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1、高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网- 1 -江苏省新沂市江苏省新沂市 2015 高考英语阅读理解一轮练习（高考英语阅读理解一轮练习（13） （答案）（答案）阅读理解。阅读理解。阅读下列短文，从每题所给的四个选项(A、B、C 和 D)中，选出最佳选项。Tim Richter and his wife, Linda, had taught for over 30 years near Buffalo, New Yorkhe in computers, she in special education. “Teaching means everything to us， ” Tim
2、 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 lifes 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 boo
3、k every month to children from birth to age five in the singers 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 t
4、he desk, Tim clicked on imagination . 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 didnt want to give the childre
5、n rubbish， ” says Linda. The booksreviewed each year by teachers, literacy specialists, and Dollywood board membersincluded classics such as Ezra Jack Keatss The Snowy Day and newer books like Anna Dewdneys Llama Llama series.Satisfied, the couple set up the Richter Family Foundation and got to work
6、. 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 Ive never heard of .”The Richters spend about $400 a month sending books to 200 children. “Some people sit there and
7、 wait to die， ” says Tim. “Others get as busy as they can in the time they have left.”本文讲述了 Tim 心脏手术后，对人生的目标有严肃认真的思考，术后，参加Dolly Parton 的基金会，并与妻子 Linda 成立了 Richter 家庭基金会，每月花 400 美元给学龄前儿童买书。4What led Tim to think seriously about the meaning of life?AHis health problem.BHis love for teaching.高考资源网（） 您身
8、边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网- 2 -CThe influence of his wife.DThe news from the Web.答案：A。细节理解题。根据短文第一段第二句话“In April.leads to some serious thinking about lifes purpose”可知 A 项正确。5What did Tim want to do after learning about Imagination Library?AGive out brochures.BDo something similar.CWrite books for children.DRe
9、tire from being a teacher.答案：B。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第二句话“I thought，maybe Linda and I could do something like this when we retire”可知 B 项正确。6According to the text, Dolly Parton is _.A. a well-known surgeonB. a mother of a four-year-oldC. a singer born in Tennessee D. a computer programmer答案：C。细节理解题。根据短文第二段第一句
10、话“.a program started by Dolly Partons foundation that mailed a book to children from birth to age five in the singers home town of sevier，Tenneasea”中的 singer 可知 C 项正确。7Why 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
11、 the newest.D. To see if the books were of good quality.答案：D。细节理解题。根据短文倒数第三段第一、二句话可知，书的质量是 Richter 夫妇关心的问题。因此他们没有在网上报名，而是亲自去多莉坞看看。因此可知 D 项正确。8What can we learn from Tims 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 s
12、ave those waiting to die.D. He considers his efforts worthwhile.答案：D。推理判断题。Tim 最后说：有些人坐着等死，而另一些人在剩余的时间内尽可能的忙碌。由上文可知，Richter 夫妇对自己所做的事情很满意，并且其他人也非常感激，由此可推出 D 项正确。高考资源网（） 您身边的高考专家 版权所有高考资源网- 3 -阅读理解阅读理解-DRecreational tree climbing is taking root in the ecotourism industry, and its sending guys like Ti
13、m Kovar to far off reaches of the globe. Kovar, a tree-climbing instructor, recently returned to the U.S. from Brazil, where he spent time developing a tree-climbing operation thanks to the “slow travel“ movement.Slow travel, is like the slow food movement, the practice of giving fast food in favor
14、of homegrown cookingthe kind that takes hours to prepare and enjoy. Likewise, slow travel urges visitors to experience a places natural surroundings and learn about the ecology in a way not afforded by extreme games. “Tree climbing is a slow activity,“ says Kovar. “Its not something you do quickly and then youre on to the next thing or event.“ There is no such thing as a quick climb, especially for beginners. This wasnt a race against the clock or the fellow climbers. In fact, tree climbing is
