单选题
Oseola MeCarty

Late one Sunday afternoon in September 1999, Oseola McCarty, an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden flame house where she had lived and worked for most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life, but there was something quite exceptional about this woman.
In the summer of 1995, McCarty gave $150, 000, most of the money she had saved throughout her life, to the University of Southern Mississippi in her hometown. The money was to help other African Americans through university. She had started her savings habit as a young child when she would return from school to clean and iron for money which she would then save.
She led a simple, frugal existence, never spending on anything but her most basic needs. Her bank also advised her on investing her hard-earned savings.
When she retired, she decided that she wanted to use the money to give children of limited means the opportunity to go to university. She had wanted to become a nurse, but had to leave school to look after ill relatives and work. When asked why she had given her life savings away, she replied, "I"m giving it away so that children won"t have to work so hard, like I did." After news of her donation hit the media, over 600 donations were made to the scholarship fund. One was given by media executive, Ted Turner, who reputedly gave a billion dollars.
She didn"t want any fuss made over her gift, but the news got out and she was invited all over the United States to talk to people. Wherever she went, people would come up to her to say a few words or to just touch her. She met the ordinary and the famous, President Clinton included. In the last few years of her life, before she died of cancer, McCarty was given over 300 awards: she was honoured by the United Nations and received the Presidential Citizen"s Medal. Despite having no real education, she found herself with two honorary doctorates: one from the University of Southern Mississippi and the other from Harvard University. Her generosity was clearly an inspiration to many and proof that true selflessness does exist.
单选题 This woman shocked and inspired the world because ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第二段内容可知,McCarty把自己一生积攒的150,000美元都捐给了她家乡的大学,以帮助其他非裔美籍学生。
单选题 She managed to save so much money because ______.
【正确答案】 B
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第三段内容可知,她过着简朴的、节俭的生活,除了最基本的需要从来不多花一分钱,她的银行也建议她用辛苦赚来的钱进行投资。
单选题 She gave her money away because ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第四段内容“When asked why she had given her life savings away, she replied, "I"m giving it away so that children won"t have to work so hard, like I did."”可知,她捐钱的目的是帮助其他人以至于他们不再如此辛苦的工作。
单选题 When her generosity was made ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据第四段“After news of her donation hit the media, over 600 donations were made to the scholarship fund.”她捐款的消息经过媒体报道后,600多项捐款都捐向了学校的奖学金。
单选题 Marcarty"s generosity indicates clearly that ______.
【正确答案】 C
【答案解析】[解析] 根据最后一段最后一句话“Her generosity was clearly an inspiration to many and proof that true selflessness does exist.”可知,她的慷慨鼓舞了很多人,并且证明了真正的无私确实存在,所以本题答案为C。