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26、Will Hillary Be the Next American President?

　　Back in 1969, US President Richard Nixon confidently predicted: “In the next 50 years, we shall see a woman president, perhaps sooner than you think.”

" m% ^5 ^; t' m  G　　Today, not too far off Nixon’s deadline, America is looking at that possibility. Over the weekend, Hillary Rodham Clinton, wife of former president Bill Clinton, announced her run for 2008 presidency.
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  q1 v4 o% B& e; p( r. N. f& ^　　US polls indicate that Americans feel comfortable with a female president. A New York Times survey found nearly all Americans saying they would vote for president if she were qualified.
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However, accepting the theoretical notion of a female leader is quite different from voting an actual woman. In fact, there is still widespread distrust of a woman in the top position.
This is partly due to the biased thinking that women are weak on national security, though they might be strong on education and health care. This damages their prospects as a presidential contender.
$ `+ `* P0 N: v; m9 ^" a. W　　“There’s still an inherent nervousness on the part of voters putting a woman in as the ultimate decision-maker. Control of the army and border security are sorts of traditionally male jobs,”commented Amy Walter,an American campaign analyst.“That’s where I think voters consciously or unconsciously have difficulties with women candidates.”
　　Women have held the top job in other major Western countries. In 1979, Britain elected Margaret Thatcher prime minister. Last year, Germany made Angela Merkel its first female chancellor.
　　In the US, no woman has succeeded in being nominated as a presidential candidate.One woman did make the attempt: Elizabeth Dole. In 1999,she tried to get the Republican Party nomination. But Dole could only raise $ 5 million for her bid-compared with the $ 56 million George W.Bush raised.
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1 J; `$ S7 V2 G  ~( g6 [! Z3 T　　So Barriers lie ahead for Hillary if she wants to make history by becoming the first female US president. With the Iraqi war underway, she’ll find it even harder.
) p1 ]3 v6 B" U3 C* L9 j8 J　　“I don’t feel that our society is ready for a woman president. The enemy we face does not respect females the same way we have come to see them as equals. If we were not in this war,I would support a woman president,”said Chris Dildy, a computer engineering student.
6 Q. _7 U: @: V1 [+ j' K6.Hillary has already raised a large anount of campaign fund.
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B.Wrong  
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8 w9 [8 t" |! ]/ f4 e5 F+ b( o$ O6 h7.Chris Dildy will vote for Hillary.
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C.Not mentioned

标准答案： C,B   
解　　析：6.Hillary has already raised(已经募集了) a large amount of (大量的)campaign fund(资金).
C. 问题句说“Hillary 已经筹集到了一大笔竞选款”， 利用问题句中的细节信息campaign fund(竞选款)作为答案线索， 结果发现该词以及与改词词义相近的词语均没有在文章中出现，因此判断问题句的信息在文章中没有被提到。 中 华 考 试 网
3 X( Q6 b- U7 M' h, s: O　　考点：细节信息的查找和确认
7.Chris Dildy will vote for(投票支持) Hillary.
B. 问题句说“Chris Dildy 要投Hillary的票”。 利用问题句中的特征词Chris Dildy作为答案线索， 在文章中找到答案相关句(文章最后一句)：“If we were not in this war, I would support(支持) a woman president”, said Chris Dildy, a computer(计算机) engineering (工程)student. 该句说“如果我们没有在打这场战争，我会支持选一位女总统”，虚拟语气表示与事实相反， 或事先可能性较小的假设。 因此这句话得实际语义是“我们现在卷入了一场战争之中， 因此我是不会支持女总统的”。由此可见问题句的说法不正确。
　　考点: 虚拟语气。