Question

A woman in a faded(裡色的）dress and her husband, dressed in an old suit, walked into the Harvard University president’s office.

The secretary (秘書）could tell at once that such country people could have no business at Harvard University.

“We want to see the president，’’ the man said softly.

“He’s busy，” the secretary answered.

“We’ll wait，” the woman replied.

The secretary finally decided to disturb(打攬）the president.

The president was annoyed but agreed to see them.

The woman told the president,“We had a son who attended Harvard University for a year. He loved the university. But about a year ago, he was killed. My husband and I would like to build a memoria（紀(jì)念物）to him,somewhere on campus(校園）• ”

The president wasn’t touched. . . he was shocked.

“Madam，” he said，“We can’t put up a statue(雕塑）to every person who attended Harvard University and died. ”

“Oh，no，” the woman explained quickly. “We don’t want to put up a statue. We thought we would like to give a building to Harvard  University. ”

The president rolled his eyes, looking at the old dress and suit. Then he exclaimed, “A building! Do you know how much a building costs? The cost of Harvard University’s buildings altogether is over 7. 5 million dollars. ’’

The woman fell silent. Then she turned to her husband and said quietly,“If that’s all it costs to start a university, why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded.

Mr. and Mrs. Leland Stanford got up and walked away，traveling to California where

they established the university that has their name, Stanford University, a memorial to a son that Harvard University no longer cared about.

(    )46. Both the old    man and the woman were dressed in_clothes.

A. new    B. old    C. modern    D. clean

(    )47. Why did the    secretary decide to disturb the president?

A. He thought the couples were important guests.

B. The president was not busy at that moment.

C. The couple got angry about waiting a long time.

D. The couple had waited for a long time.

(    )48. We can guess “nodded” has the same meaning as “_”•

A. obeyed    B. moved    C. agreed    D. surprised

(    )49. We can infer from the passage that_.

A. The secretary received the couple warmly.

B. The president was patient with the couple.

C. The couple’s son graduated from Harvard.

D. The couple established Stanford  University in memory of their son.

(    )50. According to    the passage,which of the following is true?

A. The couple meant to ask for money for the death of their son.

B. Their request was accepted because the president thought it was practical.

C. The couple built a memorial for their dead son at Harvard University.

D. One can never judge a person by his / her appearance.

Answer 1

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