Stanford University was founded by Leland Stanford in 1884, _______________ his

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Stanford University was founded by Leland Stanford in 1884, _______________ his son who had died before.

A．in spite of

B．in case of

C．in memory of

D．in search of

答案

C

解析

试题分析：in spite of尽管；in case of万一；in memory of纪念；in search of寻找。
句意：斯坦福大学于1884年有斯坦福创办，目的为了纪念早已过世的儿子。根据句意故选C。
点评：固定短语的用法及意义是高考的单选及短文改错常考的内容，需要考生平时的积累。
即学即练：______ the bad weather, we went fishing.
A. in spite of       B. in case of        C. in memory of       D. in search of
解析：A 句意:我们不顾恶劣的天气而去钓鱼了。