Question

9．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 （殺蟲劑）．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 （有爭議的） 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
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 becauseB．
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 CarsonC．
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 ofB．
A．tolerance           B．criticism            C．unconcern         D．praise
75．Which of the following is true according to the text？D
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．

Answer 1

分析 本文屬于記敘文閱讀，作者通過這篇文章向我們介紹了一位美國作家和環(huán)境保護學家瑞秋•卡森，她寫了一本著名的書《寂靜的春天》，在這本書中她質(zhì)疑工業(yè)公司的生產(chǎn)中沒有考慮到污染對環(huán)境造成的影響，她的這本書最終影響了政府，使政府頒布對DDT的禁令．

解答 71．A  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第一段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．可知瑞秋的朋友有一個鳥類保護區(qū)，由此推知她的朋友很關(guān)心鳥類保護的問題，故選A．
72．B  推理判斷題，根據(jù)第二段However，none would agree to publish anything about such a disputed （有爭議的） subject．可知沒有雜志同意出版有關(guān)DDT的有害影響的文章是因為他們害怕卷入到糾紛中，故選B．
73．C  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第三段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．可知在《寂靜的春天》這本書中卡森小姐質(zhì)疑工業(yè)公司的生產(chǎn)中沒有考慮到污染對環(huán)境造成的影響，認為這種污染會導致其他鳥類的減少，由此看出她對環(huán)境問題很焦慮，故選C．
74．B  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)第四段Industry spokesmen and other critics said the book was non-scientific and emotional．可知業(yè)內(nèi)的代言人說這本書是不科學的，他們對這本書持批評的態(tài)度，故選B．
75．D  細節(jié)理解題，根據(jù)最后一段Rachel Carson did not live to see how her book influenced the government's decision to ban DDT．可知瑞秋的書對政府頒布DDT的禁令作出了很大貢獻，故選D．

點評 考查學生的細節(jié)理解和推理判斷能力．做細節(jié)理解題時一定要找到文章中的原句，和題干進行比較，再做出正確選擇．在做推理判斷題時不要以個人的主觀想象代替文章的事實，要根據(jù)文章事實進行合乎邏輯的推理判斷．