中考英语阅读理解模拟试题四
<p> <span word="In">In</span> 1995，<span word="Oseola">Oseola</span> <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="of">of</span> $150 000 <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="University">University</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Southern">Southern</span> <span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> <span word="students">students</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="generous">generous</span> <span word="thing">thing</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="do">do</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="friends">friends</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="neighbors">neighbors</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="surprised">surprised</span>. <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="good">good</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="church">church</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="always">always</span> <span word="friendly">friendly</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="helpful">helpful</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="everyone">everyone</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="town">town</span> <span word="knew">knew</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="rich">rich</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="fact">fact</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="poor">poor</span>.</p><p> <span word="How">How</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="poor">poor</span> 86-<span word="year">year</span>-<span word="old">old</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="money">money</span>？ <span word="Oseola">Oseola</span> <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="born">born</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1908 <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Hattiesburg">Hattiesburg</span>，<span word="Mississippi">Mississippi</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="eight">eight</span> <span word="years">years</span> <span word="old">old</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="family">family</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="job">job</span> <span word="washing">washing</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="few">few</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="day">day</span>. <span word="Oseola">Oseola</span> <span word="washed">washed</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="hand">hand</span>. <span word="Then">Then</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="hung">hung</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="dry">dry</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 80 <span word="years">years</span>. <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> 1960<span word="s">s</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="bought">bought</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="automatic">automatic</span> <span word="washer">washer</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dryer">dryer</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="away">away</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="they">they</span> <span word="got">got</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="enough">enough</span>！<span word="At">At</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="time">time</span>，<span word="many">many</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="buy">buy</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="own">own</span> <span word="washers">washers</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="dryers">dryers</span>. <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="much">much</span> <span word="work">work</span>， <span word="so">so</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="clothes">clothes</span> <span word="instead">instead</span>.</p><p> <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span> <span word="never">never</span> <span word="married">married</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="children">children</span>. <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="church">church</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="read">read</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="Bible">Bible</span> （圣经）。<span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="black">black</span>-<span word="and">and</span>-<span word="white">white</span> <span word="television">television</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="watch">watch</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="very">very</span> <span word="much">much</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="only">only</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="channel">channel</span>.</p><p> <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span> <span word="saved">saved</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="eventually">eventually</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="about">about</span> $250 000. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> 86，<span word="a">a</span> <span word="lawyer">lawyer</span> <span word="helped">helped</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="will">will</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="left">left</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="church">church</span>，<span word="her">her</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span>，<span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>. <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="others">others</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="think">think</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="special">special</span> <span word="person">person</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="found">found</span> <span word="out">out</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="present">present</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="university">university</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="received">received</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="honors">honors</span> （荣誉）。<span word="She">She</span> <span word="even">even</span> <span word="flew">flew</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="airplane">airplane</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="first">first</span> <span word="time">time</span>！<span word="Oseola">Oseola</span> <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span> <span word="died">died</span> <span word="in">in</span> 1999. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shy">shy</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="woman">woman</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="became">became</span> <span word="famous">famous</span>.</p>
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