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 books, 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．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 ________．
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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 “________”．
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A．
增加
B．
减少
C．
维持
D．
翻番
(4)
Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage?
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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．
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Holding doors open for people behind you, picking up litter, thanking people…these acts of kindness seem very 1 ．But students at James Middle School know that such small acts make the world a better place．
Eighth-graders from James Middle School, took part in the Random Acts of Kindness Week 2 March 31 to April 4．During the week, they tried their best to do kind things for others．Celeste Murray, an English teacher at the school, started the activity．Since she was little, she has always tried to do small acts of kindness in her daily life．“I believe the world is 3 by small things,” she told the newspaper The Daily Times．Over the week, to her surprise, Murray also 4 great changes in her class．
Before that, she always needed to ask her 5 to push the chairs in or turn off the lights before they leave the classroom．Now, the students do those things
by 6 ．“The teachers have a lot of work,” Said Jordon, one of Murray's students．He learned to care more about others．Eliza, 7 student, gave out more praises(赞扬) to others．“It makes them feel happy and successful,” she said．The activity made students feel that they can make a difference．Hailey decides to continue to do at least one act of kindness every week, 8 busy she is．She believes her acts could encourage others．
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Kite flying became a popular outdoor a________(活动)at that time．
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I'm Molly Taylor．I'm happy to come here and give you a lesson．Some students think learning English is difficult, but if you know how to study English, you will find it very interesting and easy．Here are some ways to help you．
·Don't be afraid of speaking English．
·Listen to English speakers often．
·Watch lots of English movies．
·Listen to English songs．
·Listen to English radio show．
·Do many English exercises．
·Write to your friends in English．
There are so many ways to study English and you can use your favorite ones．But the most important thing is to study English every day．When you meet some difficulties．You can ask your teachers or classmates for help．
