单选题
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."
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.
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.
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.
"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.
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.
"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.

单选题 Up to the present, no woman has been elected president in the US.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】信息词women(女人)和up to the present作为答案线索，在文章第一段中找到答案相关句。该句说“1969年，美国总统Richard Nixon很有信心地预测：‘在下一个50年里，我们将会看见一个女总统，这或许比你想象得更快些”’，可以推断出从1969年到现在为止，美国还没有出现女总统。因此选择A。
单选题 Bill Clinton will strongly support Hillary to run for the 2008 presidency.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】利用问题句中的特征词Bill Clinton和2008 presidency作为答案线索，在文章中查找到答案相关句：第二段第二句。但该句只是提到Hillary是Bill Clinton的妻子，而文章的其部分没有再提到Bill Clinton，由此判断问题句的信息在文章中没有被提到。
单选题 American people will elect a woman president of the United States in 2008.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】文章第四段说：接受女总统这个概念不等同于同意投票选举出一位女总统。事实上，人们仍然普遍不相信女人能胜任领袖的职位。由此可见问题句提供的信息错误。
单选题 One of Hillary's campaign promises is to reform the nation's health care system.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】在文章中找到答案相关句：第五段第一句。该句只是说女人做教育和医疗方面的工作有优势，但没有说Hillary的一个竞选承诺是改革国家的医疗制度，因此问题句的信息在文章中没有被提到。
单选题 Germans elected a woman chancellor last year.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】利用题干中的特征词Germans和细节信息词woman chancellor作为答案线索，在文章第七段最后一句为答案相关句。该句说去年，德国选举了Angela Merkel为德国第一位女总理，因此题干提供了正确信息。
单选题 Hillary has already raised a large amount of campaign fund.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】利用题干中的细节信息campaign fund(竞选款)作为答案线索，发现该词以及与该词词义相近的词语均没有在文章中出现，因此判断题干的信息在文章中没有被提到。
单选题 Chris Dildy will vote for Hillary.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】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。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。由此可见题干的说法不正确。