8.Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May,1907.Her mother,Maria Carson,had been a schoolteacher.She also loved nature.She showed Rachel the beauty of nature.She also taught Rachel a deep love for books.As a quiet child,Rachel liked to read and write stories.At a very early age,she decided she wanted to be a writer some day.Her story first appeared in a children's magazine when she was ten years old.
Her first book Under the Sea Wind came out in 1941.In 1948,Miss Carson began working on another book,The Sea Around Us.She always remembered carefully when she wrote.She collected information from more than one thousand places to write The Sea Around Us.When the book came out in 1951,it won the National Book Award.It was No.1on the best-seller list for more than a year.The Sea Around Us made Rachel Carson famous.
Rachel Carson's most famous book,Silent Spring came out in 1962.In this book,she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(殺蟲劑) like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well.Finally,in November 1969,the United Sates government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years.
Rachel Carson has been regarded as a great environmentalist(環(huán)保主義者) and writer.She will be remembered by the world.
67.Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because ofB.
A.her father
B.her mother
C.her schoolteacher
D.her brother
68.Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer whenA.
A.she was very young
B.she was in college
C.she became a teacher
D.she became famous
69.The Chinese meaning of the word"decline"in this passage is probably"B".
A.增加
B.減少
C.維持
D.翻番
70.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?D
A.Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer.
B.The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award.
C.In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment.
D.The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out.
分析 這篇短文主要介紹了美國著名的環(huán)保主義者--蕾切爾卡森的生平事跡.并重點介紹了她寫得關于環(huán)保的兩本書,在其中一本書出版兩年后美國政府終于終止了殺蟲劑DDT的使用.
解答 答案:67.B 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段第二行句子She also taught Rachel a deep love for books.她還教瑞秋深愛看書.可知是她母親教她愛上讀書.故選B.
68.A 細節(jié)理解題.根據(jù)第一段第二行句子At a very early age,she decided she wanted to be a writer some day.在很早的時候,她決定要成為一個作家.可知她很年輕就想成為一名作家.故選A.
69.B 詞義猜測題.根據(jù)上下文In this book,she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(殺蟲劑) like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well.在這本書中,她指出某些種類的殺蟲劑的使用,像DDT會導致鳥類數(shù)量的…,因為它也會殺了他們.可知,結合選項,應說像DDT會導致鳥類數(shù)量的減少,所以decline表示減少.故選B.
70.D 細節(jié)判斷題.根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段句子Silent Spring came out in 1962.《寂靜的春天》出版在1962年,和 Finally,in November 1969,the United Sates government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years.最后,在1969年十一月,美國政府決定DDT在兩年內(nèi)必須停止使用.可知《寂靜的春天》在1962年出版,而DDT在1969年美國政府在兩年內(nèi)被停止使用.故選D.
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