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15．Andrew Carnegie was a 19th century steel tycoon （大亨） who became one of the 20th century's most famous philanthropists （慈善家）．His life story is one of the most famous rags-to-riches accounts in United States'history．
Carnegie was born in Dunfermline，Scotland，on November 25，1835．The son of a weaver，he came with his family to the United States in 1848 and settled in Allegheny，Pennsylvania．At age thirteen，Carnegie went to work as a bobbin （线轴） boy in a cotton factory．He then moved rapidly through a succession of jobs with Western Union and the Pennsylvania Railroad．In 1865，he resigned to establish his own factory and eventually organized the Carnegie Steel Company，which started the steel industry in Pittsburgh．At age sixty-five，he sold the company to J．P．Morgan for﹩480 million and devoted the rest of his life to his philanthropic activities and writing，including his autobiography．
Many people of wealth have contributed to charity，but Carnegie was perhaps the first to state publicly that the rich have a moral responsibility to give away their fortunes．In 1889 he wrote The Gospel （福音） of Wealth，in which he asserted that all personal wealth beyond what was required to supply the needs of one's family should be regarded as a trust fund to be administered for the benefit of the community．
Carnegie set about giving away his fortune through innumerable personal gifts and through the establishment of various trusts．In his thirties，Carnegie had already begun to give away some of his fast-accumulating funds．His first large gifts were made to his native town．Later he created seven philanthropic and educational organizations in the United States，including Carnegie Corporation of New York，and several more in Europe．
One of Carnegie's lifelong interests was the establishment of free public libraries to make available to everyone as a means of self-education．There were only a few public libraries in the world，in 1881，when Carnegie began to promote his idea．He and the Corporation altogether spent over﹩56 million to build 2，509 libraries throughout the English-speaking world．
After this program was ended in 1917，the Corporation continued for about forty years an interest in the improvement of library services．Other major programs in the Corporation's early history included adult education and education in the fine arts．
During his lifetime，Carnegie gave away over﹩350 million．He died in Lenox，Massachusetts，on August 11，1919．

59．Carnegie became wealthy byB．
A．his investment in weaving industry
B．starting his steel business from nothing
C．his father's financial support
D．his philanthropic activities
60．What is the correct order of events related to Carnegie？B
a．He sold his company．
b．He organized the Carnegie Steel Company
c．He worked in a cotton mill．
d．He came to the United States
e．He wrote The Gospel of Wealth
A．c，d，e，b，a        B．d，c，b，e，a      C．c，b，a，d，e   D．d，b，a，e，c
61．Carnegie established public libraries in order toD．
A．become famous               B．realize his dream
C．improve library services    D．help people educate themselves．

Answer 1

分析 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，安德鲁•卡内基是一位19世纪的钢铁大亨，成为20世纪最著名的慈善家，他的生活故事是美国历史上最著名的白手起家的故事．本文以此展开谈论，讲述了安德鲁．卡内基一生的主要经历以及慈善事业．

解答 59．答案：B．细节理解题．根据"His life story is one of the most famous rags-to-riches accounts in United States'history．"可知，他的生活故事是美国历史上最著名的白手起家的故事．故可知Carnegie从一无所有变得富有．故选B．
60．答案：B．细节理解题．根据全文内容可知，正确的顺序为"He came to the United States-He worked in a cotton mill．-He organized the Carnegie Steel Company
-He wrote The Gospel of Wealth-He sold his company．"．故选B．
61．答案：D．细节理解题．根据"One of Carnegie's lifelong interests was the establishment of free public libraries to make available to everyone as a means of self-education．"可知，Carnegie建立公共图书馆是为了帮助人们自我教育．故选D．

点评 本文是一篇人物故事类阅读，题目涉及多道细节理解题，做题时应仔细阅读原文，结合文章上下文内容并根据所给选项的含义进行分析，从而得出正确答案．切记胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据．