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CWho first proposed the holiday for workers?It's not entirely clear,but two workers canmake a solid claim to the Founder of Labor Day title.Some records show that in 1882,Peter J.McGuire,general secretary of theBrotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners and a co-founder of the American Federation ofLabor,suggested setting aside a day for a "general holiday for the laboring classes".Butmany believe that machinist Matthew Maguire,not Peter McGuire,founded the holiday.The first Labor Day holiday was celebrated on Tuesday,September 5,1882,in NewYork City,in accordance with the plans of the Central Labor Union.The Central LaborUnion held its second Labor Day holiday just a year later,on September 5,1883.By 1894,23 more states had adopted the holiday,and on June 28,1894,President Grover Clevelandsigned a law making the first Monday in September of each year a national holiday.Many Americans celebrate Labor Day with parades ()picnics and parties-festivities very similar to those outlined by the first proposal for a holiday,which suggestedthat the day should be observed with a street parade to exhibit "the strength and spirits of thetrade and labor organizations"of the community,followed by a festival for the recreationand amusement of the workers and their families.This became the pattern for thecelebrations of Labor Day.Speeches by important official men and women were introduced later,as more emphasiswas placed upon the economic and civil significance of the holiday.Still later,by aresolution of the American Federation of Labor convention of 1909,the Sunday beforeLabor Day was adopted as Labor Sunday and dedicated to (the spiritual andeducational aspects of the labor movement.American labor has raised the nation's standard of living and contributed to the greatestproduction the world has ever known and the labor movement has brought us closer to therealization of our traditional ideals of economic and political democracy28.What can we know from paragraph 2?A.People's views about the founder of Labor Day vary.B.The author considered Matthew Maguire the founder.C.Peter J.McGuire wanted to set a few days for a holiday.D.Labor Day was originally set up for American machinists.29.What does paragraph 3 mainly tell us?A.The real meaning of Labor Day.B.The development of Labor Day.C.The reason of setting Labor Day.D.People's emphasis on Labor Day.30.What does the underlined word "festivities"in paragraph 4 mean?A.Manners.B.ApproachesC.Rewards.D.Celebrations.英语试题(CJ)第5页（共10页）
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