2013高考英语二轮（文章题）训练（41）及答案
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 founded the University that bears their 119 , a memorial to a son that Harvard no longer 120 about.
101. A. lab B. library C. hall D. office
102. A. watched B. stopped C. followed D. interviewed
103. A. hoping B. finding C. realizing D. imagining
104. A. surprised B. disappointed C. worried D. troubled
105. A. hopelessly B. carefully C. unexpectedly D. unwillingly
106. A. pleasant B. funny C. cold D. sad
107. A. attended B. visited C. studied D. served
108. A. clever B. brave C. proud D. happy
109. A. set about B. set up C. take down D. take over
110. A. satisfied B. excited C. moved D. ashamed
111. A. house B. part C. garden D. place
112. A. explained B. expressed C. refused D. admitted
113. A. building B. yard C. playground D. square
114. A. laughed B. shouted C. glanced D. called
115. A. suggestion B. idea C. thought D. opinion
116. A. bored B. astonished C. interested D. pleased
117. A. department B. university C. business D. club
118. A. Once B. While C. Since D. Though
119. A. name B. character C. picture D. sign
120. A. talked B. knew C. heard D. cared
101. D（解析：根据上文中的“They walked without an appointment”和下文中的定语“of Harvard’s president”可判断出走进了校长的办公室。）
102. B（解析：从上文中的“They walked without an appointment”和下文的内容可判断出他们来的目的是想访问大学的校长。）
103. A（解析：秘书不理睬他们的目的是希望他们离开。）
104. B（解析：从下文可知，秘书希望他们失望而离开。）
105. D（解析：上文“the secretary took no notice of them”说明很不情愿地把这件事报告给校长。）
106. C（解析：从上文可知这对夫妇是在没有预约的情况下要求见校长的，这引起了校长的不快。）
107. A（解析：在大学上了一年的课。study 是不及物动词，后面要加介词。）
108. D（解析：从上文“He loved Harvard”可知他在大学里过的很愉快。）
109. B（解析：根据宾语可判断出想为他建立纪念物。）
110. C（解析：根据下文校长拒绝了这对夫妇的请求可判断出校长并没有被感动。）
111. D（解析：其它三个干扰项都表示某个建筑物的某个部分，而place却可以指任何一个地方，所以选D。）
112. A（解析：根据下文可判断出校长产生了误解，这位老夫人马上进行了解释。）
113. A（解析：从下文可知他们想建一座楼房。）
114. C（解析：从上文可以看出，校长看了他们一眼。）
115. B（解析：从下文可知，校长怀疑他们是否知道建一座大楼需要多少钱。）
116. D（解析：从下文可知，校长认为不会再受这两个人的纠缠，因而感到高兴。）
117. B（解析：从上文和下文都表明Harvard是一所大学。）
118. C（解析：根据这两个句子的意思可判断出是因果关系。）
119. A（解析：因为这对夫妇建造大学的目的是纪念他们的儿子，所以可以判断出是以他们的姓氏命名这所大学的。）
120. D（解析：由于这所大学的校长不同意他们在校园里为儿子建造纪念物，即表示他们的儿子是不再受到这所大学关心的学生。）
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Leonardo da Vinci began painting the Mona Lisa in 1118. He was working _1_ a special painting for a church at that time, __2__ the church painting was not __3__ well. An Italian businessman asked da Vinci to paint a picture of his second __4__. This is the woman who _5__ be seen in the Mona Lisa.
All in all, the Mona Lisa is a very good example of da Vinci’s __6__ and it satisfied the husband. Da Vinci used __7__ and light in a clever__8__ in the painting. Da Vinci loved science and _9__. Right away a person can see that there is a lot of geometry(几何形状) in the Mona Lisa. The face of the Mona Lisa is made of many circles and __10__ shapes like__11__. Even her _12__ can be seen as a small part of a large circle. The woman in the __13__ is sitting on a balcony, and __14__ can be seen behind her. Da Vinci loved to study rocks, so these can be seen_15__ in his other paintings. The woman is sitting with her knees __16__ the side. Her head is turned to look out of the painting. Her hands are __17__ together in front of her. This way of __18__ is now used by many __19__ when __20__. The Mona Lisa is a remarkable master.
1. A.up B.in C.on D.about
2. A.but B.thus C.however D.so
3. A.doing B.going C.making D.working
4. A.servant B.daughter C.nurse D.wife
5. A.must B.should C.might D.can
6. A.works B.jobs C.novels D.photos
7. A.heaviness B.black C.darkness D.oils
8. A.way B.picture C.hand D.eye
9. A.chemistry B.maths C.geography D.biology
10. A.square B.round C.long D.egg
11. A.balls B.sticks C.vases D.boxes
12. A.smile B.shout C.cry D.anger
13. A.church B.painting C.sofa D.house
14. A.trees B.buildings C.mountains D.flowers
15. A.by and by B.here and there C.over and over D.up and down
16.A.on B.by C.to D.beyond
17.A.caught B.held C.supported D.hung
18.A.painting B.living C.smiling D.sitting
19.A.women B.actresses C.girls D.models
20.A.they are being painted B.painting C.being painted D.they have painted
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文章描述了达·芬奇的名画《蒙娜丽莎》的由来以及其中的一些细节，并从专业与大众的角度对该画以及该画的影响做了诠释。
1. C work on指从事某一件事。
2. A 上下文意义有“转折”关系。
3. B go well表示进展顺利，如：Everything goes well（一切顺利）。
4. D 从后面的the husband中可以得到足够的启示。
5. D 这一用法在本文中出现了多次。
6. A works意为“作品”。《蒙娜丽莎》应是达·芬奇的“作品”之一。
7. C 与light相对应的是darkness。
8. A 明暗对比是绘画技巧、方法之一。
9. B 在其画中大量使用几何形状，说明他喜爱“数学”。
10. B 和circles相当的自然是“round”shapes。
11. A 圆形的东西，四个选项中只有balls肯定是。
12. A 根据常识，B、C、D三项无法用几何图形来表达。
13. B the woman指的就是“画”中的蒙娜丽莎。
14. C 由后面的rocks可以联想到mountains。
15. C 在其它的一些画中也能看到rocks，说明rocks“反复地、再三地” 出现在他的画中。
16. C to the side指侧向一边，符合画的意境。
17. B 保持身体姿势怎样用hold。
18. D 前面谈的就是蒙娜丽莎的“坐”姿。
19. D 仿效这种坐姿的应是艺术“模特”。
20. A 模特应该是在供人们作画时才摆出这种坐姿的。
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