Martin Luther King. Jr. was born in Georgia in 1929. When he was still a boy, Martin learned that his people, the black Americans, were often treated differently from most of their fellow Americans. Many could not attend good schools, get good jobs, or live in nice houses because of the color of their skin. Martin knew that in a free country this was wrong. He wanted to help his black brothers, so he decided to go to school to get good education. He became a minister(牧师)in Montgomery, Alabama. This is where Martin Luther King’s “peaceful fight” first began. Dr. King held the belief that the only way people could win their rights was to remain peaceful, even in face of danger. Later Martin Luther King, became a famous lawyer and a great leader of black people who fight for equal rights. In 1963,his efforts led to the Great March(大游行)on Washington, where King delivered his famous speech “I Have a Dream”. Here he raised public concern for the civil rights(民权) movement. Dr. King won the Nobel Peace Prize in 1964 for his achievements and courage.

The whole nation mourned when the terrible event happened on April 4, 1968, in Memphis, Tennessee. Martin Luther King, Jr, was shot. The man who had preached (倡导) nonviolence (非暴力) died violently. But Dr. King’s dream can never die. Many Americans are still struggling to make that dream come true. The following is part of his famous speech delivered during the Great March:

I have a dream today!

I have a dream that one day on the red hills of Georgia, sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave-owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood.

I have a dream that my four little children will one day live in a nation where they will not be judged by the color of their skin but by the content of their character.

44. Martin Luther King’s “peaceful fight” first began __________.

A. when he went to school

B. after he became a minister

C. after the Great March

D. after he became a leader of black people

45. The purpose of the Great March was __________.

A. to win the Nobel Peace Prize

B. to voice the sufferings of black people 

C. to attract American people’s attention to civil rights

D. to force the president to fall out of power

46. What does the underlined word in the second paragraph mean?

A. became angry    B. became sad   C. cheered          D. became puzzled

47. What was Martin Luther King’s dream?

A. To give his children a high social position.

B. To have a nation where black people and white people are treated equally.

C. to carry on the peaceful revolution.

D. to be elected president of America.

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