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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 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 Richter. Rather than sign up online, they went to Dolly wood 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 Dolly wood 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 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 Richter 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.”
( ) 1.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.
( ) 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.
( ) 3.According to the text, Dolly Parton is .
A. a well-known surgeon B. a mother of a four-year-old
C. a singer born in Tennessee D .a computer programmer
( ) 4.Why did the Richter go to Dolly wood?
A. To avoid signing up online.
B. To meet Dolly wood board members.
C. To make sure the books were the newest.
D. To see if the books were of good quality.
( ) 5.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.
【文章大意】文章通过介绍Richter夫妇从接触一个名为Imagination Library的项目到成立自己的基金会的历程并找到生活的真正价值
【参考答案】1---5、ADCDD
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When Mary Moore began her high school in 1951, her mother told her, "Be sure and take a typing course so when this show business thing doesn't work out, you'll have something to rely on." Mary responded in typical teenage fashion. From that moment on, "the very last thing I ever thought about doing was taking a typing course," she recalls.
The show business thing worked out, of course. In her career, Mary won many awards. Only recently, when she began to write Growing Up Again, did she regret ignoring her morn," I don't know how to use a computer," she admits.
Unlike her 1995 autobiography, After All, her second book is less about life as an award-winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病). All the money from the book is intended for the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF), an organization she serves as international chairman. "I felt there was a need for a book like this," she says." I didn't want to lecture, but I wanted other diabetics to know that things get better when we're self-controlled and do our part in managing the disease."
But she hasn't always practiced what she teaches. In her book, she describes that awful day, almost 40 years ago, when she received two pieces of life-changing news. First, she had lost the baby she was carrying, and second, tests showed that she had diabetes. In a childlike act, she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈). Years would pass before she realized she had to grow u p ---again---and take control of her diabetes, not let it control her. Only then did she kick her three-pack-a-day cigarette habit, overcome her addiction to alcohol, and begin to follow a balanced diet.
Although her disease has affected her eyesight and forced her to the sidelines of the dance floor, she refuses to fall into self-pity. "Everybody on earth can ask, 'why me?' about something or other," she insists. "It doesn't do any good. No one is immune (免疫的) to heartache, pain, and disappointments. Sometimes we can make things better by helping others. I've come to realize the importance of that as I've grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be."
( ) 1. Why did Mary feel regretful?
A. She didn't achieve her ambition.
B. She didn't take care of her mother.
C. She didn't complete her high school.
D. She didn't follow her mother's advice.
( ) 2. We can know that before 1995 Mary
A. had two books published
B. received many career awards
C. knew how to use a computer
D. supported the JDRF by writing
( ) 3. Mary's second book Growing Up Again is mainly about her .
A. living with diabetes
B. successful show business
C. service for an organization
D. remembrance of her mother
( ) 4. When Mary received the life-changing news, she .
A. lost control of herself B. began a balanced diet
C. Med to get a treatment D. behaved in an adult way
( ) 5. What can we know from the last paragraph?
A. Mary feels pity for herself.
B. Mary has recovered from her disease.
C. Mary wants to help others as much as possible.
D. Mary determines to go back to the dance floor.
【语篇解读】本文为人物介绍说明文。主要介绍了玛丽·摩尔的职业生涯及抗病之争。
61. 答案D
考点：细节理解题。
解析：根据第二段“Only recently，when she began to write Growing Up Again，did she regret ignoring her mom，‘I don’t know how to use a computer,’ she admits.”可判断选D项。
62. 答案B
考点：细节理解题。
解析：根据第二段“The show business thing worked out，of course. In her career，Mary won many awards.”可判断选B项。
63. 答案A
考点：细节理解题。
解析：根据第三段“her second book is less about life as an award winning actress and more about living with diabetes (糖尿病).”可判断选A项。
64. 答案A
考点：细节理解题。
解析：根据第四段“In a childlike act，she left the hospital and treated herself to a box of doughnuts (甜甜圈).Years would pass before she realized she had to grow up again—and take control of her diabetes，not let it control her.”可判断选A项。
65. 答案C
考点：推理判断题。
解析：根据最后一段中的Mary Moore 所说的话“I’ve come to realize the importance of that as I’ve grown up this second time. I want to speak out and be as helpful as I can be.”可推断她想尽可能地去帮助他人，故选C项。
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Here You Grow Again
“You’re having problems? No problem. ”That’s what I try to tell myself when I begin to feel overwhelmed. And then I 1 myself that the only people I am aware of who don’t have 2 are gathered in peaceful neighborhoods. There is never a 3 , never a moment of stress to ruin a day. All is calm. Most 4 have at least one such worry-free zone. We call them 5 .
But if you’re still 6 , you have difficulties. It’s the way of life. And believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be 7 for you than you think. Let me explain.
