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1.PassageOne

GlobalwarmingmayormaynotbethegreatenvironmentalcrisisottamBrry,

butregardlessofwhetheritisorisn-wewontdomuchaboutit.Wewillargueover

tandmayeven,asanation,makesomefairlysolemn-soundingcommitmentstoavoidit.Butthemoredramaticandmeaningfulthesecommitmentsseem,thelesslikelytheyaretobeobserved.

AlGorecallsglobalwarminganinconvenienttruth,asifmerelyrecognizingitcouldputusonapathtoasolution.Buttherealtruthisthatwetlomowenoughtorelieveglobalwarming,andwithoutmajortechnologicalbreakthroughsecantdo

muchaboutit.

From2003to2050,thewodcopulationisprojectedtogrowfrom6.4billionto9.1

billion,a42%increase.Ifenergyuseperpersonandtechnologyremainthesame,totalenergyuseandgreenhousegasemissions(mainly,CO2)willbe42%higherin2050.butthatstoolow,becausesocietiesthatgrowricherusemoreenergy.Weneedeconomicgrowthunlesswecondemntheworldspoortotheirpresentpovertyandfreeze

everyoneelseslivingstandardsWithmodestgrowth,energyuseandgreenhouseemissionsmorethandoubleby2050.

Nogovernmentwilladoptrigidrestrictionsoneconomicgrowthandpersonalfreedom(limitsonelectricityusage,drivingandtravel)thatmightcutbackglobalwarming.Still,politicianswanttoshowtheydoingsomething.Considerthkyoto

ProtocolN-y<@(SNf).ItallowedcountriesthatjoinedtopunishthosethatdidiButithasntreducedCO2emissions(upabout25%since1990),ansigratories{~[W

Vy)didntadopttoughenoughpoliciestohittheir2008-2012targets.

Thepracticalconclusionisthatifglobalwarmingisapotentialdisastertheonlysolutionisnewtechnology.Onlyanaggressiveesearchanddevelopmentprogrammightfindwaysofbreakingdependenceonfossilfuelsordealingwithit.

Thetroublewiththeglobalwarmingdebateisthatithasbecomeamoralproblemwhenit'sreallyanengineeringone.Theinconvenientruthisthatifwedontsolvethe

engineeringproblem,werehelpless.

57.Whatissaidaboutglobalwarminginthefirstparagraph?

A)ItmaynotproveanenvironmentalB)Itisanissuerequiringworldwide

crisisatallcommitments.

C)SeriousstepshavebeentakentoavoidD)Verylittlewillbedonetobringitunderorstopit.control

58.Accordingtotheautbanderstanding,whatisAlGoiewonglobalwarming?

A)Itisarealitybothpeopleandpoliticiansareunawareof.

B)Itisaphenomenonthatcausesusmanyinconveniences.

C)Itisaproblemthatcanbesolvedonceitisrecognized.

D)Itisanareaweactuallyhavelittleknowledgeabout.

59.Greenhouseemissionswillmorethandoubleby2050becauseof

A)economicgrowthC)wastefuluseofenergy

B)thewideninggapbetweentherichandD)therapidadvancesofscienceandpoortechnology

60.Theauthorbelievesthat,sincethesigningoftheKyotoProtocol,

A)politicianshavestartedtodosomethingtobetterthesituation

B)fewnationshaveadoptedrealtoughmeasurestolimitenergyuse

C)reductionsinenergyconsumptionhavegreatlycutbackglobalwarming

D)internationalcooperationhascontributedtosolvingenvironmentalproblems

61.Whatisthemessagetheauthorintendstoconvey?

A)Globalwarmingismoreofamoralissuethanapracticalone.

B)Theultimatesolutiontoglobalwarmingliesinnewtechnology

C)Thedebateoverglobalwarmingwillleadtotechnologicalbreakthroughs.

D)Peoplehavetogiveupcertainmaterialcomfortstostopglobalwarming.

