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14.Oseola McCarty
Late one Sunday afternoon in September 1999,Oseola McCarty,an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life.It may seem like an ordinary(36)Cto an ordinary life,but there was something quite(37)Dabout this woman.
In the summer of 1995,McCarty gave$150,000,most of the money she had.saved throughout her life,to the University of Southey Mississippi in her hometown.The(38)Dwas to help other African Americans (39)B university.
She had(40)Aschool in the sixth grade to go to work,never married,never had children and never learned to drive because there was never any place in(41)Cshe wanted to go.All she ever had was the work which she saw as a (42)A.Too many other black people in the countryside of Mississippi did not have even that.She had started her savings habit as a young child when she would rectum from school to clean and iron(43)Dmoney which she would then save.
When she retired,she decided that she wanted to use the money to give children of limited means the (44)Cto go to university.She had wanted to become a nurse,but had to leave school to look afire sick relatives and work.When asked why she had given her life (45)Baway,she replied,"I'm giving it away so that children won't have to work so hard,like l did."Afier news ofher donation(46)Dthe media,over 600donations were(47)Cto the scholarship fund.One was given by a media senior manager,Ted Turner,who gave a billion dollars.
She didn't want any conked made over her (48)_A,but the news(49)Band she was invited all over the United States to talk to people.(50)Ashe went,people would come up to her to say a few words or to(51)Btouch her.She met the ordinary and the (52)C,President Clinton included.In the last few years of her life,before she died of cancer,McCarty was giyen over 300awards.She was honored by the United Nations and (53)D the Presidential Citizen's Medal.(54)Ahaving no real education,she found herself with two honorary doctorates:one from the University of Southern Mississippi and the other from Harvard University.Her generosity was clearly an inspiration to many and proof that true (55)Bdoes exist.

36.A.startB.callC.endD.show
37.A.abnormalB.complicatedC.commonD.exceptional
38.A.timeB.caseC.ruleD.money
39.A.withB.throughC.outD.along
40.A,quittedB.neededC.openedD.finished
41.A.generalB.publicC.particularD.advance
42.A.blessingB.praiseC.pleasureD.training
43.A.aboutB,withC.likeD.for
44.A.abilityB.spaceC.opportunityD.time
45.A.happinessB.savingsC.timeD.experience
46.A.endedB.brokeC.controlledD.hit
47.A.tookB.hadC.madeD.put
48.A.giftB.dreamC.deathD.life
49.A,gave offB.got outC.came aboutD.put away
50.A.WhereverB.WhoeverC.WheneverD.Whatever
51.A.oftenB.justC.onlyD.almost
52.A.youngB.elderlyC.famousD.poor
53.A.gaveB. showed offC.refusedD.received
54.A.DespiteB.ExceptC.BesidesD.Beyond
55.A.wealthB.selflessnessC.carefulnessD.love.

分析 本文讲述一位名叫Oseola McCarty的清洁工在1999年9月去世.她生前将自己的大部分积蓄都捐赠给社会,带动越来越多的人捐赠,证明了世间确实存在无私的精神.

解答 36.C考查名词辨析. 根据前文的叙述可知,Oseola McCarty是一名清洁工,在自己的小木屋里去世了.看起来好像就是一个普通人生命的终结.由passed away 可以判断end to an ordinary life.
37.D 考查形容词辨析.此处but 表示转折,提示她的去世并不像一个普通老太太的离世,在她的背后肯定有着异于常人的地方.exceptional‘例外的'符合题意;abnormal"不正常的";complicated"复杂的";common"普通的"
38.D 考查名词辨析.第二段开头提到她将节省下来的$150,000捐赠给University of Southey Mississippi,所以此处指她所捐赠的"钱";
39.B考查介词辨析.;她的这笔钱将用于帮助那些非裔美国人读完大学,though"通过";符合题意.
40.A 考查动词辨析.她在六年级不得不 go to work,判断由此而辍学,quitted school‘辍学'
41.C考查形容词辨析. 这句提到她没有去学习驾驶,原因在于她觉得没有特别想去的地方,in particular"尤其,特别",这个短语在这里符合句意.
42.A 考查名词辨析.Too many other black people in the countryside of Mississippi did not have even that,这句告诉我们在非洲很多人没有工作,所以她非常珍惜自己的工作,把它看成是上帝的"恩赐",此题考查名词辨析,通过上下文可以得出答案.
43.D 考查介词辨析.考查介词辨析.for money表示"为了钱",她从学校回来做打扫工作来赚钱.
44.C 考查名词辨析,后文提到她捐赠的钱主要给非裔美国人上大学,所以这笔钱应该给这些人提供上大学的"机会".根据上下文分析可知答案.
45.B 考查名词辨析题.根据全文可知,她捐赠的是钱,即她一生的savings"积蓄".
46.D 考查动词辨析题.当她的捐赠事迹被媒体曝光后,ended"结束",broke"打破",controlled"控制",排除只有hit 符合题意;
47.C考查固定短语. make donations to"向…捐赠",这里用被动语态,超过600名捐赠者为奖学金基金捐赠.
48.A考查名词辨析.由前文可知,她的事迹被媒体曝光后,很多人都知道了.她的本意是不希望因为她的"gift"被关注.gift"捐赠",熟词生意.
49.B 考查动词短语.she was invited all over the United States to talk to people这句话告诉我们,她被邀请去参加节目,可知消息传了出去.get out 传了出去.
50.A考查连词辨析. 考查这句话all over the United States to talk to people,可知她到处去做节目,wherever"到处"符合题意.
51.B考查副词辨析题.前文提到无论她走到哪里,都有很多人来跟她交谈,说明她太受欢迎了.更有人仅仅是摸摸她.touch"触摸"
52.C考查名词辨析. President Clinton included通过上下文得知,接见她的人甚至包括总统,应该算是名人了.
53.D考查动词辨析.前一句告诉我们她受到联合国的表彰,并获得了总统公民勋章.receive the Presidential Citizen's Medal为固定搭配.
54.A考查介词辨析.前文得知她很早就辍学了,所以是没有受到教育,但还是获得了荣誉博士学位.通过上下文句意分析爱可知despite"尽管"符合题意,
55.B考查名词辨析.通过全文理解可知,她的慷慨,是对他人的激励,也证明了世间确实存在无私.selflessness"无私"

点评 本文属于人物故事类的完型填空.考查细节比较多,要求考生联系上下文,并注意句子之间的衔接,先整体后局部.

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