2009年12月大学英语四级真题及参考答案(11)

B), C) and D). You should decide on the best choice and mark the corresponding letter

on Answer Sheet 2 with a single line through the centre.

Passage One

Questions 57 to 61 are based on the following passage.

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-American woman

they so rarely see.

Usually, the lives of black women go largely unexamined. The prevailing 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 of being

eye-rolling, oversexed females raised by our never-married, alcoholic (酗酒的)

mothers.

These images have helped define the way all 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

simple to be herself.

It won’t be easy. Because few mainstream publications 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 also 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 (沉着), confidence and

intelligence will go a long way in changing an image that’s been around for far too

long.

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

A) She serves as a role model for African women.

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

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