閱讀下面短文,從短文后所給各題的四個選項(A、B、C和D)中,選出可以填入空白處的最佳選項,并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。
A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment (預(yù)約) into the outer
of Harvard’s president. But they were
by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them,
that the couple would finally become
and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though
.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a
face. The lady told him, “We had a son that
Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was
here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to
a memorial (紀(jì)念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t
. 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
would look like a cemetery (墓地).” “Oh, no,” the lady
quickly, “we don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a
to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and
at the couple and then exclaimed(呼喊), “A building! Do you have any
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
, 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
? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. Since their offer was
, Mr and Mrs Stanford traveled to California
they founded the University that bears their
, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.
小題1: | A.lab | B.library | C.hall | D.office |
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小題2: | A.watched | B.stopped | C.followed | D.interviewed |
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小題3: | A.hoping | B.finding | C.realizing | D.imaging |
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小題4: | A.surprised | B.disappointed | C.worried | D.troubled |
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小題5: | A.hopelessly | B.carefully | C.unexpected | D.unwillingly |
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小題6: | A.pleasant | B.funny | C.cold | D.sad |
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小題7: | A.a(chǎn)ttended | B.visited | C.studied | D.served |
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小題8: | A.clever | B.brave | C.proud | D.happy |
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小題9: | A.set about | B.set up | C.take down | D.take over |
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小題10: | A.satisfied | B.excited | C.moved | D.a(chǎn)shamed |
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小題11: | A.house | B.part | C.garden | D.place |
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小題12: | A.explained | B.expressed | C.refused | D.a(chǎn)dmitted |
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小題13: | A.building | B.yard | C.playground | D.square |
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小題14: | A.laughed | B.shouted | C.glanced | D.called |
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小題15: | A.suggestion | B.idea | C.thought | D.opinion |
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小題16: | A.bored | B.a(chǎn)stonished | C.interested | D.pleased |
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小題17: | A.department | B.university | C.business | D.club |
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小題18: | A.turned in | B.turned up | C.turned down | D.turned out |
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小題19: | A.which | B.that | C.where | D.when |
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小題20: | A.name | B.character | C.picture | D.sign |
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