完形填空(共20小题;每小题1. 5分,满分30分)
A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train.After getting off the train, they walked without an
36____ into the outer office of Harvard’s president.So they were stopped by his secretary and kept
37____.For hours, the secretary took no notice of them,
38____ that the couple would finally become disappointed and
39____.But they didn’t.The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though
40____.
A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a
41____ face.The lady told him, “We had a son that
42____ Harvard for one year.He loved Harvard.He was
43____ here.But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed.My husband and I would like to
44____ a memorial(纪念物)to him, somewhere on campus.”
The president wasn’t moved.Instead, he was
45____.“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died.If we did, this place would look like a
46____ ,” “Oh, no,” the lady
47____ quickly.“We don’t want to put up a statue.We would like to give a
48____ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and
49____ at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any
50____ 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
51____, 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
52____? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded.
53____ their offer was turned down.Mr.and Mrs.Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University
54____ after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer
55____ about.
小题1: | A.choice | B.decision | C.acquaintance | D.appointment |
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小题2: | A.waiting | B.standing | C.sitting | D.talking |
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小题3: | A.hoping | B.finding | C.realizing | D.imagining |
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小题4: | A.go down | B.go out | C.go away | D.go around |
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小题5: | A.hopelessly | B.carefully | C.unexpectedly | D.unwillingly |
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小题6: | A.pleasant | B.funny | C.cold | D.sad |
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小题7: | A.attended | B.visited | C.studied | D.served |
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小题8: | A.clever | B.brave | C.proud | D.happy |
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小题9: | A.set about | B.set up | C.set down | D.set off |
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小题10: | A.satisfied | B.excited | C.shocked | D.ashamed |
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小题11: | A.park | B.cemetery | C.garden | D.museum |
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小题12: | A.explained | B.expressed | C.refused | D.admitted |
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小题13: | A.building | B.yard | C.playground | D.square |
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小题14: | A.laughed | B.shouted | C.glanced | D.called |
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小题15: | A.suggestion | B.idea | C.thought | D.opinion |
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小题16: | A.bored | B.astonished | C.interested | D.pleased |
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小题17: | A.department | B.university | C.business | D.club |
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小题18: | A.Once | B.While | C.Since | D.Though |
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小题19: | A.named | B.looked | C.taken | D.followed |
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小题20: | A.talked | B.knew | C.heard | D.cared |
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