Unit 6 At one with nature (考查范围：Unit 6 时间：100分钟 分值：120分) Ⅰ. 阅读理解(共15小题；每小题2.5分，满分37.5分) A Four Environmentalists You Should Know Throughout history, environmentalists have had a great influence not only on natural spaces, but also on our individual lives. Here are four influential ones. John Muir His lifelong love for hiking began when he hiked to the Gulf of Mexico in 1867. Muir spent much of his adult life wandering in—and fighting to preserve—the wilderness of the West, especially California. His tireless efforts led to the creation of Yosemite National Park, Sequoia National Park, and millions of other conservation areas. Rachel Carson Born in rural Pennsylvania, Rachel Carson went on to study biology at Johns Hopkins University. After working for the US Fish and Wildlife Service, Carson published The Sea Around Us and other books. Her most famous work, however, was 1962's Silent Spring, in which she described the harmful environmental effects of pesticides (杀虫剂). After Carson's observations were proven correct, pesticides like DDT were banned. Wangari Maathai Wangari Maathai was from Kenya. After studying biology in the US, she returned to her home country to begin a career in environmental activism. Maathai founded the Green Belt Movement, which, by the early 21st century, had already planted more than 30 million trees, provided jobs, and secured firewood for rural communities. In 2004, she was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize while continuing to fight for the planet. David Brower David Brower was associated with wilderness preservation. He became the Sierra Club's first executive director in 1952, and then, over the next 17 years, the club membership grew from 2，000 to 77，000. It won many environmental victories under his leadership. After leaving the club, he went on to found other environmental groups like Friends of the Earth, and the Earth Island Institute. 1. Which environmentalist is a writer A．John Muir. B．Rachel Carson. C．Wangari Maathai. D．David Brower. 2. What did Wangari Maathai do as an environmentalist A．She encouraged green farming. B．She funded rural communities. C．She advocated growing trees. D．She attempted to protect wild animals. 3. Which title is the most suitable one for David Brower A．An environmental activist. B．A great social event planner. C．A city preservationist. D．An environmental scientist. B In 2018, Pollyanna, a former reporter, was sad by the death of her mother. “My mother's loss was terrible to me and she had always been my spiritual anchor.” Her mother focused on helping poor children and held a firm belief that education had the changing power of a person's life. Influenced by her mother, Pollyanna was eager to do her best to help others. Three years later after her mother's passing away, Pollyanna decided to return from the big city to start a free boarding school in her hometown, a poor mountain village, to help kids who couldn't afford to go to schoo ... ...
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