职称英语综合类阅读判断模拟试卷二
<p> <span word="Will">Will</span> <span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Be">Be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Next">Next</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="President">President</span>?</p><p> <span word="Back">Back</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1969，<span word="US">US</span> <span word="President">President</span> <span word="Richard">Richard</span> <span word="Nixon">Nixon</span> <span word="confidently">confidently</span> <span word="predicted">predicted</span>：<span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="next">next</span> 50 <span word="years">years</span>，<span word="we">we</span> <span word="shall">shall</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="president">president</span>，<span word="perhaps">perhaps</span> <span word="sooner">sooner</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="think">think</span>1.</p><p> <span word="Today">Today</span>，<span word="not">not</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="far">far</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="Nixons">Nixons</span> <span word="deadline">deadline</span>，<span word="America">America</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="looking">looking</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="possibility">possibility</span>.<span word="Over">Over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="weekend">weekend</span>，<span word="Hillary">Hillary</span> <span word="Rodham">Rodham</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>，<span word="wife">wife</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="former">former</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="Bill">Bill</span> <span word="Clinton">Clinton</span>，<span word="announced">announced</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="run">run</span> <span word="for">for</span> 2008 <span word="presidency">presidency</span>.</p><p> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="polls">polls</span> <span word="indicate">indicate</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="feel">feel</span> <span word="comfortable">comfortable</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="president">president</span>.<span word="A">A</span> <span word="New">New</span> <span word="York">York</span> <span word="Times">Times</span> <span word="survey">survey</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="vote">vote</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="president">president</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="qualified">qualified</span>.</p><p> <span word="However">However</span>，<span word="accepting">accepting</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="theoretical">theoretical</span> <span word="notion">notion</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="different">different</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="voting">voting</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="actual">actual</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>.<span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>，<span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="widespread">widespread</span> <span word="distrust">distrust</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="position">position</span>.</p><p> <span word="This">This</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="partly">partly</span> <span word="due">due</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="biased">biased</span> <span word="thinking">thinking</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="weak">weak</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="national">national</span> <span word="security">security</span>，<span word="though">though</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="might">might</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="strong">strong</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="care">care</span>.<span word="This">This</span> <span word="damages">damages</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="prospects">prospects</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="presidential">presidential</span> <span word="contender">contender</span>.</p><p> <span word="Theres">Theres</span> <span word="still">still</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="inherent">inherent</span> <span word="nervousness">nervousness</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="part">part</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="putting">putting</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="ultimate">ultimate</span> <span word="decision">decision</span>-<span word="maker">maker</span>.<span word="Control">Control</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="army">army</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="border">border</span> <span word="security">security</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="sorts">sorts</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="traditionally">traditionally</span> <span word="male">male</span> <span word="jobs">jobs</span>，<span word="commented">commented</span> <span word="Amy">Amy</span> <span word="Walter">Walter</span>，<span word="an">an</span> <span word="American">American</span> <span word="campaign">campaign</span> <span word="analyst">analyst</span>.<span word="Thats">Thats</span> <span word="where">where</span>!<span word="think">think</span> <span word="voters">voters</span> <span word="consciously">consciously</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="unconsciously">unconsciously</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="difficulties">difficulties</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="candidates">candidates</span>.</p><p> <span word="Women">Women</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="top">top</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="Western">Western</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>.<span word="In">In</span> 1979，<span word="Britain">Britain</span> <span word="elected">elected</span> <span word="Margaret">Margaret</span> <span word="Thatcher">Thatcher</span> <span word="prime">prime</span> <span word="minister">minister</span>.<span word="Last">Last</span> <span word="year">year</span>，<span word="Germany">Germany</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="Angela">Angela</span> <span word="Merkel">Merkel</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="female">female</span> <span word="chancellor">chancellor</span>.</p>
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