..Word文檔Word文檔.Word文檔英語(yǔ)四級(jí)閱讀題庫(kù)含答案解析1.PassageOneGlobalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisofthe21stcentury,butregardlessofwhetheritisorisn’t–wewon’tdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueoveritandmayeven,asanation,makesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitmentstoavoidit.Butthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseem,thelesslikelytheyaretobeobserved.AlGorecallsglobalwarminga“inconvenienttruth,”asifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwedon’tknowenoughtorelieveglobalwarming,and–withoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughs—wecan’tdomuchaboutit.From2003to2050,theworld’spopulationisprojectedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1billio42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremainthesame,totalenergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions(mainly,CO2)willbe42%higherin2050.butthat’stoolow,becausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlesswecondemntheworld’spoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreezeeveryoneelse‘slivingstandards.Withmodestgrowth,energyuseandgreenhouseemissionsmorethandoubleby2050.Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonalfreedom(limionelectricityusage,drivingandtravel)thatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Still,politicishowthey’re“doingsomething.”ConsidertheKyotoProtocol(京都議定書).Itallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidn’t.Butithasn’treducedCO2emissions(upabout25%since1990),andmanysignatories(簽字國(guó))didn’tadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2008-2012targets.Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisaster,theonlysoluttechnology.Onlyanaggressiveresearchanddevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhenit’sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenienttruthisthatif’tsolvetheengineeringproblem,wewedon ’rehelpless.57.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?ItmaynotproveanenvironmentalcrisisatC)Seriousstepshavbeentakentoavoidorall. stopit.ItisanissuerequiringworldwideD)Verylittlewillbedonetobringitundercommitments. control.58.Accordingtotheauthor’sunderstanding,whatisAlGore’sviewonglobalwarming?A)Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.B)Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.C)Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.D)Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.59.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof_______.economicgrowth D)therapidadvancesofscienceandthewideninggapbetweentherichandpoortechnologywastefuluseofenergy60.Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,________.politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituationfewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyusereductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutbackglobalwarmingD)internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems61.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?Globalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalone.TheultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnologyThedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughs.Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarming.PassageTwoSomedayastrangerwillreadyoure-mailwithoutyourpermissionorscantheWebsitesyou’vevisited.Orperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcreditcardpurchaseorcellbillstofindoutyourshoppingpreferencesorcallinghabits.Infact,it’slikelysomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowouldwatchyouwithoutyourpermission?Itmightbeaspouse,agirlfriend,amarketingcompany,aboss,aacriminal.Whoeveritis,theywillseeyouinawayyouneverintendedtobeseen—the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnaked.Psychologiststellusboundariesarehealthy,thatit’simportanttorevealyourselftofriends,familyandloversinstages,atappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremain.Thedigitalbreadcrumbs(碎屑)youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangerstoreconstructwhoyouare,whyouareandwhatyoulike.Insomecases,asimpleGooglesearchcanrevealwhatyouthink.Lornot,increasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplecannotkeepasecret.Thekeyquestionis:Doesthatmatter?WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacy,mostsaytheyareconcernedaboutlosingAsurveyfoundanoverwhelmingpessimismaboutprivacy,with60percentofrespondentssayintheyfeeltheirprivacyis“slippingaway,andthatbothers”me.Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyatinyfractionofAmericanschangeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountattollbooths(收費(fèi)站)toavoidusingtheEZ-Passsystemthatcantrackautomobilemovements.Andfewturndownsupermarketloyaltycards.PrivacyeconomistAlessandroAcquistihasrunaseriesofthatrevealpeoplewillsurrenderpersonalinformationlikeSocialSecuritynumbersjusttohandsonapitiful50-cents-offcoupon(優(yōu)惠券).Butprivacydoesmatter–atleastsometimes.It’slikehealth:Whenyouhaveit,youdon’tnoticeit.Onlywhen’sgonedoyouwishyouit’ddonemoretoprotectit.62.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysaying“the21stcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnaked”(Lines3-4,Para.2)?People’spersonalinformationiseasilyaccessedwithouttheirknowledge.Inthe21stcenturypeopletryeverymeanstolookintoothers’secrets.Peopletendtobemorefrankwitheachotherintheinformationage.Criminalsareeasilycaughtonthespotwithadvancedtechnology.63.Whatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?A)Friendsshouldopentheirheartstoeachother.Friendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoeachfriends.other. D)ThereshouldbefewerdisputesbetweenThereshouldbeadistanceevenbetweenfriends.64.Whydoestheauthorsay“weliveinaworldwhereyousimplecannotkeepasecret”(Line5,Para.3)?Modernsocietyhasfinallyevolvedintoanopensociety.Peopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothers’affairs.Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeople’sidentities.65.WhatdomostAmericansdowithregardtoprivacyprotection?Theychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinesstransactions.TheyrelymoreandmoreonelectronicD)Theytalkalotbuthardlydoanythingaboutdevices. it.66.Accordingtothepassage,privacyislikehealthinthat________.A)peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepitnaturalterm,about78yearsformeninitsimportanceisrarelyunderstooditissomethingthatcaneasilybelostAustralia,youwilldieonaveragefiveyearspeopledon’tcherishituntiltheyloseit beforeawoman. Therearemanyreasonsforthis-typically,mentakemorerisksthanwomanandaremorelikelytodrinkandsmokebutperhaps2.PassageOnemoreimportantly,mendon’tgotothedoctor.Questions57to61arebasedonthe“Menaren’tseeingdoctorsasoftenastheyfollowingpassage.should,”saysDr.Gullotta,“ThisisparticularlyIfyouareamaleandyouarereadingsofortheover-40s,whendiseasestendtothis,congratulations:you areastrike.”survivor.Accordingtostatistics.youaremoreGullottasaysahealthymanshouldvisitthantwiceaslikelytodieofskincancerthanathedoctoreveryyearortwo.Forthoseoverwoman,andninetimesmorelikelytodieof45,itshouldbeatleastonceayear.AIDS.AssumingyoumakeittotheendofyourTwomonthsagoGullottasawaregularlythantheyservicetheirbodies,”50-year-oldmawhohaddelayeddoingCartmillsays.Hebelievesmostdiseasesthatanythingabouthissmoker’monlyaffectmencouldbeaddressedby“WhenIfinallysawhimithadalreadyspreadandhehassincediedfromlungcancer”hesays,“Earlierdetectionandtreatmentmaynothavecuredhim,butitwouldhaveprolongedthislife”Accordingtoarecentsurvey,95%ofpreventivecheck-ups.Regularcheck-upsformenwouldwomenagedbetween15andearly40sseeacalledprematuredeath.”doctoronceayear,comparedto70%ofmenin57.Whydoestheauthorcongratulatehismaleinevitablyplacestrainonthepublicpurse,Cartmillsays.”Butpreventionischeaperinthelongrunthanhavingtotreatthediseases.Besides,theultimatecostisfargreater:itisthesameagegroup.