PassageTwo

Somedayastrangerwillreadyoure-mailwithoutyourpermissionorscanthe

Websitesyouevisited.Orperhapssomeonewillcasuallyglancethroughyourcredit

cardpurchaseorcellphonebillstofindoutyourshoppingpreferencesorcallinghabits.

Infact,itslikelysomeofthesethingshavealreadyhappenedtoyou.Whowould

watchyouwithoutyourpermission3tmightbeaspouse,agirlfriend,amarketing

company,aboss,acoporacriminal.Whoeveritis,theywillseeyouinawayyouneverintendedtobeseenthe2fcenturyequivalentofbeingcaughtnaked.

Psychologiststellusboundariesarehealthy,shianportanttorevealyourselfto

friends,familyandloversinstages,atappropriatetimes.Butfewboundariesremain.Thedigitalbreadcrumbs(x2\Q)youleaveeverywheremakeiteasyforstrangersto

reconstructwhoyouare,whereyouareandwhatyoulike.Insomecasesasimple

Googlesearchcanrevealwhatyouthink.Likeitornot,increasinglyweliveinaworldwhereyousimplecannotkeepasecret.

Thekeyquestionis:Doesthatmatter?

WhenopinionpollsaskAmericansaboutprivacy,mostsaytheyareconcernedaboutlosingit.Asurveyfoundanoverwhelmingpessimismaboutprivacy,with60percentof

respondentssayingtheyfeeltheirprivacyislippingaway,andthatbothers'me.

Butpeoplesayonethinganddoanother.OnlyatinyfractionofAmericanschangeanybehaviorsinanefforttopreservetheirprivacy.Fewpeopleturndownadiscountattollbooths(e6·9zù)toavoidusingtheEZ-Passystemthatcantrackautomobile

movements.Andfewturndownsupermarketloyaltycards.Privacyeconomist

AlessandroAcquistihasrunaseriesofteststhatrevealpeoplewillsurrenderpersonalinformationlikeSocialSecuritynumbersjusttogettheirhandsonapitiful50-cents-off

coupon(O`àR8).

Butprivacydoesmatteratleastsometimes.Itslikehealth:Whenyouhaveit,youdon'tnoticeit.Onlywhen'itsgonedoyouwishyouddonemoretoprotectit.

62.Whatdoestheauthormeanbysayinthe2f'centuryequivalentofbeingcaught

naked”(Lines3-4,Para.2)?

A)Peoplespersonalinformationiseasilyaccessedwithouttheirknowledge.

B)Inthe21centurypeopletryeverymeanstolookintoothersecrets.

C)Peopletendtobemorefrankwitheachotherintheinformationage.

D)Criminalsareeasilycaughtonthespotwithadvancedtechnology.

63.Whatwouldpsychologistsadviseontherelationshipsbetweenfriends?

A)FriendsshouldopentheirheartstoC)Thereshouldbeadistanceeven

eachother.betweenfriends.

B)FriendsshouldalwaysbefaithfultoD)Thereshouldbefewerdisputes

eachother.betweenfriends.

64.Whydoestheauthorsaweliveinaworldwhereyousimplecannotkeepasecret

(Line5,Para.3)?

A)Modernsocietyhasfinallyevolvedintoanopensociety.

B)Peopleleavetracesaroundwhenusingmoderntechnology.

C)Therearealwayspeoplewhoarecuriousaboutothaffsairs.

D)Manysearchenginesprofitbyrevealingpeoplielentities.

65.WhatdomostAmericansdowithregardtoprivacyprotection?

A)Theychangebehaviorsthatmightdisclosetheiridentity.

B)Theyusevariousloyaltycardsforbusinesstransactions.

C)TheyrelymoreandmoreonelectronicD)Theytalkalotbuthardlydoanything

devices.aboutit.

