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阅读理解。 Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New York-hein 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 (基金会) that mailed a book every month to children
from birth to age five in the singer's hometown 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
imaginationlibrary.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 sig
n 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."
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 wellknown surgeon
B．a mother of a fouryearold
C．a singer born in Tennessee
D．a computer programmer4．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. 题型：未知难度：其他题型
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据考高分专家说，试题“阅读理解。 Tim Richt.....”主要考查你对 [故事类阅读 ]考点的理解。故事类阅读
故事类阅读概念：
这类文章一般描述的是某一件具体事情的发生发展或结局，有人物、时间、地点和事件。命题往往从故事的情节、人物或事件的之间的关系、作者的态度及意图、故事前因和后果的推测等方面着手，考查学生对细节的辨认能力以及推理判断能力。
故事类阅读应试技巧：
1、抓住文章的6个要素：
阅读时要学会从事情本身的发展去理解故事情节而不要只看事件在文中出现的先后顺序。因此，无论是顺叙还是倒叙，阅读此类文章时，必须要找到它结构中的5个W（when, where, who, why, what）和1个H（how），不过不是每篇都会完整地交待六个要素。毫无疑问，寻出这些元素是能够正确快速解题的一个先决条件。
2、注意作者的议论和抒情：
高考英语阅读理解故事类文章常伴随着作者思想情感的流露和表达，因此议论和抒情往往夹杂其中。行文时或按事情发生发展的先后时间进行或按事情发生发展的地点来转换，也可能按事情发展的阶段来布局。在引出话题，讲完一件事情后，作者往往会表达个人感悟或提出建议等。这些体现作者观点或思想的语句在阅读时可以划线，它们往往体现文章中心或者写作意图，属于必考点，所以要仔细体会。
3、结合前两点归纳文章中心，把握作者态度：
故事类文章是通过记叙一件事来表达中心思想的，它是文章的灵魂。归纳文章中心思想时，尤其要分析文章的结尾，因为很多文章卒章显志，用简短的议论、抒情揭示文章中心；文章中议论抒情的句子往往与中心密切相关；也有的文章需要在结合概括各段大意的基础上归纳中心。另外，叙述一件事必有其目的，或阐明某一观点，或赞美某种品德，或抨击某种陋习，这就要求我们在阅读时，通过对细节（第1点中的六要素）的理解，把握作者的态度。
4、有章有据进行解题判断：
分析文章，归纳主题，属于分析、概括、综合的表述能力的考查。切忌脱离文章，架空分析，一定让分析在文章中有依据。
