由 dibert8 » 2007-08-25 05:37
這篇不容易,難在抓到作者態度;練習 crital reading 很好的範例,考題正好告訴我們要讀哪裡.
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 ...
... Du Bois praised
Washington’s speech. In 1903,
however, Du Bois aligned himself
with Trotter...
... less for ideological reasons
(25) than ...
...
(30) reflected not a change in his long-term
goals but rather a pragmatic response
in the face of social pressure: ...
...
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.
25.
態度重點:DB 轉變是務實,而非改變自己的意識形態 (ideological, long-term goals); line 24, 31
(A) 其實 DB 是主和派
(B) compromise 幾乎不選
(C) long-term goals 其實一直沒變
(D) DB不主戰,主戰是為務實之故
(E) line36~40 (考 furthermore)
如果了解作者描述 DB 其實是'一以貫之',就不難理解為什麼 DB 立場變來變去,還用 furthermore (表示承接).
