It seems that now a country\'s economy depends much on _______ .
A how welldeveloped it is electronically
B whether it is prejudiced against immigrants
C whether it adopts America's industrial pattern
D how much control it has over foreign corporations
According to those against killing wolves，when wolves eat other animals， ．
A．they never eat strong and healthy ones
B．they always go against the law of nature
C．they might help this kind of animals survive in nature
D．they disturb the ecological balance in the wilderness
Aristotle and Plato in ancient Greece wrote about problems of wealth, property, and trade, both of whom were prejudiced against commerce, feeling that to live by trade was undesirable.
译文：古希腊的亚里士多德和柏图都在著作中谈到财富、财产和贸易问题，两人都对商业持有偏见，认为靠生意来谋生是不足取的。
本题考核的知识点是：定语从句、分词做状语。
主句是Aristotle and … wrote about problems …，后面接有both of whom引导的定语从句，采用拆译法单独成句。句子最后的分词结构feeling that …在定语从句中做状语，翻译时也应单独成句，that后引导的是宾语从句，做feeling的宾语。
词汇方面：be prejudiced against意为“对…有偏见”，undesirable意为“不想要的，不得人心的”。
The mayor gave a＿speech to call up the citizens against pollution.
(convince)
60．The mayor gave a convincing speech to call up the citizens against pollution. (convince) 形容词
—Would she mind playing against her former teammates?
— She is willing to play against any tough players.
A．I think so
B．I’m not surprised
C．Of course
D．Not likely!
Unit 7 Id Rather Be Black than Female Consolidation Activities I. Text Comprehension 1. Decide which of the following best states the authors purpose A. To present a picture of American women who are prejudiced against in politics and employment. B. To reveal the difficulties she encountered when running for Congress as a black female. C. To call for the removal of prejudice against women by relating her own experiences and some common social phenomena. Key: C 2. Judge, according to the text, whether the following statements are true or false. 1). The author implies that American people, both men and women, are not so readily aware of the existence of prejudice against women as that against blacks. T 2). The long, tedious and faithful political work can guarantee a woman a dominant position in politics. F 3). The authors experiences of running for office indicate that her every attempt to go upward in politics was met with mens strong disapproval. T 4). Although women suffer prejudice in job recruitment, they still enjoy the same opportunities as men in career development. F 5). According to the author, her major responsibility in politics is to affirm the role of women in the country. T II. Writing Strategies The title of the passage seems to suggest that the article is mainly about the authors personal experiences in politics. But careful readers will find that the author integrates such experiences into the general situation of women, which is more poignant than the racial problem, thus intensifying and broadening the theme. The author mainly employs three devices: comparison, rhetorical questions and parallelism. Comparison is used between blacks and females, both of whom suffer prejudices, and between men and women for their respective roles in politics and for their career opportunities; rhetorical questions and parallelism are used to highlight the emotive force of the passage. Now you are required: tion 1. to differentiate the authors personal experiences from the general situa of women; 2. to identify and study the rhetorical questions and parallelisms used in the passage. Key: 1. The authors personal experiences: Paragraphs 1, 5, 7, 8, 9, 13. The common situation of women: Paragraphs 2, 4, 6, 10, 11, 15. 2. Rhetorical questions: Paragraphs 2, 4, 10, 12. Parallelisms: Paragraph 15. III. Language Work 1. Explain the underlined part(s) in each sentence in your own words.1). Being the first black woman elected to Congress has made me some kind of phenomenon. a successful person 2). If I said that being black is a greater handicap than being a woman, probably no one would question me. express doubt about the truth of what I have said 3). That the、re is prejudice against women is an idea that still strikes nearly all men and, I am afraid, most women as bizarre. gives . the impression of being 4). Prejudice against blacks was invisible to most white Americans for many years. unseen 5). From the start of that campaign, I faced undisguised hosti、lity because of my sex. obvious 6). Among members of my own party, closed meetings were held to discuss ways of stopping me. meetings kept secret from other people (such as the public) 7). My opponent, the famous civil-rights leader James Farmer, tried to project a black, masculine image present 8).
Prejudice against black was ________ to most white Americans for many years.
A、visible
B、invisible
C、tangible
D、intangible
A、towards
B、to
C、from
D、against
It is not always so easy totell the white _________ the black.
A、between
B、instead of
C、from
D、against
A.Chinese - Americans
B.American Indians
C.Japanese - Americans
D.black Americans
The best time to work a boat into a slip is ______.
A.when the wind is against you
B.with the current setting against you
C.at slack water
D.with a cross current