sheep has many organs that are part-human |
| C．Zanjani created the world’s first human-sheep to make the sheep grows faster |
| D．The world’s first human-sheep is a sheep with the body of a sheep and half-human organs. |
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. If you want a large bowl of chicken noodles soup, hoe much should you pay for it?
| A．8 RMB | B．10 RMB | C．15 RMB | D．18 RMB |
. If you have only ten yuan, where can you eat dumplings?
| A．Ocean Chinese Restaurant | B．CBA School Restaurant |
| C．Fast food Restaurant | D．ABC English Restaurant |
. If you don’t want to go to the restaurant, you can call it at __________.
| A．77820798 | B．77820797 |
| C．77820799 | D．77820796 |
. If Mr. Green has dumplings in chicken soup, egg fried rice, mapo tofu, and green tea, ice cream, or orange juice, he wants ___________RMB altogether (总共).
| A．20 | B．27 | C．35 | D．42 |
. If you want to eat fish, you should go to________________.
| A．Ocean Chinese Restaurant | B．CBA School Restaurant |
| C．Fast food Restaurant | D．Real American Restaurant |
How could we tell time if there were no watches or clocks anywhere in the world?
The sun is probably the world’s first “clock”, except in the far north, where the Eskimos(爱斯基摩人) live. There, it’s dark most of the winter, and light most of the summer. But in most of the world, people have used the sun as a clock. Even today, if you don’t have a clock, you can still know that when the sun shines, it’s day and when it’s dark, it’s night. The sun can also tell you if it’s morning, noon, or afternoon.
Some people live near the sea from the tides. In the daytime, for about six hours, water rises higher and higher on the beach. And then it goes down and down for about six hours. The same thing happens again at night. There are two high tides and two low tides every 24 hours. Seamen on the ship learn how to tell time by looking at the moon and the stars. The whole sky is their clock.
In some places in the world the wind comes up at about the same time every day or changes direction or stops blowing. In these places the wind can be the clock.
A sand clock is an even better clock. If you had fine dry sand in a glass shaped like the one in the picture, you would have what is called an hourglass. The sand in the hourglass goes from the top part to the bottom in exactly one hour. When the hourglass is turned over, the sand will take another hour to go back again From the passage we can know there are _______ways to tell time besides the clock and watch.
| A．3 | B．4 | C．5 | D．7 |
. The Eskimos in the far north can’t use the sun for a clock because________
| A．they know very little about the sun |
| B．the sun there never goes down in winter |
| C．it’s too cold for them to go out to watch the sun |
| D．it has long dark winters and long light summers |
. What does the underlined word “tides” mean in the passage?
| A．洋流 | B．潮汐 | C．海啸 | D．波浪 |
In which page of newspaper can you probably read this passage?
| A．News | B．Science | C．Advertisement | D．Sports |
What is the best title for the passage?
| A．Different Ways to Tell Time | B．How the Clock Was Invented |
| C．The Development of the Clock | D．A Useful Machine to Tell Time |
阅读某网站上学生的留言和老师的回复，并将它们配对，请把序号A——E填入66和70题。答案均写在对应的括号内。Mary: I have been taking piano lessons for a whole year. I practice playing the piano for two hours every day. I have tried my best but I still can’t play it well.
Jane: I’m in the school art club. But I don’t like drawing at all. I really want to learn dancing.
Tom: My parents never allow me to play computer games at all. They want me to study all day.
William: I fight with my friends about just anything. We have arguments over sports, cars, games that we play, and much more.
Jack: I want to take part in some after-school activities, but my parents think they are too dangerous.
You should give your friends and yourself some time to calm down in order to solve the problem.
Don’t worry. Even great piano players have to practice a lot. Hard work and lots of practice are the only ways of becoming a good piano player.
Tell your parents that many kids play computer games but they do well at school. Ask them to let you play computer games for a short time on weekends.
Some after-school activities are good for your studied and health. You can talk to your parents about the advantages of the activities.
At 8:30 pm on may 1st, dance lovers will enjoy their favorite dance music and show their beautiful dance to everyone at the Central Square. Great dance teachers will teach you.