Question

Chelsea Clinton, the 31-year-old daughter of former President Bill Clinton and Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, is stepping into her own spotlight.

According to the New York Times, NBC has hired Clinton to become a full-time special correspondent（记者） for NBC News. Her feature stories will reportedly be used in the “Making a Difference” series, which runs on “NBC Nightly News”. The sections attract people who volunteer to improve the lives of others in their communities.

When Bill Clinton won the presidency in 1992, the first lady asked the press to keep Chelsea out of the public eyes. As a young adult, Chelsea continued to avoid media attention in order to attend college and quietly enter the business world. Once her mother decided to run for the presidency in 2007, however, Chelsea made hundreds of public appearances, mostly on college campuses, to support the campaign. More recently, she has worked for New York University and promoted her father’s latest book. She is currently pursuing a doctor’s degree at Oxford.

Clinton is the second daughter of a president hired by NBC News; Jenna Bush Hager, daughter of former President George W. Bush, works as a correspondent for NBC’s “Today” show.

1. Chelsea Clinton continued to stay out of media attention to _____.

A．improve the lives of others

B．help her father in the election

C．study and go to the business circle

D．support her mother for the presidency

2. What does the underlined word mean in Paragraph 2?

A．is shown          B．flows             C．is managed        D．spreads

3. Which is the right order of the events?

a. Chelsea helped to sell Bill Clinton’s latest book.

b. Chelsea pursues her doctor’s degree.

c. Chelsea supported her mother’s career.

d. Chelsea was out of the public attention.

A．d, a, c, b                              B．c, d, b, a

C．c, b, d, a                              D．d, c, a, b

4. According to the text, we can conclude that _____.

A．Chelsea Clinton is the second daughter of Bill Clinton

B．Chelsea Clinton is in favour of her parents’ careers

C．Chelsea Clinton always follows her mother’s advice

D．Jenna Bush Hager is a correspondent for “NBC Nightly News”

Answer

1.C

2.A

3.D

4.B

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了美国前总统克林顿和现任国务卿的女儿切尔西逐渐步入公众的视野，据《纽约时报》报道，切尔西已经成为美国全国广播公司的一名通讯记者。

1.细节理解题。根据Chelsea continued to avoid media attention in order to attend college and quietly enter the business world.可知切尔西避开媒体的关注是为了上大学并进入商业圈，故选C。

2.词义猜测题。根据Her feature stories will reportedly be used in the “Making a Difference” series, which runs on “NBC Nightly News”切尔西的专题报道将被应用到“Making a Difference”系列节目中，这档节目在“NBC Nightly News”中播出，所以run意为（连续地）播出，故选 A。

3.细节理解题。根据文章第三段的内容可知，故选D。

4.推理判断题。根据第三段可知2007年，希拉里竞选总统时切尔西为其助阵；近来，切尔西又为克林顿的新书宣传。通过切尔西的这些举动，我们可推断出她非常支持她父母的事业，故选B。

考点：政治类短文阅读。