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

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Monty owns a horse ranch（农场） in San Sedro. Once when asked about his __1__ , he told the story about a young man, son of a horse trainer.

One day at high school the boy was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he __2__. That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his __3__ of someday owning a horse ranch. He __4__ about his dream in great detail and __5_ drew a diagram of 200-acre ranch , __6__ the location of everything important there.

The next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he got his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a __7__ that read, “See me after class.”

The boy went to the teacher. The teacher said, “ This is an unrealistic dream__8__ a young boy like you. You come from a __9_ family. Owing a ranch requires a lot of money. There is __10__way you could ever do it.” Then he added, “_11_ you will rewrite this paper with a more _12__ goal, I will reconsider your _13__.

The boy went home and thought about it long and_14__. Finally, the boy turned in the same paper, making no __15__ at all. He said, “ You cam keep the F and I will keep my __16__.”

Monty said, “I was the boy. And the __17_ part of the story was that two summer ago that __18__ teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on my ranch for a week. When he was leaving, the teacher said, ‘When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years I __19__ a lot of kids’ dreams. _20__ you had enough courage not to give up yours.’”

1. A. life B. success C. family D. education

2. A. got up B. came up C. turned up D. grew up

3. A. idea B. change C. goal D. design

4. A. thought B. argued C. reported D. wrote

5. A. still B. even C. only D. nearly

6. A. finding B. reaching C. describing D. showing

7. A. suggestion B. warning C. article D. notice

8. A. for B. as C. about D. in

9. A. special B. poor C. noble D. successful

10. A. no B. one C. some D. another

11. A. Since B. Unless C. Though D. If

12. A. challenging B. exciting C. practical D. important

13. A. article B. future C. hope D. grade

14. A. far B. hard C. wide D. late

15. A. answers B. comments C. changes D. mistakes

16. A. dream B. paper C. word D. decision

17. A. saddest B. latest C. best D. funniest

18. A. same B. friendly C. rude D. familiar

19. A. valued B. realized C. had D. stole

20. A. Clearly B. Hopefully C. Fortunately D. Confidently

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A young man was getting ready to graduate from college；For many months he had 1 a beautiful sports car in a showroom，and knowing his father could well 2 it．he told him that was all he wanted．

As Graduation Day cam near，the young man awaited 3 that his father had bought the car． 4 ．On the morning of his graduation．his father called him into his 5 study room．His father told him how 6 he was to have such a fine son，and told him how 7 he loved him．He handed his son a beautifully 8 gift box．

Curious, and somewhat disappointed，the young man opened the box and 9 a lovely．leather-bound（皮纸封面）Bible, 10 the young man’s name pressed in gold． 11 ．he raised his voice to his father．and said “With 12 your money，you give me a Bible?” and stormed out of the house．

Many years passed and the young man was very successful in 13 ．He had a beautiful home and wonderful family．but realized his father was very 14 ，and thought perhaps he should go to him．He had not seen him 15 that graduation day．

Before he could make arrangements．he received a telegram 16 him his father had passed away．and willed all his possessors to his son．He needed to come home immediately and 17 things．

When he arrived at his father’s house，sudden 18 and regret filled his heart．He began to search through his father’s important papers and saw the still gift wrapped Bible 19 as he had left it years ago．With tears，ho opened the Bible and began to turn the pages．

Suddenly．a car key dropped from the back of the 20 ．It had a tag（标签）with the date of his graduation on it．and the words PAlD IN FULL．

1．A．admired B．watched C．seen D．noticed

2．A．offer B．afford C．serve D．supply

3．A．mark B．support C．signs D．promise

4．A．Finally B．Instead C．So D．Shortly

5．A．public B．hard C．lazy D．private

6．A．proud B．sad C．upset D．puzzled

7．A．many B．far C．much D．often

8．A．typed B．wrapped C．written D．painted

9．A．looked B．reached C．showed D．found

10．A．with B．while C．after D．when

11．A．Interested B．Pleased C．Angry D．Disappoint

12．A．none B．all C．1ittle D．bit

13．A．business B．study C．city D．home

14．A．healthy B．strong C．young D．old

15．A．on B．until C．since D．after

16．A．telling B．showing C．saying D．talking

17．A．look for B．take care of C．care D．mind

18．A．excitement B．disappointment C．surprise D．sadness

19．A．but B．right C．just D． only

20．A．Bible B．bed C．desk D．door

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A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment (预约) into the outer 1of Harvard’s president. But they were 2 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become 4 and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 7Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 8here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 9a memorial (纪念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t 10Instead, 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 11would look like a cemetery (墓地).” “Oh, no,” the lady 12quickly, “we don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 13to Harvard. “The president rolled his eyes and 14at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building! Do you have any 15how 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 16, 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 17? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. 18their offer was turned down. Mr, and Mrs Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their 19, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about.

