Hillary Rodham Clinton

Questionsare based on the following passage:

Hillary Rodham Clinton released the first television spot of her Senate campaign this morn-ing, a 30-minute commercial that will begin airing statewide on Thursday. The spot, titled"First", uses numerous still photos to highlight landmarks in Mrs. Clinton' s career, while the voiceover says she is "more than a first lady. "

There is no mention of Mrs. Clinton' s rival for New York' s Senate seat, New York Mayor Rudolph Giuliani.

Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said the ad was "positive" and "biographi-cal", instead of focusing on the first lady' s opponent.

Mrs. Clinton has previously aired radio ads, but has generally stayed with a strategy of mak-ing extensive campaign appearances instead of using television spots, while Giuliani has already run statewide TV ads.

Text of Hillary Commercial:

First she became a lawyer, named one of the top hundred in America.

Her first cause was children, fighting abuse and chairing the board of the Children' s Defense Fund.

(76) Her first priority was public schools, helping to establish teacher testing. More than a first lady. For 30 years, she' s fought for children and families.

As New York' s senator, she' II fight for better schools and heath care for children.

Hillary. Put her to work for all of us.

What does the word "air" in the first sentence mean? 查看材料

A.Dry

B.Express

C.Breathe

D.Broadcast

Hillary Rodham Clinton

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During the 1992 presidential campaign, Hillary Rodham Clinton observed, "Our lives are a mixture of different roles. Most of us are doing the best we can to find whatever the right balance is...For me, that balance is family, work, and service. "

Hillary Diane Rodham, Dorothy and Hugh Rodham's first child, was born on October 26, 1947.Two brothers, Hugh and Tony, soon followeD．Hillary's childhood in Park Ridge, Illinois, was happy and disciplined.She loved sports and her church, and was a member of the National Honor Society, and a student leader. Her parents encouraged her to study hard and to pursue any career that interested her.

As an undergraduate at Wellesley College, Hillary mixed academic excellence with school government. Speaking at graduation, she said, "The challenge now is to practice politics as the art of making what appears to be impossible, possible. "

In 1969, Hillary entered Yale Law School, where she served on the Board of Editors of Yale Law Review and Social Action, interned with children's advocate Marian Wright Edelman, and met Bill Clinton. The President often recalls how they met in the library when she strode up to him and said, "If you're going to keep staring at me, I might as well introduce myself. " The two were soon inseparable—partners in moot court, political campaigns, and matters of the heart.

After graduation, Hillary advised the Children's Defense Fund in Cambridge and joined the impeachment inquiry staff advising the Judiciary Committee of the House of Representatives. After completing those responsibilities, she"followed her heart to Arkansas," where Bill had begun his political career.

They married in 1975. She joined the faculty of the University of Arkansas Law School in 1975 and the Rose Law Firm in 1976. In 1978, President Jimmy Carter appointed her to the board of the Legal Services Corporation, and Bill Clinton became governor of Arkansas. Their daughter, Chelsea, was born in 1980.

Hillary served as Arkansas's First Lady for 12 years, balancing family, law, and public service. She chaired the Arkansas Educational Standards Committee, co-founded the Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families, and served on the boards of the Arkansas Children's Hospital, Legal Services, and the Children's Defense FunD．

As the nation's First Lady, Hillary continued to balance public service with private life. Her active role began in 1993 when the President asked her to chair the Task Force on National Health Care Reform. She continued to be a leading advocate for expanding health insurance coverage, ensuring children are properly immunized, and raising public awareness of health issues. She wrote a weekly newspaper column entitled "Talking It Over," which focused on her experiences as First Lady and her observations of women, children, and families she has met around the worlD．Her 1996 book It Takes a Village and Other Lessons Children Teach Us As First Lady, her public involvement with many activities sometimes led to controversy. Undeterred by critics, Hillary won many admirers for her staunch support for women around the world and her commitment to children's issues.

She was elected United States Senator from New York on November 7, 2000. She is the first First Lady elected to the United States Senate and the first woman elected statewide in New York.

On the eve of becoming the First Lady of the United States, Hillary Rodham Clinton began to take service into consideration. Here the word "service" means______.

A．work in the army, navy or the air force

B．work or duty done for the country

C．work in any of the government departments

D．work in the President's home

Which of the following is NOT the task that Hillary Rodham Clinton was involved in as chair of the Task Force on National Health Care Reform?

A．expanding health insurance coverage

B．ensuring children's immunization

C．raising public awareness of health issues

D．writing a best seller

Hillary Rodham Clinton got her first government appointment in the______Administration.

A．Nixon

B．Carter

C．Clinton

D．Bush

In 1969, Hillary Rodham Clinton entered Yale Law School, where she worked as______.

A．Ph.D.student

B．wife of Bill Clinton

C．editor and intern

D．secretary

Hillary Rodham Clinton went to Arkansas for the purposes of becoming______.

A．a follower of Bill Clinton

B．an advisor for the Children's Defense Fund

C．an editor of a magazine

D．a government official

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 sons of traditionally male jobs，”conmented Amy Walter，an Ametican 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，”sai Chris Dildy，a computer engineering student．

第 22 题 Up to the present，no woman has been elected president in the US．

A．Right

B．Wrong

C．Not mentioned

A、“The Story of an Eyewitness: The San Francisco Earthquake”

B、“A Woman in Charge: The Life of Hillary Rodham Clinton”

C、“How to Make Perfect Brownies”

D、“Nudist Trailer Park”