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.

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.

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

　　 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 (圣经)。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 (荣誉)。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

5. 选C.从最后一段可以知道the owner of many buildings的想法，就是当你在拜访总统时，总统却接到一个找你的电话，那么此时你就是一个很重要的人了。所以答案选择C.

4. 选D.从第6段这位男士的回答我们很容易得出答案是D.

3. 选B.当the reporter问the banker 什么样的人才是重要的时，他回答说：I think anybody who is invited to the White House to meet the President of the United States is really important.所以答案选择B.

2. 选B.短文对三位嘉宾的人称代词用的都是he，由此可知，这三位嘉宾都是男士，而从第5段的she asked可以看出这个reporter是位女士，所以总共是three men and one woman，答案是B.

1. 选B.从第1段的首句Several years ago， a television reporter was talking to three of the most important people in America.可以知道，这个故事发生在美国，所以选择B.

5. The owner of many buildings thought _______.

　　 A. he was really important because he owned many buildings in the center of New York

　　 B. the owner of the very large company was really important

　　 C. the visitor was really important if he talking to the President and the President received a telephone call for the visitor

　　 D. the person who worked in the White House was really important

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