题目内容
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. “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 didn’t have the time to spend with nobodies.
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.
“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? The physical building at Harvard cost seven million and a half.”
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?” Her husband nodded(点头). Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name -------a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.
You can easily judge(判断) others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.
46. 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 see start a university
D. They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.
47. 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.
48. 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
49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. the old couple set up their own university.
B. the old couple set up a memorial to their son
C. the old couple gave a building to Harvard.
D. Giving a building to Harvard was easy and cheap at that time.
50. The best title of the passage is “______”.
A. Never Judge a Book by Its Cover B. How the Stanford Was Built
C.A Visit to Harvard University D. A Strange Old Couple
46. ____D____
47. ____C____
48. ____C____
49. ____A____
50. ____B____
and takes part in 48 us who we are. When something we do notDo your parents ever say, “act like a lady” or “be a gentleman” to you? But in the eyes of today’s teenagers, what should a lady or a gentleman be like? Let’s take a look.
What is a gentleman? The girls have their ideas:
Huang Xiaoyu of Guizhou: A gentleman doesn’t always get angry. He wants others to be well and happy. He is always ready to help. There is a boy in my class and I think he is a gentleman. If I don’t do well in the English exam, he will say, “You will do better next time.” That makes me feel happy.
Chen Tingting of Shenzhen: A gentleman always says, “Ladies first” When students clean up the classroom, he does the heavy work. He lets girls go into rooms first. There are no gentlemen in my class. When there is something to eat, the boys in my class always get them before girls !
What is a lady？ Boys tell us what they think a lady is:
Wu Yifan of Dalian: A lady is quiet and kind, but she’s not shy(害羞) and she can talk about her ideas in front of others. To me, Dong Jie, a film star, is a lady. She is pretty and she kind. She does a lot for others.
Wang Lichao of Tianjin: A lady is not just beautiful but clever. She never says bad words. She is quiet and kind to others. I don’t think there is a lady in my class. Most of the girls are “wild beauties”, I think.
【小题1】 A gentleman doesn’t ________.
| A．care about others’ feeling |
| B．always say “ladies first” |
| C．do the heavy work |
| D．get angry easily |
| A．He will say “You’ll do better next time” |
| B．He will get angry |
| C．He will say “You’re so careless.” |
| D．He will laugh at her |
| A．Because she is quiet. |
| B．Because she likes expressing(表现) herself |
| C．Because she is pretty and kind. |
| D．Because she is very shy. |
| A．Wang Lichao thinks pretty-looking is enough for a lady. |
| B．Huang Xiaoyu thinks there is a gentleman in his class |
| C．Chen Tingting thinks there is a gentleman in his class |
| D．Wu Yufan thinks a lady can’t talk about her ideas in front of others. |
| A．Beautiful and kind girls |
| B．Pretty- looking but rude girls |
| C．Gentle and shy girls |
| D．Clever girls |