1.
1. A.
  Lab
2. B.
  library
3. C.
  hall
4. D.
  off ice
2.
1. A.
  watched
2. B.
  stopped
3. C.
  followed
4. D.
  interviewed
3.
1. A.
  hoping
2. B.
  finding
3. C.
  realizing
4. D.
  imaging
4.
1. A.
  surprised
2. B.
  disappointed
3. C.
  worried
4. D.
  troubled
5.
1. A.
  hopelessly
2. B.
  carefully
3. C.
  unexpected
4. D.
  unwillingly
6.
1. A.
  pleasant
2. B.
  funny
3. C.
  cold
4. D.
  sad
7.
1. A.
  attended
2. B.
  visited
3. C.
  studied
4. D.
  served
8.
1. A.
  clever
2. B.
  brave
3. C.
  proud
4. D.
  happy
9.
1. A.
  set about
2. B.
  set up
3. C.
  take down
4. D.
  take over
10.
1. A.
  satisfied
2. B.
  excited
3. C.
  moved
4. D.
  ashamed
11.
1. A.
  house
2. B.
  part
3. C.
  garden
4. D.
  place
12.
1. A.
  explained
2. B.
  expressed
3. C.
  refused
4. D.
  admitted
13.
1. A.
  building
2. B.
  yard
3. C.
  playground
4. D.
  square
14.
1. A.
  laughed
2. B.
  shouted
3. C.
  glanced
4. D.
  called
15.
1. A.
  suggestion
2. B.
  idea
3. C.
  thought
4. D.
  opinion
16.
1. A.
  bored
2. B.
  astonished
3. C.
  interested
4. D.
  pleased
17.
1. A.
  department
2. B.
  university
3. C.
  business
4. D.
  club
18.
1. A.
  Once
2. B.
  While
3. C.
  Since
4. D.
  Though
19.
1. A.
  name
2. B.
  character
3. C.
  picture
4. D.
  sign
20.
1. A.
  talked
2. B.
  knew
3. C.
  beard
4. D.
  cared

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阅读下面的短文(执法的父亲)，然后按照要求写一篇150词左右的英语短文。

　　Recently a program was shown on CCTV．An old man took his son to the police station to admit all the crime because of killing a neighbour’s son 15 years ago．This old man looked for his son for 15 years and finally found him in a strange place far away from his hometown．

　　What happened on earth?

　　The old man lived in Shanxi and he had a happy family, although they were poor．Two sons were good to him and his wife．But one day, an incident happened．The old man querrelled with the neighbour and was beaten by them．After his old son cam back, he told his son about it．After hearing that, his son rushed to the neighbour’s house and fought with them．Finally he took a knife and killed the neighbour’s son．Then he escaped quickly and secretly without telling the old man．Since that, the old man didn’t see his son any more．

　　After his son disappeared, the old man’s wife killed herself soon．His younger son went to the south for work．Only this old man was left at home．But he determined to find back his lost son．Day by day, he looked around everywhere．Year by year, he looked for his son from one province to another province．One day he came to He Nan province and suddenly he found his son in a village by chance．At that time, his son had got married and has a lovely son．However, the old man’s determination didn’t shake．He persuaded his son to go back to admit his crime in the police station and accept the punishment of the law again and again．Time and time again, the old man talked with his daughter-in-law．In the end, the old man’s words affected his son and his daughter-in-law．The next day, the old man took his son to the local police station in his hometown．His son was sentenced to prison for 10 years because of the neighbor’s son’s death．

　　The old man cried loudly, meanwhile he felt a big and heavy stone fell to the ground from his brains．

看完这篇报导后，全班同学无比激动，深深地为这位老父亲的行为所感动，15年如一日，为了不饶恕儿子的犯罪行为，他四处奔波寻找儿子，最后终于让儿子受到法律的惩罚。请你给这位老人写一封信，谈谈你的感受。信的开头已经写出，不计入总词数。

[写作内容]

1．以约30个词总结老人的做法

2．以约120个词发表自己的看法，并包括如下要点：

(1)你是否赞同老人的做法及对老人行为的理解

(2)老人的行为给社会带来反响；

(3)被老人行为感动并祝福老人。

[写作要求]

作文中可使用自己的真实打算或虚构的打算，也可以参照阅读材料的内容，但不得直接引用原文中的句子。

　　[评分标准]

　　句子结构准确，信息内容完整，篇章结构连贯。