“Alotofmenthinktheyareinvincible（不可戰(zhàn)勝的）”Gullottasays“Theyonlycomeinwhenafrienddropsdeadonthegolfcourseandtheythink”Geez,ifitcouldhappentohim.Thenthereistheostrichapproach,”somemenarescaredofwhatmightbethereandwouldrathernotknow,”saysDr.RossCartmill.“Mostmengettheircarsservicedmorereadersatthebeginningofthepassage?Theyaremorelikelytosurviveseriousdiseasestoday.Theiraveragelifespanhasbeenconsiderablyextended.Theyhavelivedlongenoughtoreadthisarticle.Theyaresuretoenjoyalongerandhappierlive.58.Whatdoestheauthorstateisthemostimportantreasonmendiefiveyearsearlieronaveragethanwomen?mendrinkandsmokemuchmorethanwomenmendon’tseekmedicalcareasoftenaswomenrefusaltogetmedicaltreatmentforfearofthepaininvolvedunwillingnesstofindoutaboutone’sdiseasebecauseoffearmenaren’tascautionsaswomeninfaceofcheck-upsformen?danger A.TheymayincreasepublicexpensesmenaremorelikelytosufferfromfatalB.Theywillsavemoneyinthelongrundiseases C.Theymaycausepsychologicalstrainson59.Whichofthefollowingbestcompletesthmen61.WhatdoesCartmillsayaboutregularsentence“Geez,ifitcouldhappentohim…’(line2,para,8)?itcouldhappentome,tooIshouldavoidplayinggolfIshouldconsidermyselfluckyitwouldbeabigmisfortune60whatdoesDr.RossCartmillmeanby“theostrichapproach”(lineqpara.9)acasualattitudetowardsone’shealthconditionsanewtherapyforcertainpsychologicalproblemsD.TheywillenablementoliveaslongaswomenPassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.High-qualitycustomerserviceispreached(宣揚(yáng))bymany,butactuallykeepingcustomershappyiseasiersaidthandoneShoppersseldomcomplaintothemanagerorownerofaretailstore,butinsteadwillalerttheirfriends,relatives,co-workers,strangers-andanyonewhowilllisten.StoremanagersareoftenthelasttohearThemostcommoncomplaintsincludecomplaints,andoftenfindoutonlywhentheirfilledparkinglots,cluttered(塞滿了的)shelves,regularcustomersdecidetfrequenttheiroverloadedracks,out-of-stockitems,longcompetitors,accordingtoastudyjointlycheck-outlines,andrudesalespeople.conductedbyVerdegroupandWhartonDuringpeakshoppinghours,someschool retailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsby“Storytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsgettingmoonlighting（業(yè)余兼職的）localpoliceconsumers,”saidPaulaCourtney,Presidentoftoworkasparkingattendants.SomehiredflagtheVerdegroup.”thestorelosesthewaverstodirectcustomerstoemptyparkingcustomer,buttheshoppermustalsofindaspaces.Thisguidanceeliminatedtheneedforreplacement.” customerstocircletheparkinglotendlessly,Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerwillandavoidedconfrontationbetweenthosecomplaintoatleastfourother,andwillnoeyeingthesameparkingspace.longervisitthespecificstoreforeveryRetailerscanrelievetheheadachesbydissatisfiedcustomer,astorewillloseuptoredesigningstorelayouts,pre-stockingsalesthreemoreduetonegativereviews.Theitems,hiringspeedyandexperiencedcashiers,resulting“snowballeffect”canbedisastrousandhavingsalesrepresentativesonhandtotoretailers. answerquestions.Accordingtotheresearch,shopperswhoMostimportantly,salespeopleshouldbepurchasedclothingencounteredthemostproblems.rankedsecondandthirdweregroceryandelectronicscustomers.diplomaticandpolitewithangrycustomers.“Retailerswho’reresponsiveandfriendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverissuesthanthosewhoaren’tsofriendly.”saidProfessorreplacement”(Line2,Para.4)?StephenHoch.“MaybesomethingassimpleANewcustomersareboundtoreplaceoldasagreeteratthestoreentrancewouldhelp.”ones.CustomerscanalsoimprovefutureBItisnotlikelytheshoppercanfindthesameshoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintstoproductsinotherstores.theretailer,insteadofcomplainingtotherestCMoststoresprovidethesameoftheworld.Retailersarehard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhavenoideawhatiswrong.注意：此部分試題請(qǐng)?jiān)诖痤}卡2上作答62.