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

[agk99]

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.
Yet (重點)it can be argued that
through contracts negotiated and
enforced by White union mem-
(20) bers, unions—CIO unions not
excluded—were often instrumental
in maintaining the occupational
segregation and other forms of
racial discrimination that kept
(25) African Americans socially and
economically oppressed during
this period. However(再次轉折), recognizing
employers’ power over workers
as a central factor in African
(30) Americans’ economic marginalization,
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.

通篇翻來覆去就是講一個相同的概念，黑人要參加工會，參加工會很好
算是簡單的一篇了

[agk99]

GWD-9-Q21:
The passage is primarily concerned with

A. demonstrating that unions failed to address the concerns of African American workers during a particular period
B. arguing that African American workers’ participation in unions during a particular period was ultimately beneficial to them
C. contrasting the treatment of African American workers by two different labor organizations during a particular period
D. giving reasons for the success of African American unionists in winning victories for both African American and White workers during a particular period
E. questioning one explanation for the attitudes of African American workers toward unionization during a particular period

大致上就是BD擇一，仔細看看，D 只能涵蓋最27行至結尾，全篇講的是黑人參加工會的好處，B的概念又比D更全面
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GWD-9-Q22:
According to the passage, which of the following was true of many racist White unionists during the period discussed in the passage?

A. Their attitudes toward African American union organizers changed once they recognized that the activities of these organizers were serving workers’ interests.
B. They were a powerful element in the southern labor movement because they constituted the majority of the unskilled factory labor force in the southern United States.
C. They persisted in opposing the CIO’s adoption of a stated policy of equal rights for all.(必錯)
D. Their primary goal was to strengthen the negotiating power of the unions through increasing White union membership.
E. Their advocacy of racial discrimination hampered unions in their efforts to gain more power for workers.

選A，請對照至第40行
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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.
應該可以直接選C

[玩命去]

While the American
Federation of Labor (AFL) either
excluded African Americans or
(10 ) maintained racially segregated
unions, the Congress of Industrial

對不起喔....我問一下第八行的either....or這句要怎麼翻譯?
還有當遇到either....or心理要怎麼去看它
有點混亂

[michelle610]

While the American
Federation of Labor (AFL) either
excluded African Americans or
(10 ) maintained racially segregated
unions,
我想應該可以這樣翻吧 當AFL在排斥非裔美人或是維持種族隔離時,CIO....

either.....or---->A或者是B(AB兩者選一個但不確定是哪一個)

[玩命去]

謝謝妳的回答

[sf_wang]

能不能問一下22題中A的serving worker's interests在文章中哪裡定位？

感激不盡

[davidlee0222]

無從定位
這就是at閱讀的精髓
必須要對英文文章非常熟悉
完全讀懂文章意義
35行到42行講黑人對工會的努力得到回報
他們加入白人工會並為會員贏得戰績
不論會員是黑是白

[uioxcv]

recognizing employers’ power over workers
as a central factor in African
Americans’ economic marginalization, African American workers
saw the need to join with White workers in seeking change despite White unionists’ toleration of or support for racial discrimination.
這幾句話是什麼意思~~我每個字都看的懂 ..湊起來意思完全看個不懂+o(
為什麼因為覺悟 employers’ power over workers
as a central factor in African
Americans’ economic marginalization, workers就要加入白人公會呢??是什麼前因後果啊???
q22我還是不懂為什麼定位在line35就能有答案~~@@"
這篇我竟然完全沒單字但三題全錯!!!怎會降啊~~

[davidslin]

recognizing employers’ power over workers
as a central factor in African
Americans’ economic marginalization, African American workers
saw the need to join with White workers in seeking change despite White unionists’ toleration of or support for racial discrimination.
這幾句話是什麼意思~~我每個字都看的懂 ..湊起來意思完全看個不懂+o(
為什麼因為覺悟 employers’ power over workers
as a central factor in African
Americans’ economic marginalization, workers就要加入白人公會呢??是什麼前因後果啊???

