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. 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 （榮譽）。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.
根據(jù)以上短文內(nèi)容，然后從每題所給的四個選項中選擇最佳選項。
小題1:Oseola McCarty gave $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi _______.
A．to help the poor studentsB．to surprise her friends and neighbors
C．to show her generosityD．to be a good and rich woman
小題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
小題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.
小題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.
小題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.

小題1:A
小題2:A
小題3:D
小題4:C
小題5:D

試題分析：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.
小題1:根據(jù)第一段She wanted to help poor students.描述,可知選A.
小題2:根據(jù)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,可知他出自一個貧困的家庭.故選A.
小題3:根據(jù)第三段McCarty never married or had children.描述,可知選項D描述正確.
小題4:根據(jù)短文第三段描述,可知她的興趣不多,故選C.
小題5:根據(jù)短文最后一段She received many honors （榮譽）。描述,可知選D.
點評：本文中長句較多，一時很難讀懂句子含義，注意多讀幾遍，不要強求非得理解一詞一句的含義，能把握文章大意就行。然后帶著問題閱讀短文，一般就能順利找出答題依據(jù)。對于不能直接找到根據(jù)的問題注意聯(lián)系上下文，根據(jù)短文中心總結(jié)出正確答案。
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