江南大学网络教育第二阶段练习题
考试科目:《大学英语（二）》第章至第章（总分100分）
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1. Martin Luther King was a black minister, who became a great leader of the civil rights
movement in the 1950s and 1960s.
King was born on January 15, 1929 in Atlanta, Georgia. When he was young, he was strongly influenced by Thoreau and Indian leader Mahatma Gandhi's idea of non-violent resistance. Having received a Ph. D (Doctor of Philosophy) from Boston University, he became a political and religious leader of the non-violent civil relights movement in 1955. On August 28, 1963, he led over 250,000 Americans on a march in Washington D.C. to fight for the Civil Rights Law to guarantee equality for all people, and delivered his best known speech "I Have a Dream" before the Lincoln Memorial. The "dream" is a dream of brotherly love and equality for the Black and White. Thus, he was awarded the Nobel Prize for peace in 1964, but he was murdered four years later.
Though he died, he was greatly respected and loved by the Americans, both the white and the black. By vote of Congress in 1968, the third Monday of every January is now a federal holiday in Luther King's honor. He lives in people's hearts forever. （10 分）
(1). Martin Luther King was murdered when he was 39 years old. （2 分）
A. T
B. F
(2). Martin Luther King was a black minister only. （2 分）
A. T
B. F
(3). Martin Luther King's Day has been a federal holiday for more than 40 years. （2
分）
A. T
B. F
(4). The underlined word "delivered" in the second paragraph could be replaced by "gave".
（2 分）
A. T
B. F
(5). The best title for this passage is "Civil Rights Law". （2 分）
A. T
B. F
2. It has been reported that in colleges across the United States, the daytime serial
drama known as the soap opera has suddenly become "in". Between the hours of 11
a.m. and 4:30 pm, college television lounges are filled with soap opera fans who
can't wait to see the next episode in the lives of their favorite characters.
Actually, soaps are more than a college favorite; they're a youth favorite. When school is out, high-school students are in front of their TV sets. One young working woman admitted that she turned down a higher paying job rather than give up watching her favorite serials. During the 1960's, it was uncommon for young people to watch soap operas. The mood of the sixties was very different from now. It was a time of seriousness, and talk was about social issues of great importance.
Now, seriousness has been replaced by fun. Young people want to be happy. It may seem strange that they should turn to soap opera, which is known for showing trouble in people's lives. But soap opera is enjoyment. Young people can identify with the soap opera character, who, like the college-age viewer, is looking for happy love, and probably not finding it. And soap opera gives young people a chance to feel close to people without having to bear any responsibility for their problems. （10 分）
(1). What is soap opera? （2 分）(C)
A. Plays based on science fiction stories.
B. Plays based on non-fiction stories.
C. The daytime serial dramas on TV.
D. Popular documentary films on TV.
(2). What can be the best title of the passage? （2 分）(C)
