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3．Rachel Carson（1907-1964）was a pioneer of the world's  environmental movement through her writing about the protection of the natural world．Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well known by many people．It describes the harmful changes in the environment of using toxic（有害的）chemicals on farmland．
Carson's career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries．In 1951 she published her first book．The Sea Around Us，which became a bestseller．It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing．She was s gifted writer．Her next two books were also about the oceans and both topped the book sales lists．
Carson's book Silent Spring completely  changed the way America thought about nature．It painted  a bleak（荒涼的） future for the whole natural world．It led to a nationwide ban（禁止）on the  use of a deadly chemical called DDT，and other toxic pesticides （農(nóng)藥）that farmers used for their crops．Many people say the book led to the creation of America's Environmental  Protection Agency．
Since her death．Carson's  name has continued to be connected with protecting the environment．There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Book Prize．Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prize to women who have made great contributions to the field of environmental protection．In1980，16 years  after her death，she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom，the highest civilian honour in America．

36．What happened to Rachel Carson in1962？D
A．She started to write books
B．She gave up working as s biologist
C．Her book The Sea Around Us sold well
D．Her book Silent Spring made her famous  
37．What most probably made Rachel Carson leave her job？C
A．She got an award
B．She published Silent Spring
C．The Sea Around Us brought her enough money
D．The US government took notice of her researches
38．Why is the book Silent Spring important to America's environmental protection？C
A．It describes a silent spring
B．It topped the book sales lists
C．It changeed how America thought about nature
D．It includes all Carson's research achievements
39．What does the underline word"It"in Paragraph 3 mean？A
A．The book Silent Spring
B．The way America thought
C．The US Bureau of Fisheries
D．America's Environmental Protection Agency
40．Why was Rachel Carson awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom？D
A．She published the book silent spring
B．She did a lot of researches for the US Bureau of Fisheries
C．She donated much money to the Rachel Carson  Book Prize
D．She made great contributions to the environmental protection．

Answer 1

分析 Rachel Carson（1907-1964）是世界環(huán)保運動的先驅，她寫的關于自然保護的書．她的1962年的書《寂靜的春天》讓她家喻戶曉．書中描述了有害化學物品對環(huán)境的危害．
Rachel Carson的職業(yè)生涯開始于美國漁業(yè)局的一名生物學家．1951年她出版了她的第一本書《我們周圍的大海》一本暢銷書，這讓她足夠富有去辭職，奉獻自己的生命去寫作．她是天才的作家．她接下來的兩本書也針對海洋并高居圖書銷售排行榜榜首．
Carson的書《寂靜的春天》徹底改變了美國思考自然的方式．它描繪整個自然世界的未來的荒涼．它導致了一個致命的化學物質稱為DDT的全國性的禁令，和其他的農(nóng)民用于農(nóng)作物的有毒農(nóng)藥的禁令．很多人說這本書致使了美國環(huán)境保護局的創(chuàng)建．
自她死后，卡森的名字仍然是與保護環(huán)境相關．現(xiàn)在有一個給那些在環(huán)境保護領域做出巨大貢獻的女性的 Rachel Carson獎，1980年她死后第16年，她被授予總統(tǒng)自由勛章，美國最高榮譽的平民勛章．

解答 36．答案：D．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Her 1962 book Silent Spring made her well known by many people可知她1962年出版的書讓她世界聞名，故選D．
37．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)In 1951 she published her first book．The Sea Around Us，which became a bestseller．It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing．可知因為The Sea Around Us這本書給她帶來了很多錢才去辭職的，故選C．
38．答案：C．細節(jié)理解題．根據(jù)Carson's book Silent Spring completely  changed the way America thought about nature可知是因為這本書改變了美國思考自然的方式，故選C．
39．答案：A．推理判斷題．根據(jù)Carson's book Silent Spring completely  changed the way America thought about nature．It painted  a bleak（荒涼的） future for the whole natural world根據(jù)前后文，得知后句是對這本書的進一步介紹，故it指代的是上文的Silent Spring這本書，故選A．
40．答案：D．推理判斷題．聯(lián)系全文內(nèi)容，本文介紹了Carson對美國環(huán)境保護所做出的巨大貢獻，所以才會授予她總統(tǒng)自由勛章．故答案是D．

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