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In 1995，Oseola McCarty gave a present of $150 000 to the University of Southern Mississippi. Shewanted to help poor students. It was a verygenerous thing to do. But her friends and neighborswere surprised. McCarty was a good woman. Shewent to church. She was always friendly and helpful.But everyone in her town knew that McCarty was notrich. In fact，she was poor.
How did a poor 86-year-old woman have so much money? Oseola McCarty was born in1908 in Hattiesburg，Mississippi. She had to leave school when she was eight years old to helpher family. She took a job washing clothes. She earned only a few dollars a day. Oseola washedthe clothes by hand. Then she hung the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the1960s，she bought an automatic washer and dryer. But she gave them away. She did not thinkthey got the clothes clean enough!At that time，many people started to buy their ownwashers 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 tochurch. She read her Bible (圣经)。She had a black-and-white television. But she did notwatch it very much. It had only one channel.
McCarty saved money all her life and eventually had about $250 000. When she was 86，alawyer 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 thenpeople found out about her present to the university. She received many honors (荣誉)。Sheeven flew in an airplane for the first time!Oseola McCarty died in 1999. She was a shy andordinary 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.
1. 选A.第1段解释了她这一举动的用意：She wanted to help poor students.她这样做都是为了要帮助贫困学生，所以答案为A.
2. 选A.从第2段我们知道Oseola McCarty是一个poor 86-year-old woman.她在8岁时就不得不离开学校来帮助养家，可知她的家里也是贫穷的。她出生在Hattiesburg， Mississippi.可见这里应该离the University of Southern Mississippi不远。所以A项是正确的。
3. 选D.在第3段我们知道McCarty never married or had children. 她一直自己一个人生活，因此D项是正确的。
4. 选C.在第3段作者介绍了她的简单生活。她只工作和去教堂，她只读她的圣经，她有一部黑白电视机但不怎么看，而且它只有一个频道。可见她并没有很多的爱好，所以说她的生活是simple life.答案选择C.
5. 选D.McCarty出生在1908年，死于1999年，享年91岁，所以选项A错误;在第2段可以知道她洗衣服for nearly 80 years，所以选项B错误;最后一段我们知道She left money to the church， her relatives， and the university.所以选项C也是错误的;而因为她所做的这些贡献，She received many honors. 所以D是正确的。
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