2019高考英语二轮(文章题)训练(41)及解析.pdf

学习资料收集于网络，仅供参考 2019 高考英语二轮（文章题）训练（ 41 ）及解析 A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment （预 约） into the outer 101 of Harvard ’s president. But they were 102 by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 103 that the couple would finally become 104 and go away. But they didn ’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 105 . A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 106 face. The lady told him, “We had a son that 107 Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was 108 here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to 109 a memorial （纪念物） to him somewhere on campus. ” The president wasn ’t 110 . Instead, he was shocked. “Madame, ” he said, “we can ’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this 111 would look like a cemetery （墓地）. ” . Oh, no,“ ” the lady 112 quickly. “We don ’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a 113 to Harvard. ” The president rolled his eyes and 114 at the couple and then exclaimed, A building! Do you have any“ 115 how much a building costs? We have spent over $ 7500,000 on the campus building at Harvard. ” For a moment the lady was silent. The president was 116 , 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 117 ? Why don ’t we just start our own? ” Her husband nodded. 118 their offer was turned down. Mr. And Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founde