SC题目求讲解

Hui1101

The fifties, for all their advertised conformity, now appear to have been a time of considerable achievement in the arts.
A for all their advertised conformity, now appear to have been
B despite all their advertised conformity,  now appears to be
C for all their advertised conformity, now appear that they were
D despite all their advertised conformity, now appears as
E with al their advertised conformity, now appears

这道题答案选B，从题意上就不是很明白，还请大神讲解一下。

the fifties指的是年代？
那their是谁的代名词呢？
appear的单复数要看哪里去判断？

还麻烦讲解一下，谢谢

Hui1101

不好意思答案是选A

长丝弓

Fifties is a plural noun when it means number of years.
for example:
Before the Pill, before mass immigration and long before globalization, the Fifties were a time of relative innocence.
On one hand, the Fifties were ten years of conformity, of fitting in, of mass consumerism, growing corporate power and reflexive patriotism

因此，their指代the fifties
相应的，动词用appear

Hui1101

长丝弓 发表于 2020-11-23 10:29
Fifties is a plural noun when it means number of years.
for example:
Before the Pill, before mass i ...

非常感谢！！