A recent history of the Chicago
meat-packing industry and its workers examines how the industry grew from its
appearance in the 1830’s through the early 1890’s. Meat-packers, the author
argues, had good wages, working conditions, and prospects for advancement within
the packinghouses, and did not cooperate with labor agitators since labor
relations were so harmonious. Because the history maintains that conditions were
above standard for the era, the frequency of labor disputes, especially in the
mid-1880’s, is not accounted for. The work ignores the fact that the
1880’s were crucial years in American labor history, and that the packinghouse
workers! efforts were part of the national movement for labor reform. In fact, other historical sources for the late nineteenth century record deteriorating housing and high disease and infa A. how historians ought to explain the origins of the conditions in the Chicago meat-packing industry B. why it is difficult to determine the actual nature of the conditions in the Chicago meat-packing industry C. why a particular account of the conditions in the Chicago meat-packing industry is inaccurate D. what ought to be included in any account of the Chicago meat-packers’ role in the national labor movement [填空题]In recent history, Krakatau is the largest eruption on Earth, which ejected 15 cubic kilometers of molten and crushed rock.
[单项选择]The biggest danger facing the global airline industry is not the effects of terrorism, war, SARS and economic downturn. It is that these blows, which have helped ground three national flag carriers and force two American airlines into bankruptcy, will divert attention from the inherent weaknesses of aviation, which they have exacerbated. As in the crisis that attended the first Gulf War, many airlines hope that traffic will soon bounce back, and a few catastrophic years will be followed by fuller planes, happier passengers and a return to profitability. Yet the industry’s problems are deeper--and older--than the trauma of the past two years implies.
As the centenary of the first powered flight approaches in December, the industry it launched is still remarkably primitive. The car industry, created not long after the Wright Brothers made history, is now a global industry dominated by a dozen firms, at least half of which make good profits. Yet commercial aviation consists of 267 in A. is facing a very serious situation B. will confront a difficult evolution C. has no way out of the present difficulty D. will experience a radical reform 我来回答: 提交
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