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  3. Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightl

Throughout this long, tense election, everyone has focused on the presidential candidates and how they’ll change America. Rightl

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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 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.
What is the common stereotype of African-American women according to the author?
选项 A、They are victims of family violence.
B、They are of an inferior social group.
C、They use quite a lot of body language.
D、They live on charity and social welfare.
答案B
解析 推理判断题。第二段第二句指出对黑人女性的流行看法，即她们都是留不住丈夫的脾气暴躁的单身母亲。第三句进一步强调，即使在虚幻世界，黑人女性也无法逃脱的刻板印象是爱翻白眼、纵欲过度，由酗酒的未婚母亲抚养长大。由此可以概括非裔美国女性给人的刻板印象是低俗的、低人一等的，故B项为答案。
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