首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
外语
Denise Simmons received a burst of national attention when she became mayor of Cambridge in January, but says her 25 years of po
Denise Simmons received a burst of national attention when she became mayor of Cambridge in January, but says her 25 years of po
admin
2021-10-20
48
问题
Denise Simmons received a burst of national attention when she became mayor of Cambridge in January, but says her 25 years of political involvement have taught her that change comes slowly.
"I was looking at a document that goes back to 1945, where the city was grappling with issues of employment, housing, police-community relations, education," said Simmons, who is believed to be the nation’s first black and openly lesbian mayor. "We’re in 2008. What are the issues? Employment, housing, police-community relations, education."
In an interview last week, Simmons said the purpose of her swearing—in ceremony last month was partly to provide historical perspective on her tenure as mayor. In Cambridge, "women and politics go back to 1880," she said. "Unfortunately, it was 100 years later before a woman of color would be elected to be in public service, but even to say that, for people to know it and understand it is important."
Boston, she said, "which is an extraordinarily progressive city like Cambridge, has never elected a woman of color to the Boston City Council."
Those who have worked with Simmons say that she has been effective behind the scenes for years.
"We did a lot of work a couple of years ago to get a trash ordinance passed because of the problems with the rats," said Marian Darlington-Hope, former chairwoman of the Area IV Neighborhood Coalition. "As many groups, we sort of get loud and nasty, and while that’s good... she paid attention to the concerns people had in ways that were helpful and effective.
"There’s something about being the first that people sometimes have higher expectations than is sometimes reasonable," Darlington-Hope added. "As the first anything, woman, African-American, in her case first black woman, there’s a sense of, ’Oh, we want to see all these things happen.’"
Simmons’ political experience, including four terms on the City Council and a decade on the School Committee, points to the potential for change.
"Probably as mayor now she has the most school experience we’ve had in a long time," said Darlington -Hope, a professor of human services at Lesley University. "I think she’s the one who really brings both pieces together in recognizing the importance of both school and city and can bring education back to the forefront for the entire city."
As mayor, Simmons chairs the School Committee, a body split over the suitability of Superintendent Thomas Fowler-Finn. Just after Simmons became mayor, the committee voted, 4 to 3, to extend Fowler-Finn’s contract, with Simmons casting the swing vote. Some critics have suggested that her vote for the superintendent, despite her previous criticism of the persistent achievement gap in Cambridge public schools, was meant to gain support from supporters of Fowler-Finn on the City Council.
Simmons thinks it important for people to know and understand _______.
选项
A、the history of women’s involvement in politics
B、the perspective of woman politicians of color
C、the importance of women’s role in politics
D、the delayed election of a woman of color
答案
D
解析
在第3段最后一句,Simmons指出虽然妇女参与政治可以追溯到1880年,但直到100多年后才有有色人种的妇女当选政府公职,再结合第4段可推断Simmons认为有色人种妇女获选太迟了,可见本题应选D。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/bftK777K
0
专业英语四级
相关试题推荐
A.designsB.energyC.contextsD.generallyE.walkingF.timeG.exposingH.accessI.returnedJ.appealK.unethica
A.abuseB.awardC.badlyD.complimentsE.correlationF.expressiveG.generouslyH.institutionalizedI
A.ambitiousB.appealstoC.contactsD.expectE.easilyF.worksG.consultingH.recruitI.turnstoJ.settledK.e
A.ambitiousB.appealstoC.contactsD.expectE.easilyF.worksG.consultingH.recruitI.turnstoJ.settledK.e
A.pushingB.remainC.pregnantD.humiliatingE.undergroundF.vitallyG.draggingH.deriveI.obliviousJ.preferK
[A]existing[I]analysis[B]consumers[J]Enormously[C]released[K]identify[D]derivation[L]compelling[E]chief[M]ad
[A]existing[I]analysis[B]consumers[J]Enormously[C]released[K]identify[D]derivation[L]compelling[E]chief[M]ad
Humanbodyneedsavarietyofessentialnutrientstofunctionproperly.Unlessyouarea【C1】______,youprobablydon’tknowwhat
A、Toget200millionchildrentoschoolby2015.B、Toget57millionchildrentoschoolby2015.C、ToprovideyoungpeopleinAs
A.butB.directC.fluentD.surveysE.subtleF.answeredG.dazzleH.abilitiesI.neglectedJ.takesK.languageL.
随机试题
A.起始处B.穿膈处C.与主动脉交叉处D.与右主支气管交叉处E.与左主支气管交叉处
下列记账凭证中,只用于记录不涉及现金和银行存款业务的记账凭证是( )。
填写票据和结算凭证的基本要求包括()。
A公司今年的每股收益为1元,分配股利0.3元/股。该公司利润和股利的增长率都是6%,β系数为1.1。政府债券利率为3%,股票市场的风险附加率为5%。则该公司的内在市盈率为()。
下列关于部分函数依赖的叙述,正确的是()。
党政机关公文划分文种的本质在于,一个文种就意味着一种()。
美国心理学家沙依(Schaie)认为老年期智力活动的性质是
设向量组α1,α2,…,αm和向量组β1,β2,…,βt的秩相同,则正确结论的个数是().①两向量组等价;②两向量组不等价;③若t=m,则两向量组等价;④若两向量组等价,则t=m;⑤若α1,α2,…
已知数据表A中每个元素距其最终位置不远,为节省时间,应采用的算法是()。
LocalHospitaltoHaveBetterFacilitiesAKRON,Ohio,August14-TheMargaretLabonteMemorialHospitalwillsoonhaveimproved
最新回复
(
0
)