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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, ” 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．

A．choice B．decision C．acquaintance D．appointment

A．waiting B．standing C．sitting D．talking

A．hoping B．finding C．realizing D．imagining

A．go down B．go out C．go away D．go around

A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unexpectedly D．unwillingly

A．pleasant B．funny C．cold D．sad

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

A．clever B．brave C．proud D．happy

A．set about B．set up C．set down D．set off

A．satisfied B．excited C．shocked D．ashamed

A．park B．cemetery C．garden D．museum

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

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

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

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

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

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

A．Once B．While C．Since D．Though

A．named B．looked C．taken D．followed

A．talked B．knew C．heard D．cared

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从21—35各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C、D）中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

Mary’s parents are different from the average. While she was growing up they required her to 21. First of all she had to work around their home. Later on Mary worked for other people.

When Mary was 14 years old, her mother and father told her that they were no 22 going to buy her clothes. Sure, they would continue to buy shoes for her and also the special clothes like suits, but 23 else was her responsibility. Some people thought that they were 24, but they wanted to teach Mary some 25 lessons. One thing she learned was that nothing is cheap or 26. She learned how to deal with her money carefully. Another thing she learned was 27 to keep from wearing out(穿破)her clothes too fast.

Also, even 28 Mary went to school she was 29 to work. All through her high school and 30 years she worked as well as studied. Mary’s parents had plenty of 31 but they felt she would 32 her education more if she had to 33 it. And strange as it may seem, they had heard that students who worked part- time generally got 34 grades than students who did no work.

Now Mary is a mother herself. She requires her children to do the same 35 she did, especially working part- time as they go to school.

21．A．study B．play C．learn D．work

22．A．longer B．money C．any D．hope

23．A．what B．that C．nothing D．everything

24．A．responsible B．lazy C．poor D．careless

25．A．difficult B．daily C．valuable D．useless

26．A．free B．expensive C．useful D．proper

27．A．how B．when C．why D．where

28．A．when B．as C．until D．since

29．A．permitted B．required C．going D．forced

30．A．hard B．work C．happy D．college

31．A．time B．children C．money D．work

32．A．value B．have C．use D．receive

33．A．enjoy B．pay C．pay for D．enjoy

34．A．worse B．better C．more D．less

35．A．as B．what C．which D．like

“BANG!” the door caused a reverberation(回声).It was just standing there, with father standing on one side , and I on the other side.

We were both in great anger” Never set foot in this house again!” stormed father．With tears welling up in my eyes, I rushed out of the flat and ran along the street.

The street lights were shining rather desolately(凄凉的).I wandered aimlessly.

A young father who held a child in his arms walked past me．I felt as if I saw my childhood from another space: happy and harmonious.

But now..．I don’t know whether it is because I have grown up or because dad is getting old．We differ in our ways of thinking．He always imposes his opinions and codes of behavior on me．Whenever I do something wrong, he never admits it．We are just like two people coming from two different worlds．It feels like there is an iron door between us that can never be opened.

I wandered the streets, without a destination in mind．My heart was frozen on this hot summer night．As I walked on there were fewer and fewer people on the streets, until I had only the street lights to keep me company．When I finally reached the high-rise apartment block in which I lived ,I saw that the light was still on.

I thought to myself: “Is father waiting for me, or is he still angry with me?”

In fact, it was nothing．Perhaps, dad was throwing away some of his old stamps．Perhaps he thought they were useless．I never had the courage to tell him that I liked collecting stamps．I can’t stand his outrageous(蛮横的)words: “I can’t throw you away, let alone these old papers ?”

All the lights were off except father’s.

Dad was always like this．Maybe he didn’t know how to express himself．After shouting at me, he never showed any mercy or any moments of regret．After an argument he has the habit of creeping up in my sleep and then tucking me underneath the covers.

This was how he always was．He has been a leader for so long that telling everyone else what to do has become his second nature.

The light was still on．“Am I wrong?” I whispered ,maybe...With the key in hand, I was as nervous as I had ever been．At last, I decided to open the door．As soon as I opened the door tears ran down my cheeks．I suddenly realized that the iron door that I had imagined between us did not exist at all．Love—it second to none.

Decide which is the best order of the following according to what happened in the passage.

a．I opened the door and entered the house.

b．Sadly I ran out into the street.

c．I reached the place where I lived and saw my house still brightly lit.

d．I thought of my father’s kindness towards me.

e．I walked about in the street without any aim.

A .b,e,d,c,a B．b,e,c,d,a C．b,e,a,c,d D．b,e,c,a,d

What made the writer think of his childhood ?

A．The sight of the desolate street lights.

B．The sight of the empty street.

C．The sight of a father with a child in his arms.

D．The sight of light in his own house.

Why do you think the father often shouts at his son ?

