英语四级阅读题库含答案解析

英语四级阅读题库含答案解析

1.PassageOne

Globalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcentury,

butregardlessofwhetheritisorisn't-wewon'tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueover

itandmayeven,asanation,makesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitmentstoavoid

it.Butthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseem,thelesslikelythey

aretobeobserved.

AlGorecallsglobalwarmingan"inconvenienttruth/'asifmerelyrecognizingit

couldputusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon'tknowenoughto

relieveglobalwarming,and-withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan'tdo

muchaboutit.

From2003to2050,theworld'spopulationisprojectedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1

billion,a42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremainthesame,total

energyuseandgreenhousegasemissions(mainly,CO2)willbe42%higherin2050.but

that'stoolow,becausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomic

growthunlesswecondemntheworld,spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreeze

everyoneelse'slivingstandards.Withmodestgrowth,energyuseandgreenhouse

emissionsmorethandoubleby2050.

Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonal

freedom(limitsonelectricityusage,drivingandtravel)thatmightcutbackglobal

warming.Still,politicianswanttoshowthey're"doingsomething.nConsidertheKyoto

ZVotoco/(京都议定书).Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn't.Butit

hasn*treducedCO2emissions(upabout25%since1990),andmanysignatories

国)didn'tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2008-2012targets.

Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisaster,theonly

solutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchanddevelopmentprogram

mightfindwaysofbreakingdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.

Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhen

it'sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenienttruthisthatifwedonrtsolvethe

engineeringproblem,we'rehelpless.

57.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?

A)ItmaynotproveanenvironmentalB)Itisanissuerequiringworldwide

crisisatall.commitments.

C)SeriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidD)Verylittlewillbedonetobringitunder

orstopit.control.

58.Accordingtotheauthor'sunderstanding,whatisAlGore'sviewonglobalwarming?

A)Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.

B)Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.

C)Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.

D)Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.

59.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof.

A)economicgrowthC)wastefuluseofenergy

B)thewideninggapbetweentherichandD)therapidadvancesofscienceand

poortechnology

60.Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,.

A)politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituation

B)fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuse

C)reductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutbackglobalwarming

D)internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems

61.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?

A)Globalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalone.

B)Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnology

C)Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughs.

D)Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarming.

PassageTwo

Somedayastrangerwillreadyoure-mailwithoutyourpermissionorscanthe

Websitesyou'vevisited.Orperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcredit

cardpurchaseorcellphonebillstofindoutyourshoppingpreferencesorcallinghabits.

Infact,ifslikelysomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowould

watchyouwithoutyourpermission?Itmightbeaspouse,agirlfriend,amarketing

company,aboss,acoporacriminal.Whoeveritis,theywillseeyouinawayyounever

intendedtobeseen—the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnaked.

Psychologiststellusboundariesarehealthy,thatitsimportanttorevealyourselfto

friends,familyandloversinstages,atappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremain.The

digitalbreadcrumbs(碎屑)youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangersto

reconstructwhoyouare,whereyouareandwhatyoulike.Insomecases,asimple

Googlesearchcanrevealwhatyouthink.Likeitornot,increasinglyweliveinaworld

whereyousimplecannotkeepasecret.

Thekeyquestionis:Doesthatmatter?

WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacy,mostsaytheyareconcernedabout

losingit.Asurveyfoundanoverwhelmingpessimismaboutprivacy,with60percentof

respondentssayingtheyfeeltheirprivacyis"slippingaway,andthatbothersme.”

Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyatinyfractionofAmericanschange

anybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountat

tollbooths(收费站)toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrackautomobile

movements.Andfewturndownsupermarketloyaltycards.Privacyeconomist

AlessandroAcquistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillsurrenderpersonal

informationlikeSocialSecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-cents-off

coupon(优惠券).

Butprivacydoesmatter-atleastsometimes.It1slikehealth:Whenyouhaveit,you

donztnoticeit.Onlywhenifsgonedoyouwishyou'ddonemoretoprotectit.

62.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying”the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaught

naked"(Lines3-4,Para.2)?

A)People1spersonalinformationiseasilyaccessedwithouttheirknowledge.

B)Inthe21stcenturypeopletryeverymeanstolookintoothers'secrets.

C)Peopletendtobemorefrankwitheachotherintheinformationage.

D)Criminalsareeasilycaughtonthespotwithadvancedtechnology.

63.Whatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?

A)FriendsshouldopentheirheartstoC)Thereshouldbeadistanceeven

eachother.betweenfriends.

B)FriendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoD)Thereshouldbefewerdisputes

eachother.betweenfriends.

