Unit7I27dRatherBeBlackthanFemale练习答案

1、unit 7 id rather be black than femaleconsolidation activitiesi. text comprehension1. decide which of the following best states the authors purposea. to present a picture of american women who are prejudiced against in politics and employment.b. to reveal the difficulties she encountered when running

2、 for congress as a black female.c. to call for the removal of prejudice against women by relating her own experiences and some common social phenomena. key: c 2. judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1). the author implies that american people, both men and

3、 women, are not so readily aware of the existence of prejudice against women as that against blacks. t 2). the long, tedious and faithful political work can guarantee a woman a dominant position in politics. f 3). the authors experiences of running for office indicate that her every attempt to go up

4、ward in politics was met with mens strong disapproval. t 4). although women suffer prejudice in job recruitment, they still enjoy the same opportunities as men in career development. f 5). according to the author, her major responsibility in politics is to affirm the role of women in the country. t

5、ii. writing strategiesthe title of the passage seems to suggest that the article is mainly about the authors personal experiences in politics. but careful readers will find that the author integrates such experiences into the general situation of women, which is more poignant than the racial problem

6、, thus intensifying and broadening the theme.the author mainly employs three devices: comparison, rhetorical questions and parallelism. comparison is used between blacks and females, both of whom suffer prejudices, and between men and women for their respective roles in politics and for their career

7、 opportunities; rhetorical questions and parallelism are used to highlight the emotive force of the passage.now you are required: 1. to differentiate the authors personal experiences from the general situation of women; 2. to identify and study the rhetorical questions and parallelisms used in the p

8、assage.key:1. the authors personal experiences: paragraphs 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13. the common situation of women: paragraphs 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 15.2. rhetorical questions: paragraphs 2, 4, 10, 12. parallelisms: paragraph 15.iii. language work1. explain the underlined part(s) in each sentence in your own wo

9、rds.1). being the first black woman elected to congress has made me some kind of phenomenon. a successful person2). if i said that being black is a greater handicap than being a woman, probably no one would question me. express doubt about the truth of what i have said3). that there is prejudice aga

10、inst women is an idea that still strikes nearly all men and, i am afraid, most women as bizarre. gives . the impression of being4). prejudice against blacks was invisible to most white americans for many years. unseen5). from the start of that campaign, i faced undisguised hostility because of my se

11、x. obvious6). among members of my own party, closed meetings were held to discuss ways of stopping me. meetings kept secret from other people (such as the public) 7). my opponent, the famous civil-rights leader james farmer, tried to project a black, masculine image present8). mr. farmer still doesn

12、t quite know what hit him. beat/defeated9). a few years ago, i was talking with a political leader about a promising young woman as a candidate. talented/likely to succeed10). i love teaching, and i am ready to go back to it as soon as i am convinced that this country no longer needs a womans contri

13、bution. am sure2. fill in the blanks with the appropriate forms of the given words.1). he felt a sense of incredulity (incredulous), anger and pain at the accusation made against him.2). a move towards healthy eating could help eliminate (elimination) heart disease.3). his feelings of resentment hav

14、e been suppressed (suppression) for years.4). by the time the pilot realized how close the plane was to the building, it was too late to take evasive (evade) action.5). there is a predominance (predominate) of people with an arts degree on the board of governors.6). its very easy to empathize (empat

15、hy) with the characters in her books.7). late last night, the french ambassador (ambassadorial) was summoned to the foreign office to discuss the crisis.8). the truth is that they appoint no more than a token (tokenism) number of women to managerial jobs.9). customers are tired of the stereotypical

16、(stereotype), fast-talking salesperson.10). it is not his acting but his masculinity (masculine) that really appeals to the audience.3. fill in the blank(s) in each sentence with a phrase taken from the box in its appropriate form.think of as | hold a rank | run for | drop out ofreap the rewards | b

17、e content with | sit on | build upbe rewarded with | make a difference | reap the rewards1). she studied every evening and reap the rewards at exam time.2). i think he is fairly contented with his life.3). exercise can make a big difference to your health.4). he was rewarded for his years of service

18、 to the company with a grand farewell party and several presents.5). because of poor health she had to stop running for the election.6). i think him of someone who will always help me. 7). he sits on the senate finance committee.8). he said that there were few members of ethnic minorities holding se

19、nior military ranks. 9). they gave him chicken soup to build up his health.10). several students dropped out of the course after three weeks. 4. explain the meaning of the underlined part in each sentence.1). hes in a dead-end job. with no hope of promotion 2). six people have been put on trial for

20、their role in the anti-government demonstrations. involvement3). she cant tolerate noise of any sort when shes trying to write. bear4). her persistence and enthusiasm have helped the group to achieve its status as an international development agency. determination5). rescue efforts have been handica

