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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：According to the spokesmen for the protests' organizers, the walkouts（）. - A 、make lots of restaurants suspend operations
- B 、involve many fast-food shops
- C 、cause significant disruptions
- D 、succeed in increasing pressure on the employers
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参考答案【正确答案：B】
根据题干关键词定位到第一段最后一句。第一段主要说明快餐行业员工大罢工的原因和意图。最后一句意为“抗议活动组织方的发言人估计，这些活动涉及1000家快餐门店，还有百货商店等其他一些零售商，并说罢工行动导致一些餐馆关闭”。由此可知，B项“牵扯到许多家快餐店”，符合题意，为正确答案。A项“使许多餐馆停业”属于对原文的误解，原文是"shut down some restaurants'’而不是"lots of restaurants”。C项“造成了巨大破坏”。D项“成功地对雇主施加了压力”属于过度推断，故排除。
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