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You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel

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问题     You probably know who Marie Curie was, but you may not have heard of Rachel Carson. Of the outstanding ladies listed below, who do you think was the most important woman of the past 100 years?
    Jane Addams (1860—1935)
    Anyone who has ever been helped by a social worker has Jane Addams to thank. Addams helped the poor and worked for peace. She encouraged a sense of community by creating shelters and promoting education and services for people in need in 1931, Addams became the first American woman to win the Nobel Peace Prize.
    Rachel Carson (1907—1964)
    If it weren’t for Rachel Carson, the environmental movement might not exist today. Her popular 1962 book Silent Spring raised awareness of the dangers of pollution and the harmful effects of chemicals on humans and on the world’s lakes and oceans.
    Sandra Day O’Connor (1930—present)
    When Sandra Day O’Connor finished third in her class at Stanford Law School, in 1952, she could not find work at a law firm because she was a woman. She became an Arizona state senator and in 1981, the first woman to join the U. S. Supreme Court. O’Connor gave the deciding vote in many important cases during her 24 years on the top court.
    Rosa Parks (1913—2005)
    On December 1, 1955, in Montgomery, Alabama, Rosa Parks would not give up her seat on a bus to a passenger. Her simple act landed Parks in prison. But it also set off the Montgomery bus boycott. It lasted for more than a year, and kicked off the civil-rights movement. "The only tired I was, was tired of giving in", said Parks. [br] Who made a great contribution to the civil-rights movement in the US?
选项 A、Jane Addams
B、Rachel Carson
C、Sandra Day O’Connor
D、Rosa Parks
答案 D
解析 根据文中第五段Rosa Parks部分的最后“…and kicked off the civil-rights movement. ”可知，罗莎.帕克斯因为在公共汽车上拒绝为乘客让座而拉开了民权运动的序幕，所以是罗莎.帕克斯对美国民权运动做出了巨大的贡献，故选D。
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