66.Accordingtothepassage,privacyislikehealthinthat

A)peoplewillmakeeveryefforttokeepit

B)itsimportanceisrarelyunderstood

C)itissomethingthatcaneasilybelost

D)peopleddrcherishituntiltheyloseit

woman.

There

aremanyreasons

for

this-typically,mentakemorerisksthanwomanandaremorelikelytodrinkandsmokebutperhapsmoreimportantly,

mendortgotothedoctor.

“Menarertseeingdoctorsasoften

2.PassageOne

astheyshould;saysDr.Gullottahis

Questions57to61arebasedonthe

isparticularlysofortheover-40s,when

followingpassage

diseasestendtostrike.

Ifyouareamaleandyouarereading

Gullottasaysahealthymanshould

this,congratulations:youarea

visitthedoctoreveryyearortwo.For

survivor.Accordingostatistics.youare

thoseover45,itshouldbeatleastoncea

morethantwiceaslikelytodieofskin

year,

cancerthanawoman,andninetimes

TwomonthsagoGullottasawa

morelikelytodieofAIDS.Assumingyou

50-year-oldmawhohaddelayeddoing

makeittotheendofyournaturalterm,

anythingabouthissmokecoughfora

about78yearsformeninAustraliayou

year.

willdieonaveragefiveyearsbeforea

“WhenIfinallysawhimithadalready

spreadandhehassincediedfromlungRegularcheck-upsformenwould

cancerhesays;“Earlierdetectionandinevitablyplacestrainonthepublicpurse,

treatmentmaynothavecuredhim,butitCartmillsays.Butpreventionischeaper

wouldhaveprolongedthisIfeinthelongrunthanhavingtotreatthe

Accordingtoarecentsurvey,95%ofwomenagedbetween15andearly40sseeadoctoronceayear,comparedto

70%ofmeninthesameagegroup.

diseasesBesidestheultimatecostisfar

greater:itiscalledprematuredeath.

57.Whydoestheauthorcongratulatehis

malereadersatthebeginningofthe

“Alotofmenthinktheyareinvinciblepassage?

yNSibeUv,,y"GullottasaysTheyonlyA.Theyaremorelikelytosurviveserious

comeinwhenafrienddropsdeadonthediseasestoday.

golfcourseandtheythink"GeezjfitB.Theiraveragelifespanhasbeen

couldhappentohim.considerablyextended.

Thenthereistheostrichapproach,

somemenarescaredofwhatmightbe

thereandwouldrathernotknow,says

Dr.RossCartmill.

C.Theyhavelivedlongenoughtoread

thisarticle.

D.Theyaresuretoenjoyalongerand

happierlive

“Mostmengettheircarsserviced58.Whatdoestheauthorstateisthemost

moreregularlythantheyservicetheirimportantreasonmendiefiveyears

bodies;Cartmillsays.Hebelievesmostearlieronaveragethanwomen?

diseasesthatcommonlyaffectmencouldA.mendrinkandsmokemuchmorethan

beaddressedbypreventivecheck-ups.women

B.mendortseekmedicalcareasoftendiseasebecauseoffear

aswomen61.WhatdoesCartmillsayaboutregular

C.menarentascautionsaswomenincheck-upsformen?

