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It is none too soon that a national forest should bear the name of Gifford Pinchot, and it is appropriate that the forest selected for this honor should be the Columbia National Forest on the slopes of the Cascade Range in Washington. This national forest was originally established and named when Gifford Pinchot was Chief of the United States Forest service, and its administration was begun under his direction. In June of1949, President Truman signed a proclamation officially changing the name to Gifford Pinchot National Forest, and in October the million and one- quarter acres were officially dedicated when the Society of American Foresters held its annual meeting in Seattle. Mr. Pinchot was born in the greatest era of waste of national resources in our country’s history. And he chose a profession then almost unknown in America —forestry. As the country’s first “consulting forester” he discovered, however, that there were many who felt some concern for the future of our forest resources. In 1898 Mr. Pinchot became Chief of the Division of Forestry in the Department of Agriculture; in 1900 he helped organize the Society of American Foresters; in 1905 he became Chief of the new United States Forest Service and took over the administration of the forest reserves of the public domain. The rest of his life was devoted to public service, with conservation ever foremost in his mind．No memorial to his contribution could be more appropriate than great forest of green and growing trees.

1. The title that best expresses the main theme or subject or this selection is ________.

A．The boyhood of Gifford Pinchot

B．A memorial to a great conservationist

C．The United States Forest Service

D．The importance of our national forests

2. It is appropriate to name this forest after Mr. Pinchot because

A．it is more beautiful than any other forest in the country

B．it is the only national forest

C．it is the one Mr. Pinchot wanted

D．it is one of those forests he supervised when they first became national forests

3. Mr. Pinchot devoted his life to

A．satisfying his own selfish desires

B．serving the public in the field of forestry

C．with drawing from public contact

D．choosing a suitable memorial

4. The author of the selection shows clearly that he ________.

A．admires the work that Mr. Pinchot did

B．does not approve of changing the names of forests

C．thinks the price for conservation is over- rated

D．is himself a “consulting forester”

答案：B;D;B;A
提示：

1. 整篇文章都是在说以他命名的一个国家公园，题目应该是对一个伟大的天然资源保护者的纪念

2. and its administration was begun under his direction.从这句话可以看出应该选择D

3. Pinchot一生都致力于保护森林资源

4. A非常崇敬Pinchot的工作。

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