Question

2．In 1995，Osceola McCarty gave a present of 150，000 dollars to the University of Southern Mississippi．She wanted to help poor students．It was a very generous（慷慨的，善良的） thing to do．But her friends and neighbors were surprised．McCarty was a good woman．She went to church．She was always friendly and helpful．But everyone in her town knew that McCarty was not rich．In fact，she was poor．
       How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so much money？Osceola McCarty was born in 1908 in Hattiesburg，Mississippi．She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family．She took a job washing clothes．She earned（挣钱） only a few dollars a day．Osceola washed the clothes by hand．Then she hung（悬，挂） the clothes to dry．She did this for nearly 80 years．In the 1960s，she bought an automatic（自动的） washer and dryer．But she gave them away．She did not think they got the clothes clean enough!At that time，many people started to buy their own washers and dryers．McCarty did not have much work，so she started to iron（熨） clothes instead．
       McCarty never married or had children．Her life was very simple．She went to work and to church．She read her Bible（圣经）．She had a black-and-white television．But she did not watch it very much．It had only one channel．
McCarty saved money all her life and eventually had about 250，000 dollars．When she was 86，a lawyer（律师） helped her make a will（遗嘱）．She left money to the church，her relatives，and the university．McCarty just wanted to help others．She did not think she was a special person．But then people found out about her present to the university．She received many honors（荣誉）．She even flew in an airplane for the first time!Osceola McCarty died in 1999．She was a shy and ordinary woman who became famous．

65．Was Osceola McCarty a generous woman？Yes，she was．
66．How old was Osceola McCarty when she left school to help her family？When she was eight years old．
67．What did Osceola McCarty begin to do when they had their own washers and dryer in 1960s？She started to iron（熨） clothes instead．
68．How was her life like？Her life was very simple
69．How many children did she have？None．

Answer 1

分析 这篇短文主要介绍了一位善良的独身老人，她出生自己一个贫困的家庭，在很小时就离开了学校，靠着给别人洗衣服挣钱补贴家用．在晚年捐给了密西西比大学一大笔钱，用来帮助那些贫困的学生，也因此获得了许多的荣誉．

解答 65．Yes，she was．细节理解题．根据Osceola McCarty gave a present of 150，000 dollars to the University of Southern Mississippi可知她是一个慷慨的人，故答案为：Yes，she was．．
66．When she was eight years old 细节理解题．根据She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family可知她8岁的时候离开了学校，故答案为：When she was eight years old．
67．She started to iron（熨） clothes instead．细节理解题．根据In the 1960s，she bought an automatic（自动的） washer and dryer．But she gave them away．She did not think they got the clothes clean enough!At that time，many people started to buy their own washers and dryers．McCarty did not have much work，so she started to iron（熨） clothes instead．可知在六十年代她开始熨衣服，故答案为：She started to iron（熨） clothes instead．．
68．Her life was very simple细节理解题．根据Her life was very simple可知她的生活很简单，故答案为：Her life was very simple．
69．None细节理解题．根据McCarty never married or had children可知她没有孩子，故答案为：None．

点评 做题时首先要仔细阅读短文，掌握大意，然后结合具体的题目，找出相关信息，就可以确定正确答案．