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 bee 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（喊道）, ” 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．
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【小题5】A．hopelessly B．carefully C unwillingly D．unexpectedly
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(答案→)A
解析：本文叙述了Stanford夫妇两人想在自己儿子曾经就读的学校建一个纪念碑，并同时搞建设支援学校，但是遭到了拒绝，于是两人就去了加利福尼亚在那里建了自己的学校，实现了他们的愿望。
【小题1】考查名词及上下文的呼应。Appointment约会；decision决定；acquaintance了解；choice选择。这夫妇两人没有哈佛的校长约定好，故选A。
【小题2】考查动词及上下文的呼应。根据下文For hours, the secretary took no notice of them,可知校长的秘书让他们等了很久，故选D。
【小题3】考查动词及上下文的呼应。秘书希望这对夫妇等的感觉没有希望了就会主动离开了，所以秘书故意让他们等了好久，故选A。
【小题4】考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。go down下降；go out出去；go around四处走动；go away离开。秘书希望这对夫妇等的感觉没有希望了就会主动离开了，故选D。
【小题5】考查副词及上下文的呼应。Hopelessly绝望地；carefully小心地；unwillingly不情愿地；unexpectedly意外地。秘书本来就不愿意去打扰校长，可是看到这对夫妇不走，于是不情愿地去打扰一下校长，故选C。
【小题6】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。cold冷淡的；funny滑稽的；pleasant愉快的；sad伤心的。根据下文The president wasn’t moved 和he could get rid of them now可知，校长愿意见到他们，所以脸上的露出的肯定是冷漠的表情，故选 A。
【小题7】考查动词及上下文的呼应。studied后需要加介词at。根据下文studied at Harvard可知那对夫妇的儿子在这里上过学。那对夫妇说“我们有个儿子在这里上了一年的学”故选A。
【小题8】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。儿子在这里过得很高兴，故选D。
【小题9】考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。set about开始； set down 记下；set up建立，设立； set off出发。因为儿子一年前去世了，所以想给他见一个纪念碑，故选C。
【小题10】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。satisfied满意的； shocked震惊的； excited 高兴地；ashamed羞愧地。根据下文“Madam,” he said, “we can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died．可知校长感到很吃惊，故选B。
【小题11】考查名词及上下文的呼应。如果都想在这里修纪念碑，根据我们的常识可知，那么这里就成了墓地了，故选B。
【小题12】考查动词及上下文的呼应。根据“Oh, no,”可知这个妇女是在解释，故选 B。
【小题13】考查名词及上下文的呼应。根据A building! Do you have any 50 how much a building costs?故选A。
【小题14】考查动词及上下文的呼应。laugh at sb嘲笑； shout at sb向某人呼喊；glance atsb 瞥了某人一眼；call at+地点拜访某地， 校长听到要建楼就瞥了他们一眼，又喊到……，故选C。
【小题15】考查名词及上下文的呼应。have any idea知道,你是否知道建一个大楼需要多少钱？故选C。
【小题16】考查形容词及上下文的呼应。根据下文because he could get rid of them now 可知校长的这时的心情应是高兴的，故选D。
【小题17】考查名词及上下文的呼应。根据Why don’t we just start our own?” 花费over ＄7,500,000D就可以建一个大学，那么为什么不可以见我们自己的学校呢，故选D。
【小题18】考查连词及上下文的呼应。Since 既然，表原因。既然请求被拒绝，他们夫妇就去了加利福尼亚故选C。
【小题19】考查动词及上下文的呼应。name after以……命名，夫妇两人建了学校后以他们的名字给学校命名，故选 D。
【小题20】考查动词短语及上下文的呼应。care about关心； know about了解； hear about 听说；talk about谈论。因为哈佛不再关心儿子，所以他们在自己的学校建了一个纪念碑为他们的儿子，故选 A。