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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.
小题1:
A.appointmentB.decisionC.acquaintanceD.choice
小题2:
A.talkingB.standing C.sitting D.waiting
小题3:
A.hopingB.findingC.realizingD.imagining
小题4:A.go down     B.go out       C.go around      D go away
小题5:A.hopelessly  B.carefully    C unwillingly     D.unexpectedly
小题6:
A.coldB.funnyC.pleasantD.sad
小题7:
A.attendedB.studied C.visitedD.served
小题8:
A.cleverB.braveC.proudD.happy
小题9:
A.set aboutB.set down C.set up D.set off
小题10:
A.satisfiedB.shockedC.excitedD.ashamed
小题11:
A.parkB.cemeteryC.gardenD.museum
小题12:
A.expressedB.explainedC.refusedD.admitted
小题13:
A.buildingB.yardC.playgroundD.square
小题14:
A.laughedB.shoutedC.glancedD.called
小题15:
A.suggestionB.thoughtC.ideaD.opinion
小题16:
A.boredB.astonishedC.interestedD.pleased
小题17:
A.departmentB.clubC.business D.university
小题18:
A.OnceB.WhileC.SinceD.Though
小题19:
A.followed B.looked C.takenD.named
小题20:
A.caredB.knewC.heardD.talked

答案

小题1:A
小题2:G
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:C
小题6:A
小题7:A
小题8:D
小题9:C
小题10:B
小题11:B
小题12:B
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:C
小题16:D
小题17:D
小题18:C
小题19:D
小题20:A
解析

试题分析: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。
点评:一般情况下完形填空题语篇的第一句话和最后一句话都是完整的。针对这个特点,考生应该重点阅读这一头一尾的两个句子。快速阅读全文,掌握全文的大意和主题。 
  在阅读全文时千万不要急于看文章后每个题目的选项,应该对空格所在的上下文仔细阅读,预测可能出现的答案。 
  充分理解全文和每个空格后再看选项。如果选项中某一个与预测的答案一致,那么答案十有八九是这个选项。 
  对于难以确定答案的题,要根据上下文语境,运用语法和词汇知识,反复推敲以求得解答。对于同义词和近义词的选项,在充分考虑到上下文具体语境下特别注意这些同义词和近义词搭配。 
  完成全部问题后应该将答案带入文章再通读全文,核查答案是否合适、正确、尽量少出错误。 
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For nearly 100 years, the heartbroken Little Mermaid has sat on a rock looking out over Copenhagen"s port but now the sculpture ,based on the famous fairytale, is heading back out to sea, set for China.
The small bronze statue inspired by the tale of author Hans Christian Andersen and unveiled in 1913, is a major tourist attraction in Copenhagen. But her life has not always been easy. She has been beheaded twice, had her arm cut off, was blown off her rock in 2003 and was dressed in a Muslim headscarf two years ago in a protest - but she never left her native country.
This week she was lifted from the harbor, boxed, and shipped to Shanghai where she is the star guest in the Danish Pavilion at EXPO 2010 which runs until October 31. Details over her trip were not revealed due to security issues.
"The Little Mermaid," published in 1837, is a sad story about a mermaid who falls in love with a prince and gives up her life in the sea and her tail for legs.
The fairytale has been adapted many times into stage shows and into a Disney movie.
Copenhagen mayor Frank Jensen said in a statement that the loan of The Little Mermaid was part of a cultural exchange between Denmark and China. "I am convinced that she will be an excellent ambassador of Denmark, particularly since the Chinese already are very fond of Hans Christian Andersen and his fairytales," he said in a statement.
Her departure from Copenhagen will not leave the harbor empty. Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has created a video installation(设备/装置)to be installed at her spot.
The Little Mermaid"s 165 cm (65 inches) tall sculpture, which sits on a granite block, was created in 1913 by Edvard Eriksen.
小题1:The following statements are true EXCEPT________________.
A.the statue of The Little Mermaid will be given to China as a gift
B.the statue of The Little Mermaid is a major tourist attraction in Copenhagen
C.The Little Mermaid is a famous fairytale written by Hans Christian Andersen
D.the story of The Little Mermaid was once adapted into a Disney movie
小题2:The underlined word “departure” here means_______________.
A.escapingB.retiringC.arrivingD.leaving
小题3:From the passage, we can infer that ________________.
A.Chinese artist Ai Weiwei has created another Little Mermaid instead
B.the Danish people don’t like the statue of The Little Mermaid
C.the statue of The Little Mermaid will return to Denmark in the future
D.Edvard Eriksen wrote the story of the Little Mermaid

