【2011·山东泰安一模】

Rachel Carson was an American author and environmental protection scientist. “Silent Spring” was her most famous book. The idea for the book developed from a suggestion from a friend. Rachel’s friend owned a protected area for birds. An airplane had flown over the area where the birds were kept and spread a powerful chemical called DDT. Many songbirds and harmless insects were killed by the DDT.

Miss Carson and other scientists were very concerned about the harmful effects of DDT and other insect-killing chemicals called pesticides (杀虫剂). Rachel Carson tried to get many magazines interested in publishing a report about the subject. However, none would agree to publish anything about such a disputed (有争议的) subject. They said no one wanted to hear that industrial companies could cause great ecological damage.

Miss Carson believed the public needed to know about this important issue. She decided to write a book about it. In her book “Silent Spring”, Miss Carson questioned the right of industrial companies to pollute without considering the effects on the environment. Miss Carson argued that this kind of pollution would result in ever-decreasing populations of birds and other wildlife. She said this would lead to the loss of the wonderful sounds of nature. The chemical poisoning of the environment, she said, would cause a silent spring.

The chemical industry felt threatened. Industry spokesmen and other critics said the book was non-scientific and emotional. They misunderstood the message of the book. Miss Carson did not suggest that all pesticides be banned. She urged that control of these substances be given to biologists who could make informed decisions about the risks involved.

Support for the book increased. By the end of 1962, there were more than forty bills in state laws proposing to control pesticides. Finally, in November, 1969, the United States government ruled that the use of DDT must stop in two years.

Rachel Carson did not live to see how her book influenced the government’s decision to ban DDT.  She died of breast cancer in 1964. 

71. What can be inferred from Paragraph 1?

A. Rachel’s friend was concerned about bird protection.

B. Rachel wrote a lot of books about chemicals.

C. DDT kills both insects and plants in the wild.

D. An airplane spread DDT to kill harmless insects.

72. No magazines agreed to publish the harmful effect of DDT because ______.

A. it was an unimportant subject for them

B. they were afraid of being involved in the dispute

C. they had no environmental consciousness at all

D. DDT was necessary for industry development

73. In her book “Silent Spring”, Miss Carson ______.

A. supported the development of industry

B. predicted bird population would increase

C. showed her anxiety about the environment

D. was confused about the cause of a silent spring

74. Industry spokesman’s attitude towards the book is that of ______.

A. tolerance           B. criticism            C. unconcern         D. praise

75. Which of the following is true according to the text?

A. DDT was forbidden to be used once “Silent Spring” was published.

B. Miss Carson was glad to see her book was appreciated by all.

C. Miss Carson suggested all pesticides should be banned.

D. Rachel’s book contributed a lot to the ban of DDT.

 (2010年苏州一模)—Are you going to further your studies after graduation?

—Well，I________yet.I might make some other choices.

A．didn’t decide                 B．haven’t decided

C．don’t decide                 D．hadn’t decided

 (2010年青岛一模)—Everyone in my class passed the exam.

—Oh，really？It________difficult.

A．can’t have been             B．needn’t have been

C．must be                        D．mightn’t be

 (2010年南通一模)With so many orphans________，the charity organization calls for more donations.

A．to look after                         B．being looked after

C．to be looked after                 D．looked after

（2010年海淀区一模）

I believe in miracles(奇迹)because I've seen so many of them．One day，a patient was referred to me who was one hundred and two years old．“There’s a  36 in my upper jaw，”she said．“I told my own dentist it's nothing，but he   37  I come to see you”

Her eighty-year-old son accompanied her．He would  38 to add something，but she stopped him．She wanted to tell everything herself．I found a large cancer that spread over much of the

 39 of her mouth．A careful examination later   40  that it was a particularly bad sort of cancer．

    During her next appointment，I explained to her the   41  of the problem She clasped my

hand in hers and said，“I know you’re worried about me，but I’m just  42 ．”

    I thought otherwise．After considerable  43 on my part，and kindness on her part because she wanted to  44 me，she agreed to have me refer her to a cancer surgeon．She saw him，but as I expected， 45 treatment．

  About six months later she returned to my office，still energetic and  46  ．

  “How are you?”I asked．

  “I’m just fine，honey，”she responded  47  high spirits．“When can I get stared on fixing

my dentures(假牙)?”

      Surprised to see her at all，I answered   48  ，“Let me take a look in your mouth and we’ll

see about it. ”

      I couldn’t believe my eyes．The cancer that had  49  nearly the entire roof of her mouth was gone—only one small area of redness  50 ．

      I had read of such things happening，but had  51 seen them with my own eyes．That was my first miracle．Since then I've seen many others，because they keep getting  52 to see．In fact，miracles are daily events for me now．And people are n miracle，  53  through them we have a chance to know ourselves and to  54  the miracles of one another．

      Since my first miracle，I've come to understand that the time and place for a miracle is 55 we choose to find it．

36．A．cut                             B．pain                     C．wound            D．cancer

37．A．declared                      B．suspected             C．promised         D．insisted

38．A．refuse                         B．continue               C．attempt           D．manage

39．A．roof                           B．coiner                  C．bottom            D．surface

40．A．confirmed                   B．convinced            C．considered      D．concluded

41．A．possibility                   B．importance           C．seriousness     D．resolution

42．A．old                             B．sick                     C．fine                D．glad

43．A．permission                  B．support                C．approval          D．effort

44．A．persuade                     B．please                  C．encourage       D．astonish

45．A．declined                      B．provided              C．received          D．required

46．A．healthy                       B．elegant                 C．optimistic        D．humorous

47．A．to                               B．in                        C．with                      D．by

48．A．worriedly                    B．confusedly           C．patiently          D．confidently

49．A．covered                      B．reached                C．spread            D．grown

50．A．cured                                B．faded                   C．expanded               D．remained

51．A．ever                           B．also                     C．never              D．already

52．A．easier                         B．rarer                    C．happier           D．closer

53．A．or                              B．so                       C．yet                 D．for

54．A．read                           B．make                   C．keep               D．see

55．A．whatever                    B．wherever             C．whoever         D．whichever