Unit-7-Id-Rather-Be-Black-than-Female-练习答案

Unit7I’dRatherBeBlackthanFemaleConsolidationActivitiesI.TextComprehension1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeA.TopresentapictureofAmericanwomenwhoareprejudicedagainstinpoliticsandemployment.B.TorevealthedifficultiessheencounteredwhenrunningforCongressasablackfemale.C.Tocallfortheremovalofprejudiceagainstwomenbyrelatingherownexperiencesandsomecommonsocialphenomena.Key:[C]2.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1).TheauthorimpliesthatAmericanpeople,bothmenandwomen,arenotsoreadilyawareoftheexistenceofprejudiceagainstwomenasthatagainstblacks.[T]2).Thelong,tediousandfaithfulpoliticalworkcanguaranteeawomanadominantpositioninpolitics.[F]3).Theauthor’sexperiencesofrunningforofficeindicatethathereveryattempttogoupwardinpoliticswasmetwithmen’sstrongdisapproval.[T]4).Althoughwomensufferprejudiceinjobrecruitment,theystillenjoythesameopportunitiesasmenincareerdevelopment.[F]5).Accordingtotheauthor,hermajorresponsibilityinpoliticsistoaffirmtheroleofwomeninthecountry.[T]II.WritingStrategiesThetitleofthepassageseemstosuggestthatthearticleismainlyabouttheauthor’spersonalexperiencesinpolitics.Butcarefulreaderswillfindthattheauthorintegratessuchexperiencesintothegeneralsituationofwomen,whichismorepoignantthantheracialproblem,thusintensifyingandbroadeningthetheme.Theauthormainlyemploysthreedevices:comparison,rhetoricalquestionsandparallelism.Comparisonisusedbetweenblacksandfemales,bothofwhomsufferprejudices,andbetweenmenandwomenfortheirrespectiverolesinpoliticsandfortheircareeropportunities;rhetoricalquestionsandparallelismareusedtohighlighttheemotiveforceofthepassage.Nowyouarerequired:1.todifferentiatetheauthor’spersonalexperiencesfromthegeneralsituationofwomen;2.toidentifyandstudytherhetoricalquestionsandparallelismsusedinthepassage.Key:1.Theauthor’spersonalexperiences:Paragraphs1,5,7,8,9,13.Thecommonsituationofwomen:Paragraphs2,4,6,10,11,15.2.Rhetoricalquestions:Paragraphs2,4,10,12.Parallelisms:Paragraph15.III.LanguageWork1.Explaintheunderlinedpart(s)ineachsentenceinyourownwords.1).BeingthefirstblackwomanelectedtoCongresshasmademesomekindofphenomenon.asuccessfulperson2).IfIsaidthatbeingblackisagreaterhandicapthanbeingawoman,probablynoonewouldquestionme.expressdoubtaboutthetruthofwhatIhavesaid3).Thatthereisprejudiceagainstwomenisanideathatstillstrikesnearlyallmen—and,Iamafraid,mostwomen—asbizarre.gives...theimpressionofbeing4).PrejudiceagainstblackswasinvisibletomostwhiteAmericansformanyyears.unseen5).Fromthestartofthatcampaign,Ifacedundisguisedhostilitybecauseofmysex.obvious6).Amongmembersofmyownparty,closedmeetingswereheldtodiscusswaysofstoppingme.meetingskeptsecretfromotherpeople(suchasthepublic)7).Myopponent,thefamouscivil-rightsleaderJamesFarmer,triedtoprojectablack,masculineimagepresent8).Mr.Farmerstilldoesn’tquiteknowwhathithim.beat/defeated9).Afewyearsago,Iwastalkingwithapoliticalleaderaboutapromisingyoungwomanasacandidate.talented/likelytosucceed10).Iloveteaching,andIamreadytogobacktoitassoonasIamconvincedthatthiscountrynolongerneedsawoman’scontribution.amsure2.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1).Hefeltasenseofincredulity(incredulous),angerandpainattheaccusationmadeagainsthim.2).Amovetowardshealthyeatingcouldhelpeliminate(elimination)heartdisease.3).Hisfeelingsofresentmenthavebeensuppressed(suppression)foryears.4).Bythetimethepilotrealizedhowclosetheplanewastothebuilding,itwastoolatetotakeevasive(evade)action.5).Thereisapredominance(predominate)ofpeoplewithanartsdegreeontheboardofgovernors.6).It’sveryeasytoempathize(empathy)withthecharactersinherbooks.7).Latelastnight,theFrenchambassador(ambassadorial)wassummonedtotheForeignOfficetodiscussthecrisis.8).Thetruthisthattheyappointnomorethanatoken(tokenism)numberofwomentomanagerialjobs.9).Customersaretiredofthestereotypical(stereotype),fast-talkingsalesperson.10).Itisnothisactingbuthismasculinity(masculine)thatreallyappealstotheaudience.3.Fillintheblank(s)ineachsentencewithaphrasetakenfromtheboxinitsappropriateform.thinkofas|holdarank|runfor|dropoutofreaptherewards|becontentwith|siton|buildupberewardedwith|makeadifference|reaptherewards1).Shestudiedeveryeveningandreaptherewardsatexamtime.2).Ithinkheisfairlycontentedwithhislife.3).Exercisecanmakeabigdifferencetoyourhealth.4).Hewasrewardedforhisyearsofservicetothecompanywithagrandfarewellpartyandseveralpresents.5).Becauseofpoorhealthshehadtostoprunningfortheelection.6).Ithinkhimofsomeonewhowillalwayshelpme.7).HesitsontheSenateFinanceCommittee.8).Hesaidthattherewerefewmembersofethnicminoritiesholdingseniormilitaryranks.9).Theygavehimchickensouptobuilduphishealth.10).Severalstudentsdroppedoutofthecourseafterthreeweeks.4.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.1).He’sinadead-endjob.withnohopeofpromotion2).Sixpeoplehavebeenputontrialfortheirroleintheanti-governmentdemonstrations.involvement3).Shecan’ttoleratenoiseofanysortwhenshe’stryingtowrite.bear4).Herpersistenceandenthusiasmhavehelpedthegrouptoachieveitsstatusasaninternationaldev