我的理解是:因為了解到目前雇主的力量超越勞工(也就是勞工目前無法與雇主對抗,無論黑人或白人)是攸關於黑人勞工在經濟上受到排斥忽視的主要原因,所以他們領悟到必須與白人勞工聯合起來追求改變,雖然那些白人勞工是容忍或支持種族歧視的[/color[color=red]](因為光靠黑人自己力量也許不夠而且白人勞工也受到雇主壓榨之類的,所以就想跟白人勞工聯合起來)

q22我還是不懂為什麼定位在line35就能有答案~~@@"
這篇我竟然完全沒單字但三題全錯!!!怎會降啊~~

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

從這段可以知道,[黑人勞工]獲得[有種族歧視的白人勞工]的尊敬是藉由取得勞工的勝利(也就是在對抗雇主上的勝利)而換來的
A. Their attitudes toward African American union organizers changed once they recognized that the activities of these organizers were serving workers’ interests.
這就說明了,當有種族歧視的白人勞工了解到黑人勞工的努力能對他們有所助益時,他們就比較尊敬黑人勞工了

[uioxcv]

Yes ! I got it! Thank you so much!

[呆呆熊]

I got it ,too. 終於看懂了，真是太感謝了！

[panda]

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

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

請問選項(B)是不是錯在exclusively這個字阿？
因為文章後面有提到黑人後來也加入白人的工會，
所以才不能說黑人只加入CIO unions

[modern]

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

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

請問選項(B)是不是錯在exclusively這個字阿？
因為文章後面有提到黑人後來也加入白人的工會，
所以才不能說黑人只加入CIO unions

這題我也錯 因為我也選了B ... (其實整篇看不太懂.... 剛才看懂 )
不過...基本上這類字還是少選 看到only exclusively這類字都要注意
小弟我不聽補習班老師的話....夜路走多這次就碰到鬼

把exclusively改掉 換成once提到前面 大概這選項就對的一塌糊塗了....

[hccill]

請問一下....

GWD-9-Q21:
The passage is primarily concerned with

A. demonstrating that unions failed to address the concerns of African American workers during a particular period
B. arguing that African American workers’ participation in unions during a particular period was ultimately beneficial to them
C. contrasting the treatment of African American workers by two different labor organizations during a particular period
D. giving reasons for the success of African American unionists in winning victories for both African American and White workers during a particular period
E. questioning one explanation for the attitudes of African American workers toward unionization during a particular period

ADE顯而易見都錯,但是BD呢?
尤其是B, argue的意思應是disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way(引用Longman Dictionary)

所以argue的態度應該是negative, 因此B選項的意思反而變成不贊同加入工會會有好處吧?!

再者,從文章整體看來, 也沒有感覺到有argue的味道阿!

是不是可以請大牛們解釋一下??

謝謝喔!!

[hcgh]

請問一下....

GWD-9-Q21:
The passage is primarily concerned with

A. demonstrating that unions failed to address the concerns of African American workers during a particular period
B. arguing that African American workers’ participation in unions during a particular period was ultimately beneficial to them
C. contrasting the treatment of African American workers by two different labor organizations during a particular period
D. giving reasons for the success of African American unionists in winning victories for both African American and White workers during a particular period
E. questioning one explanation for the attitudes of African American workers toward unionization during a particular period

ADE顯而易見都錯,但是BD呢?
尤其是B, argue的意思應是disagree with someone in words, often in an angry way(引用Longman Dictionary)

所以argue的態度應該是negative, 因此B選項的意思反而變成不贊同加入工會會有好處吧?!

再者,從文章整體看來, 也沒有感覺到有argue的味道阿!

是不是可以請大牛們解釋一下??

謝謝喔!!

Longman中argue的第二個解釋
[intransitive and transitive] to state, giving clear reasons, that something is true, should be done etc
就是主張的意思