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One day the famous America scientist Albert	(1) ________
Einstein came cross an old friend of his in a	(2) ________
street in New York．
“Mr Einstein”, says the friend,“It seems	(3) ________
that you need to have new overcoat．　　 Look, how	(4) ________
worn-out it is．”
“It doesn't matter, ”answered to Albert	(5) ________
Einstein．“No one knows me here in New York．”
Several years ago, they met in New York again．	(6) ________
Einstein become a world-famous physicist	(7) ________
by then, but he still wore the same old overcoat．　　 Once	(8) ________
again his friend tried to persuade him buy a new one．	(9) ________
“There's no need now, ”said Einstein, “Nobody	(10) ________
here has known me．”

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.

1.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.

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.

2.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.

3.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.

4.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.

5.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.

 

Manners nowadays in metropolitan cities like London are practically non-existent. It is nothing for a big, strong schoolboy to push an elderly woman aside to take the last remaining seat on the underway or bus.

　 This question of giving up seats in public transport is much argued about by young men, who say that since women have claimed equality, they no longer deserve to be treated with politeness and that those who go out to work should take their turns in the rat race like anyone else. But women have never claimed to be physically strong as men. Even if it is not agreed, however, the fact remains that courtesy(礼节) should be shown to the old and the sick. Are we really so lost to　 all ideals of unselfishness that we can sit there indifferently(冷漠地) reading the paper or a book, saying to ourselves, “First come, first served” while a grey-haired woman, a mother with a young child or a cripple(残障者) stands? Yet this is all too often seen.

　 Older people, tired and impatient from a day’s work, are not always considerate either — far from it. Many arguments break out as the older people push and squeeze(挤)each other to get on buses. One cannot approve this, of course, but one does feel there is just a little more excuse.

　 It seems urgent, not only that communications in transport should be improved, but also that communication between human beings should be kept smooth and polite. All over cities, it seems that people are too tired and too rushed to be polite. Shop assistants won’t bother to assist; taxi drivers shout at each other as they dash dangerously around corners; bus conductors pull the bell before their desperate passengers have time to get on or off the bus, and so on. It seems to us that it is up to the young to do their small part to stop such lowering of moral standards.

Title：Manners in Metropolitan Cities

Theme	Politeness is (1) ▲ , especially in large cities.
Phenomena and Excuses	Phenomena	Excuses
	Big, strong schoolboys push elderly women aside to (2) ▲ on the last remaining seats.
	Young men (3) ▲ to treat women politely.	Women think they are(4) ▲ to men, so they should take their turns in the rat race like others.
	Young people sit indifferently(5) ▲ while grey-haired women, mothers with (6) ▲ and disabled people stand by.	First come, first served.
	The elderly themselves push each other to get on buses.
(7) ▲	●Communications in transport are not satisfactory. ●Communication between people doesn’t go (8) ▲ and politely. ●People are too (9) ▲ and too rushed to care about others.
Solution	Young people make an (10) ▲ to stop such lowering of moral standards.

 

In the past ten years, America’s National Basketball Association (NBA) has grown increasingly with the rest of the world to supply players. 　 When Michael Jordan and Larry Bird won gold in Barcelona in 1992, the Americans were praised for teaching the world how to play basketball. This season, however, 20 percent of NBA rosters (花名册) will be filled by non-Americans. NBA commissioner David Stern happily embraces the trend. On a visit to Paris in October, Stern outlined his vision for the future which is likely to see Europe hosting NBA games by 2010. 　 The NBA is now planning to take China by storm. 　 “Our experience in China has been that it is going to be explosive in its growth,: said Stern. The strategy（战略）in China is television. “We’ve made 14 deals in China with local and national networks on cable and satellite.” The success of Chinese centre Yao Ming has paved the way for more than 200 countries in 42 languages will put that to the test in October 2004 when the Houston Rockets play two pre-season games against the Sacramento Kings in Beijing and Shanghai. The NBA knows that it needs a global market to compensate for tough times on home soil. 　 “It doesn’t matter where the players come from, al the NBA teams now know that they have to scout[揽得(人才)] internationally,” said Terry Lyons, the NBA’s vice-president of international public relations. “It has increased the level of competition here.” As Frenchman Tony Parker and Argentine Emanuel Ginobili showed in winning championship rings with the San Antonio Spurs last season, many people can earn the respect of their American peers(同行). Others, such as the Houston Rockets’ Chinese centre Yao Ming – number one draft pick in 2003 – and the Detroit Pistons’ 18-year-old Serb Darko Milicic – number two overall in this year’s draft – are icons(偶像) in-waiting. It is the ultimate revolution – the rest of the world teaching the US how to play basketball. 1．The underlined phrase “take China by storm” means that ______ ． 　 A．NBA intends to make China its “marketing center” 　 B．NBA is planning to set up some training centers in China 　 C．there’ll be a big storm when NBA comes to China to play against China men’s team 　 D．The NBA’s live basket games will be broadcasted on all the TVs in China 2．What seems to be the biggest change that is happening to NBA? 　 A．NBA is expecting more foreign players to join the league． 　 B．China’s rapid development in sports affects NBA． 　 C．Yao Ming has taken the place of Michael Jordan． 　 D．The NBA will stop teaching the world how to play basketball． 3．When the writer talked of “home soil”, he was referring to ______． 　 A．farms in the States　　　　 B．native Americans 　 C．the NBA training center　　 D．the USA 4．Which of the following can be used as another good title for the passage? 　 A．The Non-American Basketball Players B．NBA Is Coming to China 　 C．The Foreign Ties That Bind the NBA D．NBA Is Making Great Progress