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【正文】 se of her life. Rachel went to Johns Hopkins University for further study and became a member of the zoology (動(dòng)物學(xué)) staff at the University of Maryland.For fifteen years, Rachel worked for the United States Fish and Wildlife Service, writing and editing publications. Fortunately, her employer encouraged her to reach a larger audience. Rachel’s poetic style of writing in three books about the ocean caught the imagination of the general reader. Her rare talent as both a physical scientist and a gifted writer earned her the National Book Award for the Sea Around Us.Rachel’s next book marked her as a leading fighter for the preservation of the natural environment. She began writing Silent Spring, knowing that she would be personally attacked and ridiculed. She continued writing despite the ill health that slowed her progress. Upon pleting the book, she wrote to a close friend, “I have felt obliged to do what I could – if I didn’t at least try I could never again be happy in nature. But now I believe I have at least helped a little.”Rachel Carson did more than help a little. Although both government and industry opposed her, specialists in public health, the press, and the public itself all supported her fight against the irresponsible use of insecticides (殺蟲(chóng)劑). Her book eventually led the government to ban DDT.The passage describes Rachel as ____________.所選答案：B. a scientist and a writer 問(wèn)題 33得 2 分，滿分 2 分We know from the passage that Rachel was the author of at least ____________.所選答案：D. 4 books 問(wèn)題 34得 2 分，滿分 2 分Which of the following is true about the book Silent Spring?所選答案：B. The book was written when Rachel was in good health. 問(wèn)題 35得 2 分，滿分 2 分The world “ridiculed” in Paragraph 3 most likely means ____________.所選答案：B. employed 問(wèn)題 36得 2 分，滿分 2 分What does the writer IMPLY about banning DDT?所選答案：A. The government was forced to do so.
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