Unit 7 I27d Rather Be Black than Female 练习答案.docx

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Unit7I27dRatherBeBlackthanFemale练习答案

Unit7

I’dRatherBeBlackthanFemale

ConsolidationActivities

I.TextComprehension

1.Decidewhichofthefollowingbeststatestheauthor'spurpose

A.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.WritingStrategies

Thetitleofthepassageseemstosuggestthatthearticleismainlyabouttheauthor’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.LanguageWork

1.Explaintheunderlinedpart（s）ineachsentenceinyourownwords.

1）.BeingthefirstblackwomanelectedtoCongresshasmademesomekindofphenomenon.

asuccessfulperson

2）.IfIsaidthatbeingblackisagreaterhandicapthanbeingawoman,probablynoonewouldquestionme.

expressdoubtaboutthetruthofwhatIhavesaid

3）.Thatthereisprejudiceagainstwomenisanideathatstillstrikesnearlyallmen—and,Iamafraid,mostwomen—asbizarre.

gives...theimpressionofbeing

4）.PrejudiceagainstblackswasinvisibletomostwhiteAmericansformanyyears.

unseen

5）.Fromthestartofthatcampaign,Ifacedundisguisedhostilitybecauseofmysex.

obvious

6）.Amongmembersofmyownparty,closedmeetingswereheldtodiscusswaysofstoppingme.

meetingskeptsecretfromotherpeople（suchasthepublic）

7）.Myopponent,thefamouscivil-rightsleaderJamesFarmer,triedtoprojectablack,masculineimage

present

8）.Mr.Farmerstilldoesn’tquiteknowwhathithim.

beat/defeated

9）.Afewyearsago,Iwastalkingwithapoliticalleaderaboutapromisingyoungwomanasacandidate.

talented/likelytosucceed

10）.Iloveteaching,andIamreadytogobacktoitassoonasIamconvincedthatthiscountrynolongerneedsawoman’scontribution.

amsure

2.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|dropoutof

reaptherewards|becontentwith|siton|buildup

berewardedwith|makeadifference|reaptherewards

1）.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.

withnohopeofpromotion

2）.Sixpeoplehavebeenputontrialfortheirroleintheanti-governmentdemonstrations.

involvement

3）.Shecan’ttoleratenoiseofanysortwhenshe’stryingtowrite.

bear

4）.Herpersistenceandenthusiasmhavehelpedthegrouptoachieveitsstatusasaninternationaldevelopmentagency.

determination

5）.Rescueeffortshavebeenhandicappedbyroughseasandhurricane-forcewinds.

madedifficult

6）.I’llleaveittochance.

justwaitandseewhathappens

7）.Nooneissurewhetherthisplanwillwork,butit’sastepforward.

animprovementordevelopment

8）.It’sachildren’sstorybutadultscanappreciateitonanotherlevel.

inadifferentlight

9）.TheWhiteHousesaidyesterdaythattheshipwasladenwithtankparts,explosives,andothermilitaryhardware.

equipment

10）.Thenewteachertotallyfailedtoenforceanysortofdiscipline.

putintoeffect/putinforce

5.Correcttheerrorsinthefollowingpassage.Thepassagecontainstenerrors,oneineachindicatedline.Ineachcase,onlyonewordisinvolved.

Correctionsshouldbedoneasfollows:

Wrongword:

underlinethewrongwordandwritethecorrectwordintheblank.

Extraword:

deletetheextrawordwithan“×.”

Missingword:

markthepositionofthemissingwordwitha“∧”andwritethemissingwordintheblank.

GlassCeiling

I’vereceivedalotofquestionslatelyduringseminarstoaskifIthinkthereisaglassceilingbeyondthetopofthecorporateladderthatblockssuccessfulwomenfromachievingthehighestrungs.

AccordingtoanarticleintheHarvardBusinessReviewbyAliceH.EaglyandLindaL.Carli,theansweris“No.”However,thesumofmanyobstaclesalongthewayoftenholdingwomenbackfrommakingitintotheC-suite.CarolHymowitzandTimothyD.Schellhardtwerethefirsttousetheterm“glassceiling”ontheirMarch24,1986articleintheWallStreetJournal,“TheGlassCeiling:

WhyWomenCan’tSeemtoBreaktheInvisibleBarrierThatBlocksThemfromtheTopJob.”Thetermresonatedtowomenaroundtheworldbecauseitcapturedourfrustrations—andtheterm“glassceiling”hasnowbecomecommonplace.However,EaglyandCarlibelieveabettermetaphorforwhatconfrontswomenintheircareersistheterm“labyrinth”becauseit“conveystheideaofacomplexjourneytowardagoalworthstrivingfor.Passagethroughalabyrinthisnotsimpleordirect,butrequirespersistence,awareofone’sprogress,andacarefulanalysisofthethepuzzlesthatlieahead.”

HowcanyoumakeyourwaytothecareerlabyrinthAccordingtoEaglyandCarli,womenneedtobetterunderstandthebarriersthatmakeofthelabyrinth,determinehowsuccessfulwomenfindwaysaroundthesebarriers,andthenattackallbarrierstoadvancementsimultaneously.Iliketheideaofusingtheterm“labyrinth”insteadof“glassceiling”becauseithelpsmethinkofmycareerasapathtobetraveled,ratherthanrunninguptowardaninvisiblebarrier.

Mybestadvicetohelpfemalesdealwithaglassceilingistoquitthinkingoneevenexists.IhadaposteronmybedroomwallwhileIwasgoingupandsaid,“Ifit’stobe,it’suptome.”Itrulybelieveinthatsayingandit’sbeenmymantrathroughoutmylife.That’stheapproachwomenneedtotakewiththeircareers.Theyneedtocreateacareerstrategyplanandthenfollowthroughwithalltheresearch,planning,andskillsdevelopmentnecessarytogoafterthejobstheyreallywant.Iftheydothatandtheybelieveinthemselvesthennothing,notevenasupposed“glassceiling,”willholdthembackfromachievingtheircareerdreams.

（1）beneath

（2）holds

（3）in

（4）with

（5）awareness

（6）through

（7）up

（8）against

（9）that

（10）strategic

6.FillineachblankinthepassagebelowwithONEappropriateword.

TheFemale’sChoice

Scientists

（1）studyinghowfemaleschoosetheirmateshavefoundmanysimilaritiesbetweenspecies,

（2）includinghumans.Itseemsthatfemalesinmostspeciesprefertomatewithflashyma