A lady and her husband stepped off the train in Boston. They walked without an appointment into the outer _ 1_____ of Harvard’s president. But they were ___2___by his secretary and kept waiting. For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, __3____ that the couple would finally  become __4____ and go away. But they didn’t. The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though __5___.

A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a __6___ face. The lady told them, “We had a son that __7____ Harvard for one year. He loved Harvard. He was __8____ here. But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed. My husband and I would like to __9____ a memorial (紀(jì)念物) to him, somewhere on campus.”

The president wasn’t __10____ .Instead, he was shocked. “Madam,” he said, “We can’t put up a statue for every person who studied at Harvard and died. If we did, this __11___ would look like a cemetery (墓地)�！薄癘h, no,” the lady __12___ quickly, “We don’t want to put up a statue. We would like to give a __13____ to Harvard.” The president rolled his eyes and __14____ at the couple and then exclaimed,” A building! Do you have any __15____ 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 __16___, 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 __17___ ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded. __18____ their offer was turned down, Mr. And Mrs. Stanford traveled to California where they founded the University that bears their ___19___,a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer __20____ about.

1．A．lab                        B．library                 C．hall                     D．office

2．A．watched                B．stopped               C．followed           D．interviewed

3．A．hoping               B．finding             C．realizing           D．imagining

4．A．surprised              B．disappointed      C．worried             D．troubled

5．A．hopelessly            B．carefully             C．unexpectedly       D．unwillingly

6．A．pleasant             B．funny               C．cold                D．sad

7．A．a(chǎn)ttended             B．visited              C．studied            D．served

8．A．clever                B．brave               C．proud              D．happy

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9．A．set about             B．set up               C．take down       D．take over

10．A．satisfied           B．excited            C．moved             D．a(chǎn)shamed

11．A．house               B．part                 C．garden             D．place

12．A．explained           B．expressed         C．refused            D．a(chǎn)dmitted

13．A．building            B．yard                 C．playground     D．square

14．A．laughed            B．shouted           C．glanced           D．called

15．A．suggestion         B．idea                 C．thought             D．opinion

16．A．bored              B．a(chǎn)stonished         C．interested         D．pleased

17．A．department        B．university         C．business           D．club

18．A．Once               B．While              C．Since              D．Though

19．A．name               B．character          C．picture             D．sign

20．A．talked              B．knew               C．heard              D．cared

The best way to come first is to go last．An analysis of almost 50 years of competitions--including Eurovision Song Contests and world skating championships--has found that contestants are more likely to win if they are among the last to appear before the judges．

 The study by an American university appears to provide scientific proof(證據(jù))that the best man，or woman，does not always win．

 It found that。on average，the last competitor to appear in the Eurovision Song Contest was more than twice as likely to win as the one who went on first．

 The first rounds of figure-skating championships，for which the running order is selected at random，showed more dramatic results．The final skater had a 1 4 per cent chance of victory，making him or her more than four times as likely to win as the first skater．

The study showed a gradual worsening of chances for competitors who appeared earlier in the running order．A contestant who appears first in a contest is two per cent less likely to win than one who appears second．A contestant who appears second is two per cent less likely to win than one who appears third，and so on。

 The findings are published in the March issue of Acta Psychologica，a scientific journal．

 Robert Hardman，a senior lecturer in psychology at London Metropolitan University who specializes in the science of decision-making，said that the results were interesting。He suggested that the effect was caused by the limitations of the human memory．

“When people make comparisons；they aren’t really able to make a lot of fine-grade discrimination．When contestants appear at the beginning of a contest, judges have little to compare them to and are perhaps wary(謹(jǐn)慎的)of the scores they give,” he said．

“Later on，when judges are able t0 compare the contestants to those that have gone before，

they might give more extreme marks because they feel more confident about their judgments．”

11．Robert Hardman’s words mainly tell about his       .

A．own achievement in the research

B．explanation for the findings

C．suggestion to solve the problem

D．comments on the findings

12 The first skater in the first round of figure skating championships had a        percent chance of winning．

A．two    B．three    C．four        D．six                         

13．According to the study，the best competitor does not always win possibly because he／she

_______.

 A．fails to show his／her very best

B．is mistakenly put in the running order

C．meets with unfair judges

D．a(chǎn)ppears too early before the judges

14．Judging from the context，the underlined word  “worsening” in the 5th paragraph should mean        .

