Question

In 1995, Oseola McCarty donated $ 150, 000 --most of the money she made in her lifetime--to the University of Southern Mississippi. She just wanted to help poor students. Her friends and neighbours were surprised at the news. McCarty was a good woman and was always friendly and h 1. . But everyone in her town knew that she was not r 2.

Oseola McCarty was born in 1908. She had to leave school when she was eight to support her family by w 3. other people's clothes. She made only a few dollars a day. Oseola washed the clothes by hand. Then she h 4. the clothes to dry. She did this for nearly 80 years. In the 1960s , when many people began to buy their own washers(洗衣机) and dryers（烘干机）, McCarty didn’t have much work to do, so she started to iron clothes i 5. .

McCarty n 6. married or had children. Her life was simple. She went to work and to church. She had a black-and-white television, b 7. she didn’t watch it very often. It only had one channel. Oseola McCarty s8. money all her life and finally had about $ 250, 000.

In an interview with the University of Southern Mississippi News, McCarty said, "I can't do everything, but I can do s 9. to help somebody. And what I can do I will do. I wish I could do more." This quiet exceptional cleaning lady has t 10. the world a lesson in giving.

 

Answer 1

1.humorous

2.reasonable

3.washing

4.hung

5.instead

6.never

7.but

8.saved

9.something

10.taught

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中作者主要介绍了一位叫Oseola McCarty的老人捐钱给the University of Southern Mississippi的故事。并描述了这位老人的生平经历以及她如何节省下如此巨款的过程，给我们刻画了一位身世平凡却形象高大的老人形象。

1.1】文章介绍老人友善而幽默。Humorous幽默的。

2.2】 镇中人们对这样一位孤寡老人捐巨款这种举动非常吃惊，感到不合常理。reasonable合情合理的。

3.3】下文提示老人为别人洗衣度日。故填washing。

4.4】洗完衣服挂起来晾干。hang 悬挂，过去式hung。

5.5】该句意思是，老人不再洗衣服，而代之以熨衣服。instead 取代。

6.6】根据短文信息Her life was simple 可知老人一生单身，既没有结婚也没有儿女。故填never。

7.7】该句意思是，她有一台黑白电视机，但是她不常看。but表转折。

8.8】该句意思是，老人一生都在节省钱，最终攒了大约$ 250, 000。故填saved，节约，节省。

9.9】老人话的意思是：我虽然不能做所有的时事，但我可以做一些事来帮助别人。故填something。

10.10】给某人上一课，teach somebody a lesson;teach的过去式taught。

考点：缺词填空。