Question

Rachel Carson was born in the USA on May27,1907. Her mother, Maria Carson, had been a schoolteacher. She loved books.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  researched 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.1 on 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 States 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.

1.Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of ____________ .

A. her father    B. her mother

C.her schoolteacher  D. her brother

2.Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when ___________ .

A. she was very young         B. she was in college

C.she became a teacher        D. she became famous

3.The Chinese meaning of the word “decline” in this passage is probably “___________” .

A. 增加        B. 减少     C.维持      D. 翻番

4.Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?

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.

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.B

4.D

【解析】

试题分析：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。

1.B细节理解题。根据短文第一段D的描述可知，蕾切尔卡森热爱大自然是深受她的母亲的影响。故应选B。

2.A细节理解题。根据短文“At a very early age, she decided she wanted to be a writer some day.”的描述可知，在很小的时候，蕾切尔就决定成为一名作家。故应选A。

3.B词义猜测题。联系下文“because it would kill them as well.”的描述可知，本句指的是一些像DDT类的杀虫剂能引起鸟类数量的减少。故应选B。

4.D细节理解题。根据短文的描述并结合“Finally, in November 1969, the United Sates government decided that the use of DDT must stop in two years.”可知，A、B、C选项的叙述是正确的，而《寂静的春天》这本书出版了两年之后，美国政府才开始停止这种药物的使用。故应选D。

考点：人物传记类短文阅读。