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1、Unit1ArtⅠ.阅读理解(共两小节,第一节15小题,每小题2分,满分30分)AThemajorityoftheworld’smostpowerfulandinfluentialpositionsremaininmen'shands.Buttheimbalanceisgraduallytilting--anditshows.In2015,someofthebiggestnewsandsuccessesresultedfromtheactionsofwomen.Herearethenewfaceswhoinspired,guidedo
2、rmovedtheworld.LorettaLynchTraditionally,thetopU.S.law-enforcementofficialisnotwell-knownoutsideoftheUnitedStates,butAttorneyGeneralLorettaLynchnotonlymadeheadlinesaroundtheworld,shealsobroughtaparticularkindofchangethatbillionsofpeoplehadhopedforbutthoughtwasoutofreach
3、.Lynchsurprisedtheworldbytakingontheentrenched(根深蒂固的),corruptofficialsofFIFA,thegoverningbodyoftheworld'smostpopularsport,soccer.Shehadthebraverytodowhatnobodyelsehaddared.FIFAofficials,shedeclared,hadengagedin"rampant(猛烈的),systematicanddeep-rooted"corruption,anditwasti
4、meto"bringwrongdoerstojustice."EllenJohnsonSirleafWhenEbolatookonalarmingproportionsinWestAfrica,itwastoughforLiberia,oneofthecentersofthecrisis.EllenJohnsonSirleaf,theleaderofLiberia,pleadedforinternationalhelp.OnereasontheworldrespondedisbecausetheunbeatablePresidenth
5、asinternationalmoralstatus.SheplayedakeyroleinguidinghercountryaftercruelcivilwarsandreceivedtheNobelPeacePrizeforhereffort.JohnsonSirleafnotonlyhelpedbringanendtotheepidemic,shedidsomethingjustasremarkable:Sherevealedheremotionsandadmittedherfaults.Whenitwasallovershes
6、aidshehadbeenafraid,andadmittedshehadmadebigmistakesasaresultofherfear.Thensheshowedgratitude.Insteadofcollectinghonors,shethankedallthepeopleandcountrieswhomadevictoryagainstEbolapossible.AungSanSuuKyiTheBurmeseleader,alsoaNobelPeacePrizewinner,puttheskepticsandthecyni
7、cs(愤世嫉俗)toshame.Tothosewhosaidnonviolentresistancecouldnotdefeataviciousarmedopponent,sheseemedtosay"justwatch."FollowingthefootstepsofMahatmaGandhiandMartinLutherKing,sheenduredalongstruggleagainstthepitilessmilitaryrulersofMyanmar.Shegainedinternationalsupportforecono
8、micsanctions(制裁)thathelpedpersuadethegeneralstoloosentheircontrol,leadingtoelectionsin2015andanoverwhelmingvic