Question

A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment（预约）into the outer of Harvard’s president. But they were by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, that the couple would finally become and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though .

A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a face. The lady told him, “We had a son that Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to a memorial（纪念物）to him, somewhere on campus.”

The president wasn’t . Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this would look like a cemetery（墓地）,” “Oh, no,” the lady quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any how much a building costs? We have spent over $7,500,000 on the campus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was , because he could get rid of them now. Then the lady turned to her husband and said quietly, “Is that all it costs to start a ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. their offer was turned down. Mr. and Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer about.

1.A．lab B．libraryC．hall D．office

2.A．watchedB．stoppedC．followedD．interviewed

3.A．hopingB．findingC．realizingD．imagining

4.A．surprisedB．disappointedC．worried D．troubled

5.A．hopelessly B．carefullyC．unexpectedlyD．unwillingly

6.A．pleasantB．funnyC．cold D．sad

7.A．attendedB．visitedC．studied D．served

8.A．clever B．brave C．proudD．happy

9.A．set aboutB．set upC．take downD．take over

10.A．satisfied B．excitedC．movedD．ashamed

11.A．houseB．part C．garden D．place

12.A．explainedB．expressedC．refusedD．admitted

13.A．building B．yardC．playgroundD．square

14.A．laughedB．shoutedC．glancedD．called

15.A．suggestionB．ideaC．thoughtD．opinion

16.A．boredB．astonished C．interested D．pleased

17.A．departmentB．university C．businessD．club

18.A．OnceB．WhileC．Since D．Though

19.A．nameB．characterC．pictureD．sign

20.A．talkedB．knewC．heardD．cared

 

Answer 1

1.D

2.B

3.A

4.B

5.D

6. C

7.A

8.D

9.B

10.C

11.D

12.A

13.A

14.C

15.B

16.D

17.B

18.C

19.A

20.D

【解析】

试题分析：本文讲述了多年以前，美国哈佛大学的校长因为一次错误判断，失去了一次难得的发展机遇，但却造就了斯坦福大学。

1.】考查名词和语境理解。A．lab实验室 B．library图书馆 C．hall大厅 D．office办公室。那天， Stanford夫妇没有事先预约，就直接去拜访哈佛大学的校长，根据常识，他们应该是在校长办公室的外间。Lab, library, hall 都与文章不符。选 D。

2.】考查动词和语境理解。A．watched观看 B．stopped 停止C．followed跟随 D．interviewed采访。根据前文讲到的 without an appointment和kept waiting , 校长的秘书断定这两个乡下老土根本不可能与哈佛有业务往来。他们夫妇当时应当是被秘书挡住了。故用stopped。选B。

3.】考查动词和语境理解。A．hoping 希望B．finding发现 C．realizing意识到 D．imagining想象。秘书对他们夫妇不理不睬，为的是希望让他们知难而退，知趣地早点离开。Hoping 做伴随状语，表示主动。选A。

4.】考查形容词和语境理解。A．surprised惊讶的 B．disappointed失望的 C．worried担心的 D．troubled麻烦的。见不到校长，秘书态度又不好，夫妇二人当然会觉得失望。选B。

5.】考查副词和语境理解。A．hopelessly无望地B．carefully仔细地 C．unexpectedly出乎意料地 D．unwillingly不乐意地。秘书开始对Stanford夫妇不理不睬，是希望他们最后变得失望而离开。但是，他们的坚持最后使得秘书不得不去找校长，故此处用 unwillingly描述秘书的心情最合语境。选 D。

6.】考查形容词和语境理解。A．pleasant 开心的B．funny有趣的 C．cold冷的 D．sad悲伤的。从下文可以看出，校长对Stanford夫妇一直很冷淡，而且拒绝了他们的要求。故此处填cold 最佳。选C。

7.】考查动词和语境理解。A．attended 出席B．visited 参观C．studied 学习D．served服务 。表示他们有一个儿子曾经在哈佛读过一年书，在Harvard学习，要用study in Harvard或attend Harvard。选A。

8.】考查形容词和语境理解。A．clever聪明的 B．brave勇敢的 C．proud骄傲的 D．happy开心的。根据前文的 He love Harvard可知，Stanford夫妇的儿子喜欢哈佛，他在哈佛的生活很愉快。选D。

9.】考查动词短语和语境理解。A．set about开始 B．set up建立 C．take down 写下来D．take over接管。但是去年，他因车祸而身亡。我丈夫和我想在校园里为他留一纪念物，因此本题应用set up 与memorial搭配，表示建一个纪念碑。选B。

10.】考查形容词和语境理解。A．satisfied 满意的B．excited兴奋的 C．moved感动的 D．ashamed羞愧。对于这对夫妇的请求，校长并没有感动，反而却很吃惊。选C。

11.】考查名词和语境理解。A．house 房子B．part 部分；零件C．garden花园 D．place地方。根据上文somewhere on campus，在大学的某处，只有place才符合。选 D。

12.根据下文可判断出校长产生了误解，这位老太太马上进行了解释。选A。

13.】考查名词和语境理解。A．building大楼 B．yard庭院 C．playground操场 D．square广场。根据下文“A building!” !说明他们想捐一栋大楼给哈佛。故可确定答案。选A。

14.校长显然不相信他们的话。根据roll his eyes, 可以看出，校长看了他们一眼glanced at(盯着)是正确答案。而Laugh at 嘲笑shout at朝…大叫。选C。

15.】考查名词和语境理解。A．suggestion建议 B．idea想法主意 C．thought想法 D．opinion观点。你知道一栋楼要多少钱吗？说明校长怀疑他们是否知道建一座大楼需要多少钱。have an idea知道，清楚。是固定词组。选B。

16.】考查形容词和语境理解。A．bored 无聊的B．astonished惊讶的 C．interested感兴趣的 D．pleased高兴的。根据下半句because he could get rid of them now, 校长总算可以摆脱这对夫妇，他感到很高兴。选 D。

17.】考查名词和语境理解。A．department 部门B．university大学 C．business商业 D．club俱乐部。根据下文，这么点资金就可以创办一所大学了。上文中的campus和下文中的the University表明Harvard是一所大学。选B。

18.】考查连词和语境理解。A．Once曾经；一旦 B．While 当；尽管C．Since 自从；因为D．Though虽然。根据上下文，因为他们的请求被拒绝了，所以才会到California创办大学。根据这两个句子的意思可判断出是因果关系。选C。

19.】考查名词和语境理解。A．name 名字B．character人物，角色 C．picture图画 D．sign标记。因为他们建造大学的目的是纪念他们的儿子，所以以他们的姓氏命名这所大学。选A。

20.】考查动词和语境理解。A．talked 谈论B．knew知道 C．heard听说 D．cared在乎。 son that Harvard no longer about是定语结构，由于Harvard大学的校长不同意他们在校园里为儿子建造纪念物，即表示他们的儿子是这所大学不在乎的学生。care about表关注，关心，在乎，合乎语境。选 D。

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