21、pped by rough seas and hurricane-force winds. made difficult 6). ill leave it to chance. just wait and see what happens7). no one is sure whether this plan will work, but its a step forward. an improvement or development 8). its a childrens story but adults can appreciate it on another level. in a d

22、ifferent light9). the white house said yesterday that the ship was laden with tank parts, explosives, and other military hardware. equipment10). the new teacher totally failed to enforce any sort of discipline. put into effect/put in force5. correct the errors in the following passage. the passage c

23、ontains ten errors, one in each indicated line. in each case, only one word is involved.corrections should be done as follows:wrong word: underline the wrong word and write the correct word in the blank.extra word: delete the extra word with an “.”missing word: mark the position of the missing word

24、with a “” and write the missing word in the blank.glass ceilingive received a lot of questions lately during seminars to ask if i think there is a glass ceiling beyond the top of the corporate ladder that blocks successful women from achieving the highest rungs.according to an article in the harvard

25、 business review by alice h. eagly and linda l. carli, the answer is “no.” however, the sum of many obstacles along the way often holding women back from making it into the c-suite. carol hymowitz and timothy d. schellhardt were the first to use the term “glass ceiling” on their march 24, 1986 artic

26、le in the wall street journal, “the glass ceiling: why women cant seem to break the invisible barrier that blocks them from the top job.” the term resonated to women around the world because it captured our frustrations and the term “glass ceiling” has now become commonplace. however, eagly and carl

27、i believe a better metaphor for what confronts women in their careers is the term “labyrinth” because it “conveys the idea of a complex journey toward a goal worth striving for. passage through a labyrinth is not simple or direct, but requires persistence, aware of ones progress, and a careful analy

28、sis of the the puzzles that lie ahead.”how can you make your way to the career labyrinth? according to eagly and carli, women need to better understand the barriers that make of the labyrinth, determine how successful women find ways around these barriers, and then attack all barriers to advancement

29、 simultaneously. i like the idea of using the term “labyrinth” instead of “glass ceiling” because it helps me think of my career as a path to be traveled, rather than running up toward an invisible barrier. my best advice to help females deal with a glass ceiling is to quit thinking one even exists.

30、 i had a poster on my bedroom wall while i was going up and said, “if its to be, its up to me.” i truly believe in that saying and its been my mantra throughout my life. thats the approach women need to take with their careers. they need to create a career strategy plan and then follow through with

31、all the research, planning, and skills development necessary to go after the jobs they really want. if they do that and they believe in themselves then nothing, not even a supposed “glass ceiling,” will hold them back from achieving their career dreams.(1) beneath(2) holds(3) in(4) with(5) awareness

32、(6) through(7) up(8) against(9) that(10) strategic6. fill in each blank in the passage below with one appropriate word.the females choicescientists (1) studying how females choose their mates have found many similarities between species, (2) including humans. it seems that females in most species pr

33、efer to mate with flashy males the most brightly colored, or (3) those with the most lively courtship displays.females generally shop around for their mates, sometimes comparing them on the spot in groups, or more commonly, one at a time. scientists have shown that female fish are (4) able to rememb

34、er and compare the characteristics of males presented separately. the females showed more interest if one male was more colorful than the one before him. (5) whether the females are fish or birds, they generally choose the most colorful male, or the one who (6) stands out in some way. with tree frog

35、s, it is the male that can call the loudest and most often. with ducks, it is the males that court the females most often.in some species, the female prefers males that can (7) provide some direct benefit, such as food or protection. if males do not provide such obvious benefits, females may choose

36、the males with the best genes. they measure this by the males fitness. female guppies, for example, seem to prefer bold males those that will swim closest to a predator fish. because the more colorful males seem to have more courage, females have developed a preference for (8) colorful males. recent

37、 evidence indicates that social factors can also influence the females choice. in many species, females seem to be more interested in males that already have other (9) females. scientists call this “copying,” and (10) younger females are more likely to copy older females than the opposite. older fem

38、ales seem to know what they want. but younger females seem to be more willing to follow the crowd.perhaps this accounts for the popular expression “some guys get all the girls.”iv. translation1. translating sentences1). 也许有人会觉得我的报告过于悲观，但至少我在报告中实事求是地反映了我们面临的问题。(strike sb. as)my report may strike some

39、 people as pessimistic, but at least its realistic about the problems we face.2). 这本书很有意思，书中就人际关系所表达的许多观点很深刻。(insight into)it was an interesting book, full of fascinating insights into human relationships.3). 我发现在这个国家没有车还真不行。(handicap)i found it quite a handicap not to have a car in the country.4).

