A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment (预约) into the outer 36 of Harvard’s president. But they were 37 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 38 that the couple would finally bee 39 and go away. 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 45 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 46 would look like a cemetery (墓地).” “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 the University that bears their 54 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 55 about.
36. A. Lab B. library C. hall D. off ice
37. A. watched B. stopped C. followed D. interviewed
38. A. hoping B. finding C. realizing D. imaging
39. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled
40. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpected D. unwillingly
41. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad
42. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served
43. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy
44. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over
45. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed
46. A. house B. part C. garden D. place
47. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted
48. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square
49. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called
50. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion
51. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D. pleased
52. A. department B. university C. business D. club
53. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though
54. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign
55. A. talked B. knew C. beard D. cared36---55 DBABD CADBC DAACB DBCAD
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本文主要讲述了Stanford大学是怎样创建的。
36. D。Stanford夫妇没有预约来找Harvard的校长，根据常识，他们应该是在校长办公室的外间。
37. B。根据前文讲到的 without an appointment和后文讲到的kept waiting可知，此处指Stanford夫妇被秘书拦住(stopped)了。
38. A。根据For hours, the secretary took no notice of them 这一信息来看，秘书肯定是希望(hoping)他们最后变得失望而离开。
39. B。分析见上题。
40. D。秘书开始对Stanford夫妇不理不睬，是希望他们最后变得失望而离开。但是，他们的坚持最后使得秘书不得不去找校长，故此处用 unwillingly 最合语境。
41. C。从下文可以看出，校长对Stanford夫妇一直很冷淡，而且拒绝了他们的要求。故此处填cold 最佳。
42. A。表示Harvard学习，要用study in Harvard或attend Harvard。
43. D。根据前文的 He love Harvard可知，Stanford夫妇的儿子在Harvard很愉快。
44. B。比较：set about着手工作；set up 建立；take down 拿下，记下；take over 继承；接管。根据与其后宾语的搭配，只有set up 最佳。
45. C。此处指校长并没有被夫妇二人的话所感动。相反，他感到很震惊，并拒绝了他们的请求。
46. D。If we did 在此的意思是“如果我们同意你们哈佛为你们的儿子建一个纪念物的话”，故此处选place，this place 指哈佛大学。
47. A。根据后文Harvard 夫人说的话来看，她是在作解释(explain)。
48. A。根据下文提到的how much a building costs 可以推断出此处填building。
49. C。此处指校长不相信Stanford夫妇有能力盖一座楼，所以他用轻蔑的眼光扫视他们，故用glance 最贴切。
50. B。have an idea about sth 意为“知道……”。
51. D。此处指的是校长感到很高兴，因为他认为现在可以摆脱掉他们了。
52. B。从下文可知，Stanford夫妇想建立了一所属于自己的大学。
53. C。因上下文为因果关系，故用since。
54. A。bear one’s name 意为“用……的名字”“带有……的名字”。
55. D。比较：talk about 谈论；know about 知道，了解；hear about 听说；care about 在乎，关心。根据文章语境，选care about 最佳。