单选题 Questions 22~25 are based on the following monologue about Dr Martin Luther King.
单选题 When was he born?
  • A. On January 15,1929.
  • B. On January 15,1920.
  • C. On June 15,1929.
  • D. On July 15,1920.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】[解析] 22-25 He was born in Atlanta, Georgia, on January 15,1929. He was black. He lived only thirty-nine years, but he became world-famous in that short time. He grew up in the southeastern part of the United States. He studied at Morehouse College where he met many outstanding men whose ideas he found important and exciting. There he read the writings of Thoreau, which gave him many ideas about freedom. After he graduated from Morehouse, he went on to study at the University of Pennsylvania, Harvard University, and Boston University. At Boston University, he met his wife, Coretta. In 1954, after he got his PhD degree, he became the minister of a small church in the South. There he became the leader of the black people, who were poor and without power. He gave speeches and led marches. For his ideas and actions, he went to prison for a short time. Many years later, in Washington DC, he spoke to a crowd of 250 000 people, He told them, "I have a dream" That speech is still famous. In 1964,he won the Nobel Peace Prize. His work was not finished when he died, on April 4,1968. Who was he? He was Dr Martin Luther King. 这篇独白介绍的是马丁·路德·金的生平。本题是数字题,独白第一句话即已明示,关键是听清月份和年份。
单选题 Where did he grow up?
  • A. Northwestern part of the US.
  • B. Southeastern part of the US.
  • C. Southwestern part of the US.
  • D. Northeastern part of the US.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】独白第四句指出:He grew up in the southeastern part of the United States,听清了这一句即可选出答案[B] 。
单选题 What gave him many ideas about freedom?
  • A. The writings of Thoreau.
  • B. The writings of Washington.
  • C. The writings of Coretta.
  • D. The writings of Martin Luther King.
【正确答案】 A
【答案解析】答案信息对应于独白第六句话:There he read the writings of Thoreau,which gave him many ideas about freedom,即是梭罗的著作对他产生了影响。
单选题 When did he win the Nobel Peace Prize?
  • A. In 1968.
  • B. In 1918.
  • C. In 1964.
  • D. In 1946.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】独白倒数第四句指出马丁·路德·金是在1964年获得诺贝尔和平奖的。