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1、Unit 12 A Case of Severe BiasKey to the ExercisesText comprehensionI.Decide which of the following best states the authors purpose of writing.AII.Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false.1.T (Refer to Paragraph 3. In American news media, black America is poor,
2、 criminal, addicted and dysfunctional. Indeed, the media have covered only a small segment of the black community and presented it as the norm.)2.T (Refer to Paragraph 3, where it is said that it is an insidious practice, all the uglier for its blatancy, meaning that the medias practice of misrepres
3、enting black America is obtrusive and offensive.)3.F (Refer to Paragraph 4, where it is indicated that media reports on crack babies, gang warfare, violent youth, poverty and homelessness are all featured as black, while rarely is there any article about blacks playing a positive role, or any role a
4、t all.)4.F (Refer to Paragraphs 6?, where it is shown that in numbers there are more white Americans on welfare, but among the urban underclass there is a larger proportion of blacks.)5.F (Refer to Paragraph 12, in which the author tells us that she has not seen a recognizable gang member or any gan
5、g activity, nor has she been the victim of gang violence.)6.F (Refer to Paragraphs 14?6, which show that blacks true characteristics and contributions are the biggest secret in America. Every black, even those with the strongest minds, craves affirmation of their contributions to American society.)I
6、II.Answer the following questions.1.Refer to Paragraph 3. It refers to the small group of blacks who are poor, criminal, addicted and dysfunctional.2.Refer to Paragraphs 3?, and 11. The author especially focuses on the news media, and she also touches upon the film industry.3.Refer to Paragraph 7. A
7、s presented in the media, white America is always whole and lovely and healthy, while black America is usually sick and pathetic and deficient. 4.Refer to Paragraph 9. By twilight zone, the author means that the image of black America is very confusing because of the discrepancy between its image in
8、 the media and its real character.5.Refer to Paragraph 12. According to the author, she has never experienced any gang activity in Denver, nor has she been the victim of gang violence.6.Refer to Paragraphs 5?, and 13. Yes, news reports and journalism are always supposed to be the mirror on American
9、reality.IV.Explain in your own words the following sentences.1.The medias malicious use of a small segment to represent all black America is shameless and offensive.2.The media are supposed to present American culture and American experience truthfully by reflecting American reality, and people usua
10、lly accept news reports as truth without any doubt. Unfortunately, in many cases what they present is anything but the truth.3.The distorted, inaccurate news coverage is worse than covering nothing at all about blacks.4.I am not suggesting we close our eyes to the very real problems associated with
11、the lower class in cities, nor denying that blacks are overrepresented in this class.5.Most black people work hard, obey the law and pay their taxes. We have made our contributions to American society, but the media never notice and cover it. That makes blacks resentful.Structural analysis of the te
12、xtWith a series of sentences beginning with I am not, the author shows how different the image of blacks established by the media is from reality. And using again the same sentence structure in Paragraph 6, the author emphasizes that she is not an exception but one of the majority of blacks. With th
13、is structural repetition, the author is comparing herself with the majority of blacks and contrasting the image of blacks in the media with that in real life. Rhetorical features of the textNor is it a matter of closing ones eyes to the very real problems of the urban underclass - which undeniably i
14、s disproportionately black. (Interrupting a sentence)And as self-reliant as most black Americans are - because weve had to be self-reliant - even the strongest among us still crave affirmation. (Interrupting a sentence)I want America to know us - all of us - for who we really are. (Putting special e
15、mphasis) That is the real portrait of black America - that were strong people, surviving people, capable people. (Introducing an explanation)Vocabulary exercisesI.Explain the underlined part in each sentence in your own words.1.thats it2.supply3.people in the lowest social position4.hazy area; margi
16、nalized area5.independent; self-dependentII.Fill in the blank in each sentence with a word or phrase from the box in its appropriate form.1.are guilty of2.have been screaming out3.contribution4.was featured5.being reminded of6.in the light of7.in the eyes of8.deserving the attention ofIII.Fill in the blanks with th
