单选题 According to the text, which of the following is true of wages in southern cities in 1910?

A、 They were being pushed lower as a result of increased competition.
B、 They began to rise so that southern industry could attract rural workers.
C、 They had increased for skilled workers but decreased for unskilled workers.
D、 They had increased in large southern cities but decreased in small southern ones.

【正确答案】 A

【答案解析】[注释]细节辨认题。本题问：有关南方城市的工资问题下面哪一点是正确的?第3段第 4、5句写道：“然而，南方的工资很低，通过招工者和黑人报纸，黑人工人意识到，在北方即使是当非技术工人也比在南方当工匠挣的钱多。在遭受棉铃虫灾害以后，城市的黑人工人面临着来自黑人和白人农业工人的不断流入而引起的竞争，而这些人被迫接受比原来付给工业工作低的工资。”可见，1910年南方城市的工资由于激烈的竞争而下降了。故应选[A]。