2015阅读理解(39页).ppt

1．Rachel Carson had a deep love for nature and books because of __B__. A．her father B．her mother C．her schoolteacher D．her brother 2．Rachel decided that she wanted to be a writer when __A__. A．she was very young B．she was in college C．she became a teacher D．she became famous 3．The Chinese meaning of the word “decline” in this passage is probably “ __B__”． A．增加 B．减少 C．维持 D．翻番 4．Which of the following is NOT true according to the passage？__D__ A．Rachel Carson was a careful and serious writer. B．The Sea Around Us won the National Book Award. C．In Silent Spring Rachel said some pesticides were bad for the environment. D．The use of DDT was stopped as soon as the book Silent Spring came out. B(2014，咸宁) Decide to Do Well Everybody makes decisions in daily life.They can be as important as what you will do in the future or as simple as what you will eat for breakfast.Any decision could be the turning point of your life. I made an important decision when I was in Junior 3. Before I made that decision I was one of the boys who tried too hard to act as an adult.I didnt know that only kids want to show themselves as adults. I didnt listen to my parents and teachers, and my grades became poor.Then came the high school entrance exam. At the turning point of my life, my mom wanted to have a conversation with me.I wanted to turn it down but when I looked at her eyes, I felt I couldnt refuse.Instead of asking me to study hard, to my surprise, Mom just asked what I wanted to do in the future.Without thinking too much, I just said I would like to study hard. Mom smiled and asked again：“I asked：what do you WANT to do？” I never seriously thought about the question.So, I kept silent. “Whether you want to go on studying or enter the society，” she went on, “it is your own decision.Your life ought to be decided by you, not by anyone else, including me.” After saying that, she had tears in her eyes. For the first time in my life I was asked to make my own decision.I sat in my chair a