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1、TimRichterandhiswife TimRichterandhiswife,Linda,hadtaughtforover30yearsnearBuffalo,NewYork--heincomputers,sheinspecialeducation.“Teachingmeanseverythingtous,”Timwouldsay.InApril1998,helearnedhewouldneedaheartoperation.Itwasthekindofnewsthatleadstosomeseriousthinkingabou
2、tlife’slongafterthesurgery,TimsawabrochuredescribingImaginationLibrary,aprogramstartedbyDollyParton’sfoundation(基金会)thatmailedabookeverymonthtochildrenfrombirthtoagefiveinthesinger’shometownofSevier,Tennessee.“Ithought,maybeLindaandIcoulddosomethinglikethiswhenweretire,”
3、Timrecalls.Heplacedthebrochureonhisdesk,“asareminder.”Fiveyearslater,nowretiredandwiththatbrochurestillonthedesk,TimclickedonimaginationTheprogramhadbeenopeneduptopartnerswhocouldtakeadvantageofbookandpostagequalityofthebookswasofgreatconcerntotheRichters.Ratherthensignu
4、ponline,theywenttoDollywoodforalook-see.“Wedidn’twanttogivethechildrenrubbish,”saysLinda.Thebooks-reviewedeachyearbyteachers,literacyspecialists,andDollywoodboardmembers--includedclassicssuchasEzraJackKeats’sTheSnowyDayandnewerbookslikeAnnaDewdney’sLlamaLlama,thecouplese
5、tuptheRichterFamilyFoundationandgottowork.Since2004,theyhaveshippedmorethan12,200bookstopreschoolersintheirintheirarea.MeganWilliams,amotheroffour,ismorethanappreciative:“ThisprogramintroducesustobooksI’veneverheardof.”TheRichtersspendabout$400amonthsendingbooksto200chil
6、dren.“Somepeoplesitthereandwaittodie,”saysTim.“Othersgetasbusyastheycaninthetimetheyhaveleft.”61.WhatledTimtothinkseriouslyaboutthemeaningoflife?A.Hishealthproblem.B.HisloveforTheinfluenceofhiswife.D.ThenewsfromtheWhatdidTimwanttodoafterlearningaboutImaginationLibrary?A.
7、Giveoutbrochures.B.DosomethingWritebooksforchildrenD.RetirefrombeingaAccordingtothetext,DollyPartonis________.A.awell-knownsurgeonB.amotherofafour-year-oldC.asingerborninTennesseeD.acomputerprogrammer64.WhydidtheRichtersgotoDollywood?A.ToavoidsigningupTomeetDollywoodboar
8、dTomakesurethebooksweretheToseeifthebookswereofgoodWhatcanwelearnfromTim’swordsinthelastparagraph?A.Hen
