Question

You may have heard of Osceola McCarty, an 88-year-old woman in Mississippi who had worked for over 75 years as a     woman.

One day after she retired, she went to the bank and discovered that her small monthly        had grown to over＄150,000. Then to everyone’s surprise, she turned around and        almost all of the money to the University of Southern Mississippi (USM) for a      fund for students with financial needs. Immediately, she made national   .

What you have not heard is how Osceola’s gift had         my life. I am 19 years old and the first       of an Osceola McCarty Scholarship.

I was a     student, and I was determined to go to USM. But I     being qualified for a regular scholarship by one point on the entrance exams, and a scholarship was the     way I could attend.

One Sunday, I came across the story in the paper about Osceola McCarty and her generous      . The next day I went to the financial aid office, and they told me there was still no money      for me, but if anything came up they’d call.

A few days later, I was going out with my mother     the phone rang. I was told I had been chosen to be given the first Osceola McCarty Scholarship. I was     !

McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. Now that she is     , she sits most of the day and reads the Bible, that is, when she is not getting rewards. Every time I go to visit her, she has a new      . She’s even gone to the White House. She is so happy and proud. We have tried to talk her into getting a VCR (录像机) so she can tape the programs and see     on TV—she just smiles.

McCarty gave me much more than a scholarship. She taught me about the gift of     . Now I know there are good people in the world who do good things. She worked hard and helped others, and in turn she has inspired me to     when I can some day. So     I plan to add to her scholarship fund.

1.A. café         B. buffet        C. laboratory   D. laundry

2.A. expenses     B. profits      C. savings      D. wages

3.A. returned     B. donated       C. delivered    D. removed

4.A. welfare    B. project       C. scholarship D. research

5.A. headlines   B. customs       C. sympathies    D. doubts

6.A. affected    B. formed       C. disturbed     D. ruined

7.A. designer     B. receiver     C. contributor   D. reporter

8.A. considerate  B. dedicated     C. casual        D. sensitive

9.A. advocated  B. regretted    C. missed        D. avoided

10.A. normal    B. wrong         C. legal         D. only

11.A. gift        B. idea          C. decision      D. plan

12.A. left       B. raised        C. available     D. enough

13.A. since       B. before        C. though       D. when

14.A. shocked     B. excited      C. puzzled       D. encouraged

15.A. retired     B. dismissed    C. promoted      D. transferred

16.A. job         B. hobby         C. life          D. award

17.A. everybody  B. everything    C. herself     D. us

18.A. giving      B. understanding C. receiving     D. loving

19.A. give up    B. give back    C. give off      D. give in

20.A. suddenly  B. originally    C. gradually     D. eventually

Answer

1.D

2.C

3.B

4.C

5.A

6.A

7.B

8.B

9.C

10.D

11.A

12.C

13.D

14.B

15.A

16.D

17.C

18.A

19.B

20.D

【解析】

试题分析: 奥西奥拉·麦卡蒂老太太将一生的积蓄捐给了南密西西比州大学做奖学金，我有幸成为该奖学金的第一名获得者。但是，奥西奥拉给予我的远远超过了一笔奖学金。从她那里，我学到了奉献的可贵。

1.D考查名词辨析A. café咖啡；B. buffet自助餐；C. laboratory实验室 ；D. laundry洗衣店；根据第 “McCarty worked hard her whole life, washing clothes by hand. ”可知Osceola McCarty曾做了75年的洗衣工，故选D项。

2.2】C考查名词辨析A. expenses花费；B. profits利益；C. savings节省，储蓄金；D. wages工资；。她发现自己每个月微薄的收入积攒下来已经超过了15万美元，故选C项。

3.3】B考查动词辨析A. returned返回；B. donated 捐赠；C. delivered 递送；D. removed去除；下文多处提到南密西西比州大学奥西奥拉·麦卡蒂奖学金，因此，她将钱捐给了南密西西比州大学，故选B项。

4.4】C考查名词辨析A. welfare 福利；B. project 工程；C. scholarship奖学金；D. research研究；句意：令人吃惊的是，她把钱捐给了南密西西比州大学，做为奖学金，给那些需要的学生，故选C项。

5.5】A考查名词辨析A. headlines标题；B. customs习惯；C. sympathies同情；D. doubts怀疑；句意：她成了全国瞩目的新闻人物。headline在此意为“头条新闻”，故选A项。

6.6】A考查动词辨析A. affected影响；B. formed 形成；C. disturbed 打扰；D. ruined 毁掉；奥西奥拉的礼物如何影响了我的一生，这是你们从未听说过的。这一句承上启下，下文谈该奖学金对“我”的影响，故选A项。

7.7】B考查名词辨析A. designer设计者；B. receiver 接收者；C. contributor捐助者；D. reporter记者；今年19岁的我，是第一位获得奥西奥拉·麦卡蒂奖学金的学生。“得奖，获奖”用动词receive，此处receiver意为“接受者，获得者”。

8.8】B考查形容词辨析A. considerate贴心的；B. dedicated专注的；C. casual偶然的；D. sensitive敏感的；我是个很专注的学生，我决定进入USM，可知选B项。

9.9】C考查动词辨析A. advocated 提倡； B. regretted 后悔；C. missed错过；D. avoided避免；句意：我下定决心去南密西西比州大学读书。然而在入学考试中，我因一分之差而与正常的奖学金失之交臂，故选C项。

10.0】D考查形容词辨析A. normal 正常的；B. wrong错误的；C. legal非法的；D. only只有；奖学金是我上学的惟一途径，故选D项。

11.1】A考查名词辨析A. gift礼物；B. idea想法；C. decision决定；D. plan计划；一个星期天，我偶然在报纸上看到了有关奥西奥拉·麦卡蒂和她慷慨捐赠的报道，故选A项。

12.2】C考查动词辨析A. left离开；B. raised提起；C. available 可利用的；D. enough足够的；我就去了经济援助办公室。他们说还是没有可以帮助我的资金，但如果有消息的话，会随时通知我，故选C项。

13.3】D考查连词辨析A. since自从；B. before在。之前；C. though虽然；D. when当。。时候；几天后，我正要和妈妈出去就在那时（when）电话铃响了，故选D项。

14.4】B考查形容词辨析A. shocked震惊的；B. excited 兴奋的；C. puzzled困惑的；D. encouraged鼓励的；被告知我被选为奥西奥拉·麦卡蒂奖学金的首位获得者，我的心情很“兴奋（激动）”，故选B项。

15.5】A考查动词辨析A. retired退休；B. dismissed解雇；C. promoted提升；D. transferred转让；句意：如今，奥西奥拉已经退休了，故选A项。

16.6】D考查名词辨析A. job工作；B. hobby 爱好；C. life生活；D. award 奖品；句意：每当我去看她，她有一个新的奖赏。根据语境可知选D项。

17.7】C考查代词辨析A. everybody每人；B. everything一切 ；C. herself 她自己；D. us 我们；我们试图说服她去买一台摄像机，这样她就能把节目录下来，在电视上看到她自己——而她只是笑笑，故选C项。

18.8】A考查动词辨析A. giving给；B. understanding理解；C. receiving收到；D. loving爱；奥西奥拉给予我的远远超过了一笔奖学金。从她那里，我学到了付出（giving）的可贵，故选A项。

19.9】B考查动词短语；A. give up放弃；B. give back归还；C. give off发出；D. give in屈服；她也鼓励我在有能力时要懂得回报，故选B项。

20.20】D考查副词辨析A. suddenly突然；B. originally最初地；C. gradually逐渐地；D. eventually最后；最后，我决定为她的奖学金添加资金，故选D项。

考点：日常生活类短文。