GWD-9-23

ryanmarui

为什么选C,而不是选A啊？

而今迈步从头越

GWD-9-Q21 to GWD-9-Q23:

In the 1930’s and 1940’s,

African American industrial

workers in the southern United

Line  States, who constituted 80 per-

(5)   cent of the unskilled factory labor

force there, strongly supported

unionization. While the American

Federation of Labor (AFL) either

excluded African Americans or

(10  ) maintained racially segregated

unions, the Congress of Industrial

Organizations (CIO) organized

integrated unions nationwide on the

basis of a stated policy of equal

(15)  rights for all, and African American

unionists provided the CIO’s backbone（骨干，中枢）.

Yet it can be argued that

through contracts negotiated and

enforced by White union mem-

(20)  bers, unions—CIO unions not

excluded—were often instrumental（有帮助的，起作用的）

in maintaining the occupational

segregation（种族隔离） and other forms of

racial discrimination that kept

(25)  African Americans socially and

economically oppressed during

this period. However, recognizing

employers’ power over workers

as a central factor in African

(30)  Americans’ economic marginal-

ization, African American workers

saw the need to join with White

workers in seeking change despite

White unionists’ toleration of or

(35)  support for racial discrimination.

The persistent efforts of African

American unionists eventually paid

off: many became highly effective

organizers, gaining the respect of

(40)  even racist White unionists by winning

victories for White as well as

African American workers. African

American unionists thus succeeded

in strengthening the unions while

(45)  using them as instruments of

African Americans’ economic

empowerment.

GWD-9-Q23:

The author of the passage suggests which of the following about African American workers who participated in union activities in the 1930’s and 1940’s?

A. They believed that the elimination of discrimination within unions was a necessary first step toward the achievement of economic advancement for African Americans.

B. They belonged exclusively to CIO unions because they were excluded from AFL unions.

C. They believed that the economic advancement of African American workers depended on organized efforts to empower all workers.

D. Some of them advocated the organization of separate African American unions because of discriminatory practices in the AFL and the CIO.

E. Many of them did not believe that White unionists in CIO unions would tolerate or support racial discrimination against African American workers

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而今迈步从头越

Why C? Pls read the following sentence carefully: African American workers saw the need to join with White workers in seeking change despite White unionists’ toleration of or (35)  support for racial discrimination. The passage only states that AA saw the need to join with white workers, but never mentions they believed that the elimination of discrimination was necessary.

wangyu73cn

In the passage, the author say, "......, African American workers saw the need to join with White workers in seeking change despite White unionists’ toleration of or support for racial discrimination." This fact shows that A contradicts to the passage.

dreamchaserdan

以下是引用而今迈步从头越在2005-6-7 13:51:00的发言：

Why C? Pls read the following sentence carefully: African American workers saw the need to join with White workers in seeking change despite White unionists’ toleration of or (35)  support for racial discrimination. The passage only states that AA saw the need to join with white workers, but never mentions they believed that the elimination of discrimination was necessary.

说得非常好！

joejo9

A没问题 弱问B有什么不对？谢谢