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(杀虫剂) 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(环保主义者) 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.减少
C.维持
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 这篇短文主要介绍了美国著名的环保主义者--蕾切尔卡森的生平事迹.并重点介绍了她写得关于环保的两本书,在其中一本书出版两年后美国政府终于终止了杀虫剂DDT的使用.
解答 答案:67.B 细节理解题.根据第一段第二行句子She also taught Rachel a deep love for books.她还教瑞秋深爱看书.可知是她母亲教她爱上读书.故选B.
68.A 细节理解题.根据第一段第二行句子At a very early age,she decided she wanted to be a writer some day.在很早的时候,她决定要成为一个作家.可知她很年轻就想成为一名作家.故选A.
69.B 词义猜测题.根据上下文In this book,she pointed out that the use of some kinds of pesticides(杀虫剂) like DDT would cause the number of birds to decline because it would kill them as well.在这本书中,她指出某些种类的杀虫剂的使用,像DDT会导致鸟类数量的…,因为它也会杀了他们.可知,结合选项,应说像DDT会导致鸟类数量的减少,所以decline表示减少.故选B.
70.D 细节判断题.根据倒数第二段句子Silent Spring came out in 1962.《寂静的春天》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,美国政府决定DDT在两年内必须停止使用.可知《寂静的春天》在1962年出版,而DDT在1969年美国政府在两年内被停止使用.故选D.
点评 在通读全文的基础上,根据全文大意,展开逻辑思维,瞻前顾后,认真观察选项,仔细推敲,确定最佳答案.