阅读理解 Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, would not have felt excited over Oxford's intention to offer him an honorary doctor's degree had he known it were later to be taken back． The story 题目和参考答案——青夏教育精英家教网—

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　　Tony Blair, former Prime Minister of Britain, would not have felt excited over Oxford's intention to offer him an honorary doctor's degree had he known it were later to be taken back．

　　The story should begin from a girl called Catherine Lisa Bell．

　　Catherine Lisa Bell was a girl from a remote mountain area．She was the first graduate in that area to reach Oxford's entry score, but her application was refused in the interview, because the professors thought she lacked creative potential．

　　The government of the girl's hometown paid a special visit to Minister of Education and asked him to speak for her to Oxford．The Minister called at Oxford and hoped they would give the girl special admission．Quite unexpectedly, however, his pleading was refused．The Minister turned to the deputy prime minister, but he got turned down as well．The deputy prime minister couldn't help but turn to Prime Minister Blair．Blair telephoned to Oxford himself to show his personal attention to the matter．He tried his best to persuade the university officials to change their decision, only to be greeted with a declaration from Oxford：“We admit that Prime Minster's proposal comes out of concern for the students from less developed areas, but it is unacceptable．There is but one reason：On matters of enrolment(招生), no one has the right to change the interview conclusion the professors draw．This is hundreds of years of tradition of Oxford．”

　　Feeling a loss of face, Blair complained in private that Oxford was too stiff(古板)and needed reforming．Famous people have no privacy(隐私)．The complaint soon found its way to the teachers and students of Oxford and aroused great anger among them．Immediately the university cancelled the plan to give Blair an honorary doctorate and delivered a strong protest against government intervention(干涉)on university affairs．

(1)

Oxford refused admission of the girl because ________．
[　　]
A．	she was thought to lack creativity
B．	she was from a low developed area
C．	her score didn't meet the requirement
D．	her local government didn't support her

(2)

The reason why Oxford refused Blair was that ________．
[　　]
A．	Oxford stuck to its ancient tradition
B．	it was too stiff and needed reforming
C．	they respected the professors' opinion
D．	Blair was not yet its honorary doctor

(3)

Oxford canceled their plan to offer Blair an honorary doctor's degree because ________．
[　　]
A．	they learned about Blair's privacy
B．	Blair asked them to get reformed
C．	they were angry with his complaint
D．	he showed his excitement too early

(4)

What kind of a university do you think Oxford is?
[　　]
A．	Its professors are self-willed．
B．	It fears no power or influence．
C．	It always stands on principles．
D．	It is stubborn and inflexible．

答案：1．A;2．C;3．C;4．C;

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