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    题干:Aunion-backedcampaignconductedscatteredprotestsandemployeewalkoutsatfast-foodchainsin60citiesinanefforttorampuppressureforincreasedwageswhileorganizersarequietlyworkingtocreateunionstorepresentfast-foodworkers.TheimpactandsizeofThursday'sprotestswasdifficulttogauge.Spokesmenfortheprotests'organizersestimatedthattheyinvolved1,000fast-foodoutlets,andsomeotherretailers,suchasdepartmentstores,andclaimedthatwalkoutsshutdownsomerestaurants.McDonald'sCorp.andWendy'sCo.saidtheprotestshadminimaleffectsonoperationsandthattheywereunawareofanyshutdowns.AtmiddayThursdayindowntownChicago,oneofthecitiestargeted,severaloutletsofbothchainsseemedundisturbed.PeopleprotestedoutsideoneChicagoMcDonald'sforabout45minutes;arestaurantemployeereachedbyphone,whodidn'twanttobeidentified,saidnoneoftheprotesterswereemployedthere.BurgerKingWorldwideInc.didn'ttrespondtorequestsforcomment.Workersmarchingoutsidefast-foodrestaurantshavecalledforthechainstoincreasewagesto$15anhour—wagesnowcanbeaslowasthenationalminimumof$7.25anhour—andtoallowa"fairprocess"tojoinaunion.Therestaurantcompaniessaytheypayfairandcompetitivewagesandthatincreasesofthatsizewouldforceownerstocutstaff.Previousstrikeshavetargetedfast-foodchainsinmorethanadozencitiesfromNewYorktoSeattle.Thechainshavesaidthosestrikesalsodidn'tcausesignificantdisruptions.Butthemomentumofdemonstrationsisunusualinanindustrywhereorganizinghasbeendifficultbecauseofhighemployeeturnover.TheprotestscomeastheServiceEmployeesInternationalUnioninrecentmonthshashelpedestablishanewunioninatleastsixcitieswheretheunionandcommunityadvocacygroupshavebeenorganizingfast-foodstrikes,accordingtoorganizersanddocumentsfiledinrecentmonthswiththeLaborDepartment.ThecitiesincludeNewYork,ChicagoandSt.Louis.SE1Uofficialsandmembersofnonunioncommunitygroupsarelistedasofficersofthose-aunions."Fast-foodworkersneedaunionandwe'reproudtohelpthemgetitstarted,"saidKendallFells,listedaspresidentofaNewYork-basedunioncalledtheFastFoodWorkersCommitteeondocumentsfiledwiththeLaborDepartmentinFebruary.
    题目: The word "advocacy" (Para. 5) mostly means().
  • A 、support
  • B 、promotion
  • C 、motivation
  • D 、stimulation

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【正确答案:A】

含义题。根据题干关键词定位到第五段the union and community advocacy groups have been organizing fast-food strikes…,可见community advocacy groups和union(工会)所起的作用类似,都在组织罢工。advocacy意为“支持,拥护”,community advocacy groups直译是“社区拥护组织”,可灵活译为“社区宣传组织”,故A项为正确答案。B项“促进,提升”,C项“动机,动力”和D项“刺激,激发”属于对词义的误解,故排除。

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