Question

    A couple in ordinary clothes walked into the Harvard’s outer office. “We want to see the president(校长),” the man said softly. “He will be busy all day,” the secretary spoke_________, concluding that the couple had no _________ with Harvard from what they wore. “We’ll _________,” the lady replied.

Four hours, the secretary _________ them, hoping that the couple would finally become _________ and go away. They didn’t. And the secretary grew_________ and finally decided to disturb the president. Someone of his _________ obviously had no time to spend with nobodies, but he _________ people in such clothes filling in his outer office.

The president, frozen-faced, walked _________ toward the couple. The lady told him, “We had a son that __________ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard and was very happy here. But he was accidentally__________. And my husband and I would like to ________ a memorial(纪念物) to him somewhere on campus.” The president wasn’t __________; he was shocked, “Madam,” he said __________. “We can’t put up a statue(雕像) for every person who studied in Harvard and died.”

“Oh, no.” the lady__________ quickly, “In fact, we thought we would give a building to Harvard.” The president __________ at the couple and then shouted, “A building! Do you know how much a building costs? The cost of the Harvard’s buildings is over 7.5 million dollars.”

For a moment the lady was __________. The president was pleased. He could __________ them now. The lady turned to her husband and said quietly. “Is that all it costs to __________ a university?” Her husband nodded. Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford walked away, traveling to Palo Alto, California, where they established the university __________ after them—a memorial to a son.

1.A.impatiently B.excitedly C.enthusiastically D.awkwardly

2.A.concern B.problem C.interest D.business

3.A.wait B.accuse C.explain D.oppose

4.A.persuaded B.drove C.ignored D.served

5.A.satisfied B.shameful C.nervous D.discouraged

6.A.embarrassed B.grateful C.annoyed D.panic

7.A.importance B.action C.character D.age

8.A.invited B.observed C.thanked D.hated

9.A.cheerfully B.hopefully C.proudly D.eagerly

10.A.affected B.attended C.applied D.abandoned

11.A.killed B.dismissed C.disabled D.forgotten

12.A.keep B.buy C.build D.leave

13.A.disappointed B.sensitive C.touched D.deserved

14.A.curiously B.delightedly C.sadly D.coldly

15.A.explained B.apologized C.changed D.argued

16.A.smiled B.glanced C.pointed D.laughed

17.A.desperate B.amazed C.ambitious D.silent

18.A.help out B.attract to C.get rid of D.put up

19.A.buy B.start C.access D.develop

20.A.named B.looking C.followed D.taking

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.A

4.C

5.D

6.C

7.A

8.D

9.C

10.B

11.A

12.C

13.C

14.D

15.A

16.B

17.D

18.C

19.B

20.A

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章讲述了一对穿戴破旧的夫妇到哈佛大学见校长而遭冷遇，进而自己建立一所新大学——斯坦福大学的故事。

1.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：“他会忙一整天的，”秘书不耐烦地说，并得出结论，这对夫妇的穿着与哈佛无关。A. impatiently没有耐心地；B. excitedly激动地；C. enthusiastically热情地；D. awkwardly尴尬地。根据He will be busy all day可知，秘书不耐烦地说。故选A。

2.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：“他会忙一整天的，”秘书不耐烦地说，并得出结论，这对夫妇的穿着与哈佛无关。A. concern关心；B. problem问题；C. interest兴趣；D. business事务。have business with与……有关。从他们的穿着看，断定这对夫妇与哈佛无关。故选D。

3.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：“我们等着吧。”那位女士回答。A. wait等待；B. accuse指责；C. explain解释；D. oppose反对。根据下文Four hours, the secretary ____4____ them 可知，“我们会等的，”女士回答。故选A。

4.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：四个小时后，秘书没有理睬他们，希望这对夫妇最终会灰心丧气，走开。A. persuaded说服；B. drove迫使；C. ignored忽视；D. served服务。4个小时，秘书都没有理他们。故选C。

5.