faceofdangerA.Theymayincreasepublicexpenses

D.menaremorelikelytosufferfromfatalB.Theywillsavemoneyinthelongrun

diseasesC.Theymaycausepsychologicalstrainson

59.Whichofthefollowingbestcompletesmen

thesentenceGeez,ifitcouldhappentoD.Theywillenablementoliveaslongas

him?(line2,para,8)?women

A.itcouldhappentome,too

PassageTwo

B.Ishouldavoidplayinggolf

Questions62to66arebasedonthe

C.Ishouldconsidermyselflucky

followingpassage

D.itwouldbeabigmisfortune

High-qualitycustomerserviceis

60whatdoesDr.RossCartmillmeanby

preachedfblbymany,butactually

theostrichapproaahineqpara.9)keepingcustomershappyiseasiersaid

A.acasualattitudetowardscnbealththandone

conditionsShoppersseldomcomplaintothe

B.anewtherapyforcertainpsychologicalmanagerorownerofaretailstore,but

problemsinsteadwillalerttheirfriends,relatives,

C.refusaltogetmedicaltreatmentforfeaco-workers,strangers-andanyonewho

ofthepaininvolvedwilllisten

D.unwillingnesstofindoutaboutoiseStoremanagersareoftenthelastto

hearcomplaintsandoftenfindoutonlyincludefilledparkinglots,cluttered(X^ná

whentheirregularcustomersdecidetN÷v,,)shelves,overloadedracks,

frequenttheircompetitors,accordingtoaout-of-stockitems,longcheck-outlines,

studyjointlyconductedbyVerdegroup

andWhartonschool

Storytellinghurtsretailersandentertainsconsumers;”saidPaulaCourtney,PresidentoftheVerdegroup.thestorelosesthecustomer,butthe

shoppermustalsofindareplacemient.

andrudesalespeople.

Duringpeakshoppinghours,some

retailerssolvedtheparkingproblemsby

gettingmoonlightingNOYQIELv,,jlocal

policetoworkasparkingattendants.

Somehiredflagwaverstodirect

customerdoemptyparkingspacesThis

Onaverage,everyunhappycustomerguidanceeliminatedtheneedfor

willcomplaintoatleastfourother,andwillnolongervisitthespecificstoreforeverydissatisfiedcustomer,astorewill

loseuptothreemoreduetonegative

customerstocircletheparkinglot

endlessly,andavoidedconfrontation

betweenthoseeyeingthesameparking

space.

reviews.TheresultingsnowballeffectRetailerscanrelievetheheadachesby

canbedisastroustoretailers.redesigningstorelayouts,pre-stocking

Accordingtotheresearchshopperssalesitems,hiringspeedyand

whopurchasedclothingencounteredtheexperiencedcashiers,andhavingsales

mostproblems.rankedsecondandthirdrepresentativesonhandtoanswer

weregroceryandelectronicscustomers.questions.

ThemostcommoncomplaintsMostimportantly,salespeopleshould

bediplomaticandpolitewithangrythem.

customers.CFewcustomerbelievetheservicewill

“Retailerswho'reresponsivandb|eimproved.

friendlyaremorelikelytosmoothoverDCustomershavenoeasyaccesstostore

issuesthanthosewhoatsofriendly.managers.

saidProfessorStephenHoch.“Maybe63.WhatdoesPaulaCourtneyimplyby

somethingassimpleasagreeteratthesaying“?theshoppermustalsofinda

storeentrancewouldhelp.replacement(Line2,Para.4)?

CustomerscanalsoimprovefutureANewcustomersareboundtoreplace

shoppingexperiencesbyfilingcomplaintsoldones.

totheretailerinsteadofcomplainingtoBItisnotlikelytheshoppercanfindthe

therestoftheworld.Retailersaresameproductsinotherstores.

hard-pressedtoimprovewhentheyhaveCMoststoresprovidethesame

noideawhatiswrong.

DNotcomplainingtothemanagercauses

lèaykd-èR<O~~÷W({T~2NO\{T

theshoppersometroubletoo.

62.Whyarestoremanagersoftenthelast64.Shopownersoftenhiremoonlighting

tohearcomplaints?policeasparkingattendantssothat

AMostcustomerswon'tbothertoshoppers

complaineveniftheyhavehadunhappyAcanstaylongerbrowsinginthestore

experiences.Bworthavetroubleparkingtheircars

BCustomerswouldratherrelatetheirCworthaveanyworriesaboutsecurity

unhappyexperiencesopeoplearoundDcanfindtheircarseasilyaftershopping

65.Whatcontributesmosttosmoothing

overissueswithcustomers?

AMannersofthesalespeople

BHiringofefficientemployees

CHugesupplyofgoodsforsale

DDesignofthestorelayout.