40、警察已经排除了意外事件的可能性，因为时间上太巧合了。(eliminate)the police have eliminated the possibility that it could have been an accident because it was so well timed.5). 她看着他，一脸鄙视。(undisguised)she looked at him with undisguised contempt.6). 这本书中的人物都是模式化的。(stereotype)the characters in the book are just stereotypes.7). 只要

41、你坚持锻炼下去，很快就会尝到健康带来的种种甜头。(reap)you will soon reap the various benefits of being fit as long as you keep doing exercise. 8). 如果你企图逃税，你就有坐牢的危险。(evade)if you try to evade paying your taxes you run the risk of going to prison.9). 他一直试图按他的标准塑造我。(mold into)he kept trying to mold me into what he wanted me t

42、o be.10). 我们没有屏幕，但我们可以把幻灯放映在后墙上。(project onto)we dont have a screen but we can project the slides onto the back wall.2. translate the following passage into chinese. whenever womens liberation is mentioned, there are often two reactions. one is that this is just a bunch of frustrated women. the othe

43、r is that this is something that is a white thing, which doesnt concern black women. the truth is that the exploitation of black women goes deeper than that of white women. unity of all black women is needed to push for such demands as self-determination, equal pay, free abortion and child-care cent

44、ers. we should realize the need for the women of the black nation to have a liberation movement of women as part of our movement for total liberation of our people. the black man has been led to believe that office and skilled jobs are given to the black woman by the white capitalists to make the bl

45、ack man feel inferior. in reality, there arent enough jobs for everyone, and the black woman suffers the most from low pay and unemployment. 参考译文 当人们提到女权运动时，通常有两种反应：一种认为女权运动者不过是一群日子过得不顺心的女人；另一种则认为女权运动纯粹是白人女性的事，与黑人女性无关。 事实上，黑人女性所受到的剥削远比白人女性所受到的要深。所有的黑人女性有必要团结起来，共同奋斗去争取应得的权利，诸如自主权、同工同酬权、自由堕胎权和孩子入托权。我们

46、应当看到，黑人国家中女性争取解放的要求是我们全民族争取解放的一部分。黑种男人错误地以为，白人资本家把一些职位和技术工作交给黑人女性，是为了羞辱他们。现实情况是，人人就业无法实现，而黑人女性正是低报酬和失业现象最大受害者。v. oral activities1. giving a talkmales are by nature combative and belligerent. they worship physical force as a manifestation of masculinity and power. they tend to resort to battle when d

47、isputes arise and regard victory as honor. thats probably one of the reasons why human history is one filled with war and anguish, as men have been ruling the world. females, by contrast, are more empathetic and diplomatic. a world dominated by women may be a more peaceful and harmonious one. if you

48、 agree, explain in detail how different the world would be if women ran the government. if you disagree, give examples to back up your point. (for reference) i think the world would be a lot better if women ran the government. women care more about beauty and tidiness. they would like to see the str

49、eet clean, the river limpid and the sky blue. so they would probably invest more money into environmental protection to make the world a more beautiful and lovely place to live. women are by nature more loving and sympathetic. they cant bear the sight of sufferings children in famine, people displac

50、ed from their homeland by war and oppression, helpless old people left unattended to. pity would lead them to do whatever in their power to alleviate whatever people may suffer from loneliness, poverty and pain. war would be the last thing they wanted. peace would reign throughout the world. 2.havin

51、g a discussionfor years, while women have had to constantly fight against gender bias, there have been voices among men that women are being unreasonable and ungrateful. they argue that men shoulder a larger share of the burden as the bread-winner. in your view, who lives a more tiring life in the m

52、odern society, the female or the male? (for reference) i dont know if it is the same case with men in other parts of the world, but in modern china, i think men bear more stress and strain than women. nowadays, single men in china find it more difficult to find their other half. women are inclined t

53、o favour those who are able to afford an apartment or a car, or preferably both. if a man doesnt have a creditable job and owns neither an apartment nor a car, he has very little chance to get a wife.apart from the stress of winning the favour of women, men also suffer more stress from work. competi

54、tion has got fiercer in the modern age, as women have assumed more roles and done equally well in the job market. men have to work harder to win appreciation from their bosses. men were and still are the bread-winner of the whole family. they need to not only provide a shelter for their children and

55、 wife, but also support their parents. thank god, women dont have to bear so many burdens as men. its so tiring. vi. research paper writingwriting the first draft after you have prepared your ideas and written an outline, you are ready to start writing your first draft. note the word “first.” a mist

56、ake we often make is thinking that once we have written a draft, the essay is done. no, the first draft is only one part of the whole writing process that leads to a finished, presentable, and hopefully excellent essay. the purpose of the first draft is to get the ideas out, to flesh out your answer

57、s to the topic questions, and to give you some content to shape and change into a finished essay. as you begin the first draft, do not worry about crafting a captivating introduction. many find writing the introduction the most challenging part of the whole process. it is better to plunge directly into the body of your argument, with perhaps a two-sentence opening, simply summarizing your thesis. once you know what you have said in the essay, it becomes easier to find an effective way of introducing it. you can go back later and write the