考查形容词（副词）词义辨析。句意：四个小时后，秘书没有理睬他们，希望这对夫妇最终会灰心丧气，走开。A. satisfied满意的；B. shamefully不体面地；C. nervously紧张地；D. discouraged泄气的。希望这对夫妇最终会灰心丧气并离开。故选D。

6.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：他们没有。秘书很生气，最后决定去打扰校长。A. embarrassed尴尬的；B. grateful感激的；C. annoyed恼怒的；D. panic惊慌的。根据and finally decided to disturb the president.可知，秘书越来越生气，最后决定去找校长。故选C。

7.

考查名词词义辨析。句意：像他这样重要的人显然没有时间和无名小卒在一起，但他讨厌那些穿这种衣服的人挤在他外面的办公室里。A. importance重要性；B. action行动；C. character角色；D. age年纪。像他这样重要的人显然没有时间和无名小卒呆在一起。故选A。

8.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：像他这样重要的人显然没有时间和无名小卒在一起，但他讨厌那些穿这种衣服的人挤在他外面的办公室里。A. invited邀请；B. observed观察；C. thanked感谢；D. hated讨厌。但他讨厌穿这种衣服的人到他的办公室来。故选D。

9.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：校长面无表情，骄傲地走向这对夫妇。A. cheerfully高高兴兴地；B. hopefully怀有希望的；C. proudly骄傲的；D. eagerly急切的。校长面带冷色，骄傲地向这对夫妇走去。故选C。

10.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我们有一个在哈佛读了一年书的儿子。A. affected影响；B. attended参加；上学；C. applied to应用；D. abandoned抛弃。根据He loved Harvard and was very happy here.可知，我们有个儿子在哈佛上了一年学。故选B。

11.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：但他被意外杀死了。A. killed杀死；B. dismissed开除；C. disabled使……失去能力；D. forgotten忘记。根据And my husband and I would like to___12___ a memorial (纪念物) to him somewhere on campus.可知，但他却意外身亡。故选A。

12.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：我丈夫和我想在校园里为他建一座纪念碑。A. keep保存；B. buy买；C. build建筑；D. leave离开。我的丈夫和我想建立一个纪念碑。故选C。

13.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：校长没有被触动;他吓了一跳。“夫人，”他冷冷地说。A. disappointed失望的；B. sensitive敏感的；C. touched感动的；D. deserved应得的。校长没有感动，他很震惊。故选C。

14.

考查副词词义辨析。句意：校长没有被触动;他吓了一跳。“夫人，”他冷冷地说。A. curiously好奇地；B. delightedly高兴地；C. sadly难过地；D. coldly冷淡地。根据he was shocked, “Madam,”可知，他冷冷地说。“我们不能为每一4个在哈佛学习并去世的人树立一座雕像。”故选D。

15.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：“哦,不。那位女士很快解释道:“事实上，我们想给哈佛捐一栋楼。”A. explained解释；B. apologized道歉；C. changed改变；D. argued争论。这位女士很快解释道：“事实上，我们想给哈佛建一栋楼。”故选A。

16.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：校长瞥了这对夫妇一眼，然后喊道:“一栋楼!你知道一栋建筑要花多少钱吗?哈佛大楼的造价超过750万美元。”A. smiled微笑；B. glanced一瞥；C. pointed指着；D. laughed大笑。校长瞥了一眼两人。故选B。

17.

考查形容词词义辨析。句意：女士沉默了一会儿。A. desperate绝望的；B. amazed吃惊的；C. ambitious有抱负的；D. silent沉默的。那位女士沉默了一会儿。故选D。

18.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：他现在可以摆脱他们了。A. help帮助；B. attract吸引；C. get rid of摆脱；D. put up搭建。根据The president was pleased.可知，他现在可以摆脱他们了。故选C。

19.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：这就是开办一所大学的全部费用吗? A. buy买；B. start开始；C. access进入；D. develop发展。这就是开办一所大学的全部费用吗?故选B。

20.

考查动词词义辨析。句意：利兰·斯坦福离开了，前往加州的帕洛阿尔托，在那里建立了一所以他们的名字命名的大学，以纪念他们的儿子。A. named命名；B. looking看；C. followed跟随；D. taking拿走。在那里他们建立了以他们名字命名的大学——来纪念儿子。故选A。