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LONDON (AP) — England joins on Sunday the growing list of places that ban smoking in public buildings, taxis and other places including even Buckingham Palace with a tough law.
Pubs, clubs and restaurants will all be smoke-free. Taxi and delivery drivers have been warned that they too could be fined 50 pounds, or about $100, if caught lighting up inside work vehicles.
Experts say the bans have become an irreversible (不可逆转的) tread because of greatly rising health costs and public uneasiness over second-hand smoke. Some of the strictest smoking bans are in the United States, even though there is no federal anti-smoking policy. New York and Florida have strict bans, while California has certain outdoor smoking bans.
Spain, Italy, Iran, Norway, Sweden, Singapore, South Africa, Uruguay and new Zealand have passed legislation(立法) to restrict smoking. France banned smoking in many public places in February and plans to extend the ban to cafes and restaurants next year. Finland is introducing a ban in 2009.
Despite the spread of bans, the World Health Organization predicts a steady rise in tobacco sales. In its Tobacco Atlas, the WHO said that by 2030 there will be “at least another two billion smokers in the world” and an expected decrease in male smokers “will be offset by an increase in female smoking rates, especially in developing countries.”
In advance of the English ban, anti-smoking ads have coated bus stops and the British government has subsidized(资助) programs to help people quit. The rest of Britain—Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland —already have smoking bans in place.
小题1:The first two paragraphs mainly tell us_______
A.Buckingham Palace bans smoking
B.smoking ban comes into force in England
C.there’s no smoking in Buckingham Palace
D.smoking is against the law in England
小题2:Which of the following places may still be smoking areas in England?
A.Private housesB.Taxis.
C.Restaurants.D.London clubs
小题3:The underlined word “offset” in paragraph 5 probably means “________”.
A.decreasedB.raisedC.encouragedD.balanced
小题4:What do we know from the passage?
A.Smoking has strictly been forbidden in cafes in France.
B.There is an extremely strict smoking ban everywhere in America.
C.Smoking situation is still serious across the world.
D.Related ads didn’t appear in England until the English ban was lifted.(解除)

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Restaurants in Europe, the United States and Japan are testing technology to let diners order their food direct from a screen at their table instead of depending on a fellow human being to note their choice.
Besides cutting costs, companies that sell the “e-menus” argue the bytes-for-bites way has a new value that can attract younger customers, and various photographs of steaks and gooey desserts attract diners to order more. It also could extend the TV dinner. How about a computer game dinner?
“It"s about impulse-buying,” said Adi Chitayat, Conceptic’s CEO. “If a person starts looking at pictures of chocolate cake, the chances are he"ll order it.” Frame, a restaurant in Tel Aviv with the system, is said to have its sales on tables with the e-menu increased by about 11% . Customers often call ahead to reserve (预定)spots equipped with screens, manager Natalie Edry told Reporters.
At one of the e-menu tables, IT worker Gil Uriel and his young family were enthusiastic as they checked out pictures of the dishes on offer and squabbled(争吵)overdesserts. “It’s more visual,” says Uriel, as his children clicked away furiously on a games function between courses. “We can still choose, we can still argue —but it’s much easier when we can all see it.”
小题1:The following are the advantages of “restaurants with” EXCEPT that         .
A.eating in them is more comfortable
B.the restaurants can save a lot of money
C.they can attract more youngsters to the restaurants
D.customers can see the pictures of their ordered foods
小题2:The underlined word “impulse—buying” in the 3rd paragraph means     .
A.having no idea in buying things
B.being uninterested in buying things
C.having no patience in buying things
D.being encouraged in buying things
小题3:According to the last paragraph, we know that       .
A.customers feel little interest in the e-menus
B.e-menus only attract a small number of customers
C.it still takes time for e-menus to be widely accepted
D.restaurants of this kind are refused by customers
小题4:This passage might be taken from      .
A.a food guideB.a website
C.a traveling magazineD.classic advertisements