64.Whydoestheauthorsay“weliveinaworldwhereyousimplecannotkeepasecret'1

(Line5,Para.3)?

A)Modernsocietyhasfinallyevolvedintoanopensociety.

B)Peopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.

C)Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers'affairs.

D)Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople1sidentities.

65.WhatdomostAmericansdowithregardtoprivacyprotection?

A)Theychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.

B)Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinesstransactions.

C)TheyrelymoreandmoreonelectronicD)Theytalkalotbuthardlydoanything

devices.aboutit.

66.Accordingtothepassage,privacyislikehealthinthat.

A)peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepitwoman

B)itsimportanceisrarelyunderstood

C)itissomethingthatcaneasilybelostTherearemanyreasonsfor

D)peopledon'tcherishituntiltheyloseitthis-typically,mentakemorerisksthan

womanandaremorelikelytodrinkand

smokebutperhapsmoreimportantly,

mendon'tgotothedoctor.

"Menaren'tseeingdoctorsasoften

2.PassageOne

astheyshould,"saysDr.Gullotta,"This

Questions57to61arebasedonthe

isparticularlysofortheover-40s,when

followingpassage.

diseasestendtostrike."

Ifyouareamaleandyouarereading

Gullottasaysahealthymanshould

thiscongratulations:youarea

visitthedoctoreveryyearortwo.For

survivor.Accordingtostatistics.youare

thoseover45,itshouldbeatleastoncea

morethantwiceaslikelytodieofskin

year.

cancerthanawoman,andninetimes

TwomonthsagoGullottasawa

morelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyou

50-year-oldmawhohaddelayeddoing

makeittotheendofyournaturalterm,

anythingabouthissmoker'scoughfora

about78yearsformeninAustralia,you

year.

willdieonaveragefiveyearsbeforea

"WhenIfinallysawhimithadalready

spreadandhehassincediedfromlungRegularcheck-upsformenwould

cancer"hesays,"Earlierdetectionandinevitablyplacestrainonthepublicpurse,

treatmentmaynothavecuredhim,butitCartmillsays."Butpreventionischeaper

wouldhaveprolongedthislife"inthelongrunthanhavingtotreatthe

Accordingtoarecentsurvey,95%ofdiseases.Besides,theultimatecostisfar

womenagedbetween15andearly40sgreater:itiscalledprematuredeath.'1

seeadoctoronceayear,comparedto57.Whydoestheauthorcongratulatehis

70%ofmeninthesameagegroup.malereadersatthebeginningofthe

“Alotofmenthinktheyareinvinciblepassage?

（不可战胜的）"Gullottasays"TheyonlyA.Theyaremorelikelytosurviveserious

comeinwhenafrienddropsdeadonthediseasestoday.

golfcourseandtheythink"Geez,ifitB.Theiraveragelifespanhasbeen

couldhappentohim.considerablyextended.

Thenthereistheostrichapproach,"C.Theyhavelivedlongenoughtoread

somemenarescaredofwhatmightbethisarticle.

thereandwouldrathernotknow,"saysD.Theyaresuretoenjoyalongerand

Dr.RossCartmill.happierlive.

"Mostmengettheircarsserviced58.Whatdoestheauthorstateisthemost

moreregularlythantheyservicetheirimportantreasonmendiefiveyears

bodies,"Cartmillsays.Hebelievesmostearlieronaveragethanwomen?

diseasesthatcommonlyaffectmencouldA.mendrinkandsmokemuchmorethan

beaddressedbypreventivecheck-ups.women

B.mendon'tseekmedicalcareasoftendiseasebecauseoffear

aswomen61.WhatdoesCartmillsayaboutregular

C.menaren'tascautionsaswomenincheck-upsformen?

faceofdangerA.Theymayincreasepublicexpenses

D.menaremorelikelytosufferfromfatalB.Theywillsavemoneyinthelongrun

diseasesC.Theymaycausepsychologicalstrainson

59.Whichofthefollowingbestcompletesmen

thesentence"Geez,ifitcouldhappentoD.Theywillenablementoliveaslongas

him..."(Iine2,para,8)?women

A.itcouldhappentome,tooPassageTwo

B.IshouldavoidplayinggolfQuestions62to66arebasedonthe

C.Ishouldconsidermyselfluckyfollowingpassage.

