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Section B

Directions:

There

are

2

passages

in

this

section.

Each

passage

is

followed

by

some

questions

or

unfinished

statements.

For

each

of

them

there

are

four

choices

marked

A),

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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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.

58.

What

is

the

common

stereotype

of

African-American

women

according

to

the author?

A) They are victims of violence.

B) They are of an inferior violence.

C) They use quite a lot of body language.

D) They live on charity and social welfare.

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59. 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 a 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.

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.

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.

C) Outshine previous First Lady.

D) Fully display her fine qualities.

Passage Two

Questions 62 to 66 are based on the following passage.

When next year

’

s crop of high-school graduates arrive at Oxford University in

the fall of 2009, they

’

ll be joined by a new face; Andrew Hamilton, the 55-year-old

provost

(

教务长

)

of

Yale,

who

’

ll

become

Oxford

’

s

vice-chancellor

—

a

position

equivalent to university president in America.

Hamilton isn

’

t the only educator crossing the Atlantic. Schools in France, Egypt,

Singapore, etc, have also recently made top-level hires from abroad. Higher education

has become a big and competitive business nowadays, and like so many businesses, it

’

s gone global. Yet the talent flow isn

’

t universal. High-level personnel tend to head in

only one direction: outward from America.

The

chief

reason

is

that

American

schools

don

’

t

tend

to

seriously

consider

looking abroad. For example, when the board of the University of Colorado searched

for

a

new

president,

it

wanted

a

leader

familiar

with

the

state

government,

a

major

source of the university

’

s budget.

“

We didn

’

t do any global consideration,

”

says

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Patricia

Hayes,

the

board

’

s

chair.

The

board

ultimately

picked

Bruce

Benson,

a

69-year-old Colorado businessman and political activist (

活动家

) who is likely to do

well in the main task of modern university presidents: fund-raising. Fund-raising is a

distinctively

American

thing,

since

U.S.

schools

rely

heavily

on

donations.

The

fund-raising ability is largely a product of experience and necessity.

Many

European

universities,

meanwhile,

are

still

mostly

dependent

on

government

funding.

But

government

support

has

failed

to

keep

pace

with

rising

student

number.

The

decline

in

government

support

has

made

funding- raising

an

increasing necessary ability among administrators and has hiring committees hungry

for Americans.

In the past few years, prominent schools around the world have joined the trend.

In 2003, when Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard, another former Yale

provost, as its vice-chancellor, the university publicly stressed that in her previous job

she had overseen

“

a major strengthening of Yale

’

s financial position.

”

Of course, fund-raising isn

’

t the only skill outsiders offer. The globalization of

education means more universities will be seeking heads with international experience

of

some

kind

of

promote

international

programs

and

attract

a

global

student

body.

Foreigners can offer a fresh perspective on established practices.

62. What is the current trend in higher education discussed in the passage?

A) Institutions worldwide are hiring administrators from the U.S.

B) A lot of political activists are being recruited as administrators.

C) American universities are enrolling more international students.

D) University presidents are paying more attention to funding-raising.

63.

What

is

the

chief

consideration

of

American

universities

when

hiring

top- level administrators?

A) The political correctness.

B) Their ability to raise funds.

C) Their fame in academic circles.

D) Their administrative experience.

64. What do we learn about European universities from the passage?

A) The tuitions they charge have been rising considerably.

B) Their operation is under strict government supervision.

C) They are strengthening their position by globalization.

D) Most of their revenues come from the government.

65. Cambridge University appointed Alison Richard as its vice-chancellor chiefly

because _____.

A) she was known to be good at raising money

B) she could help strengthen its ties with Yale

C) she knew how to attract students overseas

D) she had boosted Yale

’

s academic status

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66. In what way do top-level administrators from abroad contribute to university

development?

A) They can enhance the university

’

s image.

B) They will bring with them more international faculty.

C) They will view a lot of things from a new perspective.

D) They can set up new academic disciplines.

Section B

Passage One

【篇章结构】

本文是一篇议论文，

选自

《新闻周刊》

2008

年

11

月刊，

题目为

< br>MICHELLE

OBAMA IS A BLACK SKINNED BE AUTY!

。全文共五段。第一段作者介绍作为

黑人女性，她更 关注米歇尔

?

奥巴马，因为作为准第一夫人，米歇尔代表的正是

人们平时极少接触的非洲裔女性美国公民。

第二至四段介绍过去 人们对黑人女性

带有成见的看法，

因此米歇尔将代表所有黑人女 性来改变世人对她们的看法。

最

后一段介绍米歇尔作为第一夫人 ，美国黑人对她的期望，以及她身上所具有的、

黑人女性应该学习的品质。

【核心词汇】

9. candidate n.

候选人，申请求职者

【文中实例】

Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on

the presidential candidates and how they

’

ll change America.

在这个持久而紧张的

选举中，

每个候选人都成为 了众人的焦点，

人们关注着他们如何来改变整个美国。

【实例拓展】

He is running as a candidate for Liberal party

。他作为民主

党候选人参选。

【举一反三】同义词

applicant

，

seeker

，

nominee n.

申请者，候选人

10. fascinate v.

使着迷，使极感兴趣

【文中实例】

I

’

m more fascinated by Michelle Obama and what she might

be able to do,