66.Toachievebettershopping

experiencescustomersareadvisedto

Aexertpressureonstorestoimprove

theirservice

Bsettletheirdisputeswithstoresina

diplomaticway

Cvoicetheirdissatisfactiontostore

managersdirectly

Dshoparoundandmakecomparisons

betweenstores

3.TheJanuaryfashionshow,calledFutureFashion,exemplifiedhowfargreendesignhascome.OrganizedbytheNewYork-basednonprofit

EarthPledge,theshowinspiredmanytopdesignerstoworkwith

sustainablefabricsforthefirsttime.Severalhavesincemadepledgesto

includeorganicfabricsintheirlines.

Thedesignerswhoundertakegreenfashionstillfacemany

challenges.ScottHahn,cofounderwithGregoryofRoganandLoomstate,whichusesall-organiccotton,sayshigh-qualitysustainablematerialscan

stillbetoughtofine."Mostdesignerswithexistinglabelsarefinding

therearentcomparablefabricsthatcanjustreplacewhatrgaloing

andshatyourcustomersareusedto,"hesaysForexampleprganic

cottonandnon-organiccottonarevirtuallyindistinguishableonce

wovenintoadress.Butsomepopularsynthetics,likestretchnylon,still

havefeweco-friendlyequivalents.

Thosewhodomaketheswitcharefindingtheyhavemoresupport.

LastyeartheinfluentialtradeshowDesigners&Agentsstopped

chargingitsparticipationfeeforyounggreetrepreneu(N[W)who

attenditstwospringtimeshowsinLosAngelesandNewYorkandgave

specialrecognitiontodesignerswhosecollectionsareatleast25%

sustainable.Itnowcountsmorethan50greendesigners,upfromfewer

thanadozentwoyearsago.ThisweekWal-Martissettoannouncea

majorinitiativeaimedathelpingcottonfarmersgoorganic:itwillbuy

transitionatCn!W(v,,)cottonathigherprices,thushelpingtoexpandthe

supplyofakeysustainablematerialMainstreamisabouttooccur,

saysHahn

Someanalyst(g^)arelesssure.Amongconsumerspnly

18%areevenawarethatecofashionexists,upfrom6%fouryearsago.

NatalieHormilla,afashionwriter,isanexampleoftheunconverted

consumer,whenaskedifsheownedanysustainableclothes,shereplied:“Notthat1mawareof.Likemostconsumers,shefindslittletimeto

shop,andwhenshedoes,shmthehuntforcutestuffthatisrttoo

expensive.Byherownadmission,greenjustigetonhermind.But

-thankstothecombinedeffortsofdesigners,retailersandsuppliers

onedayitwillbe.

57.WhatissaidaboutFutureFashion?

A)Itinspiredmanyleadingdesignerstostartgoinggreen.

B)Itshowedthatdesignersusingorganicfabricswouldgofar.

C)Itservedasanexampleofhowfashionshowsshouldbe

organized

D)Itconvincedthepublicthatfashionableclothesshouldbemade

durable.

58.AccordingtoScottHahn,onebigchallengetodesignerswhowillgo

organicisthat

A)muchmoretimeisneededtofinishadressusingsustainable

materials

B)theyhavetocreatenewbrandsforclothesmadeoforganic

materials.

C)customershavedifficultytellingorganicfromnon-organic

materials.

D)qualityorganicreplacementsforsyntheticsarenotreadily

available

59.WelearnfromParagraph8thatdesignerswhoundertakegreen

fashion

A)canattendvarioustradeshowsfree.

B)arereadilyrecognizedbythefashionworld

C)canbuyorganiccottonatfavorableprices.

D)aregainingmoreandmoresupport.

60.WhatisNatalieHormislattitudetowardecofashion?

A)Shedoesrtseemtocareaboutit..C)Sheisdoubtfulofits

practicalvalue.

