【題目】Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York--he in computers, she in special education. "Teaching means everything to us," Tim would say. In April1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.

Not long after the surgery, Tim saw a brochure describing Imagination Library, a program started by Dolly Parton' s foundation (基金會(huì)) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's home town of Sevier, Tennessee.“I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire," Tim recalls. He placed the brochure on his desk, "as a reminder."

Five years later, now retired and with that brochure still on the desk, Tim clicked on imagination library .com. The program had been opened up to partners who could take advantage of book and postage discounts.

The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dollywood for a look-see. “We didn’t want to give the children rubbish,” says Linda. The books-reviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists and Dollywood board members-included classics such as Ezra Jack Keats’s The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdney’s Llama Llama series.

Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work. Since 2004, they have shipped more than 12,200 books to preschoolers in their in their area. Megan Williams, a mother of four, is more than appreciative: “This program introduces us to books I’ve never heard of .”

The Richters spend about ＄400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die,” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”

【1】What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?

A.His health problem.B.His love for teaching.

C.The influence of his wife.D.The news from the Web.

【2】What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?

A.Give out brochures.B.Do something similar.

C.Write books for childrenD.Retire from being a teacher.

【3】According to the text, Dollly Parton is .

A.a well-known surgeonB.a mother of a four-year-old

C.a singer born in TennesseeD.a computer programmer

【4】Why did the Richters go to Dollywood?

A.To avoid signing up online.

B.To meet Dollywood board members.

C.To make sure the books were the newest.

D.To see if the books were of good quality.

【5】What can we learn from Tim’s words in the last paragraph?

A.He needs more money to help the children.

B.He wonders why some people are so busy.

C.He tries to save those waiting to die.

D.He considers his efforts worthwhile.

【答案】

【1】A

【2】B

【3】C

【4】D

【5】D

【解析】

這是一篇記敘文。文章通過介紹Richter夫婦從接觸一個(gè)名為Imagination Library的項(xiàng)目到成立自己的基金會(huì)的歷程并找到生活的真正價(jià)值

【1】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第一段he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.可知，他得知他需要做心臟手術(shù)。這類新聞引發(fā)了人們對(duì)人生目標(biāo)的嚴(yán)肅思考。所以是他的健康問題使他嚴(yán)肅思考生活的意義。故選A項(xiàng)。

【2】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段I thought, maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire可知，我想，也許琳達(dá)和我退休后可以做些類似的事情。所以作者手術(shù)后不久接觸到Imagination Library的宣傳冊(cè)決定退休后從事這樣的事業(yè)。故選B項(xiàng)。

【3】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第二段a program started by Dolly Parton' s foundation (基金會(huì)) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's home town of Sevier, Tennessee.可知，多莉 · 帕頓的基金會(huì)發(fā)起了一個(gè)項(xiàng)目，在歌手的家鄉(xiāng)田納西州的塞維爾，這個(gè)項(xiàng)目每個(gè)月都會(huì)給從出生到五歲的孩子們郵寄一本書。所以Dollly Parton是一個(gè)出生在田納西州的歌手。故選C項(xiàng)。

【4】細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第四段The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters.可知，這些書的質(zhì)量是Richters非常關(guān)心的。所以里希特夫夫婦去多萊伍德是為了看看這些書的質(zhì)量好不好。故選D項(xiàng)。

【5】推理判斷題。根據(jù)最后一段The Richters spend about ＄400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and wait to die,” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”可知，希特夫夫婦每月花400美元給200個(gè)孩子寄書。“有些人坐在那里等死，”蒂姆說�！捌渌嗽陔x世的時(shí)候還在忙碌。由此判斷出，他認(rèn)為他的努力是值得的。故選D項(xiàng)。

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