【题目】 完形填空(共20小题;每小题1.5分,满分30分)
阅读下面的短文,从短文后各题所给的A、B、C和D四个选项中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项,并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
I took the Harvard Summer School program during my summer vacation. I really 1 the chance to learn there, which 2 my horizons greatly. As all 3 I took were humanities-related, I 4 much time to reading in Harvard’s libraries. I enjoyed myself 5 I was there, either doing research for my papers or enjoying special edition books that had been 6 over time.
When the library first came into 7 , I looked at it with respect and was deeply 8 by its neoclassical design. The design is inspiring. It occurred to me that 9 as Greek temples were houses of gods, the library was a temple of 10 .
On opening a pair of heavy elegant metal doors, I was 11 in warm light. Fascinated(入迷的), I wandered around the 12 library, finding one treasure after another. One 13 caught my interest is the donor Widener. He was crazy about 14 rare old books, and one of his most precious collections immediately got my 15 . A 500-year-old book quietly 16 its golden letters. This book represents Harvard’s 17 as a guardian of, and contributor to, the long history of thought.
Harvard’s library is rather 18 . One can hear the rustling(沙沙声) of pens on paper as countless students study 19 inside it. For me, the library, as well as the courses, 20 Harvard’s place as the home of committed scholars.
【1】A.accepted B. appreciated C. recalled D. favored
【2】A.satisfied B. limited/span> C. improved D. broadened
【3】A.courses B. challenges C. experiments D. routines
【4】A.attached B. devoted C. exposed D. attracted
【5】A.if B. before C. while D. though
【6】A.abandoned B. revised C. yellowed D. discovered
【7】A.effect B. power C. view D. existence
【8】sed
【9】A.just B. even C. again D. instead
【10】A.growth B. knowledge C. imagination D. belief
【11】A. bathed B. involved C. trapped D. absorbed
【12】A.satisfactory B. comfortable C .plain D. awesome
【13】A.successfully B. casually C. especially D. suddenly
【14】A.collecting B. researching C. introducing D. copying
【15】A.praise B. attention C. attempt D. care
【16】A.brought on B. applied to C. set aside D. showed off
【17】A.example B. department C. scene D. role
【18】A.silent B. holy C. famous D. superb
【19】A.attentively B. obviously C. generally D. freely
【20】A.elects B. explains C. appoints D. expands