Unit-12-A-Case-of-“Severe-Bias”习题答案综合教程四

Unit12ACaseofSevereBiasKeytotheExercisesTextcomprehensionI.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurposeofwriting.AII.Judge,accordingtothetext,whetherthefollowingstatementsaretrueorfalse.1.T(RefertoParagraph3.InAmericannewsmedia,blackAmericaispoor,criminal,addictedanddysfunctional.Indeed,themediahavecoveredonlyasmallsegmentoftheblackcommunityandpresenteditasthenorm.)2.T(RefertoParagraph3,whereitissaidthatitisaninsidiouspractice,alltheuglierforitsblatancy,meaningthatthemedia'spracticeofmisrepresentingblackAmericaisobtrusiveandoffensive.)3.F(RefertoParagraph4,whereitisindicatedthatmediareportsoncrackbabies,gangwarfare,violentyouth,povertyandhomelessnessareallfeaturedasblack,whilerarelyisthereanyarticleaboutblacksplayingapositiverole,oranyroleatall.)4.F(RefertoParagraphs6?,whereitisshownthatinnumberstherearemorewhiteAmericansonwelfare,butamongtheurbanunderclassthereisalargerproportionofblacks.)5.F(RefertoParagraph12,inwhichtheauthortellsusthatshehasnotseenarecognizablegangmemberoranygangactivity,norhasshebeenthevictimofgangviolence.)6.F(RefertoParagraphs14?6,whichshowthatblacks'truecharacteristicsandcontributionsarethebiggestsecretinAmerica.Everyblack,eventhosewiththestrongestminds,cravesaffirmationoftheircontributionstoAmericansociety.)III.Answerthefollowingquestions.1.RefertoParagraph3.Itreferstothesmallgroupofblackswhoarepoor,criminal,addictedanddysfunctional.2.RefertoParagraphs3?,and11.Theauthorespeciallyfocusesonthenewsmedia,andshealsotouchesuponthefilmindustry.3.RefertoParagraph7.Aspresentedinthemedia,whiteAmericaisalwayswholeandlovelyandhealthy,whileblackAmericaisusuallysickandpatheticanddeficient.4.RefertoParagraph9.Bytwilightzone,theauthormeansthattheimageofblackAmericaisveryconfusingbecauseofthediscrepancybetweenitsimageinthemediaanditsrealcharacter.5.RefertoParagraph12.Accordingtotheauthor,shehasneverexperiencedanygangactivityinDenver,norhasshebeenthevictimofgangviolence.6.RefertoParagraphs5?,and13.Yes,newsreportsandjournalismarealwayssupposedtobethemirroronAmericanreality.IV.Explaininyourownwordsthefollowingsentences.1.Themedia'smalicioususeofasmallsegmenttorepresentallblackAmericaisshamelessandoffensive.2.ThemediaaresupposedtopresentAmericancultureandAmericanexperiencetruthfullybyreflectingAmericanreality,andpeopleusuallyacceptnewsreportsastruthwithoutanydoubt.Unfortunately,inmanycaseswhattheypresentisanythingbutthetruth.3.Thedistorted,inaccuratenewscoverageisworsethancoveringnothingatallaboutblacks.4.Iamnotsuggestingwecloseoureyestotheveryrealproblemsassociatedwiththelowerclassincities,nordenyingthatblacksareoverrepresentedinthisclass.5.Mostblackpeopleworkhard,obeythelawandpaytheirtaxes.WehavemadeourcontributionstoAmericansociety,butthemedianevernoticeandcoverit.Thatmakesblacksresentful.StructuralanalysisofthetextWithaseriesofsentencesbeginningwithIamnot,theauthorshowshowdifferenttheimageofblacksestablishedbythemediaisfromreality.AndusingagainthesamesentencestructureinParagraph6,theauthoremphasizesthatsheisnotanexceptionbutoneofthemajorityofblacks.Withthisstructuralrepetition,theauthoriscomparingherselfwiththemajorityofblacksandcontrastingtheimageofblacksinthemediawiththatinreallife.RhetoricalfeaturesofthetextNorisitamatterofclosingone'seyestotheveryrealproblemsoftheurbanunderclass--whichundeniablyisdisproportionatelyblack.(Interruptingasentence)Andasself-reliantasmostblackAmericansare--becausewe'vehadtobeself-reliant--eventhestrongestamongusstillcraveaffirmation.(Interruptingasentence)IwantAmericatoknowus--allofus--forwhowereallyare.(Puttingspecialemphasis)ThatistherealportraitofblackAmerica--thatwe'restrongpeople,survivingpeople,capablepeople.(Introducinganexplanation)VocabularyexercisesI.Explaintheunderlinedpartineachsentenceinyourownwords.1.that'sit2.supply3.peopleinthelowestsocialposition4.hazyarea;marginalizedarea5.independent;self-dependentII.Fillintheblankineachsentencewithawordorphrasefromtheboxinitsappropriateform.1.areguiltyof2.havebeenscreamingout3.contribution4.wasfeatured5.beingremindedof6.inthelightof7.intheeyesof8.deservingtheattentionofIII.Fillintheblankswiththeappropriateformsofthegivenwords.1.victim2.blatant3.nutritional4.Vibrations5.denial6.relegation7.aberration8.addictiveIV.Choosethewordorphrasethatcanreplacetheunderlinedpartineachsentencewithoutchangingitsoriginalmeaning.1.C2.D3.D4.A5.B6.A7.C8.BV.Giveasynonymoranantonymofthewordunderlinedineachsentenceinthesenseitisused.1.Synonym:favour(support)2.Antonym:balanced(fair,objective)3.Antonym:honest(straightforward,sincere)4.Synonym:impaired(harmed,incomplete)5.Synonym:serious6.Synonym:infer(derive,conclude,reason)7.Synonym:inexact(faulty,mistaken,erroneous)8.Antonym:elite(gentry)VI.Explainthemeaningoftheunderlinedpartineachsentence.1.providesspacefor2.becauseof3.makesinteresting4.protect5.competitive6.carefulGrammarexercisesI.Rewritethefollowingsentences,omittingif.1.Haditnotbeenforouradoptedson,wewouldnotnowbesurroundedbycaringstrangers.2.HadIknownthat,Iwouldn'thavesaidanything.3.Shouldtheguestsarriveearly,noonewillbeh