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三、完形 填空(每小题1.5分，满分15分) Do you think about success? Some people say that beginners have all the luck, while others believe that success 26 only with practice. I n fact, I feel both of these statements (陈述) are not true all the time. Each is true in some ways 27 not in others. For example, I went to a drawing competition many years ago and 28 surprisingly. As a prize, I got a film ticket to see Titanic. I was really 29 because it was the first time I had taken part in any competition. Thinking that I might be lucky again, I 3 0 joining in other art competitions. But the result was that I 31 won again. I accepted the fact that the other people had a 32 artistic ability than I did. Art was not something I was especially interested in and I had never practiced the different art skills. So, the 33 I produced were not of a very high standard. These experiences taught me a lot. Though I might have been lucky 34 ,I also need to put in hard work. As we know, 35 makes perfect, so I believe success builds on less luck and chance. 26. A. moves B. comes C. returns D. leaves 27. A. or B. so C. and D. but 28. A. won B. began C. failed D. ended 29. A. sorry B. active C. lucky D. nervous 30. A. tried B. forgot C. stopped D. remembered 31. A. often B. ever C. always D. never 32. A. greater B. more natural C. lower D. more common 33. A. results B. films C. prizes D. drawings 34. A. at last B. at most C. at first D. at least 35. A. chance B. practice C. difference D. experience 四、阅读理解(每小题2分，满分20 分) A Betty is not a traditional American nice girl. 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 favourite 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. 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. 36. Betty is popular because of _______. A. her clothes B. her charm C. her personality D. her appearance (责任编辑：admin) |