B)ShedoesntthinkitissustainableD)Sheisverymuch

opposedtotheidea

61.Whatdoestheauthorthinkofgreenfashion?

A)Greenproductswillsoongomainstream.

B)Ithasaverypromisingfuture.

C)Consumershavethefinalsay.

D)Itwillappealmoretoyoungpeople.

PassageTwo

Questions62to66arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Scientistshavedevisedawaytodetermineroughlywhereaperson

haslivedusingastrandiofhair,atechniquethatcouldhelptrackthe

movementsofcriminalsuspectsorunidentifiedmurdervictims.

Themethodreliesonmeasuringhowchemicalvariationsindrinking

watershowupinpeopleshair.

“Yourewhatyoueatanddrink,andthasrecordedinyouhair,

saidThureCerling,ageologistattheUniversityofUtah.

WhileU.Sdietisrelativelyidentical,watersuppliesvary.The

differencesesultfromweatherpatterns.Thechemicabompositionof

rainfallchangesslightlyasraidcloudsmove.

Mosthydrogenandoxygenatomsinwaterarestable,buttracesof

bothelementsarealsopresentasheaotepes(TOM}).Theheaviest

raidfallsfirst.Asaresult,stormsthatformoverthePacificdeliverheavier

watertoCaliforniathantoUtah.

SimilarpatternsexistthroughouttheU.S.Bymeasuringthe

proportionofheavierhydrogenandoxygenisotopesalongastrandof

hair,scientistscanconstructageographictimeline.Eachinchofhair

correspondstoabouttwomonths.

Cerlingsteamcollectedtapwatersamplesfrom600citiesand

constructedamopoftheregionaldifferences.Theycheckedthe

accuracypfthemapbytesting200hairsamplescollectedfrom65

barbershops

Theywereabletoaccuratelyplacethehairsamplesinbroadregions

roughlycorrespondingtothemovementofraidsystems.

“1snotgoodforpinpointing%xn[SOM];”Cerlingsaidlsgood

foreliminatingmanypossibilities.

ToddPark,alocaldetective,saidthemethodhashelpedhimlearn

moreaboutanunidentifiedwomanwhoseskeletonwasfoundnear

GreatSaltLake.

Thewomanwas5feettall.Policerecovered26bones,aT-shirtand

severalstrandsofhair.

WhenParkheardabouttheresearch,hegavethehairsamplestothe

researchers.Chemicaltestingshowedthatoverthetwoyearsbeforeher

death,shemovedabouteverytwomonths.

ShestayedintheNorthwest,althoughthetestcouldnotbemore

specificthansomewherebetweeneasternOregonandwestern

Wyoming.

1sstillasubstantialardaarksaitButitnarrowsitwaydown

forme!

62.Whatisthescientistsewdiscovery?

A)On?hairgrowthhastodowiththeamountofwatertheydrink.

B)Apersoehairmayrevealwheretheyhavelived.

C)Hairanalysisaccuratelyidentifiescriminalsuspects.

D)Thechemicalcompositionofhairvariesfrompersontoperson.

63.Whatdoestheauthormeanbyouewhatyoueatanddrink

(Line1,Para.3)?

A)Foodanddrinkaffectoamersonalitydevelopment.

B)Foodanddrinkpreferencesvarywithindividuals.

C)Foodanddrinkleavetracesin'obedytissues.

D)Foodanddrinkareindispensabletosoexistence.

64.WhatissaidabouttherainfallinAmerMtest?

A)ThereismuchmorerainfallinCaliforniathaninUtah.

B)Thewateritdeliversbecomeslighterwhenitmovesinland.

C)Itschemicalcompositionislessstablethaninotherareas.

D)Itgathersmorelightisotopesasitmoveseastward.

65.WhatdidCerliisgteamproduceintheirresearch?

A)Amapshowingtheregionaldifferencesoftapwater.

B)Acollectionofhairsamplesfromvariousbarbershops.

