A lady in an old cotton dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, stepped off the train in Boston, and walked into the president of Harvard’s outer office. The secretary could tell in a moment that such country people had no business at Harvard. She frowned. “We want to see the president,” the man said softly.  “He’ll be busy all day,” the secretary said coldly. “We’ll wait,” the lady replied.

For hours, the secretary didn’t talk to them, hoping that the couple would finally become tired and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary finally decided to disturb the president. “Maybe if they just see you for a few minutes, they’ll leave,” she told him. He frowned too. Someone of his importance didn’t have the time to spend with nobodies.

The president walked toward them unwillingly. The lady told him, “We had a son that attended Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard, and was very happy here. But he was accidentally killed. And my husband and I would like to set up a memorial(纪念碑) to him somewhere on campus. ” The president was so surprised that he shouted sharply, “We can’t put up a statue(塑像) for every person who attended Harvard and died, this place would look like a cemetery.

“Oh, no” the lady explained, “We don’t want to build a statue. We thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes. He glanced at their plain clothes, and said with surprise, “A building! Do you have any idea how much a building costs? The physical building at Harvard cost seven million and a half.”

For a moment the lady was silent. The president was pleased. He could get rid of them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to start a university?” Her husband nodded(点头). Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California where they set up the university with their name -------a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer cared about.

You can easily judge(判断) others by how they treat those who can do nothing for them or to them.

46. What did the old couple go to Harvard for?

A. They wanted to see their son.

B. They had an important meeting

C. They went to Harvard just to see start a university

D. They wanted to meet the president of Harvard.

47. Why didn’t the president come out to meet the couple?

A. He was really busy at that time.

B. The secretary didn’t allow the couple to meet the president.

C. He was important and didn’t have time for unimportant people.

D. He had an important friend to meet and had to spend some time together.

48. From the passage, we can know ______.

A. the old couple were in fact rich people

B. the secretary was afraid of the old couple

C. the old couple’s son was killed in Harvard

D. the president of Harvard was kind and patient to anyone

49. Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?

A. the old couple set up their own university.

B. the old couple set up a memorial to their son

C. the old couple gave a building to Harvard.

D. Giving a building to Harvard was easy and cheap at that time.

50. The best title of the passage is “______”.

A. Never Judge a Book by Its Cover     B. How the Stanford Was Built 

C.A Visit to Harvard University        D. A Strange Old Couple

Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant（科技巨头） introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform.（平台）

They are digital books in a variety of subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography.

Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction（连接）with major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.

Apple claims it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter in learning”.

It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.

Of course there’s a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or less. Textbook publishing was worth $8.7 billion in the US alone last year. Will digital books take over completely in education?

51. What can we find this kind of passage?

A. In a magazine　 B. In a science book　 C. In the newspaper　 D. In a textbook

52. According to the passage above, why iPads are better than our traditional textbooks?

A. Because students don’t need to carry heavy books.

B. Because they can store many subjects.

C. Because we don’t need to do homework.

D. Both A and B.

53. The underlined sentence “there’s a catch” in the sixth paragraph means _________.

A. Every coin has two sides　　 B. There is some good news

C. There is some bad news　　 C. We have to catch it.

54. What’s the writer’s opinion toward this new technology?

A. He completely agreed with it　　　 B. He thinks high school students like it.

C. He likes it so much that he buys one. D. He doesn’t tell us.

55. How will the writer continue this passage?

A. To talk about the disadvantages and advantages about iPads.

B. To introduce the history about the paper making and see if iPads will enter the new market.

C. To tell us how the high school students use iPads.

D. To ask people to use their traditional textbooks instead of iPads.

Apple has entered the textbook market. The tech giant（科技巨头） introduced iBooks textbooks a couple of weeks ago when it announced its iBooks 2 platform.（平台）

They are digital books in a variety of subjects taking in science, maths, history and geography.

Apple developed its iPad-based textbooks in conjunction（连接）with major textbook publishers. The company offers a collection of textbooks for high school students.

Apple claims it offers a “new textbook experience” and suggests its interactive iBooks textbooks are “the next chapter in learning”.

It sounds like good news for pupils and students. Think of it. No more carrying heavy backpacks full of textbooks. Every textbook you require can be stored on your iPad. No more having to buy expensive textbooks which you will only use for a year or two and then sell or give away.

Of course there’s a catch. You need to own an iPad and as you know, it is not cheap. You also need to buy digital textbooks, mostly priced each at $14.99 (94.74 yuan) or less. Textbook publishing was worth $8.7 billion in the US alone last year. Will digital books take over completely in education?

51. What can we find this kind of passage?

A. In a magazine　 B. In a science book　 C. In the newspaper　 D. In a textbook

52. According to the passage above, why iPads are better than our traditional textbooks?

A. Because students don’t need to carry heavy books.

B. Because they can store many subjects.

C. Because we don’t need to do homework.

D. Both A and B.

53. The underlined sentence “there’s a catch” in the sixth paragraph means _________.

A. Every coin has two sides　　 B. There is some good news

C. There is some bad news　　 C. We have to catch it.

54. What’s the writer’s opinion toward this new technology?

A. He completely agreed with it　　　 B. He thinks high school students like it.

C. He likes it so much that he buys one. D. He doesn’t tell us.

55. How will the writer continue this passage?

A. To talk about the disadvantages and advantages about iPads.

B. To introduce the history about the paper making and see if iPads will enter the new market.

C. To tell us how the high school students use iPads.

D. To ask people to use their traditional textbooks instead of iPads.