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 （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
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 本文属于记叙文阅读，作者通过这篇文章向我们介绍了一位美国作家和环境保护学家瑞秋•卡森，她写了一本著名的书《寂静的春天》，在这本书中她质疑工业公司的生产中没有考虑到污染对环境造成的影响，她的这本书最终影响了政府，使政府颁布对DDT的禁令．

解答 71．A  细节理解题，根据第一段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个鸟类保护区，由此推知她的朋友很关心鸟类保护的问题，故选A．
72．B  推理判断题，根据第二段However，none would agree to publish anything about such a disputed （有争议的） subject．可知没有杂志同意出版有关DDT的有害影响的文章是因为他们害怕卷入到纠纷中，故选B．
73．C  细节理解题，根据第三段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《寂静的春天》这本书中卡森小姐质疑工业公司的生产中没有考虑到污染对环境造成的影响，认为这种污染会导致其他鸟类的减少，由此看出她对环境问题很焦虑，故选C．
74．B  细节理解题，根据第四段Industry spokesmen and other critics said the book was non-scientific and emotional．可知业内的代言人说这本书是不科学的，他们对这本书持批评的态度，故选B．
75．D  细节理解题，根据最后一段Rachel Carson did not live to see how her book influenced the government's decision to ban DDT．可知瑞秋的书对政府颁布DDT的禁令作出了很大贡献，故选D．

点评 考查学生的细节理解和推理判断能力．做细节理解题时一定要找到文章中的原句，和题干进行比较，再做出正确选择．在做推理判断题时不要以个人的主观想象代替文章的事实，要根据文章事实进行合乎逻辑的推理判断．