Ⅳ Reading Comprehension Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer and blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One E.B. White was born Elwyn Brooks White in 1899. He was born in Mount Vernon, New York. His father was a successful piano manufacturer. E.B. White went to Cornell University and graduated in 1921. He worked as a re- porter for various newspapers, and in 1924 returned to New York to work on the new New Yorker magazine. He married the magazine’s literary editor, Katherine Sergeant Angell, in 1929. E.B. White wrote for the magazine and other publications, mostly for adults. In 1945, he wrote his first children’s book, Stuart Little. This book is about a mouse and all his adventures with a human family. Charlotte’s Web was published in 1952. This book is a story abou
A. a spider and a pig
B. an adventurous mouse
C. a swan without a voice
D. none of the above
Ⅳ Reading Comprehension Directions: There are five reading passages in this part. Each passage is followed by five questions. For each question there are four suggested answers marked A, B, C and D. Choose one best answer an blacken the corresponding letter on the Answer Sheet. Passage One 1 In the late 1860’s, industry in America grew rapidly. More factories meant more jobs. But working conditions were dangerous. Employees were forced to work as many as 16 hours a day in hot, dirty rooms. Children often worked alongside adults. Wages were usually very low. Workers tried to improve conditions by forming unions. One of the first important unions was the Knights of Labor, formed in 1869. Blacks and women were welcomed as members. The Knights of Labor wanted an 8-hour workday, higher wages, and better working conditions. The union called for an end to the employment of children under age 14. Together with other unions, the Knights of Labor tried to
A. Labor unions reached their peak of power in the 1986's.
B. It. took labor unions many years to improve conditions for workers.
C. The early labor unions failed .because they were not concerned with the well-being of workers.
D. The early labor unions failed because they could not agree on what they wanted to fight for.
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