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1、高考英语阅读系列（10）ADuringherchildhood,Rachelshowedaninterestinnatureandinwriting.Afterhighschool,sheenrolledinPennsylvaniaStateCollegeforWomen,intendingtobecomeawriter.Sheswitchedtobiology,however,therebysettingthecourseofherlife.RachelwenttoJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBalt

2、imoreforfurtherstudyandbecameamemberofthezoologystaffattheUniversityofMaryland.Forfifteenyears,RachelworkedfortheUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeService,writingandeditingpublications.Fortunately,heremployerencouragedhertoreachalargeraudience.Rachel'spoeticstyleofwritin

3、ginthreebooksabouttheoceancaughttheimaginationofthegeneralreader.HerraretalentasbothaphysicalscientistandagiftedwriterearnedhertheNationalBookAwardforTheSeaAroundUs.Rachel'snextbookmarkedherasaleadingconservationistandacrusader(努力消除公害的人)forthepreservationofthenatu

4、ralenvironment.ShebeganwritingSilentSpring,knowingthatshewouldbepersonallyattackedandridiculed.Shecontinuedwritingdespitetheillhealththatslowedherprogress.Uponcompletingthebook,shewrotetoaclosefriend,"IhavefeltboundbyasolemnobligationtodowhatIcould—ifIdidn'tatleas

5、ttryIcouldneveragainbehappyinnature.ButnowIcanbelieveIhaveatleasthelpedalittle."RachelCarsondidmorethanhelpalittle.Althoughbothgovernmentandindustryopposedher,specialistsinpublichealth,thepress,andthepublicitselfallsupportedherfightagainsttheirresponsibleuseofinse

6、cticides.HerbookeventuallyledthegovernmenttobanDDT.1.Thispassageisconcernedmainlywith_____.A)theenvironmentalrevolutionintheUnitedStatesB)RachelCarsonasapoeticwriterC)thepopularityofTheSeaAroundUsandSilentSpringD)RachelCarsonasaconservationistKey：D。文章首句点明RachelCar

7、son自幼即“showedaninterestinnatureandwriting”，尔后以笔为武器致力宣传环境保护，并作出显著的贡献。2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A)Asachild,Rachellovedbooksandthenaturalworld.B)Rachelstartedherhighereducationaimingatbecomingawriter.C)ShedecidedtoswitchhermajortobiologyinJo

8、hnsHopkinsUniversity.D.)RachelwontheNationalBookAwardforTheSeaAroundUs.Key：C。她是在“PennsylvaniaStateCollegeforWomen”而并非在“JohnsHopkinsUniversity”内念书时改学biol