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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.朋友 | B.导师 | C.徒弟 | D.助手 |
| A.learn more about space | B.make more friends online |
| C.tell others about her dream | D.introduce her website and blog |
| A.In Italy. | B.On the street. |
| C.At an airport. | D.In the International Space Station. |
56. Betty:My parents are always talking to me about studying. I know studying is very important, but they put too much pressure on me. How can I explain to my parents that I need some free time?
57. Jimmy:My best friend Tony is a nice young man, but he has a bad habit. He is always late. Once he turned up thirty minutes late for a meeting! What can I do to break him of this bad habit?
58.David:I have a new roommate named Louis. He is my good friend, but he is making me crazy because he is very untidy. He leaves his dirty clothes everywhere and never makes bed.
59. Mike:My cousin plays computer games a lot and he keeps on talking to me about them. I don’t have any interest at all,but I find it difficult to stop him.
60. Alice:I’m feeling upset these days because the result of my last English exam was not as good as I had expected. My teacher comforted me, “Don’t worry. You can do better next time.” But I’m still feeling bad. I need your help.
| A: Next time when he begins talking,you might interrupt him with a smile,saying,“That’s interesting,but I hope you understand this is my time to relax.I read to do some reading now.” B: You could try talking to him about the importance of being on time. If it doesn’t work, one trick you can try is to ask him to set his clock 15 minutes ahead. C: Tell your parents how you feel.Let them know you respect them.Maybe you can make a deal with them. For example,ask them far one day off each week to do what you want to do. D: “Be yourself”is the best solution.If I were you,I’d tell him to leave me alone.At least tell him,“That was hurtful.Please don’t say things like that to me.I can make my own decision.” E: You can have a talk with him and see if you could both be a little less nervous about your attitudes towards housekeeping. F: Scores are important for a student,but you don’t have to care too much about the result of one test.Maybe it’s more important to find out why you failed to achieve your goal.Try to do better next time. |
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