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titatita

请问如何理解下面hightlight成黄色的部分?

Q6 to Q9:

      Some historians contend that con-

       ditions in the United States during the

       Second World War gave rise to a

Line       dynamic wartime alliance between

  (5)      trade unions and the African American

community,
      an alliance that advanced

the cause of civil rights.  They con-

clude that the postwar demise of this

vital alliance constituted a lost oppor-

 (10)      tunity for the civil rights movement that

followed the war.  Other scholars,

however, have portrayed organized

labor as defending all along the rela-

tively privileged position of White

 (15)      workers relative to African American

workers.  Clearly, these two perspec-

tives are not easily reconcilable, but

the historical reality is not reducible

to one or the other.

 (20)            Unions faced a choice between

       either maintaining the prewar status

       quo or promoting a more inclusive

approach that sought for all members

the right to participate in the internal

 (25)      affairs of unions, access to skilled

and high-paying positions within the

occupational hierarchy, and protec-

tion against management’s arbitrary

authority in the workplace.  While

 (30)      union representatives often voiced

this inclusive ideal, in practice unions

far more often favored entrenched

       interests.  The accelerating develop-

ment of the civil rights movement

 (35)
        following the Second World War

exacerbated the unions’ dilemma,

forcing trade unionists to confront

contradictions in their own practices.

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Q6:

The passage is primarily concerned with

             

1. providing a context within which to evaluate opposing viewpoints about a historical phenomenon
2. identifying a flawed assumption underlying one interpretation of a historical phenomenon
3. assessing the merits and weaknesses of a controversial theory about a historical phenomenon
4. discussing the historical importance of the development of a wartime alliance
5. evaluating evidence used to support a particular interpretation of a historical phenomenon

Answer: A

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Q7:

According to the passage, the historians mentioned in line 1 and the scholars mentioned in line 11 disagree about the

             

1. contribution made by organized labor to the war effort during the Second World War
2. issues that union members considered most important during the Second World War
3. relationship between unions and African Americans during the Second World War
4. effect of the Second World War on the influence of unions in the workplace
5. extent to which African Americans benefited from social and political changes following the Second World War

Answer: 为什么是b?

文章中没提到most important,只是说some 认为alliance 是vital,没有最高级啊?另一些认为labor nunion只是自私地保护白人

为什么不是c?

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Q8:

Which of the following best describes the purpose of the first sentence (lines 20-29) in the second paragraph in the passage?

             

1. To summarize a situation confronted by unions during the Second World War
2. To summarize the role of unions in the workplace during the Second World War
3. To explain the philosophy supported by most unions during the Second World War
4. To assess the effect of the growth of the civil rights movement on unions during the Second World War
5. To present a criticism of the unions’ approach to representing workers during the Second World War

Answer: a

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Q9:

Which of the following best summarizes the opinion of the author of the passage regarding the two points of view presented in the first paragraph (lines 1-19) ?

 

 

1. Neither point of view reflects the views of certain African American historians on trade unions during the Second World War.
2. Neither point of view reflects the full complexity of the historical reality.
3. One point of view is based on more reliable research than is the other.
4. Both points of view have misinterpreted recent research on trade unions during the Second World War.
5. The two points of view can be readily harmonized into a coherent interpretation.

Answer: b

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   Answer:

titatita

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lianxyz

the answer of Q7 is C which is from Prep.

titatita

以下是引用lianxyz在2006-6-14 4:59:00的发言：
the answer of Q7 is C which is from Prep.

great!!thanks

jin888

up! i don't understand this passage.can anyone help me

benman

顶一下，做错了一半，555

winnowerfly

7题是C的吧.

好.谢谢lianxyz confirm.

只会把题做对,解释不了这许多.汗...

[此贴子已经被作者于2006-8-14 4:34:31编辑过]

Laoben

Anybody has different ideas about Q6, the answer is A. I selected D.

smileday

two opinions has been offered, yet, the author agrees with none of them.