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.