求助GWD24-26 查过以前的讨论（几乎没有)

glitters

                                                               GWD24-26                                                                
                                                          In a 1918 editorial, W.E.B. Du Bois
advised African Americans to stop
agitating for equality and to proclaim
Line their solidarity with White Americans
(5) for the duration of the First World War.
The editorial surprised many African
Americans who viewed Du Bois as
an uncompromising African American
leader and a chief opponent of the
(10) accommodationist tactics urged by
Booker, T.Washington. In fact,
however, Du Bois often shifted posi-
tions along the continuum between
Washington and confrontationists
(15) such as William Trotter. In 1895,
when Washington called on African
Americans to concentrate on improving
their communities instead of oppos-
ing discrimination and agitating for
(20) political rights, Du Bois praised
Washington’s speech. In 1903,

however, Du Bois aligned himself
with Trotter, Washington’s militant
opponent, less for ideological reasons
(25) than because Trotter had described
to him Washington’s efforts to silence
those in the African American press
who opposed Washington’s positions.
(30) reflected not a change in his long-term
goals but rather a pragmatic response
in the face of social pressure:
government officials had threatened
African American journalists with
(35) censorship if they continued to voice
grievances. Furthermore, Du Bois
believed that African Americans’
contributions to past war efforts had
brought them some legal and political
(40) advances. Du Bois’ accommoda-
tionism did not last, however. Upon
learning of systematic discrimination
experienced by African Americans
in the military, he called on them to
“return fighting” from the war.

26.

The passage is primarily concerned with

A.     identifying historical circumstances that  
led Du Bois to alter his long-term goals.

B.     defining “accommodationism” and show-
ing how Du Bois used this strategy to  achieve certain goals

C.     accounting for a particular position
adopted by Du Bois during the First World War.

D.     contesting the view that Du Bois was sig-
nificantly influenced by either Washington or Trotter.

E.      assessing the effectiveness of a strategy
that Du Bois urged African Americans to adopt.
答案为C，但是文章不是说DB那个人的态度总是在变么，所以不应该是a particular position呀？？求教！

chenhudaxue

当然选C了。。。要不然which else can it be？？？

仔细看文章~~however, Du Bois aligned himself with Trotter, Washington’s militant opponent, less for ideological reasons (25) than because Trotter had described to him Washington’s efforts to silence those in the African American press who opposed Washington’s positions. (30) reflected not a change in his long-term goals but rather a pragmatic response in the face of social pressure: government officials had threatened African American journalists with (35) censorship if they continued to voice grievances.

请看红字部分。。说明DB这个人和以前别人认为的不一样，他就是个迁就主义者（第一段有）。。所以他其实是一直支持华盛顿的，但是迫于对同胞的考虑（要不然Trotter政府就要干涉），他不得不屈服，而实际上他的长期目的并没有因此而改变。红字我标出来了。。所以选择C。。

chenhudaxue

A.     identifying historical circumstances that  
led Du Bois to alter his long-term goals. 肯定错。。因为： ) reflected not a change in his long-term goals but rather a pragmatic response in the face of social pressure！！

B.     defining “accommodationism” and show-
ing how Du Bois used this strategy to  achieve certain goals. 这个题目就是因为说的不全对，或者有歧义，如果不能算是错的话，那至少可以是不完全正确。它说 defining “accommodationism”，原文并没有明确的给定义吧，如果你觉得The editorial surprised many African Americans who viewed Du Bois as an uncompromising African American leader and a chief opponent of the (10) accommodationist tactics urged by Booker, T.Washington.这个也算的话，也没有问题。。后面说不通，show-
ing how Du Bois used this strategy to  achieve certain goals. 文中只有说DB这个人后来屈服于Trotter（但长期目标没有改变），这个不能说成他的迁就主义理论导致的原因，因为迁就主义理论导致他应该坚持在华盛顿这边，而不是Trotter。

D.     contesting the view that Du Bois was significantly influenced by either Washington or Trotter. 不对。。文中很清楚说明DB这个人后来屈服于Trotter（但长期目标没有改变），所以他就一直是倾向华盛顿的，所以Trotter对他没任何影响，只不过屈于他的淫威之下！（嘿嘿！！）

E.      assessing the effectiveness of a strategy that Du Bois urged African Americans to adopt.  文中并为提及他的迁就主义理论的 effectiveness。

希望我的回答解决你的疑惑，这个是我的处女回帖哦（回答人家的GMAT问题）！！

glitters

谢谢2楼和3楼，终于明白了！

chenhudaxue

不客气！！！！

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