首页
外语
计算机
考研
公务员
职业资格
财经
工程
司法
医学
专升本
自考
实用职业技能
登录
职业资格
Labor Day is a national holiday in the United States. It has been celebrated on the first Monday in September since the 1880s in
Labor Day is a national holiday in the United States. It has been celebrated on the first Monday in September since the 1880s in
admin
2017-03-25
86
问题
Labor Day is a national holiday in the United States. It has been celebrated on the first Monday in September since the 1880s in order to honor the country’ s workers. Today, it is a family holiday. Many people go on a picnic to the beach, the lake, or the mountains. But the first Labor Day celebration was not about family or fun. Instead, it was about making life better for America’s working class.
In America workers were not always treated well. In the early days of the 1880s, hundreds of new immigrants from Europe came to the United States every day. Most spent all their money getting to America. By the time they arrived, they would take any job they could find. They worked for very little pay. Owners of businesses and factories often took advantage of the situation. They were able to get a lot of labor for little money. They expected their employees to work 10 to 14, even 16 hours a day. What’s more, jobs were often dangerous. Even children worked in situations where a mistake could mean death. Women and children worked for lower wages than men, and owners employed them for this reason.
In the 1880s, the fight for worker’s rights was led by men who were workers themselves. They organized the workers into labor unions. The American Federation of Labor(AFL)was organized in 1886. Later the Congress of Industrial Organizations(CIO)was founded. Wages, hours of labor, and working conditions have improved since that time. Labor unions have persuaded the federal and state governments to pass laws that limit how many hours a week people can be required to work and decide what the minimum wage should be. They have determined that child labor, as well as unfair treatment based on sex, religion, color, and national origin is now illegal. Strikes occur when workers feel that their employer is behaving unfairly.
In order to celebrate their early successes, Labor Day was started in 1882 by a union called the Knights of Labor. On the first Labor Day, a long parade was held in New York City, followed by a festival for the workers and their families. By 1894, Congress had recognized it as a national holiday and it is still celebrated today.
Which of the following statements is true?
选项
A、Labor Day is a national holiday but it was originally celebrated only by immigrants from Europe.
B、Owners of businesses and factories took it for granted that all their employees should work 16 hours a day.
C、The federal and state governments were persuaded to pass laws improving working conditions.
D、A long parade was held after a festival for the workers and their families on the first Labor Day.
答案
C
解析
细节题。根据文章第三段中“…persuaded the federal and state governments to pass lawsthat…”可知选项C正确。选项A后半句but it was originally celebrated only by immigrants from Europe不正确;根据第二段中“They expected their employees to work 10 to 14,even 16 hours a day.”可知选项B错误;根据文章最后一段中“a long parade was held…followed by a festival…”可知先举行的是parade,然后庆祝festival,所以选项D错误。故选C。
转载请注明原文地址:https://kaotiyun.com/show/N63v777K
本试题收录于:
英语学科知识与教学能力题库教师资格分类
0
英语学科知识与教学能力
教师资格
相关试题推荐
历史教学最主要、最根本的教学原则是()。
阅读下列材料材料一公门有公,卿门有卿,贱有常辱,贵有常荣,赏不能劝其努力,罚亦不能戒其怠惰。——《礼记》材料二汉代察举制“四科取士”为:“一曰德行高妙,志节清白;二曰学通行修,经中博士;三曰明达法令……四曰刚毅多略……皆有孝悌廉公之
根据下列材料设计教学片段。(1)《义务教育历史课程标准(2011年版)》规定:了解半坡居民、河姆渡居民的生活和原始农业的产生。知道考古发现是了解史前社会历史的重要依据。(2)课文摘录:河姆渡原始居民住着干栏式的房子,过着定居生活。他们已
材料:下面是某教师讲授《香港和澳门回归》一课的教学课程。教师悬挂《中华人民共和国政区图》,醒目地标注香港、澳门的位置,播放“香港回归”的视频,用多媒体呈现香港和澳门的区旗、区徽。接着要求学生结合教科书,在“是什么,怎么样”的答问形式上,
Atahigherlevelofwriting,whichofthefollowingcognitive,skillsshouldNOTencouraged?
Manyyearsago,IcameacrossabookbyAnthonydeMellocalledAwareness.DeMellowasanIndianJesuitpriestwhosewritingwa
Seventyyearsago,morethan160,000AlliedtroopsstormedthebeachesofNormandyduringtheD-Dayinvasion.Andwhileweallk
MedicalstafffledasflamesandsmokefilledanIndianhospital,______theirparentstoafire,whichkilled89people.
ItookmydaughtertotheamusementparklastSunday.______!Wehadtogetherthere.
随机试题
从所给四个选项中,选择最合适的一个填入问号处,使之呈现一定的规律性。()
K注册会计师审计A公司2012年度财务报表,正在对其应收账款项目进行审计。根据需要,K注册会计师决定对A公司下表中的四个明细账户中的两个进行函证。要求:K注册会计师应选择哪两家销货公司进行函证?请说明理由。
ThedevelopmentofJamestowninVirginiaduringthesecondhalfoftheseventeenthcenturywascloselyrelatedtothemakingand
对周某刑罚的执行机关是:
案例2:赵先生买入了一张(100份)华夏公司5月份执行价格为100美元的看涨期权合约,期权价格为5美元,并且卖出了一张华夏公司5月份执行价格为105美元的看涨期权合约,期权价格为2美元。根据案例,回答下列题目:赵先生的策略能获得的最大潜在利润是(
李某家住在某市甲区,在该市乙区嫖娼后深夜步行回家,途经该市丙区时因为神色可疑被丙区巡逻民警盘查,李某交代了自己嫖娼的事实。下列说法正确的是()。
设(X1,X2,…,Xn,Xn+1,…,Xn+m为来自总体X~N(0,σ2)的简单样本,则统计量U=服从________分布.
设一棵二叉树中,度为1的结点数为9,则该二叉树的叶结点的数目为
A、 B、 C、 A本题考查的是动物名的听音。句中提到了elephants(大象),因此答案是[A]。
【B1】【B17】
最新回复
(
0
)