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelasttohearcomplaints?AMostcustomerswon’tbothertocomplainDNotcomplainingtothemanagercausestheshoppersometroubletoo.64.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlightingpoliceasparkingattendantssothatshoppers_____canstaylongerbrowsinginthestorewon’thavetroubleparkingtheircarseveniftheyhavehadunhappyexperiences.Cwon’thaveanyworriesaboutsecurityBCustomerswouldratherrelatetheirunhappyDcanfindtheircarseasilyaftershoppingexperiencestopeoplearoundthem.CFewcustomersbelievetheservicewillbeimproved.DCustomershavenoeasyaccesstostoremanagers.65.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothingoverissueswithcustomers?MannersofthesalespeopleHiringofefficientemployeesHugesupplyofgoodsforsale63.WhatdoesPaulaCourtneyimplybysayingDDesignofthestorelayout.“…theshoppermustalsofinda66.Toachievebettershoppingexperiences,customersareadvisedto_________.Aexertpressureonstorestoimprovetheirservicesettletheirdisputeswithstoresinadiplomaticwayvoicetheirdissatisfactiontostoremanagersdirectlyshoparoundandmakecomparisonsbetweenstores..Word文檔Word文檔.Word文檔3.TheJanuaryfashionshow,calledFutureFashion,exemplifiedhowfargreendesignhascome.OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofitEarthPledge,theshowinspiredmanytopdesignerstoworkwithsustainablefabricsforthefirsttime.Severalhavesincemadepledgestoincludeorganicfabricsintheirlines.Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfashionstillfacemanychallenges.ScottHahn,cofounderwithGregoryofRoganandLoomstate,whichusesall-organiccotton,sayshigh-qualitysustainablematerialscanstillbetoughtofine.“Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsarefindingtherearen’tcomparablefabricsthatcanjustreplacewhatyou’redoingandshatyourcustomersareusedto,”hesays.Forexample,organiccottonandnon-organiccottonarevirtuallyindistinguishableoncewovenintoadress.Butsomepopularsynthetics,likestretchnylon,stillhavefeweco-friendlyequivalents.Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport.LastyeartheinfluentialtradeshowDesigners&Agentsstoppedchargingitsparticipationfeeforyounggreenentrepreneurs(企業(yè)家)whoattenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewYorkandgavespecialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%sustainable.Itnowcountsmorethan50greendesigners,upfromfewerthanadozentwoyearsago.ThisweekWal-Martissettoannounceamajorinitiativeaimedathelpingcottonfarmersgoorganic:itwillbuytransitional(過(guò)渡型的)cottonathigherprices,thushelpingtoexpandthesupplyofakeysustainablematerial.“Mainstreamisabouttooccur,”saysHahn.Someanalysts(分析師)arelesssure.Amongconsumers,only18%areevenawarethatecofashionexists,upfrom6%fouryearsago.NatalieHormilla,afashionwriter,isanexampleoftheunconvertedconsumer,whenaskedifsheownedanysustainableclothes,shereplied:“NotthatI’mawareof.”Likemostconsumers,shefindslittletimetoshop,andwhenshedoes,she’sonthehuntfor“cutestuffthatisn’ttooexpensive.”Byherownadmission,greenjustisn’tyetonhermind.But–thankstothecombinedeffortsofdesigners,retailersandsuppliers–onedayitwillbe.WhatissaidaboutFutureFashion?Itinspiredmanyleadingdesignerstostartgoinggreen.Itshowedthatdesignersusingorganicfabricswouldgofar.Itservedasanexampleofhowfashionshowsshouldbeorganized.Itconvincedthepublicthatfashionableclothesshouldbemadedurable.AccordingtoScottHahn,onebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgoorganicisthat.muchmoretimeisneededtofinishadressusingsustainablematheyhavetocreatenewbrandsforclothesmadeoforganicmatecustomershavedifficultytellingorganicfromnon-organicmatequalityorganicreplacementsforsyntheticsarenotreadilyavailable.WelearnfromParagraph3thatdesignerswhoundertakegreenfashion.canattendvarioustradeshowsfree.arereadilyrecognizedbythefashionworldC)canbuyorganiccottonatfavorableprices.D)aregainingmoreandmoresupport.WhatisNatalieHormilla’sattitudetowardecofashion?Shedoesn’tseemtocareaboutit.C)Sheisdoubtfulofitspracticalvalue.Shedoesn’tthinkitissustainableD)SheisverymuchopposedtotheideaWhatdoestheauthorthinkofgreenfashion?A)Greenproductswillsoongomainstream.Ithasaverypromisingfuture.Consumershavethefinalsay.Itwillappealmoretoyoungpeople.