2015年職稱英語綜合類閱讀理解沖刺題(1)

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摘要 2015年職稱英語考試即將來臨，為了方便大家備考復(fù)習(xí)本站特整理了職稱英語綜合類閱讀理解沖刺題，以供大家復(fù)習(xí)之用。

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　　2015年職稱英語綜合類閱讀理解沖刺題(1)

　　Oseola McCarty

　　LATE ONE SUNDAY AFTERNOON in September 1999，Oseola McCarty，an elderly cleaning lady passed away in the little wooden frame house where she had lived and worked most of her life. It may seem like an ordinary end to a humble life，but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. 1

　　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. 2 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. 3 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.

　　詞匯:

　　frugal adj. 節(jié)約的，儉樸的，花錢少的，物質(zhì)的，廉價的

　　fuss n. 慌亂，小題大做，抱怨?fàn)幊?V. 忙

　　donation n. 捐贈，捐款，捐贈的亂，(為小事)煩惱抱怨

　　注釋:

　　1. It mayseem like an ordinary end to a humble life，but there was something quite exceptional about this woman. 這位老婦人看似平凡的一生卻有著非同尋常的意義。

　　2. She led a simple，frugal existence，never spending on anything but her most basic needs. 她一生過著簡單、節(jié)儉的生活，除了生活必需品外她從不在其他事情上花錢。

　　3. When she retired，she decided that she wanted to use the money to give children of limited means the opportunity to go to university. 當(dāng)她退休的時候，她決定用錢給那些條件有限的孩子提供上大學(xué)的機(jī)會。

　　練習(xí):

　　1. This woman shocked and inspired the world because _______.

　　A) she had managed to save so much money

　　B) she gave her money to African Americans

　　C) she gave her life savings to help others through university

　　D) she only spent money on cheap things

　　2. She managed to save so much mOI1y because_______.

　　A) she had ironed and washed clothes all her life

　　B) she had worked hard ，saved hard and invested carefully

　　C) she had opened a good向 bank account

　　D) she knew how to make money

　　3. She gave her money away because_______.