2012年职称英语综合类B级阅读理解
<p> 第三十三篇</p><p> <span word="Oseola">Oseola</span> <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span></p><p> <span word="LATE">LATE</span> <span word="ONE">ONE</span> <span word="SUNDAY">SUNDAY</span> <span word="AFTERNOON">AFTERNOON</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="September">September</span> 1999，<span word="Oseola">Oseola</span> <span word="McCarty">McCarty</span>，<span word="an">an</span> <span word="elderly">elderly</span> <span word="cleaning">cleaning</span> <span word="lady">lady</span> <span word="passed">passed</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="little">little</span> <span word="wooden">wooden</span> <span word="frame">frame</span> <span word="house">house</span> <span word="where">where</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="lived">lived</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="worked">worked</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="ordinary">ordinary</span> <span word="end">end</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="humble">humble</span> <span word="life">life</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="something">something</span> <span word="quite">quite</span> <span word="exceptional">exceptional</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="woman">woman</span>. 1</p><p> <span word="In">In</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="summer">summer</span> <span word="of">of</span> 1995 ，<span word="McCarty">McCarty</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> $ 150，000，<span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="savedthroughout">savedthroughout</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>，<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="in">in</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hometown">hometown</span>. <span word="Themoney">Themoney</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="help">help</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="African">African</span> <span word="Americans">Americans</span> <span word="through">through</span> <span word="university">university</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="started">started</span> <span word="hersavings">hersavings</span> <span word="habit">habit</span> <span word="as">as</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="young">young</span> <span word="child">child</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="return">return</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="clean">clean</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="iron">iron</span> <span word="formoney">formoney</span> <span word="which">which</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="then">then</span> <span word="save">save</span>.</p><p> <span word="She">She</span> <span word="led">led</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>，<span word="frugal">frugal</span> <span word="existence">existence</span>，<span word="never">never</span> <span word="spending">spending</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="anything">anything</span> <span word="but">but</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="basic">basic</span> <span word="needs">needs</span>. 2 <span word="Her">Her</span> <span word="bank">bank</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="advised">advised</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="investing">investing</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>-<span word="earned">earned</span> <span word="savings">savings</span>.</p><p> <span word="When">When</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="retired">retired</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="decided">decided</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="use">use</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="money">money</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="limited">limited</span></p><p> <span word="Means">Means</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="opportunity">opportunity</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="go">go</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="university">university</span>. 3 <span word="She">She</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="wanted">wanted</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="become">become</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nurse">nurse</span>，<span word="but">but</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="leave">leave</span> <span word="school">school</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="look">look</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="ill">ill</span> <span word="relatives">relatives</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="work">work</span>. <span word="When">When</span> <span word="asked">asked</span> <span word="why">why</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="savings">savings</span> <span word="away">away</span>，<span word="she">she</span> <span word="replied">replied</span>，<span word="Im">Im</span> <span word="giving">giving</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="children">children</span> <span word="wont">wont</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="work">work</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="hard">hard</span>，<span word="like">like</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="did">did</span>.<span word="After">After</span> <span word="news">news</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="donation">donation</span> <span word="hit">hit</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="media">media</span>，<span word="over">over</span> 600 <span word="donations">donations</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="made">made</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scholarship">scholarship</span> <span word="fund">fund</span>. <span word="One">One</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="given">given</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="media">media</span> <span word="executive">executive</span>，<span word="Ted">Ted</span> <span word="Turner">Turner</span>，<span word="who">who</span> <span word="reputedly">reputedly</span> <span word="gave">gave</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="billion">billion</span> <span word="dollars">dollars</span>.</p>
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