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完形填空 　　A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment(预约)into the outer 　　1　　 of Harvard’s president(校长)．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(打搅)the president, though 　　5　　． 　　A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 　　6　　 face．The lady told him, “We had a son that 　　7　　 Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was 　　8　　 here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 　　9　　 a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus．” 　　The president wasn’t 　　10　　．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 　　11　　 would look like a cemetery(墓地),” “Oh, no,” the lady 　　12　　 quickly．“We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 　　13　　 to Harvard．” The president rolled(转动)his eyes and 　　14　　 at the couple and then exclaimed, “A building!Do you have any 　　15　　 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 　　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．　　18　　 their offer was turned down(拒绝)．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) [　　] A． lab B． library C． hall D． office (2) [　　] A． watched B． stopped C． followed D． interviewed (3) [　　] A． hoping B． finding C． realizing D． imagining (4) [　　] A． surprised B． disappointed C． worried D． troubled (5) [　　] A． hopelessly B． carefully C． unexpectedly D． unwillingly (6) [　　] A． pleasant B． funny C． cold D． sad (7) [　　] A． attended B． visited C． studied D． served (8) [　　] A． clever B． brave C． proud D． happy (9) [　　] A． set about B． set up C． take down D． take over (10) [　　] A． satisfied B． excited C． moved D． ashamed (11) [　　] A． house B． part C． garden D． place (12) [　　] A． explained B． expressed C． refused D． admitted (13) [　　] A． building B． yard C． playground D． square (14) [　　] A． laughed B． shouted C． glanced D． called (15) [　　] A． suggestion B． idea C． thought D． opinion (16) [　　] A． bored B． astonished C． interested D． pleased (17) [　　] A． department B． university C． business D． club (18) [　　] A． Once B． While C． Since D． Though (19) [　　] A． name B． character C． picture D． sign (20) [　　] A． talked B． knew C． heard D． cared

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．A;4．B;5．D;6．C;7．A;8．D;9．B;10．C;11．D;12．A;13．A;14．C;15．B;16．D;17．B;18．C;19．A;20．D;
解析：

(1)	根据下文可知这对夫妇没有预约，只好在哈佛校长的办公室(office)的外面等候，由秘书先安排。
(2)	but在这里表示转折，说明他们没有进入校长办公室，而是被秘书挡住了。stop有“阻拦、截住”的意思。
(3)	从前面的took no notice of them(不注意他们)可以推断秘书希望通过让他们失望而离开那儿。这里的hoping是现在分词用作伴随状语。
(4)	文中的But转折了话锋，夫妇俩没有离开，秘书尽管不情愿(unwillingly)，最终还是打扰校长接见他们。
(5)	因为等得失望(disappointed)而离开。从上文秘书让这对夫妇等了好几个小时可以得知答案。
(6)	with a cold face意思是“板着脸”。最后一节he could get rid of them(校长能打发他们走)说明校长并不乐意接见他们，因此是冷冰冰的。
(7)	从下文的校长和夫妇俩的对话可以知道他们的儿子曾在哈佛大学上学一年。本题考查了attend的特殊用法，attend school意思是“上学”，如果选择studied，需要在studied后面加介词in。
(8)	承接上句He loved Harvard(他爱哈佛)，说明他在哈佛很开心(happy)。
(9)	掌握这几个动词短语的含义区别：set about“开始，着手”，set up“架起，建造”，take down “拿下”，take over“接管”。老人目的是想为儿子建个纪念性的建筑。
(10)	从后文可知校长没有理解夫妇俩的意思，把memorial误解成“纪念碑”，因此对他们的话感到不高兴。
(11)	校长说“the place”是指Harvard University。
(12)	old lady得知校长误解了，马上解释(explain)。
(13)	从下文校长的惊奇回答“A building!”可知这里应填building。
(14)	glance at意思是“朝……瞥一眼”，此处显示校长对他们藐视的态度。
(15)	校长问：“你知道一座楼需要多少钱吗？”have idea…“知道，了解……”。
(16)	由老人一阵无语得知校长很得意，因为他认为这样就能打发掉这对夫妇了。
(17)	从下文可知这对夫妇想自己开办一所大学。
(18)	since表示原因“既然”。
(19)	Stanford University就是这对夫妇为纪念儿子而命名的。
(20)	care about“在乎”。