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Key to the Exercis
Text comprehension
I. Decide which of the following best states the author's purpo of writing.
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II. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or fal.
1. T (Refer to Paragraph 3. In American news media, black America is poor, criminal, addicted and dysfunctional. Indeed, the media have covered only a small gment of the black community and prented 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 media's practice of misreprenting 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 at 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 en a recognizable "gang" member or any "gang" 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 cret in America. Every black, even tho with the strongest minds, craves affirmation of their contributions to American society.)
III. 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 focus on the news media, and she also touches upon the film industry.
3. Refer to Paragraph 7. As prented 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 becau of the discrepancy between its image in the media and its real character.
尴尬英文>boatman5. 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 suppod to be the mirror on American reality.
IV. Explain in your own words the following ntences.
1. The media's malicious u of a small gment to reprent all black America is shameless and offensive.
2. The media are suppod to prent American culture and American experience truthfully by reflecting American reality, and people usually accept news reports as truth without any doubt. Unfortunately, in many cas what they prent is anything but the truth.
3. The distorted, inaccurate news coverage is wor than covering nothing at all about blacks.
4. I am not suggesting we clo our eyes to the very real problems associated with the lower class in cities, nor denying that blacks are overreprented 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 bl
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Structural analysis of the text
With a ries of ntences 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 ntence structure in Paragraph 6, the author emphasizes that she is not an exception but one of the majority of blacks. With this structural repetition, the author is comparing herlf with the majority of blacks and contrasting the image of blacks in the media with that in real life.
Rhetorical features of the text
Nor is it a matter of closing one's eyes to the very real problems of the urban underclass -- which undeniably is disproportionately black. (Interrupting a ntence)甜点英文
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And as lf-reliant as most black Americans are -- becau we've had to be lf-reliant -- even the strongest among us still crave affirmation. (Interrupting a ntence)
I want America to know us -- all of us -- for who we really are. (Putting special emphasis)
That is the real portrait of black America -- that we're strong people, surviving people, capable people. (Introducing an explanation)
Vocabulary exercis
I. Explain the underlined part in each ntence in your own words.
1. that's it
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3. people in the lowest social position
4. hazy area; marginalized area
5. independent; lf-dependent
II. Fill in the blank in each ntence with a word or phra from the box in its appropriat
e form.
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