综合类职称英语阅读理解文章精选练习(18)
<p> <span word="By">By</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Montgomery">Montgomery</span> <span word="Improvement">Improvement</span> <span word="Association">Association</span> <span word="chose">chose</span> <span word="the">the</span> 26-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Luther">Luther</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>. <span word="as">as</span> <span word="its">its</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="hours">hours</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="bus">bus</span> <span word="boycott">boycott</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="citizens">citizens</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Montgomery">Montgomery</span>, <span word="Alabama">Alabama</span>, <span word="was">was</span> <span word="already">already</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="overwhelming">overwhelming</span> <span word="success">success</span>. <span word="King">King</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="write">write</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="unanticipated">unanticipated</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leadership">leadership</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="quickly">quickly</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="through">through</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="probable">probable</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="press">press</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="time">time</span> <span word="focused">focused</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="inspiring">inspiring</span> <span word="oratory">oratory</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="actually">actually</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="reluctant">reluctant</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="initiated">initiated</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="His">His</span> <span word="subsequent">subsequent</span> <span word="writings">writings</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="correspondence">correspondence</span> <span word="reveal">reveal</span> <span word="man">man</span> <span word="whose">whose</span> <span word="inner">inner</span> <span word="doubts">doubts</span> <span word="sharply">sharply</span> <span word="contrast">contrast</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="public">public</span> <span word="persona">persona</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="early">early</span> <span word="days">days</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="involvement">involvement</span>, <span word="King">King</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="telephone">telephone</span> <span word="threats">threats</span>, <span word="discord">discord</span> <span word="within">within</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="community">community</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Montgomerys">Montgomerys</span> <span word="get">get</span> <span word="tough">tough</span> <span word="policy">policy</span>, <span word="to">to</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="attributed">attributed</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="jailing">jailing</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="minor">minor</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="violation">violation</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="night">night</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="considered">considered</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="move">move</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="picture">picture</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="appearing">appearing</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="coward">coward</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="began">began</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pray">pray</span> <span word="aloud">aloud</span> <span word="and">and</span>, <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="moment">moment</span>, <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="presence">presence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="God">God</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="experienced">experienced</span> <span word="Him">Him</span> <span word="before">before</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="later">later</span> <span word="admit">admit</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boycott">boycott</span> <span word="began">began</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="yet">yet</span> <span word="firmly">firmly</span> <span word="committed">committed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Gandhian">Gandhian</span> <span word="principles">principles</span>. <span word="Although">Although</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="exposed">exposed</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="teachings">teachings</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="remained">remained</span> <span word="skeptical">skeptical</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="solve">solve</span> <span word="our">our</span> <span word="problem">problem</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="segregation">segregation</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="revolt">revolt</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="recalled">recalled</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Christian">Christian</span> <span word="ethic">ethic</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="love">love</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="confined">confined</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="individual">individual</span> <span word="relationships">relationships</span>. <span word="Only">Only</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="bombed">bombed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="January">January</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="king">king</span> <span word="reconsider">reconsider</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="views">views</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>. <span word="Competing">Competing</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="ardent">ardent</span> <span word="pacifists">pacifists</span>: <span word="Bayard">Bayard</span> <span word="Rustin">Rustin</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="activist">activist</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="War">War</span> <span word="Resisters">Resisters</span> <span word="League">League</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Rev">Rev</span>. <span word="Glenn">Glenn</span> <span word="E">E</span>. <span word="Smiley">Smiley</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="white">white</span> <span word="staff">staff</span> <span word="member">member</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Fellowship">Fellowship</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Reconciliation">Reconciliation</span>. <span word="Rustin">Rustin</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="shocked">shocked</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="discover">discover</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="gun">gun</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="house">house</span>, <span word="while">while</span> <span word="Smiley">Smiley</span> <span word="informed">informed</span> <span word="fellow">fellow</span> <span word="pacifists">pacifists</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arsenal">arsenal</span>. 1. <span word="What">What</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="nomination">nomination</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="leader">leader</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Montgomery">Montgomery</span> <span word="Boycott">Boycott</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="He">He</span> <span word="hadnt">hadnt</span> <span word="expected">expected</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="He">He</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="carefully">carefully</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="He">He</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="refuse">refuse</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="it">it</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="He">He</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="prepared">prepared</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="it">it</span>. 2. <span word="Why">Why</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="unwilling">unwilling</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="lead">lead</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="movement">movement</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="first">first</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="doubted">doubted</span> <span word="if">if</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boycott">boycott</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="successful">successful</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="troubled">troubled</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="traffic">traffic</span> <span word="accident">accident</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="thought">thought</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="too">too</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leader">leader</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Because">Because</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="himself">himself</span> <span word="didnt">didnt</span> <span word="start">start</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="boycott">boycott</span>. 3. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="Not">Not</span> <span word="mentioned">mentioned</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="beginning">beginning</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="black">black</span> <span word="peoples">peoples</span> <span word="movement">movement</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="King">King</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="put">put</span> <span word="into">into</span> <span word="prison">prison</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="disagreed">disagreed</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="other">other</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="armed">armed</span> <span word="revolt">revolt</span> <span word="proposal">proposal</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> <span word="down">down</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Black">Black</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="accept">accept</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="policy">policy</span> <span word="pursued">pursued</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Montgomery">Montgomery</span>. 4. <span word="Which">Which</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="following">following</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="immediate">immediate</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="change">change</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="view">view</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="violence">violence</span>? <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="education">education</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="college">college</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="attack">attack</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="home">home</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="influence">influence</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="two">two</span> <span word="active">active</span> <span word="non">non</span>-<span word="violence">violence</span> <span word="advocates">advocates</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="The">The</span> <span word="verdict">verdict</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Supreme">Supreme</span> <span word="Court">Court</span>. 5. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="Paragraph">Paragraph</span> 4, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="last">last</span> <span word="sentence">sentence</span> <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="arsenal">arsenal</span> <span word="means">means</span> <span word="A">A</span>) <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="together">together</span>. <span word="B">B</span>) <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="tested">tested</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span>. <span word="C">C</span>) <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="weapons">weapons</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="stored">stored</span>. <span word="D">D</span>) <span word="Kings">Kings</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="bombs">bombs</span> <span word="exploded">exploded</span>. <span word="Keys">Keys</span>: <span word="ADCBC">ADCBC</span></p>
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