A．perhaps the father is getting older and older.

B．perhaps the son has already grown up.

C．perhaps they never agree with each other.

D．perhaps the father has got used to doing that.

What conclusion can you draw after reading the passage ?

A．The father treats his son in an unfair way.

B．The father is actually kind to his son.

C .The father is neither kind nor cruel to his son.

D．The father is always finding fault with his son.

阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。

An old man who lived in a small back street of my hometown had to tolerate the nuisance of boys playing football and making a lot of noise outside his house at night

One evening when the boys were particularly 36 ．he went out to talk to them．He explained that he had just retired and was 37 when he could see or hear boys playing his 38

game，football．He would 39 give them 25 dollars each week to play in the street at night．The boys got 40 , for they could hardly believe 41 they were being paid to do something they

42 ．

The first two weeks had passed；the boys came to the old man’s house, and went away 43

with their 25 dollars．The third week when they came back, 44 ，the old man said he hadn’t much money 45 himself and sent them away with only 15 dollars．The fourth week, the man said he hadn’t yet received his 46 from the govertnment and gave them only 10 dollars．The boys were disappointed，but there was 47 much that they could do about it．

At the 48 of the fifth week, the boys came back and 49 at the old man’s doon, waiting for their 50 ．Slowly, the door opened and the old man appeared．He 51 that he could not afford to pay them 25 dollars 52 he had promised, but said he would give them five dollars each week without 53

This was really too much for the boys．“You expect us to play seven days a week for merely five dollars!”they yelled．“ 54 !”

They 55 away and never played on the street again．

A．hot B．noisy C．troublesome D．naughty

A．happiest B．tired C．encouraged D．bored

A．interesting B．amusing C．acceptable D．favorite

A．ever B．therefore C．willingly D．forever

A．shouted B．cried C．thrilled D．smiled

A．how B．when C．that D．what

A．expected B．enjoyed C．admired D．respected

A．happily B．thankfully C．gratefully D．tearfully

A．but B．in addition C．however D．besides

A．earned B．saved C．remained D．1cft

A．food ticket B．insurance C．paycheck D．bill

A．not B．no C．so D．very

A．final B．end C．start D．beginning

A．kicked B．hit C．beat D．knocked

A．rewards B．awards C．checks D．wages

A．expressed B．apologized C．stated D．expected

A．though B．1ike C．when D．as

A．joke B．hesitation C．fail D．question

A．No way B．No possible C．No problem D．No play

A．walked B．backed C．broke D．stormed

It was raining. I went into a café and asked for a coffee. 21 I was waiting for my drink, I realized there were other people in the place, but I sensed 22 . I saw their bodies, but I couldn’t feel their souls 23 their souls belonged to the 24 .

I stood up and walked between the tables. When I came to the biggest computer, I saw a thin, small man 25 in front of it. “I’m Steve,” he finally answered after I asked him a couple of times what his name was. “I can’t talk with you. I’m 26 ,” hw said. He was chatting online and, 27 , he was playing a computer game-a war game. I was 28 .

Why didn’t Steve want to talk with me? I tried 29 to speak to that computer

geek（怪人）, 30 not a word came out of his mouth. I touched his shoulder, but no reaction（反应）. I was 31 . I put my hand in front of the monitor, and he started to shout, “ 32 !”

I took a few steps back, wondering if all those people in the café were looking at me. I 33 , and saw nobody showed any interest.

34 , I realized that the people there were having a nice conversation with their machines, not with people. They were more 35 having a relationship with the 36 , particularly Steve. I wouldn’t want to 37 the future of human beings if they preferred sharing their lives with machines 38 with people.

I was worried and sank in my thoughts. I didn’t even 39 that the coffee was bad, 40 Steve didn’t notice there was a person next to him.

21. A. Before B. Since C. Although D. While

22. A. pain B. loneliness C. sadness D. fear

23. A. because B. when C. until D. unless

24. A. home B. world C. Net D. Café

25. A. sleeping B. laughing C. sitting D. learning

26. A. busy B. thirsty C. tired D. sick

27. A. first of all B. just then C. at the same time D. by that time

28. A. Surprised B. delighted C. moved D. frightened

29. A. once B. again C. first D. even

30. A. but B. so C. if D. or

31. A. excited B. respected C. afraid D. unhappy

32. A. Shut up B. Enjoy yourself C. Leave me alone D. Help me out

33. A. walked about B. walked out C. raised my hand D. raised my head

34. A. From then on B. At that moment C. In all D. Above all

35. A. interested in B. tired of C. careful about D. troubled by

36. A. computer B. soul C. shop D. geek

37. A. tell B. plan C. imagine D. design

38. A. other than B. instead of C. except for D. as well as

39. A. pretend B. understand C. insist D. realize

40. A. as if B. just as C. just after D. even though

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