A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment (预约) into the outer ___36___of Harvard’s president. But they were ___37___ by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, ___38___ that the couple would finally become ___39___ and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though ___40___.

A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a ___41___ face. The lady told him, “We had a son that ___42___ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was ___43___ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My hus??band and I would like to ___44___ a memorial (纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”

The president wasn’t ___45___ 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 ___46___ would look like a cemetery (墓地).” “Oh, no,” the lady ___47___ quickly, “we don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a ___48___ to Harvard. “The president rolled his eyes and ___49___ at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any ___50___ how much a building costs? We have spent over $ 7,500,000 on the cam??pus building at Harvard.” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was ___51___, 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 ___52___? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. ___53___ their offer was turned down. Mr, and Mrs Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ___54___, a me??morial to a son that Harvard no longer ___55___ about.

36. A. Lab      B. library       C. hall     D. off ice

37. A. watched       B. stopped      C. followed    D. interviewed

38. A. hoping B. finding       C. realizing     D. imaging

39. A. surprised     B. disappointed C. worried    D. troubled

40. A. hopelessly    B. carefully    C. unexpected D. unwillingly

41. A. pleasant       B. funny  C. cold    D. sad

42. A. attended      B. visited C. studied       D. served

43. A. clever   B. brave  C. proud  D. happy

44. A. set about      B. set up  C. take down  D. take over

45. A. satisfied       B. excited       C. moved       D. ashamed

46. A. house   B. part    C. garden       D. place

47. A. explained     B. expressed   C. refused       D. admitted

48. A. building      B. yard    C. playground D. square

49. A. laughed       B. shouted      C. glanced      D. called

50. A. suggestion   B. idea    C. thought      D. opinion

51. A. bored   B. astonished  C. interested   D. pleased

52. A. department  B. university   C. business     D. club

53. A. Once    B. While C. Since  D. Though

54. A. name    B. character    C. picture       D. sign

55. A. talked   B. knew  C. beard  D. cared


第二节: 完形填空(共 20 小题; 每小题 1.5 分, 满分 30 分)
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an    36     into the outer office of Harvard’s president.So they were stopped by his secretary and kept    37   .For hours, the secretary took no notice of them,  38  that the couple would finally become disappointed and    39  .But they didn’t.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though  40 .
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a  41  face.The lady told him, “We had a son that  42  Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was  43  here.But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to  44  a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved .Instead, he was    45  .“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.If we did, this place would look like a   46   ,” “Oh, no,” the lady  47  quickly.“We don’t want to put up a statue.We would like to give a  48  to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and  49  at the couple and then exclaimed(喊道), ” A building! Do you have any  50  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  51  , 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  52  ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 53  their offer was turned down.Mr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University     54   after them , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer  55  about.
36.A.choice      B.decision        C.acquaintance    D.appointment
37.A.waiting    B.standing   C.sitting         D.talking
38.A.hoping     B.finding     C.realizing      D.imagining
39.A.go down   B.go out      C.go away       D.go around
40.A.hopelessly B.carefully   C.unexpectedly    D.unwillingly
41.A.pleasant    B.funny       C.cold         D.sad
42.A.attended   B.visited      C.studied        D.served
43.A.clever       B.brave     C.proud          D.happy
44.A.set about   B.set up       C.set down      D.set off
45.A.satisfied    B.excited     C.shocked       D.ashamed
46.A.park     B.cemetery  C.garden        D.museum
47.A.explained  B.expressed  C.refused        D.admitted
48.A.building   B.yard     C.playground      D.square
49.A.laughed    B.shouted     C.glanced        D.called
50.A.suggestion       B.idea   C.thought        D.opinion
51.A.bored              B.astonished C.interested  D.pleased
52.A.department      B.university C.business    D.club
53.A.Once         B.While       C.Since     D.Though
54.A.named      B.looked       C.taken      D.followed
55.A.talked       B.knew        C.heard     D.cared

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