A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned(皱眉). “We want to see the president,” the man said softly. “He’ll be busy all day,” the secretary said coldly. “We’ll wait,” the lady replied.
For hours, the secretary didn’t talk to them, hoping that the couple would finally become tired and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance obviously didn’t have the time to spend with them.
The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We can’t put up a statue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died. This place would look like a cemetery (墓地).
“Oh, no” the lady explained, “We don’t want to build a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, “A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? We have over seven and a half million dollars in the physical buildings here at Harvard.”
For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a university? Why don't we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name, Stanford University, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.
【小题1】What did the old couple go to Harvard for?

A.They wanted to see their son.
B.They had an important meeting
C.They went to Harvard just to start a university
D.They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.
【小题2】Why didn’t the president come out to meet the couple?
A.He was really busy at that time.
B.The secretary didn’t allow the couple to meet the president.
C.He was important and didn’t have time for unimportant people.
D.He had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.
【小题3】From the passage, we can know ______.
A.the old couple were in fact rich people
B.the secretary was afraid of the old couple
C.the old couple’s son was killed in Harvard
D.the president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone
【小题4】The best title of the passage is “______”.
A.A Statue or A Building B.How Stanford University Was Built
C.A Visit to Harvard UniversityD.A Strange Old Couple

Everyone needs friends. We all like to feel close to someone. It is nice to have a friend to talk, laugh, and do things with. Surely, there are times when we need to be alone. We don’t always want people around. But we would feel lonely if we never had a friend.

No two people are just the same. Sometimes friends don’t get along well. That doesn’t  mean that they no longer like each other. Most of the time they will make up and go on being friends. Sometimes friends move away. Then we feel very sad. We miss them very much. But we call them and write to them. It could be that we would even see them again. And we can make new friends. It is surprising to find out how much we like new people when we get to know them. Families sometimes name their children after a close friend. Many places are named after men and women who have been friendly to people in a town. Some libraries are named this way. So are some schools. We think of these people when we go to these places. There’s more good news for people who have friends. They live longer than people who don’t. Why? It could be that they are happier. Being happy helps you stay well. Or it could be just knowing that someone cares. If someone cares about you, you take better care of yourself.

1.The first paragraph tells us ________.

A.none needs friends

B.we always need friends around us

C.making friends is the need in people’s life

D.we need to be alone.

2.Which of the following is what the writer doesn’t say in the passage?

A.People are not happy when their friends have them

B.People will never see their friends after their friends move away.

C.People can know their friends in different ways.

D.People like their friends very much if they get to know them.

3.People who have friends live longer than people who don’t because ________

A.they feel happier and are healthy

B.they get a lot of help from their friends

C.they take better care of themselves

D.both A and C

4.The main idea of this passage is ________.

A.that people are all friends

B.that people need friends

C.how to get to know friends

D.how to name a place

 

In Britain you’re allowed to drive a car when you are seventeen.You have to get a special two-year driving license before you can start.When you’re learning,someone with a full license always has to be in the car with you because you aren’t allowed to drive the car on the road alone.You don’t have to go to a driving school,a friend can teach you.The person with you isn’t allowed to take money for the lesson unless he’s got a teacher’s license.

   Before you’re allowed to have a full license you have to take a driving test.You can take a test in your own car,but it has to be fit for the road.In the test you have to drive round for about half an hour and then answer a few questions.If you don’t pass the test,you’re allowed to take it again a few weeks later.In l970 a woman passed her fortieth test after 212 driving lessons! When you’ve passed your test you don’t have to take it again.and you’re allowed to go on driving as long as you like,if you’re healthy.Britain’s oldest driver was a man who drove in l974 at the age of l00.

   Before l904 everyone was allowed to drive.even children.Then from l904 car drivers had to have a license.But they didn’t have to take a test until l935.In the early days of car driving,before l878,cars were ’t allowed to go faster than four miles an hour, and someone had to watch in front of the car with a red flag.

1.Which of the following is NOT necessary for a young man who wants to drive a car alone?

   A.He should pass a driving test to get a full license,

   B.He should learn to drive in a driving school.

   C.He should get a special two-year driving license.

   D.He should reach the age of l7.

2.A person Can’t take money for driving lessons unless he_____________

   A.is given a special two-year driving license

   B.has a teacher’s license

   C.has learned to drive in a driving school

   D.has a full driving license

3.In the driving test, one_______________

   A.can drive around for more than an hour

   B.has to be examined only in car driving skills

   C.is usually asked to drive on roads for some time

   D.can drive his own car but it must be lit for the road

4.Which of the following is NOT true?

   A.One can take a driving test again until he passes it.

   B.A car driver didn’t have to get a license until l935.

   C.There was a special limit(限制)to cars before l878.

   D.There is no limit to age of an old man who drives a car.

5.Before l904 everyone was allowed to drive,even___________

   A.old man          B.young man        C.women           D.children

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