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综合英语4Unit+12

UNIT12ACASEOF“SEVEREBIAS”

SectionOnePre-readingActivities2

I.Audiovisualsupplement2

II.Culturalbackground2

SectionTwoGlobalReading4

I.Introduction4

II.Structuralanalysisofthetext4

SectionThreeDetailedReading5

I.Questions6

II.WordsandExpressions7

III.Sentences11

SectionFourConsolidationActivities13

I.Vocabulary13

II.Grammar15

III.Translation17

IV.Exercisesforintegratedskills18

V.Oralactivities19

VI.Writing20

SectionFiveFurtherEnhancement21

I.TextII21

II.Memorablequotes23

SectionOnePre-readingActivities

.Audiovisualsupplement

FromGuessWhoisComingtoDinner

Watchthevideoandanswerthefollowingquestions.

Script:

Mrs.Drayton:

Wouldanybodylikeacupofcoffee?

Mr.Drayton:

Whatdidshe[Mrs.Drayton]saywhenJoannatoldher?

Didsheraiseanyobjections?

John:

Nonesofar.Therehasn’tbeenmuchtime.

Joanna:

Whatobjections?

Dad,Iknowthiswassortofashockbecauseit’salsosuddenandunexpectedanditneveroccurredtomethatIwouldfallinlovewithanegro.ButIdid,andnothingintheworldisgonnachangethat.Evenifyouhadanyobjections,IwouldnotlethimgonowevenifyouwerethegovernorofAlabama,ImeanifMomwere.Sotellhim,willyou?

TellJohnifyouhaveanyobjectionsandthenyoucangoplaygolf.

Mr.Drayton:

Whatisitthatyouexpectmetosay?

Ifyouwantmetothinkaboutit,thenyoushouldgivemethetimetothinkaboutit,won’tyou?

Thedoctorsaidyouhadaproblem;youcertainlyhave.Butifyouareexpectinganysensiblestatementfromme,youhavetogivemesometimetothinkaboutit.Doesthatsoundreasonable?

John:

It’sreasonable,Mr.Drayton,butnotquitepractical.

Mrs.Drayton:

Yousee,Matt,there’ssortofaspecialproblem.

John:

See,I’vegottoflytoNewYorktonightandtoSwitzerlandtomorrownight.

Mrs.Drayton:

Yes,andwhatJoeywants,whatsheproposes,istogotoGenevaherselfsothattheycanbemarriedwithinthenextcoupleofweeks.

Mr.Drayton:

Whatthehellwithallthatrush?

Joanna:

Wellweknowwewanttogetmarriedandunlesssomebodydoeshavesomeobjections,whyshouldwewasteanytime.JohnandIain’tgoingtochangeourminds.

Mr.Drayton:

Areyousaying,areyoutellingmethatyouwantananswertodayabouthowyourmotherandIfeel?

Joanna:

Ofcoursewedo.Wewantyouandmothertostateabsolutelyclearlythatyouhavenoobjectionswhatever.Andwhenwedogetmarried,wewillhaveyourblessing.

Questions:

1.WhatdidJoannawantfromherparents?

Answer:

Shewantedherparentstostateabsolutelyclearlythattheyhadnoobjectionsandshewantedtheirblessingforhermarriage.

2.WhatdoyouthinkofJohn?

Answer:

Hewashighly-educated,mature,politeandrealistic.

.Culturalbackground

1.Theblackmiddleclass

Theblackmiddleclass,withintheUnitedStates,referstoAfricanAmericanswhooccupyamiddleclassstatuswithintheAmericanclassstructure,thosewhoowntheirownhomeorsmallbusiness,andbythestrictestdefinition,thosewithadegreefromcollege.

2.Challengesfacingtheblackmiddleclass

●Downwardmobility:

45%ofchildrenfromablackmiddleclassfamilyendup“nearpoor”,while

16%ofchildrenfromawhitemiddleclassfamilyendup“nearpoor”.

●Financialcrisis:

33%oftheblackmiddleclasswasindangeroffallingoutofthemiddleclassat

thestartoftherecession.

3Comments

●Thebestguaranteeofdurable,amicableracerelationsinAmericaisthecontinuedgrowthofastrong,self-confidentblackmiddleclass.

—TheTimes

●Thereislittledoubtthatmiddle-classblackAmericais30－40yearsaheadofusbackinBlighty（aslangreferringtoBritain）.

—TheGuardian

SectionTwoGlobalReading

.Introduction

ThisselectionoriginallyappearedinNewsweek,1989.InthetexttheauthorcontrastsmediaimagesofblackAmericanswiththerealityoftheirlives,emphasizingwhatblackAmericansarenot.

.Structuralanalysisofthetext

Thetextcanbedividedintothefollowingthreeparts:

PartI（Paragraphs1–3）:

ThispartbringsupthetopicthatthemediahavedistortedtheimageofblackAmericansoutofaseverebias,andmostblacks,includingtheauthorherself,arenotatalllikewhatisdepictedinthemedia.

PartII（Paragraphs4–13）:

ThispartgivesadetaileddescriptionofthefactthatthemediahavepresentedabiasedimageofblackAmericaandtransmittedittothewholecountryasthenorm.

PartIII（Paragraphs14–16）:

TheauthorcallsforactiontocorrectthedistortedmediaimageofblacksandmakeblacksandtheircontributionstoAmericansocietyrecognized.

