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 April 1998, 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) 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 look­see. “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 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.”
【小題1】What let Tim 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.
【小題2】What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?
A．Give out brochures. B．Do something similar.
C．Write books for children. D．Retire from being a teacher.
【小題3】According to the text，Dolly Parton is________.
A．a(chǎn) well­known surgeon B．a(chǎn) mother of a four­year­old
C．a(chǎn) singer born in Tennessee D．a(chǎn) computer programmer
【小題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.


【小題1】A
【小題2】B
【小題3】C
【小題4】D

解析【小題1】答案　A　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。由第一段最后兩句話In April 1998, he learned he would need a heart operation. It was the kind of news that leads to some serious thinking about life's purpose.可知是Tim 得病導(dǎo)致他思考生命的意義。]
【小題2】答案　B　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段Tim說的話中“I could do something like this when we retire”，知道他打算在退休后做類似的事。選B。]
【小題3】答案　C　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第二段的第一句話．..a program started by Dolly Parton's foundation (基金會) that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's hometown of Sevier, Tennessee.得出Dollly Parton 是singer。]
【小題4】答案　D　[細(xì)節(jié)理解題。從第四段The quality of the books was of great concern to the Richters.以及“We didn't want to give the children rubbish”可知D正確。]

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