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1．BTim 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 （基金会） 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 12，200books 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＄400a month sending books to 200children．"Some people sit there and wait to die，"says Tim．"Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left．"
61．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
62．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．
63．According to the text，Dollly Parton isC．
A．a well-known surgeon B．a mother of a four-year-old
C．a singer born in Tennessee D．a computer programmer
64．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．
65．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．
分析 文章介绍了Richter夫妇接触到一个名为Imagination Library的项目，于是在退休后做出捐献书给儿童的决定，并且为此建立了基金会的事情，而且他们认为这使得他们的人生更为有意义．
解答 61．答案：A．细节理解题．由文章第一段的"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 得病导致他思考生命的意义．故选A．
62．答案：B．细节理解题．从第二段Tim说的话中"I thought，maybe Linda and 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．
63．答案：C．细节理解题．从第二段的第一句中"a program started by Dolly Parton's foundation （基金会） that mailed a book every month to children from birth to age five in the singer's home town of Sevier，Tennessee"得出Dollly Parton 是singer．故选B．
64．答案：D．细节理解题．从第四段第一、二句"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．"可知，the Richters 关心的是书的质量．故选D．
65．答案：D．推理判断题．从最后一段Tim的话．"Some people sit there and wait to die，Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left．"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．
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61．E
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63．A
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64．F
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61．E
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62．C
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