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

A very new, young officer（军官） was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train , so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.

　 At last an old soldier (战士) came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, "Have you got change (零钱) for ten pence?"

　 "Wait a moment, " the old soldier answered. He began to put his hand in his pocket, "I’ ll see whether（是否）I can help you. "

　 "Don’ t you know how to speak to an officer?" The young man said angrily.(生气). "Now let’s start again. Have you got change for ten pence? "

　 "No, sir, " the old soldier answered quickly.

56. The young officer and his mother lived ______.

A. in the same town .　 　　　　　　B. in different places

C. in another town　　 　　　　　　 D. in the other town

57.The young officer Wanted to telephone his mother to tell her______.

　 A．that he was going to visit her

　 B．where his train would leave for

　 C．what time his train would arrive at the station

　 D．that he was then at the station

58. He looked around for help because he ______.

　 A. had no money to make the phone call

　 B. did not know where to make the phone call

　 C. needed some change for the phone call

　 D. wanted to get change from the old soldier

59. The young officer was angry（生气） because he thought the old soldier ______.

　 A. was polite to him　　　　　　 　　B. was not polite to him

　 C. didn’t know how to speak to him　　 D. didn’t like to help him at all

60. Which of the following is not true?

　 A. Both the young officer and the old soldier were angry.

　 B. The young officer wanted his mother to meet him at the station.

　 C. He wanted the old soldier to speak to him in a polite way.

　 D. He knew the soldier before.

A very new, young officer（军官） was at a station. He was on his way to visit his mother in another town, and he wanted to telephone her to tell her the time of this train , so that she could meet him at the station in her car. He looked in all his pockets, but found that he did not have the right money for the telephone, so he went outside and looked around for someone to help him.

　 At last an old soldier (战士) came by, and the young officer stopped him and said, "Have you got change (零钱) for ten pence?"

　 "Wait a moment, " the old soldier answered. He began to put his hand in his pocket, "I’ ll see whether（是否）I can help you. "

　 "Don’ t you know how to speak to an officer?" The young man said angrily.(生气). "Now let’s start again. Have you got change for ten pence? "

　 "No, sir, " the old soldier answered quickly.

(　 )56. The young officer and his mother lived ______.

　 　A. in the same town .　 　　　　　　B. in different places

　 　C. in another town　　 　　　　　　 D. in the other town

(　 )57.The young officer Wanted to telephone his mother to tell her______.

　　 A．that he was going to visit her

　　 B．where his train would leave for

　　 C．what time his train would get to the station

　　 D．that he was then at the station

(　 )58. He looked around for help because he ______.

A. had no money to make the phone call

　 　B. did not know where to make the phone call

　 　C. needed some change for the phone call

　 D. wanted to get change from the old soldier

(　 )59. The young officer was angry（生气） because he thought the old soldier____.

　 　 A. was polite to him　　　　　　 　　B. was not polite to him

　 　 C. didn’t know how to speak to him　　 D. didn’t like to help him at all

(　 )60. Which of the following is not true?

　 　 A. Both the young officer and the old soldier were angry.

　 　 B. The young officer wanted his mother to meet him at the station.

　 　 C. He wanted the old soldier to speak to him in a polite way.

　 　 D. He knew the soldier before.

A farmer who lived in a small village had a bad pain（痛） in the chest. This never seemed to get any better. The farmer decided that he would go to see a doctor in the nearest town. But as he was a miserly（小气） person, he thought he would find out how much he would have to pay（付钱） the doctor. He was told that a sick person had to pay three pounds（英镑） for the first visit and one pound for the second visit. The farmer thought about this for a long time, and then he decided to go to the doctor in the town.

As he came into the doctor’s room, he said, “Good morning, doctor. Here I am again.” The doctor was a little surprised. He asked him a few questions, checked his chest and then took the pound which the farmer insisted on（坚持） giving him. Then the doctor said with a smile, “Well, sir, there’s nothing new. Please go on taking the same medicine I gave you the first time you came to see me.”

(　 ) 1.Why did the farmer decide to go to see a doctor in the town?

A .Because the doctor in the village had been unable to save him.

B. Because he had a fever.

C. Because he had a pain in the head.

D. Because the pain in his chest didn’t seem to get better.

(　 ) 2. How many pounds did a sick person have to pay the doctor in the town for two visits?

A. Four.　　　　　　　　　　 B. Three.　　　　　　　　　 C. One.　　　　　　　　　　 D. Two.

(　 ) 3.Where did the doctor check the farmer?

A. In the village.　　　　 B. On the farm.　　　 C. At the doctor’s.　　 D. In the city.

(　 ) 4.What did the farmer give the doctor?

A. Some medicine.　　 B. Nothing.　　　　　　　　 C. Smile.　　　　　　　 D. A pound.

(　 ) 5.The doctor asked the farmer _______.

A. something new about his illness　　　　　　 B. to go on taking the same medicine

C. to come again　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　　 D. to give him some more pounds