南开大学考博英语真题2014年-附答案解析.doc

南开大学考博英语真题2014年 Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension Section A Directions: Read the following four passages. Answer the questions below each passage by choosing A, B, C or D. Mark your answers on the ANSWER SHEET. Passage One I recently conducted a survey to see what people thought and knew about Martin Luther King, Jr. I did this by bringing up the subject of MLK Day in casual conversations with people and gauging their reaction. (The sampling was 23 friends, colleagues, and strangers; 10 Black, 9 White, 3 Hispanic, 1 Asian; 4 were between the ages 42-35 and 19 were 34-20.) All knew King as the famo