Ⅳ.阅读理解

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.

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.

mean v.意思是，意味着

生义：adj.吝啬的，刻薄的，出色的

She’s always been mean with money.

她在花钱方面总是非常吝啬。

Don’t be so mean to your brother!

别对你弟弟那么刻薄!

He’s a mean tennis player.

他是一名出色的网球选手。

【答案解析】

Period One　Warming Up & Reading

Ⅰ.1.up;for;in　2.to　3.to;on　4.with;for　5.away　6.in　7.about;of　8.in　9.As;up　10.in

Ⅱ.

1.第一次见到纳尔逊•曼德拉的时候，是我一生中非常艰难的时期。

the day when we first visited

2.过去30年来所出现的大量法律剥夺了我们的权利，阻挡了我们的进步，……

The 20th century saw

3.只有到那时，我们才决定用暴力反抗暴力。

Only after the lesson did she discover

4.但是，我乐于帮忙，因为我知道，这会帮助我们实现黑人和白人平等的梦想。

What he said made me happy.

Ⅲ.

1.C　[quality“品质”，前面有one of后面需要用复数;quantity“数量”。故选C。]

2.C　[devote one’s life to...“一生献身于……”，其中to是介词，故选C。]

3.B　[found vt.“建立”，其过去时为founded。]

4.D　[由the only，the last，the next，序数词或形容词最高级修饰的名词常用不定式作定语。]

5.A　[fee指“给律师，医生等的服务费、酬金等;入场、入会等的费用;学费(通常用-s)”;fare指“交通费用”。]

6.B　[stage是先行词，且定语从句中缺少状语，故第一空用where。almost可用于no，none，nobody，nothing等否定词之前，但nearly一般不这样用。]

7.C　[position作先行词，定语从句中缺少地点状语，故用in which或where来引导定语从句。第二空考查either...or...“或者……或者……”。]

8.D　[as...as one can/could相当于as...as possible，意为“尽可能……地”。]

9.A　[be willing to do sth.“乐意/愿意做某事”;decide to do sth.“决定做某事”;be devoted to...“专心于/致力于……”，to是介词;be busy doing sth.“忙于做某事”。]

10.D　[句意为：为什么曼德拉为了使黑人和白人平等，而求助于暴力?此处turn to意为“求助于”。turn down“拒绝;把音量调低”;turn up“出现;把音量调高”;turn over“翻转”。]

Ⅳ.

1.A　[由第一段第二句可知。]

2.A　[由第二段可知。]

3.D　[由第三段第一句可知。]

4.C　[由第三段作者介绍了她的简单生活可知。]

5.D　[McCarty出生在1908年，死于1999年，享年91岁，A项错误;从第二段可以知道她洗衣服“for nearly 80 years”，B项错误;从最后一段我们知道“She left money to the church，her relatives，and the university”，C项也是错误的;而因为她所做的这些贡献，“She received many honors”，D项正确。]

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