完形填空(共20小题,满分30分)
阅读下面段文,从短文后各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C和D)中,选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。
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__ at 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 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.funny | B.cold | C.sad | D.pleasant |
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小题7: | A.visited | B.studied | C.served | D.attended |
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小题8: | A.brave | B.proud | C.happy | D.clever |
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小题9: | A.set up | B.set down | C.set off | D.set about |
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小题10: | A.excited | B.shocked | C.ashamed | D.satisfied |
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小题11: | A.cemetery | B.garden | C.museum | D.park |
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小题12: | A.expressed | B.refused | C.admitted | D.explained |
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小题13: | A.yard | B.playground | C.square | D.building |
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小题14: | A.shouted | B.glanced | C.called | D.laughed |
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小题15: | A.idea | B.thought | C.opinion | D.suggestion |
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小题16: | A.astonished | B.interested | C.pleased | D.bored |
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小题17: | A.university | B.business | C.club | D.department |
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小题18: | A.While | B.Since | C.Though | D.Once |
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小题19: | A.looked | B.taken | C.followed | D.named |
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小题20: | A.knew | B.heard | C.cared | D.talked |
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