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Scientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereapersonhaslivedusingastrand(縷)ofhair,atechniquethatcouldhelptrackthemovementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinkingwatershowupinpeople’shair.“You’rewhatyoueatanddrink,andthat’srecordedinyouhair,”saidThureCerling,ageologistattheUniversityofUtah.WhileU.Sdietisrelativelyidentical,watersuppliesvary.Thedifferencesresultfromweatherpatterns.Thechemicalcompositionofrainfallchangesslightlyasraidcloudsmove.Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestable,buttracesofbothelementsarealsopresentasheavierisotopes(同位素).Theheaviestraidfallsfirst.Asaresult,stormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavierwatertoCaliforniathantoUtah.SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.Bymeasuringtheproportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopesalongastrandofhair,scientistscanconstructageographictimeline.Eachinchofhaircorrespondstoabouttwomonths.Cerling’steamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesandconstructedamopoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedtheaccuracyofthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65barbershops.Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregionsroughlycorrespondingtothemovementofraidsystems.“It’snotgoodforpinpointing(精確定位),”Cerlingsaid.“It’sgoodforeliminatingmanypossibilities.”ToddPark,alocaldetective,saidthemethodhashelpedhimlearnmoreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnearGreatSaltLake.Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bones,aT-shirtandseveralstrandsofhair.WhenParkheardabouttheresearch,hegavethehairsamplestotheresearchers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeherdeath,shemovedabouteverytwomonths.ShestayedintheNorthwest,althoughthetestcouldnotbemorespecificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwesternWyoming.“It’sstillasubstantialarea,”Parksaid“Butitnarrowsitwaydownforme.”62.Whatisthescientists’newdiscovery?One’shairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.Aperson’shairmayrevealwheretheyhavelived.Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.Whatdoestheauthormeanby“You’rewhatyoueatanddrink”(Line1,Para.3)?Foodanddrinkaffectone’spersonalitydevelopment.Foodanddrinkpreferencesvarywithindividuals.Foodanddrinkleavetracesinone’sbodytissues.Foodanddrinkareindispensabletoone’sexistence.WhatissaidabouttherainfallinAmerica’sWest?ThereismuchmorerainfallinCaliforniathaninUtah.Thewateritdeliversbecomeslighterwhenitmovesinland.Itschemicalcompositionislessstablethaninotherareas.Itgathersmorelightisotopesasitmoveseastward.WhatdidCerling’steamproduceintheirresearch?Amapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwater.Acollectionofhairsamplesfromvariousbarbershops.Amethodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhair.Achartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCerling’sresearch?Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.Ithelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitted.Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunderinvestigation.4.Throughoutthislong,tenseelection,everyonehasfocusedonthepresidentialcandidatesandhowthey’llchangeAmerica.Rightlyso,butselfishly,I’mmorefascinatedbyMichelleObamaandwhatshemightbeabletodo,notjustforthiscountry,butformeasanAfrican-Americanwoman.AsthepotentialFirstLady,shewouldhavetheworld’sattention.AndthatmeansthatforthefirsttimepeoplewillhaveachancetogetupcloseandpersonalwiththetypeofAfrican-Americanwomantheysorarelysee.Usually,thelivesofblackwomengolargelyunexamined.Theprevailingtheoryseemstobethatwe’reallhot-temperedsinglemotherswhocan’tkeepaman.Evenintheworldofmake-believe,blackwomenstillcan’tescapethestereotypeofbeingeye-rolling,oversexedfemalesraisedbyournever-married,alcoholic(酗酒的)mothers.Theseimageshavehelpeddefinethewayallwomenareviewed,includingMichelleObama.Beforesheevergetsthechancetocommittoacause,charityorfoundationasFirstLady,hermosturgentandperhapsmostcomplicateddutymaybesimpletobeherself.Itwon’tbeeasy.Becausefewmainstreampublicationshavedonein-depthfeaturesonregularAfrican-Americanwomen,littleisknownaboutwhoweare,whatwethinkandwhatwefaceonaregularbasis.Forbetterorworse,Michellewillrepresentusall.Justasshewillhavehercritics,shewillalsohavemillionsoffanswhousuallhavelittleinterestintheFirstLady.ManyAfrican-Americanblogshavewrittenaboutwhatthey’dliketoseeMichellebringtotheWhiteHouse—mainlyshowingtheworldthatablackwomancansupporthermanandraiseastrongblackfamily.Michellewillhavetoworktopleaseeveryone—animpossibletask.ButformanyAfrican-Americanwomenlikeme,justalittleofherpoise(沉著),confidenceandintelligencewillgoalongwayinchanginganimag’sbeenthataroundforfartoolong.57.WhydoesMichelleObamaholdastrongfascinationfortheauthor?A)SheservesasarolemodelforAfricanwomen.ShepossessesmanyadmirablequalitiesbecomingaFirstLady.ShewillpresenttotheworldanewimageofAfrican-Americanwomen.ShewillpaycloserattentiontotheinterestsofAfrican-Americanwomen.58.WhatisthecommonstereotypeofAfrican-Americanwomenaccordingtotheauthor?A)Theyarevictimsofviolence.B)Theyareofaninferiorviolence.C)Theyusequitealotofbodylanguage.D)Theyliveoncharityandsocialwelfare.59.WhatdomanyAfrican-Americanswriteaboutintheirblogs?WhetherMichellecanliveuptothehighexpectationsofherfans.HowMichelleshouldbehaveasapublicfigure.HowproudtheyaretohaveablackwomanintheWhiteHouse.WhatMichelleshoulddoaswifeandmotherintheWhiteHouse.60.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutMichelleObamaasaFirstLady?Howevermanyfansshehas,sheshouldremainmodest,Sheshouldn’tdisappointtheAfrican-Americancommunity.Howeverhardshetries,shecan’texpecttopleaseeverybody.ShewillgiveprioritytoAfrican-Americanwomen’sconcerns.61.WhatdomanyAfrican-AmericanwomenhopeMichelleObamawilldo?A)Helpchangetheprevailingviewaboutblackwomen.HelpherhusbandinthetaskofchangingAmerica.OutshinepreviousFirstLady.Fullydisplayherfinequalities.PassageTwoQuestions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.Whennextyear’scropofhigh-schoolgraduatesarriveatOxfordUniversityinthefallof2009,they’llbejoinedbyanewface;AndrewHamilton,the55-year-oldprovost教務(wù)長(zhǎng)()ofYale,who’llbecomeOxford’svice-chancellor—apositionequivalenttouniversitypresidentinAmerica.Hamiltonisn’ttheonlyeducatorcrossingtheAtlantic.SchoolsinFrance,Egypt,Singapore,etc,havealsorecentlymadetop-levelhiresfromabroad.Highereducationhasbecomeabigandcompetitivebusinessnowadays,andlikesomanybusinesses,it’sgoneglobal.Yetthetalentflowisn’tuniversal.High-levelpersonneltendtoheadinonlyonedirection:outwardfromAmerica.ThechiefreasonisthatAmericanschools’ttendtoseriouslyconsiderdolookingabroad.Forexample,whentheboardoftheUniversityofColoradosearchedforanewpresident,itwantedaleaderfamiliarwiththestategovernment,amajorsourceoftheuniversity’sbudget.“Wedidn’tdoanyglobalconsideration,”saysPatriciaHayes,theboard’schair.TheboardultimatelypickedBruceBenson,a69-year-oldColoradobusinessmanandpoliticalactivist(活動(dòng)家)whoislikelytodowellinthemaintaskofmodernuniversitypresidents:fund-raising.Fund-raisingisadistinctivelyAmericanthing,sinceU.S.schoolsrelyheavilyondonations.Thefund-raisingabilityislargelyaproductofexperienceandnecessity.ManyEuropeanuniversities,meanwhile,arestillmostlydependentongovernmentfunding.Butgovernmentsupporthasfailedtokeeppacewithrisingstudentnumber.Thedeclineingovernmentsupporthasmadefunding-raisinganincreasingnecessaryabilityamongadministratorsandhashiringcommitteeshungryforAmericans.Inthepastfewyears,prominentschoolsaroundtheworldhavejoinedthetrend.In2003,whenCambridgeUniversityappointedAlisonRichard,anotherformerYalepr