SectionThreeDetailedReading

ACASEOF“SEVEREBIAS”

PatriciaRaybon

1ThisiswhoIamnot.Iamnotacrackaddict.Iamnotawelfaremother.Iamnotilliterate.Iamnotaprostitute.Ihaveneverbeeninjail.Mychildrenarenotingangs.Myhusbanddoesn’tbeatme.Myhomeisnotatenement.NoneofthesethingsdefineswhoIam,nordotheydescribetheotherblackpeopleI’veknownandworkedwithandlovedandbefriendedoverthesefortyyearsofmylife.

2NordoesitdescribemostofblackAmerica,period.

3YetintheeyesoftheAmericannewsmedia,thisiswhatblackAmericais:

poor,criminal,addicted,anddysfunctional.Indeed,mediacoverageofblackAmericaissoone-sided,soimbalancedthatthemostvictimizedandhurtingsegmentoftheblackcommunity－asmallsegment,atbest－ispresentednotastheexceptionbutasthenorm.Itisaninsidiouspractice,alltheuglierforitsblatancy.

4Inrecentmonths,Ihaveobservedasteadyofferingofmediareportsoncrackbabies,gangwarfare,violentyouth,poverty,andhomelessness－andinmostcases,thepeoplefeaturedinthephotosandstorieswereblack.Atthesametime,articlesthatdiscussotheraspectsofAmericanlife－fromhomebuyingtomedicinetotechnologytonutrition－rarely,ifever,showblacksplayingapositiverole,orforthatmatter,anyroleatall.

5Dayafterday,weekafterweek,thismessage－thatblackAmericaisdysfunctionalandunwhole－getstransmittedacrosstheAmericanlandscape.Sadly,asaresult,Americaneverlearnsthetruthaboutwhatisactuallyawonderful,vibrant,creativecommunityofpeople.

6MostblackAmericansarenotpoor.Mostblackteenagersarenotcrackaddicts.Mostblackmothersarenotonwelfare.Indeed,insheernumbers,morewhiteAmericansarepoorandonwelfarethanareblack.YetoneneverwoulddeducethatbywatchingtelevisionorreadingAmericannewspapersandmagazines.

7WhydotheAmericanmediainsistonplayingthismyopic,inaccuratepicturegame?

Inthisgame,whiteAmericaisalwayswholeandlovelyandhealthy,whileblackAmericaisusuallysickandpatheticanddeficient.Rarely,indeed,isblackAmericaeverdepictedinthemediaasfunctionalandself-sufficient.Thefreepress,indeed,asthemaininterpreterofAmericancultureandAmericanexperience,holdsthemirroronAmericanreality－somuchsothatwhatthemediasayisis,evenifit’snotthatwayatall.Themediaareguiltyofaseverebiasandtheproblemscreamsoutforcorrection.Itisworsethansimplylazyjournalism,whichisbadenough;itisinaccuratejournalism.

8ForblackAmericanslikemyself,thisisn’tjustanissueofvanity－ofwantingtobeseeninagoodlight.Norisitamatterofclosingone’seyestotheveryrealproblemsoftheurbanunderclass－whichundeniablyisdisproportionatelyblack.Tobesure,problemsbesettingtheblackunderclassdeservetheutmostattentionofthemedia,aswellastheunderstandingandconcernoftherestofAmericansociety.

9Butiftheirproblemsconsistentlyarepresentedastheonlyrealityforblacks,anyotherexperienceknownintheblackcommunityceasestohavevalidity,ortobereal.Inthisscenario,millionsofblacksarerelegatedtoasortoftwilightzone,wherewhoweareandwhatweareisn’tbasedonfactbutanimageandperception.That’swhatitfeelsliketobeablackAmericanwhoselifestyleisoutsideoftheaberrantbehaviorthatthemediapresentasthenorm.

10Formanyofus,lifeisacuriousseriesofencounterswithwhitepeoplewhowanttoknowwhyweare“different”fromotherblacks－when,infact,mostofusareonly“different”fromthenowcommonnegativeimagesofblacklife.Sopervasivearetheseimagesthattheyaren’tjustperceivedasthenorm,they’reacceptedasthenorm.

11Iamreminded,forexample,ofthecontroversialSpikeLeefilmDotheRightThingandthecriticismbysomemoviereviewersthatthefilm’sghettoneighborhoodisn’tpopulatedbyaddictsanddrugpushers－andthusisnotatruedepiction.

12Infact,millionsofblackAmericansliveinneighborhoodswherethemostcommonsightsarechildrenplayingandcoupleswalkingtheirdogs.Inmyowninner-cityneighborhoodinDenver－anareathatthelocalpressconsistentlydescribesas“gangterritory”－Ihaveyettoseearecognizable“gang”memberorany“gang”activity（drugdealingordrive-byshootings）,norhaveIbeenthevictimof“gangviolence”.

13YettostudentsofAmericanculture－inthecaseofSpikeLee’sfilm,themoviereviewers－ablack,inner-cityneighborhoodcanonlybeonethingtobereal:

drug-infestedanddysfunctioning.Isthismyegotalking?

Inpart,yes.Forthemillionsofblackpeoplelikemyself－ordinary,hard-working,law-abiding,tax-payingAmericans－themedia’sblindnesstothefactthatweevenexist,letalonetoourcontributionstoAmericansociety,isabittercuptodrink.Andasself-reliantasmostblackAmericansare－becausewe’vehadtobeself-reliant－eventhestrongestamongusstillcraveaffirmation.