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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（掙錢） only a few dollars a day．Osceola washed the clothes by hand．Then she hung（懸，掛） the clothes to dry．She did this for nearly 80 years．In the 1960s，she bought an automatic（自動的） 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（圣經(jīng)）．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（律師） helped her make a will（遺囑）．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（榮譽）．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 這篇短文主要介紹了一位善良的獨身老人，她出生自己一個貧困的家庭，在很小時就離開了學(xué)校，靠著給別人洗衣服掙錢補貼家用．在晚年捐給了密西西比大學(xué)一大筆錢，用來幫助那些貧困的學(xué)生，也因此獲得了許多的榮譽．

解答 65．Yes，she was．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Osceola McCarty gave a present of 150，000 dollars to the University of Southern Mississippi可知她是一個慷慨的人，故答案為：Yes，she was．．
66．When she was eight years old 細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)She had to leave school when she was eight years old to help her family可知她8歲的時候離開了學(xué)校，故答案為：When she was eight years old．
67．She started to iron（熨） clothes instead．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)In the 1960s，she bought an automatic（自動的） 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．可知在六十年代她開始熨衣服，故答案為：She started to iron（熨） clothes instead．．
68．Her life was very simple細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Her life was very simple可知她的生活很簡單，故答案為：Her life was very simple．
69．None細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)McCarty never married or had children可知她沒有孩子，故答案為：None．

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