四六级考试

【单选题】 Which of the following can be inferred from the passage about the Irish building and loan associations mentioned in the last paragraph
A．They were started by third or fourth-generation immigrants.
B．They originated as off shoots of church-related groups.
C．They frequently helped Irish entrepreneurs to finance business not connected with construction.
D．They contributed to the employment of many Irish construction workers.

网考网参考答案：D
网考网解析：
该题问：下面哪一关于爱尔兰建筑贷款团体的说法可以从文中得出A项意为“由第三、四代移民启动”，在本文没有提及。B项意为“从教会下属机构发源”，这是文中所提黑人组织的内容。C项意为“还经常帮助爱尔兰企业投资和建筑无关的部门”。从文中叙述看不出在建筑之外此组织有何作为。D项意为“帮助许多爱尔兰建筑工人取得了工作”，从最后一段中可以找到线索：...They in turn，provided work for many Irish home— building contractor firms。因此，可知D项为正确选项。 查看试题解析出处>>