When Jamaican-born social activist Marcus Garvey came to the United States in 1916, he arrived at precisely the right historical moment. What made the moment right was the return of African American soldiers from the First World War in 1918, which created an ideal constituency for someone with Garvey's message of unity, pride, and improved conditions for African American communities.

Hoping to participate in the traditional American ethos of individual success, many African American people entered the armed forces with enthusiasm, only to find themselves segregated from white troops and subjected to numerous indignities. They returned to a United States that was as segregated as it had been before the war. Considering similar experiences, anthropologist Anthony F. C. Wallace has argued that when a perceptible gap arises between a culture's expectations and the reality of that culture, the resulting tension can inspire a revitalization movement: an organized, conscious effort to construct a culture that fulfills long-standing expectations.

Some scholars have argued that Garvey created the consciousness from which he built, in the 1920s, the largest revitalization movement in African American history. But such an argument only tends to obscure the consciousness of identity, strength, and sense of history that already existed in the African American community. Garvey did not create this consciousness; rather, he gave this consciousness its political expression.


According to the passage, which of the following contributed to Marcus Garvey's success?


He introduced cultural and historical consciousness to the African American community.

He believed enthusiastically in the traditional American success ethos.

His audience had already formed a consciousness that made it receptive to his message.

His message appealed to critics of African American support for United States military involvement in the First World War.

He supported the movement to protest segregation that had emerged prior to his arrival in the United States.

考题讲解

文章大意:

1. MG回到美国的时候赶上了好时候,因为非裔美籍刚从一战归来

2. 非裔美籍的理想:通过参战实现个人价值

现实:还算是受歧视 → 发起运动

3. 一些学者认为:MG创造了觉悟→运动

一些学者认为:MG没创造,而是加入了政治色彩


题目分析:

文章细节题:以下哪个为MG的成功做出了贡献?


选项分析:

A选项:他把文化和历史觉悟带入了非裔美籍群体:他有没有创造这个觉悟还是个争议。

B选项:他相信传统美国的成功精神:没提。

C选项:正确。他的受众群体已经形成了可以接受他的思想的觉悟:第一段解释MG赶上了好时候是因为,非裔美籍参战归来,但发现现实与期望有差异,而MG的思想与他们相契合。

D选项:
他的思想吸引了不承认非裔美籍在一战中的作用的人:原文没有提到这类反对者,且我们可以推断MG是支持非裔美籍的。

E选项:
他支持在他到美国之前的反歧视运动:原文没提。

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