| The picnics, speeches, and parades of
today’ s Labor Day were all part of the celebration, held in New York City in
1882. Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named Peter J. McGuire. A
carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was
president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ).
Approaching the City’ s Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday
that would applaud (赞许) "the industrial spirit—the great vital force of every
nation. "On September 5 his suggestion bore fruit, as the estimated 10,000
workers, many of them ignoring their bosses’ warnings, left work to march from
Union Square up Fifth Avenue to 42rid Street. The event gained national
attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual
holiday. The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicate A. a moderate labor leader B. an extreme anarchist in the labor movement C. a devoted socialist fighting against exploitation of man by man D. a firm anti-capitalist demanding the elimination of wage slavery [填空题] The picnics, speeches, and (36)______of today’’s Labor Day were all part of the first celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its (37)______was an Irish-American labor leader named Peter J. McGuire. A carpenter (38)______trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was the president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ) . (39)______the City’’s Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud (赞许) "the industrial spirit — the great vital force of every nation," On September 5 his suggestion (40)_____ fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them (41)______their bosses’’ warnings, left work to march from Union Square up Fifth Avenue to 42nd Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an (42)______holiday.
The quick adoption of the (43)______may have indicated less about the state lawmakers’’ respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. (
[单项选择] The picnics, speeches, and parades of today’’s Labor Day were all part of the first celebration, held in New York City in 1882. Its promoter was an Irish-American labor leader named Peter J. McGuire. A carpenter by trade, McGuire had worked since the age of eleven, and in 1882 was president of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners (UBCJ). Approaching the City’’s Central Labor Union that summer, he proposed a holiday that would applaud (赞许) "the industrial spirit-the great vital force of every nation." On September 5 his suggestion bore fruit, as an estimated 10,000 workers, many of them ignoring their bosses’’ warnings, left work to march from Union square up Fifth Avenue to 42nd Street. The event gained national attention, and by 1893 thirty states had made Labor Day an annual holiday.
The quick adoption of the scheme may have indicated less about the state lawmakers’’ respect for working people than about a fear of risking their anger. In the 1880s the United Stat
A. immediately won nationwide support B. involved workers from 30 states C. was opposed by many factory owners D. was organized by the UBCJ 我来回答: 提交
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