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Like many other nations, China has been busy putting together evacuation (撤侨)plans for its citizens stuck in crisis-torn Libya.The real surprise has been just how many Chinese are living there.The foreign ministry does not know for sure but puts the figure at 30-40,000.
The huge contingent (代表团) in Libya, who work for at least 27 Chinese companies, has brought to light one of the new dilemmas facing China as its economic interests expand.For a mixture of reasons that are partly political, partly business, Chinese workers are now present in many of the most unrest and dangerous parts of the world, including places where anti-Chinese sentiment over jobs and working conditions is on the rise.One of the first wake-up calls was in 2007, when a group of Chinese women were kidnapped in Pakistan, an event which led to the siege of the Red Mosque in Lahore.In the same year, nine Chinese oil workers were killed in Ethiopia.In recent years, Chinese workers have been kidnapped in Cameroon, Congo and Afghanistan.
Publicly, Chinese diplomats admit that the country needs better contingency plans to deal with this sort of situation.Privately, they worry about a different issue: that such incidents will force them to get much more involved in domestic political disputes in far-off lands, pulling the government away from its commitment to a policy of non-interference.The nightmare, a few diplomats and academics admit, would be a large, violent attack on a group of Chinese which then prompted an intense nationalist reaction at home, forcing the government to take the sort of interventionist (干涉主义的) actions it tries to shun
Beijing gave some indication of how it will respond in the future with the decision on Thursday to send the frigate(护卫舰) Xuzhou, currently conducting anti-piracy tasks off the coast of Somalia, to Libya.Its mission will be to help the evacuation effort, but it is also a warning to any in Libya who might attack Chinese interests, as well as the latest indication of the growing global reach of China’s navy.As Andrew Erickson, a China expert at the US Naval War College says: “This latest initiative(方案) is part of a larger ongoing increase in Chinese power, presence, and influence around the world, and should come as no surprise.China has global interests, cannot free ride forever, and requires a presence in critical areas and situations in order to have a voice.”
小题1:What is the main idea of the passage?
A.There are many Chinese workers in the most unrest and dangerous parts of the world.
B.China should protect workers in the foreign countries.
C.China are taking actions to bring its citizens back from Libya.
D.The international situation is terrible
小题2:The underlined word “shun” in the third paragraph most probably means?
A.take part inB.avoidC.carry outD.refuse
小题3:Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
A.It remains unknown how many Chinese are living in Libya.
B.A large number workers are working abroad, which bring about advantages and disadvantages.
C.In no case will the Chinese government take part in solving the political problems in far-off lands.
D.Our government take immediate action to deal with this sort of situation.
小题4:What’s Not true about the frigate Xuzhou?
A.It is conducting anti-piracy tasks off the coast of Somalia.
B.It will help the evacuation effort.
C.It is a warning to Libya who might attack Chinese interests.
D.It indicates that China’s navy can reach an increasing number of parts of the global.

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Do you know what your child is going to do when the school bell rings at the end of the day? More than 14 million students leave school every afternoon and have nowhere to go, since they do not have access to affordable after-school opportunities. According to the National Youth Violence Prevention Resource Center (NYVPRC), nine out of ten Americans think all youths should have access to after-school programs, but two-thirds of parents say they have trouble finding programs locally. The bad news is that situation may be getting worse.
After-school hours are the peak time for juvenile crimes and risky behaviors, including alcohol and drug use. The NYVPRC states that children who do not spend any time in after-school activities are 49 percent more likely to use drugs and 37 percent more likely to become a teen parent. Kids are also at the highest risk of becoming a victim of violence after school, particularly between the hours of 2p.m. and 6p.m.. The highest amount of juvenile crime occurs between 3p.m. and 4p.m. , when most children are dismissed from school.
The NYVPRC defines after-school programs as safe and structured activities that offer children opportunities to learn new skills. The skills students learn can range from technology and math to reading and art. Some programs also offer opportunities for internship(实习), community services , or mentoring. These programs have been shown to improve academic achievements, as well as relieve the stresses on working families. A report by the U.S. Department of Education and the U.S. Department of justice shows that students in after –school programs have fewer behavioral problems and more self-confidence , and can handle conflicts better than students who are not involved with these programs. In addition, according to the Harvard Family Research Project, after-school programs help students from low-income families overcome the inequities (不公平) they face in the school system.
小题1:What is the theme of the passage?
A.Prevention of juvenile crimes.
B.Risks kids face after school.
C.A research report on the stresses of students.
D.The benefits of after-school programs.
小题2:Which of the following is TRUE according to the first paragraph?
A.Most parents don’t believe in after-school programs.
B.Students are not willing to attend after-school programs.
C.It’s difficult for parents to find after-school programs for their children.
D.Parents don’t care about where their children go after school.
小题3:We learn from the second paragraph that __________________ .
A.the teachers should watch over kids after school
B.children are dismissed from school too late
C.after-school hours are a risky time for children
D.children should go home immediately school is over
小题4:The author of the passage probably __________.
A.fully support after-school programs
B.doubts the effects of after-school programs
C.believes structured activities are useless for children
D.thinks students today are too stressed
小题5:The underlined word “juvenile” in Paragraph 2 has a similar meaning to “_____” .
A.studentB.teenagerC.adultD.campus

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