Stanford University was founded by Leland Stanford in 1884, _______________ his son who had died before.A.in spite ofB.in case ofC.in memory ofD.in search of
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C解析试题分析：in spite of尽管；in case of万一；in memory of纪念；in search of寻找。句意：斯坦福大学于1884年有斯坦福创办，目的为了纪念早已过世的儿子。根据句意故选C。考点：考查固定介词短语的意义。
点评：固定短语的用法及意义是高考的单选及短文改错常考的内容，需要考生平时的积累。即学即练：______ the bad weather, we went fishing.A. in spite of B. in case of C. in memory of D. in search of解析：A 句意:我们不顾恶劣的天气而去钓鱼了。