完形填空（共20小题，满分30分）阅读下面段文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、

题目内容：

完形填空（共20小题，满分30分）

阅读下面段文，从短文后各题所给的四个选项（A、B、C和D）中，选出可以填入空白处的最佳选项。

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__ at 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 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, “ 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．choice

B．decision

C．acquaintance

D．appointment小题2:

A．waiting

B．standing

C．sitting

D．talking小题3:

A．hoping

B．finding

C．realizing

D．imagining小题4:

A．go down

B．go out

C．go away

D．go around小题5:

A．hopelessly

B．carefully

C．unexpectedly

D．unwillingly小题6:

A．funny

B．cold

C．sad

D．pleasant小题7:

A．visited

B．studied

C．served

D．attended小题8:

A．brave

B．proud

C．happy

D．clever小题9:

A．set up

B．set down

C．set off

D．set about小题10:

A．excited

B．shocked

C．ashamed

D．satisfied小题11:

A．cemetery

B．garden

C．museum

D．park小题12:

A．expressed

B．refused

C．admitted

D．explained小题13:

A．yard

B．playground

C．square

D．building小题14:

A．shouted

B．glanced

C．called

D．laughed小题15:

A．idea

B．thought

C．opinion

D．suggestion小题16:

A．astonished

B．interested

C．pleased

D．bored小题17:

A．university

B．business

C．club

D．department小题18:

A．While

B．Since

C．Though

D．Once小题19:

A．looked

B．taken

C．followed

D．named小题20:

A．knew

B．heard

C．cared

D．talked

最佳答案：

小题1:D小题1:A小题1:A小题1:C小题1:D

小题1:B小题1:B小题1:C小题1:A小题1:B

小题1: A小题1:D小题1:D小题1:B小题1:A

小题1: C小题1:A小题1:B小题1:D小题1:C

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。