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、”

Howcanyoumakeyourwaytothecareerlabyrinth?

AccordingtoEaglyandCarli,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、Itseemsthatfemalesinmostspeciesprefertomatewithflashymales—themost