C)Amethodtomeasuretheamountofwaterinhumanhair.

D)Achartillustratingthemovementoftherainsystem.

66.WhatisthepracticalvalueofCesliresearch?

A)Ithelpsanalyzethequalityofwaterindifferentregions.

B)Ithelpsthepolicedeterminewhereacrimeiscommitted.

C)Ithelpsthepolicenarrowdownpossibilitiesindetectivework.

D)Ithelpsidentifythedrinkinghabitsofthepersonunder

investigation.

4.

Throughoutthislong,tenseelection,everyonehasfocusedonthe

presidentialcandidatesandhowthelyangeAmerica.Rightlyso,but

selfishlynlmorefascinatedbyMichelleObamaandwhatshemightbe

abletodo,notjustforthiscountry,butformeasanAfrican-American

woman.AsthepotentialFirstLady,shewouldhavetbatteorlcbn.

Andthatmeansthatforthefirsttimepeoplewillhaveachancetogetup

closeandpersonawiththetypeofAfrican-Americanvomantheyso

rarelysee.

Usually,thelivesofblackwomengolargelyunexamined.The

prevailingtheoryseemstobethatwe'reallhot-temperedsingle

motherswhocakeepaman.Evenintheworldofmake-believe,black

womenstillcahescapethestereotypeofbeingeye-rolling,oversexed

femalesraisedbyournever-married,alcoholie(,,)mothers.

Thesamageshavehelpeddefinethewayallwomenareviewed,

includingMichelleObama.Beforesheevergetsthechancetocommittoacause,charityorfoundationasFirstLady,hermosturgentandperhaps

mostcomplicateddutymaybesimpletobeherself.

Itwontbeeasy.Becausefewmainstreampublicationshavedone

in-depthfeaturesonregularAfrican-Americanvomen,littleisknown

aboutwhoweare,whatwethinkandwhatwefaceonaregularbasis.

Forbetterorworse,Michellewillrepresentusall.

Justasshewillhavehercritics,shewillalsohavemillionsoffanswho

usuallyhavelittleinterestintheFirstLady.ManyAfrican-Americanblogs

havewrittenaboutwhattheyliketoseeMichellebringtotheWhite

House-mainlyshowingtheworldthatablackwomancansupporthermanandraiseastrongblackfamily.Michellewillhavetoworktoplease

everyone-animpossibletask.ButformanyAfrican-Americawomen

likeme,justalittleofherpoisaw@confidenceandintelligencewillgo

alongwayinchanginganimagethaeenaroundforfartoolong.

57.WhydoesMichelleObamaholdastrongfascinationforthe

author?

A)SheservesasarolemodelforAfricanwomen.

B)ShepossessesmanyadmirablequalitiesbecomingaFirstLady.

C)ShewillpresenttotheworldanewimageofAfrican-American

women.

D)ShewillpaycloserattentiontotheinterestsofAfrican-American

women.

58.WhatisthecommonstereotypeofAfrican-Americanvomen

accordingtotheauthor?

A)Theyarevictimsofviolence.B)Theyareofaninferiorviolence.

C)Theyusequitealotofbodylanguage.D)Theyliveoncharityand

socialwelfare

59.WhatdomanyAfrican-Americanswriteaboutintheirblogs?

A)WhetherMichellecanliveuptothehighexpectationsofherfans.

B)HowMichelleshouldbehaveasapublicfigure.

C)HowproudtheyaretohaveablackwomanintheWhiteHouse.

D)WhatMichelleshoulddoaswifeandmotherintheWhiteHouse.

60.WhatdoestheauthorsayaboutMichelleObamaasaFirstLady?

A)Howevermanyfansshehas,sheshouldremainmodest,

B)SheshouldntdisappointtheAfrican-Americancommunity.

C)Howeverhardshetries,shecaexpecttopleaseeverybody.

D)ShewillgiveprioritytoAfrican-Americanwom