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Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidenti

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问题     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.
选项 A、She serves as a role model for African-America women.
B、She possesses many admirable qualities becoming the First Lady.
C、She will present to the world a new image of African-America.
D、She will pay closer attention to the interests of African-America.
答案 C
解析 【全文翻译】
    经过这次漫长而又紧张的选举后，所有人的目光都聚集在总统候选人本身和他们将如何改变美国上。确实如此。但是就个人而言，我更关注米歇尔.奥巴马和她可能做的事，不仅为这个国家，更关心她会为像我这样的非裔美国妇女做些什么。作为可能成为第一夫人的人，她也许吸引了世界的目光。这就意味着人们将第一次有机会近距离亲身接触非裔美国妇女，这是他们平时很少能见到的。
    通常，黑人妇女的生活很少有人问津。大多数人都认为我们是脾气暴躁，不能留住男人的单身母亲。甚至在这个相信奇迹的世界上，黑人妇女仍然不能逃脱人们的偏见，他们觉得我们是爱转动眼球的，由酗酒的单身母亲抚养长大的滥交的女人。
    这些形象有助于解释人们看待黑人妇女的方式，包括米歇尔.奥巴马。在她有机会作为第一夫人致力于事业、慈善或基金会之前，她最迫切可能也是最复杂的任务就是做她自己。
    这并不简单，因为几乎没有主流的出版物曾对普通的非裔美国妇女进行过深度的报道，几乎不知道我们是谁，我们所想和我们所面对的是什么。无论好坏，米歇尔将要代表我们全部。
    正如将有很多人批评她一样，也将有无数本来对第一夫人不感兴趣的人成为她的粉丝。许多非裔美国人在博客中写到他们想让米歇尔带给白宫的是让世界看到黑人妇女是能够帮助她的丈夫和撑起一个坚强的黑人家庭的。米歇尔将不得不努力去取悦所有人—一项不可能完成的任务。但是对于许多像我一样的非裔美国妇女来说，只要能学习一点儿她的沉着、自信和机智，就能在改变人们根深蒂固的形象的道路上迈进一大步。

细节题。根据题目定位到文中第一段第三～五句：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．(我更关注米歇尔.奥巴马和她可能做的事，不仅因为这个国家，更关心她会为像我这样的非裔美国妇做些什么。作为可能成为第一夫人的人，她也许吸引了世界的目光。这就意味着人们将第一次有机会近距离亲身接触非裔美国妇女，这是他们平时很少能见到的)。可见作者最在意的是Michelle Obama能为非裔美国女性展示出一个新的形象。
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