题文
Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural (就职）Ball dress four years ago --- and the risk paid off.The First Lady looked extremely attractive in a thin, sweeping, and ruby-colored dress by designer Jason Wu. She teamed the dramatic dress with heels by Jimmy Choo and a diamond ring by Kimberly McDonald.
She surprised the fashion establishment by returning to a Wu design which had been the custom made for her.
Four years ago at her first Inauguration Ball, Michelle shimmered（熠熠生辉）in an off-white, one-shouldered floor-length dress by the designer.
Wu, who was 26 at the time and had only been working in fashion for three years, saw his career take off after the First Lady's surprise decision to wear one of his dresses.
He said at the time that he was unaware she had chosen the dress and had been watching at home on his couch and eating pizza when she appeared.
After her 2013 decision, Wu told Women's Wear Daily: “Mrs Obama likes to keep her secrets. She fooled me again.”
Wu released a women's clothing and accessories（装饰品）collection at Target last year and continues to be popular with the First Lady for official engagements.
The sleeveless, cross-halter neck dress with low-cut back flattered（突出）49-year-old Michelle's arms and neat waist.
It had been created especially for her by Wu and was a departure from the dark and plain colour tone she stuck to at earlier inauguration events.
Mrs Obama's new hairstyle -- she had bangs（美发沙龙）cut on her birthday last week had been loosely tousled（蓬松的）for the special night.
Vice-President Joe Biden's wife Jill also looked attractive in a blue silk dress by Vera Wang at the Inauguration Ball.
小题1:What does the passage mainly talk about？A．Michelle Obama’s inaugural ball dress.B．Wu, a great designer.C．The First Lady’s secrets.D．Mrs Obama’s 2013 decision.小题2:Michelle Obama’s brave decision proved to be a_________.A．riskB．dangerC． SurpriseD．success小题3: According to the passage, which of the following is correct?A．Mrs Obama’s inaugural dresses were made by the same designer. B．Joe Biden’s wife Jill also had her dress created by Wu.C．The colour tone at Michelle’s earlier inaugural events was not satifactory.D．Mrs Obama had straight forehead hair as her new hairstyle for the special night.小题4: Which of the following best describes Jason Wu?A．Daring and gifted.B．Unusual and cautious.C．Careful and brave.D．Talented and lucky.小题5: From the 6th and 7th paragraphs we know that________.A．Wu was aware that Mrs Obama had chosen his work again B．Wu didn’t know Mrs Obama had chosen his creation again.C．Mrs Obama told Wu to give away her secretsD．Mrs Obama should have told Wu the truth 题型：未知难度：其他题型
答案
小题1:A
小题2:D
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:B
解析
本文主要介绍了米歇尔夫人的就职晚礼服是由设计师Jason Wu设计的，并介绍了晚礼服的式样。米歇尔夫人四年后仍然乐于穿Jason Wu设计的晚礼服，并经常出席一些重要的社交场合。
小题1:主旨题。本文第一段就可以知道中心Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural (就职）Ball dress four years ago，所以本文主要讨论的是米歇尔夫人的晚礼服。故选A.
小题2:细节推断题。从第二自然段可知，米歇尔夫人的大胆的决定是正确的，是一个成功，故选D
小题3:细节题。从第一段Michelle Obama made a daring decision to return to the same designer who created her Inaugural (就职）Ball dress four years ，可知，米歇尔夫人的就职晚礼服和她四年前所穿的晚礼服都是由同一个设计的，故选A
小题4:推断题。从第五自然段Wu, who was 26 at the time and had only been working in fashion for three years, 可知，他只有26岁，仅仅在服装设计公司工作了三年，可见他能够被奥巴马夫人看重说明他是有才华的也是很幸运的，故选D.
小题5:细节推断题。从第6,7段Mrs Obama likes to keep her secrets. She fooled me again.可知，Mrs Obama并未告诉Wu她又选择了他设计的衣服，所以Wu并不知道米歇尔夫人又选择了自己设计的衣服，故选B
点评：本文推断题较多，给文章增添了一定的难度。对于此类比较短的文章，所给的信息量比较精炼，要求学生仔细认真的读懂文章，不能走马观花的看，要根据题目中的内容对比文章的上下，综合作答，尤其对于推断题，要准确理会作者的写作情感，事情发展的逻辑关系都需要特别注意。
考点
据考高分专家说，试题“Michelle Obama made .....”主要考查你对 [日常生活类阅读 ]考点的理解。日常生活类阅读
日常生活类阅读的概念：
日常生活这一话题主要涉及人们衣食住行等方面的活动。这一话题的选材主要针对人们日常的工作，生活以及学习情况。做这一类题时，最主要的是要把握好人物的活动内容，时间和地点。
日常生活类阅读题答题技巧：
【题型说明】
该类文章内容涉及到人们的言谈举止、生活习惯、饮食起居、服饰仪表、恋爱婚姻、消遣娱乐、节日起源、家庭生活等。文章篇幅短小，追根溯源，探索各项风俗的历史渊源，内容有趣。命题也以送分题为主，如事实细节题、语义转换题、词义猜测题和简单推理判断题等。虽然这类文章读起来感觉轻松，试题做起来比较顺手，但绝不能掉以轻心。因为稍不留神，就会丢分。
【备考提醒】
为了保证较高准确率，建议同学们做好以下几点：
1、保持正常的考试心态。笔者在教学中发现，越是容易的试题，同学们越是容易失分。为什么呢？因为在这种情况下，同学们极易产生麻痹思想，认为题目好做，就不引起高度重视，于是思维不发散、不周密。而命题人就是利用同学们的这一弱点，设计陷阱题。所以，无论试题难易与否，我们都要保持正常的考试心态。试题容易，不欣喜；试题难，不悲观。
2、根据前面讲到的方法，认认真真、细细心心做好事实细节题。
3、做好语义转换题。这类题是根据英语中一词多义和某些词语在文中能表达一定的修辞意义的原则而设计的。要求同学们解释某生词的含义，确定多义词或短语在文中的意思，确认文中的某个代词所指代的对象，或者对英语中特有的表达、格言、谚语进行解释。这种题要求同学们一定要根据上下文猜测词义或理解句子，切不可望文生义。
4、做好简单推理判断题。简单推理判断题要以表面文字为前提，以具体事实为依据进行推理，做出判断。这种推理方式比较直接，只要弄清事实，即可结合常识推断出合理的结论。
