Question

In 1995，Oseola McCarty gave a present of $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. She wanted to help poor students. It was a very generous 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？ Oseola 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 only a few dollars a day. Oseola washed the clothes by hand. Then she hung the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the 1960s，she bought an automatic 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 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. When she was 86，a lawyer helped her make a will. 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！Oseola McCarty died in 1999. She was a shy and ordinary woman who became famous.

根据以上短文内容，然后从每题所给的四个选项中选择最佳选项。

1.Oseola McCarty gave $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi _______.

A．to help the poor students                 B．to surprise her friends and neighbors

C．to show her generosity                   D．to be a good and rich woman

2.From the story we know _______.

A．McCarty was born in a poor family near the University of Southern Mississippi

B．everyone was surprised because they thought McCarty had no education

C．washers and dryers brought a change in McCarty‘s life

D．McCarty gave half of her money to the church and her relatives

3.Which of the following is true？

A．McCarty had to work to help her family after school every day.

B．McCarty learned to read the Bible by herself in the school.

C．McCarty made one third of her money by washing and ironing clothes.

D．McCarty did not have her own family because she had no husband or children.

4.From which of the following can we tell McCarty lived a simple life？

A．She worked hard all her life.               B．She didn‘t think she was special.

C．She didn‘t have many interests.           D．She had a TV set with many channels.

5.Which of the following is true？

A．McCarty died at the age of eighty-six.

B．McCarty did the job of washing for more than eighty years.

C．McCarty gave her presents to both universities and churches.

D．McCarty was given many honors because of her good deeds.

 

Answer 1

【答案】

1.A

2.A

3.D

4.C

5.D

【解析】

试题分析：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.

1.根据第一段She wanted to help poor students.描述,可知选A.

2.根据第二段Oseola McCarty was born in 1908 in Hattiesburg，Mississippi. She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family. 描述,可知他出自一个贫困的家庭.故选A.

3.根据第三段McCarty never married or had children.描述,可知选项D描述正确.

4.根据短文第三段描述,可知她的兴趣不多,故选C.

5.根据短文最后一段She received many honors （荣誉）。描述,可知选D.

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点评：本文中长句较多，一时很难读懂句子含义，注意多读几遍，不要强求非得理解一词一句的含义，能把握文章大意就行。然后带着问题阅读短文，一般就能顺利找出答题依据。对于不能直接找到根据的问题注意联系上下文，根据短文中心总结出正确答案。