Maybe you have seen the Great Barrier Reef, 8 some 1, 800 miles from New Guinea to Australia. Tour guides regularly take visitors to 9 the reef. On one tour, the guide was asked a question. “I notice that the lagoon(浅水湖)side of the reef looks 10 and lifeless, while the ocean side is lively and colorful, ”a traveler observed. “ 11 is this? ”
The guide gave an interesting answer, “The coral(珊瑚)around the lagoon side is in 12 water, with no challenge for its survival. It 13 early. The coral on the ocean side is constantly being 14 by wind, waves, storms—surges of power. It has to fight for 15 every day of its life. As it is challenged and tested it changes and 16 . It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces. ”Then he added this telling note, “That’s the way it is 17 every living organism. ”
Like coral 18 by the sea, we grow. 19 demands can cause us to grow stronger. Mental and emotional stress can produce strength and determination. Spiritual testing can produce 20 of character and faithfulness.
【文章大意】大堡礁上经常受到海水冲击的珊瑚生命力更加旺盛, 但是那些没有受海水冲击的反而会死得更早。作者从而得出, 在我们的人生中, 经常遇到挫折, 会使我们更加具有能力。
1. A. warn B. remind C. inform D. persuade
【解析】选B。从后面的myself that the only people I am aware of who don’t have
are gathered in peaceful neighborhoods可知, 这是作者提醒自己的事情。
2. A. purposes B. troubles C. plans D. opinions
【解析】选B。与本文的第一句话You’re having problems? No problem中的problems呼应, 指那些没有麻烦的人们。
3. A. wonder B. miracle C. care D. wish
【解析】选C。与上文中的problems, troubles和后面的stress等呼应, 指没有任何关心的事情。
4. A. suburbs B. halls C. countries D. towns
【解析】选D。根据后面的We call them 可知是公墓, 因此表明这里指每个城镇。
5. A. cemeteries B. yards C. squares D. parks
【解析】选A。与上文提到的Most have at least one such worry-free zone. 每个城镇都有一个人从来不会担忧的地区, 即公墓。
6. A. worrying B. breathing C. thinking D. working
【解析】选B。根据后面的you have difficulties. It’s the way of life可知, 只要你呼吸, 只要你活着, 你就有困难。
7. A. bigger B. smaller C. better D. heavier
【解析】选C。根据空格前面的And believe it or not, most of your problems may actually be和后面的for you than you think. 可知, 你的问题要比你想象的要好。
8. A. covering B. running C. reaching D. stretching
【解析】选D。从后面的some 1, 800 miles from New Guinea to Australia可知这里指大堡礁绵延1 800英里。
9. A. view B. dig C. protect D. find
【解析】选A。根据前面的Tour guides regularly take visitors可知导游带着游客们去欣赏这里的风景。
10. A. healthy B. pale C. strong D. colorful
【解析】选B。与后面的and lifeless呼应, 指这里的珊瑚是无生命的, 并且颜色是苍白的。
11. A. how B. when C. why D. what
【解析】选C。根据前面的“I notice that the lagoon side of the reef looks and lifeless, while the ocean side is lively and colorful, ”a traveler observed. 可知, 这个游客看见这种情景之后, 问为什么。
12. A. dirty B. cold C. deep D. still
【解析】选D。根据前面的浅水背景和后面的with no challenge for its survival可知, 这些珊瑚生长在平静的水中。
13. A. grows B. dies C. rests D. settles
【解析】选B。从前面的with no challenge for its survival没有生存的挑战性, 可知它们死得早。
14. A. tested B. washed C. cleaned D. killed
【解析】选A。根据空格前面的The coral on the ocean side is constantly being和后面的by wind, waves, storms—surges of power可知这些珊瑚经常遭到风、海浪和暴风雨的考验。
15. A. nutriment B. development
C. survival D. energy
【解析】选C。上文已经提到了The coral around the lagoon side is in_______water, with no challenge for its survival其中有survival, 因此选C。
16. A. enlarges B. breaks
C. disappears D. adapts
【解析】选D。从后面的It grows healthy. It grows strong. And it reproduces可知, 这些珊瑚已经适应了环境, 因此选D。
17. A. for B. with C. on D. in
【解析】选B。根据空格前面的That’s the way it is和后面的every living organism可知with指的是这些情况适用于每一个活着的生物。
18. A. struck B. flooded C. swallowed D. supported
【解析】选A。从后面的by the sea, we grow可知这里指我们像珊瑚一样, 经常接受海水的撞击, 从而我们能够成长。
19. A. Social B. Emotional C. Spiritual D. Physical
【解析】选D。与后面的Mental and emotional stress精神的和情感的对比, 指身体上的。
20. A. feature B. result C. strength D. influence
【解析】选C。上文已经提到了Mental and emotional stress can produce strength and determination因此选C。
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