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完型填空： 　　A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston．They walked without an appointment(預約)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(紀念物)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(基地)．” “ 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． hall 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． carefully 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． satisfied 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． heard D． cared

Answer 1

答案：1．D;2．B;3．A;4．B;5．D;6．C;7．A;8．C;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)	句意：他們沒有預約，走到了哈佛大學校長辦公室的外面。
(2)	句意：但是他們被(校長的)一個秘書攔住，不得不(在辦公室外)等候。
(3)	句意：幾個小時，那位秘書不去注意他們，希望那對夫婦最后會失望而走開。本句中用現在分詞hoping作狀語。本句還可表達為：For hours，the secretary took no notice of him and hoped that the couple would……
(4)	A項：感到奇怪；B項：感到失望；C項：感到擔心；D項：感到麻煩。
(5)	句意：最后秘書決定打擾一下校長，雖然他不情愿。though是解本題的關鍵。
(6)	根據下文校長的反應，可以判斷當時那位校長的表情不可能pleasant(令人高興的)，funny(可笑的)，也不會因有人來訪而sad(悲傷)。
(7)	句意：我們有個兒子，曾就讀于哈佛大學一年。C項應在其后面加in；盡管B、D兩項為及物動詞但語意不對。
(8)	句意：他熱愛哈佛(大學)，并為在此就讀而感到驕傲。
(9)	句意：我丈夫和我愿意在校園的某個地方為他建一個紀念物。set about開始，著手；set up建立；take down把……拆卸開；take over接手，接任，接管。
(10)	解本題時，留意下句中的副詞instead至關重要。instead意為：卻，表示轉折。按常理講，這位校長當聽到這對夫婦講述已故的兒子因在該校就讀而自豪，打算在該校為兒子建立一建筑物時，就為此感到moved(感動)，而不是satisfied(滿意)，excited(激動)，ashamed(羞愧)。
(11)	句意：如果我們那樣做的話，這個地方看上去就象墓地了。
(12)	由于那位校長誤解了那位女士的話(從下文可得知，女士要為哈佛大學出資建樓)，所以那位女士立即解釋說：“我們不想立碑，而是……”
(13)	由第二段倒數第一句可知那對夫婦為了懷念他已去世的兒子想建一個memorial(紀念物)，可排除yard(院子)、square(廣場)和playground(操場)
(14)	glanced(瞥視，匆匆一看)能反應出校長對那對夫婦的藐視，真可謂“狗眼看人低”。另外由于與本空并列的動詞exclaimed(由于驚訝而驚呼)的存在可排除shout(at)和called(at)兩詞；laugh at為“譏笑”不合題義。
(15)	have an/any idea＝know
(16)	由于那對夫婦的沉默，校長認為可以擺脫他們了，所以校長高興了，而不是bored(煩了)，astonished(吃驚)，interested(感興趣)。
(17)	句意：那(即＄7,500,000)就是開辦一所大學的所有費用嗎？A項department(部門)business(商業業務)，club(俱樂部)不合本句及文章的意思。
(18)	since在本句是既然的意思，其他三項沒有此意思。本句句意：既然他們的請求遭到拒絕，Stanford夫婦去了加州……。
(19)	句意：在加州他們建立了那所大學，那所大學(即斯坦福大學)可以帶有他們的姓氏的存在，并紀念了他們的兒子－哈佛大學不再關心的學生。
(20)	talk about談論；know about了解；hear about聽說；care about關心，在乎 　　本文介紹了斯坦福大學的由來。一對夫婦為了紀念已故的曾就讀于哈佛大學的兒子。請求校方同意他們在哈佛大學蓋一幢樓，卻遭到了學校校長的拒絕和譏諷，最后他們去了加利福尼亞創建了斯坦福大學。