D.itwouldbeabigmisfortuneHigh-qualitycustomerserviceis

60whatdoesDr.RossCartmillmeanbypreached(宣扬)bymany,butactually

"theostrichapproach"(lineqpara.9)keepingcustomershappyiseasiersaid

A.acasualattitudetowardsone'shealththandone

conditionsShoppersseldomcomplaintothe

B.anewtherapyforcertainpsychologicalmanagerorownerofaretailstore,but

problemsinsteadwillalerttheirfriends,relatives,

C.refusaltogetmedicaltreatmentforfearco-workers,strangers-andanyonewho

ofthepaininvolvedwilllisten.

D.unwillingnesstofindoutaboutone'sStoremanagersareoftenthelastto

hearcomplaints,andoftenfindoutonlyincludefilledparkinglots,cluttered（塞满

whentheirregularcustomersdecidet了的）shelves,overloadedracks,

frequenttheircompetitors,accordingtoaout-of-stockitems,longcheck-outlines,

studyjointlyconductedbyVerdegroupandrudesalespeople.

andWhartonschoolDuringpeakshoppinghours,some

"Storytellinghurtsretailersandretailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsby

entertainsconsumers,"saidPaulagettingmoonlighting（业余兼职的）local

Courtney,PresidentoftheVerdegroup."policetoworkasparkingattendants.

thestorelosesthecustomer,buttheSomehiredflagwaverstodirect

shoppermustalsofindareplacement.Hcustomerstoemptyparkingspaces.This

Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerguidanceeliminatedtheneedfor

willcomplaintoatleastfourother,andcustomerstocircletheparkinglot

willnolongervisitthespecificstoreforendlessly,andavoidedconfrontation

everydissatisfiedcustomer,astorewillbetweenthoseeyeingthesameparking

loseuptothreemoreduetonegativespace.

reviews.Theresulting"snowballeffect"Retailerscanrelievetheheadachesby

canbedisastroustoretailers.redesigningstorelayouts,pre-stocking

Accordingtotheresearch,shopperssalesitems,hiringspeedyand

whopurchasedclothingencounteredtheexperiencedcashiers,andhavingsales

mostproblems,rankedsecondandthirdrepresentativesonhandtoanswer

weregroceryandelectronicscustomers.questions.

ThemostcommoncomplaintsMostimportantly,salespeopleshould

bediplomaticandpolitewithangrythem.

customers.CFewcustomersbelievetheservicewill

"Retailerswho,reresponsiveandbeimproved.

friendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverDCustomershavenoeasyaccesstostore

issuesthanthosewhoaren'tsofriendly/(managers.

saidProfessorStephenHoch."Maybe63.WhatdoesPaulaCourtneyimplyby

somethingassimpleasagreeteratthesaying"...theshoppermustalsofinda

storeentrancewouldhelp."replacement,,(Line2,Para.4)?

CustomerscanalsoimprovefutureANewcustomersareboundtoreplace

shoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintsoldones.

totheretailer,insteadofcomplainingtoBItisnotlikelytheshoppercanfindthe

therestoftheworld.Retailersaresameproductsinotherstores.

hard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhaveCMoststoresprovidethesame

noideawhatiswrong.DNotcomplainingtothemanagercauses

注意：此部分试题请在答题卡2上作答theshoppersometroubletoo.

62.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelast64.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlighting

tohearcomplaints?policeasparkingattendantssothat

AMostcustomerswon'tbothertoshoppers

complaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyAcanstaylongerbrowsinginthestore

experiences.Bwon,thavetroubleparkingtheircars

BCustomerswouldratherrelatetheirCwon1thaveanyworriesaboutsecurity

unhappyexperiencestopeoplearoundDcanfindtheircarseasilyaftershopping

65.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothing

overissueswithcustomers?

AMannersofthesalespeople

BHiringofefficientemployees

CHugesupplyofgoodsforsale

DDesignofthestorelayout.

66.Toachievebettershopping

experiences,customersareadvisedto

Aexertpressureonstorestoimprove

theirservice

Bsettletheirdisputeswithstoresina

diplomaticway

Cvoicetheirdissatisfactiontostore

managersdirectly

Dshoparoundandmakecomparisons

betweenstores

3.TheJanuaryfashionshow,calledFutureFashion,exemplifiedhow

fargreendesignhascome.OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofit

EarthPledge,theshowinspiredmanytopdesignerstoworkwith

sustainablefabricsforthefirsttime.Severalhavesincemadepledgesto

includeorganicfabricsintheirlines.

Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfashionstillfacemany

challenges.ScottHahn,cofounderwithGregoryofRoganandLoomstate,

whichusesall-organiccotton,sayshigh-qualitysustainablematerialscan

stillbetoughtofine."Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsarefinding

therearen,tcomparablefabricsthatcanjustreplacewhatredoing

andshatyourcustomersareusedto,“hesays.Forexample,organic

cottonandnon-organiccottonarevirtuallyindistinguishableonce

wovenintoadress.Butsomepopularsynthetics,likestretchnylon,still

havefeweco-friendlyequivalents.

Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport.

LastyeartheinfluentialtradeshowDesigners&Agentsstopped

chargingitsparticipationfeeforyounggreenentrepreneurs^^^}who

attenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewYorkandgave

specialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%

sustainable.Itnowcountsmorethan50greendesigners,upfromfewer

thanadozentwoyearsago.ThisweekWal-Martissettoannouncea

majorinitiativeaimedathelpingcottonfarmersgoorganic:itwillbuy

血/7s〃/'o/?aA过渡型的)cottonathigherprices,thushelpingtoexpandthe

supplyofakeysustainablematerial."Mainstreamisabouttooccur,“

saysHahn.

Somea/7a”区分析师)arelesssure.Amongconsumers,only

18%areevenawarethatecofashionexists,upfrom6%fouryearsago.

NatalieHormilla,afashionwriter,isanexampleoftheunconverted

consumer;whenaskedifsheownedanysustainableclothes,shereplied:

"NotthatTmawareof.HLikemostconsumers,shefindslittletimeto

shop,andwhenshedoes,she'sonthehuntforHcutestuffthatisn,ttoo

expensive."Byherownadmission,greenjustisn'tyetonhermind.But

-thankstothecombinedeffortsofdesigners,retailersandsuppliers-

onedayitwillbe.

57.WhatissaidaboutFutureFashion?

A)Itinspiredmanyleadingdesignerstostartgoinggreen.

B)Itshowedthatdesignersusingorganicfabricswouldgofar.

C)Itservedasanexampleofhowfashionshowsshouldbe

organized.

D)Itconvincedthepublicthatfashionableclothesshouldbemade

durable.

58.AccordingtoScottHahn,onebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgo

organicisthat?

A)muchmoretimeisneededtofinishadressusingsustainable

materials.

B)theyhavetocreatenewbrandsforclothesmadeoforganic

materials.

C)customershavedifficultytellingorganicfromnon-organic

materials.

D)qualityorganicreplacementsforsyntheticsarenotreadily

available.

59.WelearnfromParagraph3thatdesignerswhoundertakegreen

fashion.

A)canattendvarioustradeshowsfree.

B)arereadilyrecognizedbythefashionworld

C)canbuyorganiccottonatfavorableprices.

D)aregainingmoreandmoresupport.

60.WhatisNatalieHormilla'sattitudetowardecofashion?

A)Shedoesn'tseemtocareaboutit.C)Sheisdoubtfulofits

practicalvalue.

B)Shedoesn'tthinkitissustainableD)Sheisverymuch

opposedtotheidea

61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofgreenfashion?

A)Greenproductswillsoongomainstream.

B)Ithasaverypromisingfuture.

C)Consumershavethefinalsay.

D)Itwillappealmoretoyoungpeople.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereaperson

haslivedusingastrand(缕)ofhair,atechniquethatcouldhelptrackthe

movementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.

Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinking

watershowupinpeople'shair.

"You'rewhatyoueatanddrink,andthatsrecordedinyouhair;"

saidThureCeding,ageologistattheUniversityofUtah.

WhileU.Sdietisrelativelyidentical,watersuppliesvary.The

differencesresultfromweatherpatterns.Thechemicalcompositionof

rainfallchangesslightlyasraidcloudsmove.

Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestable,buttracesof

bothelementsarealsopresentasheavierisotopes([H]]\ZS).Theheaviest

raidfallsfirst.Asaresult,stormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavier

watertoCaliforniathantoUtah.

SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.Bymeasuringthe

proportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopesalongastrandof

hair,scientistscanconstructageographictimeline.Eachinchofhair

correspondstoabouttwomonths.

Cerling'steamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesand

constructedamopoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedthe

accuracyofthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65

barbershops.

Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregions

roughlycorrespondingtothemovementofraidsystems.

"It'snotgoodforpinpointing(精确定位)/Cerlingsaid."It'sgood

foreliminatingmanypossibilities/1

ToddPark,alocaldetective,saidthemethodhashelpedhimlearn

moreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnear

GreatSaltLake.

Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bones,aT-shirtand

severalstrandsofhair.

WhenParkheardabouttheresearch,hegavethehairsamplestothe

researchers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeher

death,shemovedabouteverytwomonths.

