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【AladyinanoldcottondressandherhusbanddressedinanoldsuitsteppedoffthetraininBostonandwalkedintothepresidentofHarvard’souteroffice.Thesecretarycouldtellinamomentthatsuchcountrypeoplehadnobusiness】

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AladyinanoldcottondressandherhusbanddressedinanoldsuitsteppedoffthetraininBostonandwalkedintothepresidentofHarvard’souteroffice.ThesecretarycouldtellinamomentthatsuchcountrypeoplehadnobusinessatHarvard.Shefrowned(皱眉).“Wewanttoseethepresident”themansaidsoftly.“He’llbebusyallday”thesecretarysaidcoldly.“We’llwait”theladyreplied.

Forhoursthesecretarydidn’ttalktothemhopingthatthecouplewouldfinallybecometiredandgoaway.Theydidn’t.Andthesecretaryfinallydecidedtodisturbthepresident.“Maybeiftheyjustseeyouforafewminutesthey’llleave”shetoldhim.Hefrownedtoo.Someoneofhisimportanceobviouslydidn’thavethetimetospendwiththem.

Thepresidentwalkedtowardthemunwillingly.Theladytoldhim“WehadasonthatattendedHarvardforoneyear.HelovedHarvardandwasveryhappyhere.Buthewasaccidentallykilled.AndmyhusbandandIwouldliketosetupamemorial(纪念碑)tohimsomewhereoncampus.”Thepresidentwassosurprisedthatheshoutedsharply“Wecan’tputupastatue(塑像)foreverypersonwhoattendedHarvardanddied.Thisplacewouldlooklikeacemetery(墓地).

“Ohno”theladyexplained“Wedon’twanttobuildastatue.WethoughtwewouldgiveabuildingtoHarvard.”Thepresidentrolledhiseyes.Heglancedattheirplainclothesandsaidwithsurprise“Abuilding!Doyouhaveanyideahowmuchabuildingcosts?WehaveoversevenandahalfmilliondollarsinthephysicalbuildingshereatHarvard.”

Foramomenttheladywassilent.Thepresidentwaspleased.Hecouldgetridofthemnow.Theladyturnedtoherhusbandandsaidquietly.“Isthatallitcoststostartauniversity?Whydon'twejuststartourown?”Herhusbandnodded.Mr.andMrs.LelandStanfordwalkedawaytravelingtoPaloAltoCaliforniawheretheysetuptheuniversitywiththeirnameStanfordUniversityamemorialtoasonthatHarvardnolongercaredabout.

小题1:WhatdidtheoldcouplegotoHarvardfor?A.Theywantedtoseetheirson.B.TheyhadanimportantmeetingC.TheywenttoHarvardjusttostartauniversityD.TheywantedtomeetthepresidentofHarvard.小题2:Whydidn’tthepresidentcomeouttomeetthecouple?

冯志伟回答:

  小题1:D小题2:C小题3:A小题4:B   分析:   本文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。小题1:根据Wewanttoseethepresident”themansaidsoftly.可知,他们想见校长。所以本题选D。小题2:根据Someoneofhisimportanceobviouslydidn’thavethetimetospendwiththem.可知,本题应该选C。小题3:根据Mr.andMrs.LelandStanfordwalkedawaytravelingtoPaloAltoCaliforniawheretheysetuptheuniversitywiththeirname可知,这对夫妇实际上很有钱。所以本题选A。小题4:本文实际上是讲述了斯坦福大学是怎样建立的。所以本题选B。   点评:   本文内容较长,其中出现了许多生词,所以阅读时应该注意反复阅读,进行合理猜测,方能理解文章的意思。本题中的题目中第1小题可以在文章中很容易找到答案,其他三个小题需要根据文章中的相关进行进行推断。

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