Question

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．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 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 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．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． hail 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． carefullyl 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． satified 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． beard 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)	解析：从后文可知这里应该是哈佛校长的办公室office
(2)	解析：他们被秘书拦截了stop
(3)	解析：hope希望
(4)	解析：disappoint失望
(5)	解析：unwillingly秘书显然不乐意
(6)	解析：with a cold face板着脸
(7)	解析：attend school上学
(8)	解析：这里happy是最佳答案
(9)	解析：set up架起
(10)	解析：从后文可知这位校长没有被感动
(11)	解析：这里the place代指Harvard University
(12)	解析：explain解释
(13)	解析：从校长的回答可知这里应填building
(14)	解析：根据eye可知这里应填glance
(15)	解析：have idea对……有概念
(16)	解析：校长很得意，认为他这样说就能摆脱这对夫妇了。
(17)	解析：从后文可知这对夫妇想自己开办一所大学。
(18)	解析：since由于，因为。
(19)	解析：著名的Stanford University就是根据这对夫妇的姓氏命名的。
(20)	解析：care about在乎。