Question

Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightly so. But selfishly, I’m more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might be able to do, not just for this country, but for me as an African-American woman. As the potential First Lady, she would have the world’s attention. And that means that for the first time people will have a chance to get up close and personal with the type of African woman they so rarely see.

Usually, the lives of black women go largely unexamined. The widespread theory seems to be that we’re all hot-tempered single mothers who can’t keep a man. Even in the world of make-believe, black women still can’t escape the stereotype (模式化的形象) of being eye-rolling, oversexed females raised by our never-married, alcoholic mothers.

These images have helped define the way all black women are viewed, including Michelle Obama. Before she ever gets the chance to commit to a cause, charity or foundation as First Lady, her most urgent and perhaps most complicated duty may be simply to be herself.

It won’t be easy. Because few mainstream publications (出版物) have done in-depth features on regular African-American women, little is known about who we are, what we think and what we face on a regular basis. For better or worse, Michelle will represent us all.

Just as she will have her critics, she will have millions of fans who usually have little interest in the First Lady. Many African-American blogs have written about what they’d like to see Michelle bring to the White House — mainly showing the world that a black woman can support her man and raise a strong black family. Michelle will have to work to please everyone — an impossible task. But for many African-American women like me, just a little of her poise (沉著), confidence and intelligence will go a long way in changing an image that’s been around far too long.

1.Why does Michelle Obama hold a strong fascination for the author?

A．She serves as a role model for African-American women.

B．She possesses many admirable qualities becoming a First Lady.

C．She will present to the world a new image of African-American women.

D．She will pay close attention to the interests of African-American women.

2.What is the common stereotype of African-American women according to the author?

A．They are victims of family violence.

B．They are of an inferior social group.

C．They use quite a lot of body language.

D．They live on charity and social welfare.

3.What do many African-Americans write about in their blogs?

A．Whether Michelle can live up to the high expectations of her fans.

B．How Michelle should behave as public figure.

C．How proud they are to have a black woman in the White House.

D．What Michelle should do as wife and mother in the White House.

4.What does the author say about Michelle Obama as a First Lady?

A．However many fans she has, she should remain modest.

B．She shouldn’t disappoint the African-American community.

C．However hard she tries, she can’t expect to please everybody.

D．She will concern herself with African-American women’s welfare

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.C

2.B

3.D

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：

1.細節(jié)歸納。由第2句可知，作者尤其對Michelle Obama能為身為非裔美國婦女的自己做什么而感興趣（but for me as an African-American woman），而接下來的兩句解釋了作者之所以這么感興趣的原因：Michelle Obama將會讓人們第一次有機會靠近和接觸他們極少見到的非裔美國女性，也就是她將向世界展現(xiàn)出非裔美國婦女的一種新形象，故答案為C。

2.從第二段的句子：Even in the world of make-believe, black women still can’t escape the stereotype (模式化的形象) of being eye-rolling, oversexed females raised by our never-married, alcoholic mothers.告訴讀者人們普遍認為大多數(shù)黑人女性都是暴躁脾氣的單身媽媽，吸引不住男人。在人們的想象中，黑人女性給人留下的刻板印象往往是：受人歧視，通常被未婚的酒鬼老媽養(yǎng)大。選項B的意思與之接近，故選B選項。

3.根據(jù)此句Many African-American blogs have written about what they'd like to see Michelle bring to the White House----mainly showing the world that a black woman can support her man and raise a strong black family，意為"許多非洲裔美國人的博客里都曾寫到對米歇爾的期待，寫到她帶進白宮的將是對整個世界的宣言，宣告黑人女性同樣可以支持老公，同樣可以肩負一個黑人家庭的重任。"由此可以看出許多美國黑人都期望她能向世人展示作為優(yōu)秀的妻子和母親的黑人女性的形象，故選D選項。

4.根據(jù)此句But for many African-American women like me, just a little of her poise(沉著)，confidence and intelligence will go a long way in changing an image that's been around for far too long，即但對于像我一樣的非洲裔美國人，即便能夠學到她的一絲沉著，一絲自信和一絲聰慧，那都將會很大程度上改變長久以來黑人女性給人的印象，由此可知米歇爾是不會令美國黑人失望的。故選擇B

考點：考查人物傳記類文章

點評：本文是一篇議論文，全文共五段。第一段作者介紹作為黑人女性，她更關注米歇爾 奧巴馬，因為作為準第一夫人，米歇爾代表的正是人們平時極少接觸的非洲裔女性美國公民。第二至四段介紹過去人們對黑人女性帶有成見的看法，因此米歇爾將代表所有黑人女性來改變世人對她們的看法。最后一段介紹米歇爾作為第一夫人，美國黑人對她的期望，以及她身上所具有的、黑人女性應該學習的品質。