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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,theywenttoDollywoodforalooksee.“Wedidn'twanttogivethechildrenrubbish.”saysLinda.Thebooks—reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialists,andDollywoodboardmembers—includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats'sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney'sLlamaLlamaseries.
Satisfied,thecouplesetuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative：“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI'veneverheardof.”
TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200children.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie.”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”
1．WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?
A.Hishealthproblem.B.Hisloveforteaching.C.Theinfluenceofhiswife.D.ThenewsfromtheWeb.
2．WhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?
A.Giveoutbrochures.B.Dosomethingsimilar.C.Writebooksforchildren.D.Retirefrombeingateacher.
3．Accordingtothetext,DollyPartonis________.
A.awell-knownsurgeon
B.amotherofafour-year-old
C.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer
4．WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?
A.Toavoidsigninguponline.
B.TomeetDollywoodboardmembers.C.Tomakesurethebookswerethenewest.D.Toseeifthebookswereofgoodquality.
5．WhatcanwelearnfromTim'swordsinthelastparagraph?
A.Heneedsmoremoneytohelpthechildren.B.Hewonderswhysomepeoplearesobusy.
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C.Hetriestosavethosewaitingtodie.D.Heconsidershiseffortsworthwhile.
答案与解析
1．A细节理解题。从第一段最后两句“...helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingaboutlife'spurpose.”可知需要做心脏手术这个消息引发他深思生活的真谛。因此A项正确。
2.B细节理解题。从第二段可知Tim从一个小册子上得知ImaginationLibrary每月向儿童赠送书籍，从出生到年满5岁。他深有启发，认为退休后可以做点类似(somethinglike的事情。故B项正确。
3．C推理判断题。由第二段“...aprogramstartedbyDollyParton'sfoundationthatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger'shometownofSevier，Tennessee.”可判断出thesinger就是DollyParton，出生于田纳西州的Sevier。故C项正确。
4.D推理判断题。由文章第四段第三句“Wedidn't