ShestayedintheNorthwest,althoughthetestcouldnotbemore

specificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwestern

Wyoming.

"It'sstillasubstantialarea,"Parksaid“Butitnarrowsitwaydown

forme.”

62.Whatisthescientists'newdiscovery?

A)One'shairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.

B)Aperson'shairmayrevealwheretheyhavelived.

C)Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.

D)Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.

63.Whatdoestheauthormeanby"You'rewhatyoueatanddrink"

(Line1,Para.3)?

A)Foodanddrinkaffectone'spersonalitydevelopment.

B)Foodanddrinkpreferencesvarywithindividuals.

C)Foodanddrinkleavetracesinone'sbodytissues.

D)Foodanddrinkareindispensabletoone'sexistence.

64.WhatissaidabouttherainfallinAmerica,sWest?

A)ThereismuchmorerainfallinCaliforniathaninUtah.

B)Thewateritdeliversbecomeslighterwhenitmovesinland.

C)Itschemicalcompositionislessstablethaninotherareas.

D)Itgathersmorelightisotopesasitmoveseastward.

65.WhatdidCeHing'steamproduceintheirresearch?

A)Amapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwater.

B)Acollectionofhairsamplesfromvariousbarbershops.

C)Amethodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhair.

D)Achartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem.

66.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerling'sresearch?

A)Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.

B)Ithelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitted.

C)Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.

D)Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunder

investigation.

4.

Throughoutthislong,tenseelection,everyonehasfocusedonthe

presidentialcandidatesandhowthey'IIchangeAmerica.Rightlyso,but

selfishly,fmmorefascinatedbyMichelleObamaandwhatshemightbe

abletodo,notjustforthiscountry,butformeasanAfrican-American

woman.AsthepotentialFirstLady,shewouldhavetheworld1sattention.

Andthatmeansthatforthefirsttimepeoplewillhaveachancetogetup

closeandpersonalwiththetypeofAfrican-Americanwomantheyso

rarelysee.

Usually,thelivesofblackwomengolargelyunexamined.The

prevailingtheoryseemstobethatwe'reallhot-temperedsingle

motherswhocanrtkeepaman.Evenintheworldofmake-believe,black

womenstillcan'tescapethestereotypeofbeingeye-rolling,oversexed

femalesraisedbyournever-married,alcoholic（酗酒的）mothers.

Theseimageshavehelpeddefinethewayallwomenareviewed,

includingMichelleObama.Beforesheevergetsthechancetocommitto

acause,charityorfoundationasFirstLady,hermosturgentandperhaps

mostcomplicateddutymaybesimpletobeherself.

Itwon'tbeeasy.Becausefewmainstreampublicationshavedone

in-depthfeaturesonregularAfrican-Americanwomen,littleisknown

aboutwhoweare,whatwethinkandwhatwefaceonaregularbasis.

Forbetterorworse,Michellewillrepresentusall.

Justasshewillhavehercritics,shewillalsohavemillionsoffanswho

usuallyhavelittleinterestintheFirstLady.ManyAfrican-Americanblogs

havewrittenaboutwhatthey'dliketoseeMichellebringtotheWhite

House—mainlyshowingtheworldthatablackwomancansupporther

manandraiseastrongblackfamily.Michellewillhavetoworktoplease

everyone—animpossibletask.ButformanyAfrican-Americanwomen

likeme,justalittleofherpoise(沉着),confidenceandintelligencewillgo

alongwayinchanginganimagethatsbeenaroundforfartoolong.

57.WhydoesMichelleObamaholdastrongfascinationforthe

author?

A)SheservesasarolemodelforAfricanwomen.

B)ShepossessesmanyadmirablequalitiesbecomingaFirstLady.

C)ShewillpresenttotheworldanewimageofAfrican-American

women.

D)ShewillpaycloserattentiontotheinterestsofAfrican-American

women.

58.WhatisthecommonstereotypeofAfrican-Americanwomen

accordingtotheauthor?

A)Theyarevictimsofviolence.B)Theyareofaninferiorviolence.

C)Theyusequitealotofbodylanguage.D)Theyliveoncharityand

socialwelfare.

59.WhatdomanyAfrican-Americanswriteaboutintheirblogs?

A)WhetherMichellecanliveuptothehighexpectationsofherfans.

B)HowMichelleshouldbehaveasapublicfigure.

C)HowproudtheyaretohaveablackwomanintheWhiteHouse.

D)WhatMichelleshoulddoaswifeandmotherintheWhiteHouse.

60.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutMichelleObamaasaFirstLady?

A)However