题目内容
Rachel Carson was born in the USA in 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 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 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.
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.
1.B 2.A 3.B 4.D 【解析】试题分析：短文大意：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. 2. 3. 4.
阅读快车系列答案Interesting festivals in the world
Throwing tomatoes—Spain(西班牙) Spain takes “tomatoes fights” to a whole new level. But the tomatoes are being thrown, not eaten. The festival takes place on the last Wednesday in August. Trucks(卡车) carry tomatoes into the square. People rush to the tomatoes and throw them into the crowd. |
Rolling cheese(奶酪)—England This festival is celebrated on the last Monday in May. It takes place on Cooper's Hill. A large wheel of cheese is rolled down Cooper's Hill. The festival is actually a race where people run down the hill after the rolling cheese. The first person to cross the finish line at the bottom of the hill wins the cheese. |
Burning man—The United States The Burning Man 'Festival lasts a week. It is from the Monday before Labor Day to Labor Day (which falls on the first Monday in September in America). The festival takes place in the Black Rock Desert. The best part of the festival is the burning of a large sculpture of a man. |
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Pouring water—Thailand
The Songkran Festival is the celebration of the New Year in Thailand. Rather than a single day, Thailand celebrates the New Year from April 13th to April 15th. Thai people run after each other, pouring water. Songkran is one of the most important reasons why foreigners travel to the beautiful land.
1.How many festivals are mentioned in the passage?
A. One. B. Two.
C. Three. D. Four.
2.Where will you probably go to enjoy one of the festivals above in May?
A. Spain.
B. England.
C. The United States.
D. Thailand.
3.Which festival is held in the Black Rock Desert?
A. Throwing tomatoes.
B. Rolling cheese.
C. Burning man.
D. Pouring water.
4.Which of the following is TRUE according to the passage?
A. The tomatoes are thrown into the crowd to eat.
B. Not all the festivals above fall on a single day.
C. Burning a large real man is the best part of the Buring Man Festival.
D. Songkran is the only reason for attracting lots of tourists.
5.The passage is most probably taken from ________.
A. a tour guide B. a science report
C. a storybook D. a fashion magazine
1.D 2.B 3.C 4.B 5.A 【解析】试题分析：这篇短文主要介绍了世界上有趣的节日：西班牙的番茄节，英国的滚奶酪比赛，美国的火人节等等。 1.细节理解题。根据图表可知短文中提到了，Throwing tomatoes-Spain西班牙的扔西红柿节、Rolling cheese-England英国的滚奶酪节、Burning man-The United S...