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英语四级阅读部分答案及精解与点评1
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 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 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.
这篇文章主要讲了身为黑人的准第一夫人(当时还是准，不是正式的)MO将会给美国呈现出一个什么样与众不同的美国黑人的形象。令人期待。
57. Why does Michelle Obama hold a strong fascination for the author?
A) She serves as a role model for African-American women. 无 www.Examw.com
B) She possesses many admirable qualities becoming a First Lady. 无
C) She will present to the world a new image of African-American women.
D) She will pay closer attention to the interests of African-American women. 无
答案：C。问的是为什么作者这么迷恋MO(MO：不要迷恋姐，姐只是传说-_-!)。答案如文中划线句所示，为其同义表达。A选项中的“模范”一概念无中生有，比较好排除。B中的qualities和D中的更关注美国黑人妇女的利益的事是无中生有。(African-American是现今英语中对黑人的委婉说法，同学们一定要注意哦，不要再说black或者negro，尤其当着黑人的面，否则会非常不礼貌，甚至会惹来杀身之祸。PS：我好像夸张了-_-!)
点评：此题难度为2颗星，因为可能原文的原句理解上会有一些困难，但同学们只要做到“读不懂，就抓大意”的理念，再辅以“六大类干扰项”帮助排除，这道题照样能做出来。
58. What is the common stereotype of African-American women according to the author?
A) They are victims of family violence. 无
B) They are of an inferior social group.
C) They use quite a lot of body language. 无
D) They live on charity and social welfare. 无
答案：B。其中题干中很多人可能认为难的词stereotype我在强化班上讲女性科学家受歧视那篇文章时特意讲过。不知有多少人还记得是：传统观念(犹指错误的)这个意思。哎。ACD全是无中生有。B选项本身有点难，因为首先它是对原文下划线句子的统一表达(原文竟然连oversexed这中词都保留了，牛啊，看来我们四级出题组的老爷爷老奶奶们是宝刀未老啊，哈哈)。原文大致意思就是黑人妇女在人们心中的形象不好，能看出这个意思就行。但第二个困难马上出现了，那就是B中的inferior这个词很多人不认识，它就是“次的，低等的”的意思。所以它是原文同意表达。
点评：此题难度3颗星，难在词上。
59. What do many African-Americans write about in their blogs?
A) Whether Michelle can live up to the high expectations of her fans. 无
B) How Michelle should behave as a public figure. 无
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. 无
答案：C。到这里这篇文章诡异的地方出现了，因为一共5段的文章，中间的3、4段竟然空过去了，后三道题全都集中在第五段，实在是不正常，不过还好，这三道题还符合“题文同序”原则。其实大家可以看看我原文第三段画黄色阴影的最后那句话，完全可以出一道句子推断题，问这句话是啥意思，我相信一定会很难，因为这句话比较难理解，所以有兴趣的同学可以试一试能不能看出是啥意思。Anyway,言归正传。 这道题我看网上很多机构给的答案是D“作为妻子和母亲，米希尔在白宫应该做什么”。我个人一开始也想选D来着的，不过仔细一想，其实D不对。D中虽然含有原文“支持丈夫和支撑一个家庭”的同义表达，即“wife and mother”但是还是不对，因为原文原句整个意思是“很多美国黑人的博客写了他们愿意看到的米希尔带到白宫的东西——主要向这个世界显示出一个黑人妇女能够支持她的丈夫和支撑一个强大的家庭。”也就是说米希尔作为一个黑人妇女成功的向世界展示了一个黑人妇女也可以使自己和家庭取得巨大的成功——即入主白宫，这种之前只有白人才能做到的事情。所以这些黑人把他们这种“自豪与骄傲”写在自己的博客之中。原文破折号之后说的“mainly showing”就是指的博客里向世人展示出的正中他们愿意看到的东西，什么东西呢?即黑人也能同样成功的骄傲之情。而D选项的意思为“作为妻子和母亲，米希尔在白宫应该做什么”。这和原文原句所表达的意思是不一样的，如果把D改成“作为妻子和母亲，米希尔在进入白宫之前都做过什么。”还贴点边。因为从这篇文章的写作时间来看，当时应该是奥巴马已成功选举为下届总统，但还没有入主，所以D中所说的事其实并没有发生，也并不是原文的同义表达。D只是看起来很像，但其实不是，绝对的高迷惑项，也是整个传统阅读中最难的一道题。A和B都是无中生有。
点评：此题难度5颗星。是很多老师都做错，理解错的题目。破折号的的作用我在课上也讲过，这里考察破折号后面句子意思的提炼，即骄傲之情。
60. 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 give priority to African-American women’s concerns.
答案：C。ABD全是无中生有。很简单的一道题。C为划线句同义表达。不过此题的信号词有点用不上，但仍可以用“题文同序”原则来做。
点评：此题难度1颗星。正确现象明显，干扰项白痴。
61. What do many African-American women hope Michelle Obama will do?
A) Help change the prevailing view about black women.
B) Help her husband in the task of changing America. 无
C) Outshine previous First Ladies. 无
D) Fully display her fine qualities. 无
答案：A。BCD全是无中生有。很简单的一道题。A为划线句同义表达。
点评：此题难度1颗星。正确现象明显，干扰项白痴。