2019年中考英语选练18外研版(阅读理解)

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环保先锋Rachel Carson

Rachel Carson(1907­1964) was a pioneer of the world's environmental movement through her writing about the protection of the natural world.Her 1962 boo Silent Spring made her well nown by many people.It describes the harmful changes in the environment of using toic(有害的) chemicals on farmland.

Carson's career started as a biologist in the US Bureau of Fisheries.In 1951 she published her first boo，The Sea Around Us，which became a bestseller.It made her rich enough to leave her job and devote her life to writing.She was a gifted writer.Her net two boos were also about the oceans and both topped the boo sales lists.

Carson's boo Silent Spring completely change the way America thought about nature.It painted a blea(荒凉的) future for the whole natural world.It led to a nationwide ban(禁止) on the use of a deadly chemical called DDT，and other toic pesticides(农药) that farmers used for their crops.Many people say the boo led to the creation of America's Environmental Protection Agency.

Since her death，Carson's name has continued to be connected with protecting the environment.There is now a yearly Rachel Carson Boo Prie.Norway awards the Rachel Carson Prie to women who have made great contributions to the field of environmental protection.In 1980，16 years after her death，she was awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom，the highest civilian honour in America.

( C )1.What happened to Rachel Carson in 1962?

A．She started to write boos.

B．She gave up woring as a biologist.

C．Her boo Silent Spring made her famous.

( C )2.What most probably made Rachel Carson leave her job?

A．She got an award.

B．She published Silent Spring.

C．The Sea Around Us brought her enough money.

( C )3.Why is the boo Silent Spring important to America's environmental protection?

A．It describes a silent spring.

B．It topped the boo sales lists.

C．It changed how America thought about nature.

( A )4.What does the underlined word “It”in Paragraph 3 mean?

A．The boo Silent Spring.

B．The way America thought.

C．The US Bureau of Fisheries.

( C )5.Why was Rachel Carson awarded the Presidential Medal of Freedom?

A．She published the boo Silent Spring.

B．She did a lot of researches for the US Bureau of Fisheries.

C．She made great contributions to the environmental protection.

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2.B

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