题目内容
19.A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston.They walked without an appointment into the outer office of Harvard's president.But they were stopped by his secretary and kept waiting.For hours,the secretary took no notice of them,hoping that the couple would finally become disappointed and go away.But they didn't.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president,though unwillingly.A few minutes later,the president walked towards the couple with a cold face.The lady told him,"We had a son that attended Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was happy here.But about a year ago,he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to set up a memorial (纪念物) to him,somewhere on campus."
The president wasn't moved.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 people would look like a cemetery(墓地).""Oh,no,"the lady explained quickly,"We don't want to put up a statue.We would like to give a building to Harvard."The president rolled his eyes and glanced at the couple and then exclaimed,"A building!Do you have any idea 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 p leased,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 university?Why don't we just start our own?"Her husband nodded.Since their offer was turned down.Mr,and Mrs Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their name,a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.
1.According to the first paragraph,we know thatD.
A.The headmaster knew the couple would come to his office
B.The couple saw the president very smoothly
C.The secretary was willing to help the couple
D.The couple didn't become disappointed
2.What was the purpose of the couple when they came to see the president?C
A.They wanted to tell their son's story
B.They loved the school
C.They wanted to do something to honor his son
D.They were invited three
3.After the couple were refused,what did they do?C
A.They were very angry
B.They said nothing
C.They built a university
D.They donated over﹩7,500,000 to the school.
分析 本文叙述了Stanford夫妇两人想在自己儿子曾经就读的学校建一个纪念碑,并同时搞建设支援学校,但是遭到了拒绝,于是两人就去了加利福尼亚在那里建了自己的学校,实现了他们的愿望.
解答 1.D.细节理解题.根据第一段For hours,the secretary took no notice of them,hoping that the couple would finally become disappointed and go away可知Stanford夫妇并没有因为长时间的等待而失望;故选D.
2.C.细节理解题.根据第二段中Stanford夫人的话But about a year ago,he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to set up a memorial (纪念物) to him,somewhere on campus可知,他们来找校长是想在学校里为孩子留点纪念物.故选C.
3.C.细节理解题.根据最后一段中的Since their offer was turned down.Mr,and Mrs Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their name,a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.可知,当Stanford夫妇的请求被拒绝后,他们自己在加利福尼亚建立了一所大学.故选C.
点评 考察学生的细节理解和推理判断能力,做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句,和题干进行比较,再做出正确的选择.在做推理判断题不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实,要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断.