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【题目】TimRichterandhiswife，Linda，hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo，NewYork-heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation．“Teachingmeanseverythingtous，”Timwouldsay．InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation．Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife’spurpose．

Notlongafterthesurgery，TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton’sfoundation（基金会）thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger’shometownofSevier，Tennessee．“Ithought，maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire，”Timrecalls．Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk，“asareminder．”

Fiveyearslater，nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk，Timclickedonimaginationlibrary．com．Theprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagediscounts．

ThequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters．Ratherthansignuponline，theywenttoDollywoodforalook-see．“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish，”saysLinda．Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachers，literacyspecialists，andDollywoodboardmembers-includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlamaseries．

Satisfied，thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork．Since2004，theyhaveshippedmorethan12，200bookstopreschoolersintheirarea．MeganWilliams，amotheroffour，ismorethanappreciative：“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof．”

TheRichtersspendabout﹩400amonthsendingbooksto200children．“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittospan>die，”saysTim．“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft．”

【1】WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife？________

A. Hishealthproblem．

B. Hisloveforteaching．

C. Theinfluenceofhiswife．

D. ThenewsfromtheWeb．

【2】WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary？________

A. Giveoutbrochures．

B. Dosomethingsimilar．

C. Writebooksforchildren．

D. Retirefrombeingateacher．

【3】WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood？________

A. Toavoidsigninguponline．

B. TomeetDollywoodboardmembers．

C. Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest．

D. Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality．

【4】WhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph？________

A. Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren．

B. Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy．

C. Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie．

D. Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile．

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】D

【4】D

【解析】

本文是一篇记叙文。文章通过介绍Richter夫妇从接触一个名为Imagination Library的项目到成立自己的基金会的历程并找到生活的真正价值。

【1】细节理解题。由第一段最后两句话可知是Tim 得病导致他思考生命的意义。故选A。

【2】细节理解题。从第二段Tim说的话中“I could do something like this when we retire”,知道他打算在退休后做类似的事，故选B。

【3】细节理解题。从第四段前两句话中得出，“We didn’t want to give the children rubbish“ 比喻指我们不想要质量不好的东西。从本段首句主题句中也能得出the Richters 关心的是书的质量。故选D。

【4】推理判断题。从最后一段Tim的话” 有些人坐而等待死亡，而有些人则在他的余生尽可能的忙碌着“ 可知，他认为自己做出的事情是值得的有意义的。故选D。