第二节: 完形填空（共 20 小题; 每小题 1．5 分, 满分 30 分） A m

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第二节: 完形填空（共 20 小题; 每小题 1．5 分, 满分 30 分）

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 become 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．

36．

A．choice

B．decision

C．acquaintance

D．appointment

37．

A．waiting

B．standing

C．sitting

D．talking

38．

A．hoping

B．finding

C．realizing

D．imagining

39．

A．go down

B．go out

C．go away

D．go around

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．set down

D．set off

45．

A．satisfied

B．excited

C．shocked

D．ashamed

46．

A．park

B．cemetery

C．garden

D．museum

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．named

B．looked

C．taken

D．followed

55．

A．talked

B．knew

C．heard

D．cared

最佳答案：

36―40 DAACD 41―45 CADBC 46―50 B AACB 51―55 DBCAD

答案解析：

略

考点核心：

人物传记类文章的文体特征：

人物传记是记叙文体的一种，主要描写某人的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、生活背景、个性特征、成长奋斗历程等，包含记叙文的时间、地点、人物、事件等要素。其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强。