职称英语综合类阅读理解练习题9
<p> <span word="PASSAGE">PASSAGE</span> 18</p><p> <span word="Martin">Martin</span> <span word="Luther">Luther</span> <span word="King">King</span> <span word="Jr">Jr</span>.</p><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>.</p><p> <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>.</p><p> <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>.</p>
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