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．office
37．A．watched B．stopped C．followed D．interviewed
38．A．hoping B．finding C．realizing D．imagining
39．A．surprised B．disappointed C．worried D．troubled
40．A．hopelessly B．carefully C．unexpectedly 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．heard D．cared36.D 37.B 38.A 39.B 40.D 41.C 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.C
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(答案→)36.D 37.B 38.A 39.B 40.D 41.C 42.A 43.D 44.B 45.C
解析：
36.解析：根据其定语of Harvard’s president可判断出走进了Harvard大学校长的办公室。
37.解析：从下文kept waiting可以看出，他们被秘书拦住了。follow跟随；interview采访。
38.解析：hope希望。秘书不理睬他们的目的是希望他们离开。realize认识到；imagine想像。
39.解析：disappointed失望。从下文go away可知，秘书希望他们失望而离开。
40.解析：unwillingly不情愿地。上文“the secretary took no notice of them”和“go away”说明秘书很不情愿地把这件事报告给校长。
41.解析：with a cold face冰冷的面孔。上文“without an appointment”说明这一对夫妇是在没有预约的情况下要求见校长的，这引起了校长的不快。
42.解析：attend上（学，课）。在Harvard大学上了一年的课。study是不及物动词，在Harvard前要加at。
43.解析：上文的“He loved Harvard.”表明他在大学里过得很愉快。
44.解析：set up建立。根据宾语a memorial to him可判断出想为建立纪念物。set about散布；take down拿下；take over接管。
45.解析：moved感动。校长并没有被感动。satisfied满意；excited激动；ashamed羞耻。
46.解析：Harvard大学是一个地方。
47.解析：explain解释。根据下文可判断出校长产生了误解，这位老夫人马上进行了解释。express表达；refuse拒绝；admit承认。
48.解析：下文A building!说明他们想建造一座楼房。
49.解析：glance匆匆一看。从上文“rolled his eyes”可以看出，校长看了他们一眼。laugh at嘲笑；shout at冲……喊叫；call at访问。
50.解析：have any idea知道，了解。下文“We have spent over $7 500 000 on the campus building at Harvard.”说明校长怀疑他们是否知道建一座大楼需要多少钱。
51.解析：pleased高兴。从下文“because he could get rid of them now”可知，校长认为不会再受这两个人的纠缠，因而感到高兴。bored无聊；astonished吃惊。
52.解析：上文中的campus和下文中的the University表明Harvard是一所大学。
53.解析：since引导原因状语从句。根据这两个句子的意思可判断出是因果关系。
54.解析：因为他们建造大学的目的是纪念他们的儿子，所以以他们的姓氏命名这所大学。
55.解析：care about喜欢。由于Harvard大学的校长不同意他们在校园里为儿子建造纪念物，即表示他们的儿子是这所大学不受喜欢的学生。