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高考英语阅读系列（10）ADuringherchildhood,Rachelshowedaninterestinnatureandinwriting.Afterhighschool,sheenrolledinPennsylvaniaStateCollegeforWomen,intendingtobecomeawriter.Sheswitchedtobiology,however,therebysettingthecourseofherlife.RachelwenttoJohnsHopkinsUniversityinBaltimoreforfurtherstudyandbecameamemberofthezoologystaffattheUniversityofMaryland.Forfifteenyears,RachelworkedfortheUnitedStatesFishandWildlifeService,writingandeditingpublications.Fortunately,heremployerencouragedhertoreachalargeraudience.Rachel'spoeticstyleofwritinginthreebooksabouttheoceancaughttheimaginationofthegeneralreader.HerraretalentasbothaphysicalscientistandagiftedwriterearnedhertheNationalBookAwardforTheSeaAroundUs.Rachel'snextbookmarkedherasaleadingconservationistandacrusader(努力消除公害的人)forthepreservationofthenaturalenvironment.ShebeganwritingSilentSpring,knowingthatshewouldbepersonallyattackedandridiculed.Shecontinuedwritingdespitetheillhealththatslowedherprogress.Uponcompletingthebook,shewrotetoaclosefriend,IhavefeltboundbyasolemnobligationtodowhatIcould—ifIdidn'tatleasttryIcouldneveragainbehappyinnature.ButnowIcanbelieveIhaveatleasthelpedalittle.RachelCarsondidmorethanhelpalittle.Althoughbothgovernmentandindustryopposedher,specialistsinpublichealth,thepress,andthepublicitselfallsupportedherfightagainsttheirresponsibleuseofinsecticides.HerbookeventuallyledthegovernmenttobanDDT.1.Thispassageisconcernedmainlywith_____.A)theenvironmentalrevolutionintheUnitedStatesB)RachelCarsonasapoeticwriterC)thepopularityofTheSeaAroundUsandSilentSpringD)RachelCarsonasaconservationistKey：D。文章首句点明RachelCarson自幼即“showedaninterestinnatureandwriting”，尔后以笔为武器致力宣传环境保护，并作出显著的贡献。2.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A)Asachild,Rachellovedbooksandthenaturalworld.B)Rachelstartedherhighereducationaimingatbecomingawriter.C)ShedecidedtoswitchhermajortobiologyinJohnsHopkinsUniversity.D.)RachelwontheNationalBookAwardforTheSeaAroundUs.Key：C。她是在“PennsylvaniaStateCollegeforWomen”而并非在“JohnsHopkinsUniversity”内念书时改学biology的。3.ShebegantowriteSilentSpringbecause_____.A)heremployerencouragedhertodosoB)shefeltobligedtofightagainstthepoisoningoftheearthC)herpoeticwritingstylewasverymuchappreciatedbythegeneralreaderD)sheknewthatitwouldnotbringheranypersonalharmKey：B。第三段第一句“Rachel'snextbook（即SilentSpring）markedherasacrusaderforthepreservationofthenaturalenvironment”，即说明此点。4.ThestatementRachelCarsondidmorethanhelpalittleinthefourthparagraphsignifiesthat_____.A)sheplayedasignificantroleintheenvironmentalrevolutionB)shehadprovedherselftobeanoutstandingwriter,poetandscientistC)sheknewtheimportanceofwhatshewasdoingandshesucceededD)shedevotedherwholelifetohelpingfriendsandthosesufferingfromthepoisonedenvironmentKey：A。“R.Carsondidmorethanhelpalittle”一句所说明的，正是此项所含的内容。5.Wecandrawfromthepassagetheconclusionthat_____.A)RachelCarsonwasthefirstandthelastleadingconservationistB)peoplewillrememberRachelCarsonasagiftedandoutstandingwriterC)whoeverdoeshisbesttoworkintheinterestofmankindwillenjoysupportfrom,andprestigeamong,thecommonpeopleD)itisduetothecontributionsofRachelCarsonthatpeoplearenowlivinginacleanenvironmentKey：C。A）项和D）项意思太绝对，可排除；B）项内容只提及她作为一个作家的才能，而忽略了文章更侧重的一面即她作为一个conservationist所做的贡献。所以C）项是我们能从文章中所得出的合理而完整的结论。BHaveyoueverbeenstartledbyaloudnoiseorbysomeoneappearingsuddenlybehindyouonadarknightorbyasnakeinthegrass?Doyourememberthesudden,tightfeelinginyourchest,thewayyourheartstartedtopound,thewayyouseemedtobreathemorerapidly?Suchreactionsoccurredbecauseyouwerefrightened.Yourbrainsentasignaltothespecialglandinyourbodycalledtheadrenalgland.Otherpartsofyourbodywereinvolved,too,buttheadrenalglandhasaveryspecialfunction.Theadrenalglandislocatedontopofyourkidney.Sinceyouhavetwokidneys,youalsohavetwoadrenalglands.Eachadrenalglandisdividedintotwoparts:acortexandamedulla.Thecortexformstheoutershell;themedullaformsthecentralcore.Boththecortexandthemedullasecretehormones,buttheyhavedifferentfunctions.Thecortexproducesmorethanfortydifferentchemicalcompoundsandhormones.Allthesethingsareessentialtosustainlife.Themedullasecretesadrenalin(alsocalledepinephrine,thehormonethatpreparesthebodyforemergencies).Whenyouaresuddenlyfacedwithadangerousorstressfulsituation,partofyourbraininstantlysendsasignaltotheadrenalgland,andallsortsofthingsbegintohappeninyourbody.Themedullareleasesanextraamountofadrenalinintothebloodstream.Theadrenaliniscarriedrapidlythroughoutthebody,stimulatingotherglandsandsystems.6.Inthispassage,theauthorismainlydiscussingthefunctionof_____.A)thehumanbrainB)glandsandsystemsinthebodyC)thecortexoftheadrenalglandD)themedullaoftheadrenalglandKey：D。关于cortex文章虽也提到，但更侧重于讲述medulla的功能。7.WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrue?A)Theadrenalglandislocatedontopofthekidney.B)Eachkidneyiscomposedoftwoadrenalglands.C)Themedullaisinsidethecortex.D)Thecortexandthemedullahavedifferentfunctions.Key：B。文章第二段第一行“Sinceyouhavetwokidneys,youalsohavetwoadrenalglands”，说明“Eachkidneyonlyhasoneadrenalgland”。8.Itis______thatmainlyhelpsyourespondtoadangerousorstressfulsituation.A)asignalsentbyyourbrainB)thespecialfunct