A．decrease in number

B．increase in degree

C．reduction in possibility

D．rising in quantity

15. What may be a problem with the judges according to the article?

A．They can’t remember things well enough．

B．They believe the first is seldom the best．

C．They don’t really know what is good．

D．They show favor towards the contestants they like．

The best way to come first is to go last．An analysis of almost 50 years of competitions--including Eurovision Song Contests and world skating championships--has found that contestants are more likely to win if they are among the last to appear before the judges． The study by an American university appears to provide scientific proof(證據(jù))that the best man，or woman，does not always win． It found that。on average，the last competitor to appear in the Eurovision Song Contest was more than twice as likely to win as the one who went on first． The first rounds of figure-skating championships，for which the running order is selected at random，showed more dramatic results．The final skater had a 1 4 per cent chance of victory，making him or her more than four times as likely to win as the first skater． The study showed a gradual worsening of chances for competitors who appeared earlier in the running order．A contestant who appears first in a contest is two per cent less likely to win than one who appears second．A contestant who appears second is two per cent less likely to win than one who appears third，and so on。 The findings are published in the March issue of Acta Psychologica，a scientific journal． Robert Hardman，a senior lecturer in psychology at London Metropolitan University who specializes in the science of decision-making，said that the results were interesting。He suggested that the effect was caused by the limitations of the human memory． “When people make comparisons；they aren’t really able to make a lot of fine-grade discrimination．When contestants appear at the beginning of a contest, judges have little to compare them to and are perhaps wary(謹(jǐn)慎的)of the scores they give,” he said． “Later on，when judges are able t0 compare the contestants to those that have gone before， they might give more extreme marks because they feel more confident about their judgments．” 1．Robert Hardman’s words mainly tell about his　　　 . A．own achievement in the research B．explanation for the findings C．suggestion to solve the problem D．comments on the findings 2．The first skater in the first round of figure skating championships had a 　　　 percent chance of winning． A．two　 B．three　 C．four　　　 D．six　　　　　　　　　　　　 3．According to the study，the best competitor does not always win possibly because he／she _______. A．fails to show his／her very best B．is mistakenly put in the running order C．meets with unfair judges D．a(chǎn)ppears too early before the judges 4．Judging from the context，the underlined word “worsening” in the 5th paragraph should mean　　　 . A．decrease in number B．increase in degree C．reduction in possibility D．rising in quantity 5．What may be a problem with the judges according to the article? A．They can’t remember things well enough． B．They believe the first is seldom the best． C．They don’t really know what is good． D．They show favor towards the contestants they like．

 

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A man and his wife arrived in Boston by train．After getting off the train, they walked without an    1    into the outer office of Harvard’s president．So they were stopped by his secretary and kept    2    ． For hours, the secretary took no notice of them, 3 that the couple would finally become disappointed and    4   ．But they didn’t．The secretary finally decided to disturb the president, though 5．      A few minutes later, the president walked towards the couple with a 6face．The lady told him, “We had a son that 7 Harvard for one year．He loved Harvard．He was8_ here．But about a year ago, he was accidentally killed．My husband and I would like to 9 a memorial（紀(jì)念物）to him, somewhere on campus．”      The president wasn’t moved ．Instead, he was    10   ．“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   11  ,” “Oh, no,” the lady 12 quickly．“We don’t want to put up a statue．We would like to give a 13 to Harvard．” The president rolled his eyes and 14 at the couple and then exclaimed, ” A building! Do you have any 15   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 16 , 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 17 ? Why don’t we just start our own?” Her husband nodded． 18 their offer was turned down．Mr．a(chǎn)nd Mrs． Stanford traveled to California where they founded Stanford University     19   after them, a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 20 about．

(     )1． A．choice   (     )2． A．waiting (     )3． A．hoping   (     )4． A．go down   (     )5． A．hopelessly (     )6． A．pleasant (     )7． A．a(chǎn)ttended (     )8． A．clever   (     )9． A．set about (     )10．A．satisfied (     )11．A．park     (     )12．A．explained (     )13．A．building (     )14．A．laughed   (     )15．A．suggestion (     )16．A．bored     (     )17．A．department (     )18．A．Once     (     )19．A．named     (     )20．A．talked	B．decision   B．standing B．finding   B．go out    B．carefully B．funny     B．visited   B．brave     B．set up     B．excited   B．cemetery   B．expressed B．yard       B．shouted   B．idea       B．a(chǎn)stonished B．university B．While     B．looked    B．knew	C．a(chǎn)cquaintance C．sitting      C．realizing   C．go away     C．unexpectedly C．cold         C．studied     C．proud       C．set down     C．shocked     C．garden       C．refused     C．playground   C．glanced     C．thought     C．interested   C．business     C．Since       C．taken       C．heard	D．a(chǎn)ppointment D．talking  D．imagining   D．go around   D．unwillingly D．sad         D．served       D．happy       D．set off     D．a(chǎn)shamed     D．museum       D．a(chǎn)dmitted     D．square       D．called       D．opinion     D．pleased     D．club         D．Though       D．followed     D．cared