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(B)The third Monday of January is a day on which America reflects on its past, prays for its future, and remembers the achievements of Martin Luther King, Jr., who was the man that led the black American struggle for equal rights in the 1950s and ‘60s. King grew up in the American south in a deeply religious family. He studied theology in school, and while still a college student, became fascinated with Mahatma Gandhi’s philosophy of passive resistance. King’s religious beliefs, paired with Gandhi’s teachings, would later become the cornerstone of his strategy for bringing about change for blacks in America.In 1954, King earned his Ph.D. from Boston University and moved to Montgomery, Alabama, where he accepted a job as pastor of the Dexter Avenue Baptist Church. Little did he know that this sleepy Alabama city would soon erupt in civil disobedience and marches – and that he would lead them. While Abraham Lincoln had abolished slavery in America ninety-two years before, blacks were still largely treated as second-class citizens in 1955. Not only could black Americans not vote, but they couldn’t attend the same schools as whites, nor eat with them at many restaurants. American blacks resented the unequal treatment, but most tolerated it – until a black woman named Rosa Parks did the unthinkable by refusing to give up her seat on a Montgomery bus to a white passenger.When Parks was arrested, outraged blacks in Montgomery boycotted the local transportation company, and the American Civil Rights movement was born. Martin Luther King, Jr. quickly took charge of the movement; with his eloquence and powerful philosophy, he was the ideal leader. Under his leadership, the movement mushroomed. Everywhere, black Americans began protesting, and everything from separate lunch areas in the workplace to whites-only schools became fair game. Mass marches against city and state governments also became common. While revolution is seldom achieved without bloodshed, King declared: “We will not resort to violence. We will not degrade ourselves with hatred.”Resistance and change through nonviolent means were effective methods of gaining the attention of white middle-class Americans. Their support was necessary for the movement as they represented the majority of voters in the United States. Nonviolent protests were also widely popular with blacks in rural areas; however, many urban blacks believed peaceful marches would achieve nothing. Their discontent over the slowness of change resulted in riots, which dampened King’s peaceful initiatives. Despite these and other setbacks – which included arrest and jail time, as well as numerous threats of violence and death – King persisted. Support for the Civil Rights Movement peaked during a 200,000-strong march on Washington, D.C., in 1963, where King delivered his famous “I Have a Dream” speech. The Civil Rights Bill, which gave equal rights to all Americans, became law in 1964. (RM 7-5)
55. The passage is mainly about ___________.
(A) a bloody revolution led by urban blacks
(B) the American dream fulfilled by Rosa Parks
(C) changes for Blacks in America brought about through King’s nonviolent means
(D) the abolishment of slavery by Abraham Lincoln

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答案：C
難度：非常困難0
統計：A(0),B(0),C(0),D(0),E(0)

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