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12．When 12-year-old Taylor Smith wrote a special letter to herself last spring，to be read in 10 years'time，she didn't know it would be opened before even a year had passed-and that it wouldn't be her eyes reading the words．
"She had told me that she had written a letter to herself，and that she was excited that she was going to open it when she was older，"said Taylor's  mother，Mary Ellen Smith．
Instead，it was opened by Taylor's parents after she died last spring．They posted the letter to Facebook，hoping it would inspire others．
It has．"We've gotten letters from lots of parents who have said it has encouraged them to love their kids and love each other，"said Mary Ellen Smith．
In the letter，Taylor congratulated herself on graduating from high school and asked，"Are you in college？"
She also wanted to know if she had been on a plane yet and if the show"Doctor Who"was still on the air．
Taylor also had some words for her future kids．After considering the idea of selling her iPad and getting an iPad mini instead，she told her future self to mention to her kids that"We're older than the tablet．"She included a drawing of an iPad for them to see．
Taylor died suddenly of pneumonia （肺炎），leaving behind both her parents and an older brother．
"I just want people to know just what an awesome，awesome person she was，"her father，Tim Smith said．
Her mother said，"I can't bring her back，but I'm so grateful people have been inspired by her story．"
Taylor's father read the closing g words of her letter，which said，"It's been years since I wrote this．Stuff has happened，good and bad．That's just how life works，and you have to go with it．"
1．Taylor Smith decided to open her letter when she wasC．
A.18 years old    
B.20 years old   
C.22 years old   
D.24 years old
2．Why did Taylor's parents post her letter to facebook？B
A．To show Taylor Smith's deep love for her parents．
B．To encourage parents and kids to love each other．
C．To make themselves well-known and make money．
D．To prove Taylor Smith was good at writing．
3．We can learn from the passage that Taylor SmithC．
A．was a college student
B．had never got an iPad
C．had never taken a plane
D．wanted to join"Doctor Who"．
4．What is the message conveyed at the end of Taylor Smith's letter？B
A．We should develop the habit of keeping a diary．
B．We should accept everything that happens in life．
C．We should stop bad things from happening．
D．We should show our love for our parents in time．

分析 本文讲述12岁的 Taylor Smith给自己写了一封10年后读的信，但是不久之后因急性肺炎去世，她的父母把Taylor Smith的信贴在Facebook上，为了激励其他人珍惜父母和子女的爱．

解答 1．C 细节理解题．根据第一段"When 12-year-old Taylor Smith wrote a special letter to herself last spring，to be read in 10 years'time．"Taylor Smith在她12岁时写的这封信，准备10年后读，故Taylor Smith决定22岁时读这封信．故选C．
2．B细节理解题．根据三四两段可知，Taylor Smith的父母把信粘在Facebook是为了鼓励其他人珍惜父母和子女的爱，故选B．
3．C 推理判断题．根据第六段"She also wanted to know if she had been on a plane yet （她也想要知道她是否坐过飞机了）"可知她以前不曾坐过飞机，故选C．
4．B 推理判断题．根据最后一段在信中最后的语句"It's been years since I wrote this．Stuff has happened，good and bad．That's just how life works，and you have to go with it．"我写这封信已经很多年了，发生了很多事，好的坏的都有．那就是生活的真谛，你必须要经历．故Taylor Smith在信的最后表达我们应该在生活中接受一切发生的事情．故选B．

点评 本文是人物故事类阅读理解．做这类题材阅读理解时要求考生对文章通读一遍，做题时结合原文和题目有针对性的找出相关语句进行仔细分析，结合选项选出正确答案．推理判断题也是要在抓住关键句子的基础上合理的分析才能得出正确答案，切忌胡乱猜测，一定要做到有理有据

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