Looking back on my childhood, I believe that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and my sisters soon gave up their flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do maths well.
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim memory of the house we lived in, of my room and my toys. Nor do I remember clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of the dogs, farm animals, local birds, and above all, insects.
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love for the natural world and my passion has led me into varied explorations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something brings these observations together in my mind. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books.
But curiosity, a keen （敏锐的）eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist. A scientist, up to a point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
1.The first paragraph tells us the writer .
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A．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood |
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B．lost his hearing when he was a child |
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C．didn’t like his brothers and sisters |
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D．was born into a naturalist’s family |
2.The writer can’t clearly remember his relatives probably because .
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A．he didn’t live very long with them |
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B．the family was very large |
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C．he was too young when he lived with them |
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D．he devoted himself to observing nature |
3.It can be inferred from the passage that the writer was .
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A．a scientist as well as a naturalist |
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B．not a naturalist but a scientist |
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C．only a born naturalist |
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D．first of all a scientist |
4.According to the writer, a born naturalist should first of all be .
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A．good at maths |
B．full of passion |
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C．knowledgeable |
D．self-controlled |
完型填空（共20小题；每小题1.5分，满分30分）
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The other day, I happened to meet someone I hadn’t seen for many years. I couldn’t 31 the change in him. As a matter of fact, he didn’t even seem like the same person.
When I first knew Bill, back in 32 , he was one of the most carefree people I had ever met. He was always ready to have a party. He thought 33 of going out for beer at three o’clock in the morning 34 driving 50 miles to see an old movie he really liked. Bill and I were in the same class in college, and 35 was never dull when he was 36 . With him there was one wild 37 after another. Sometimes I wonder how we 38 to study for our exams.
Last week I was in Houston on business, and I ran into Bill in the bar at the hotel. 39 , I wasn’t even sure it was 40 . Was this short-haired businessman really the same person? I wasn’t really 41 until I came near him, but it indeed was Bill. Now he works for a bank. He 42 most of the evening about his job, his new car and his house. How he had 43 ! Back when we were in college, the 44 thing Bill cared about was possessions. Now they seemed to be his main 45 . Although I have changed quite a bit myself, somehow, I never imagined Bill changing so much. My image of him 46 the one I had formed at the time when we were college students together.
I suppose it’s 47 to expect people to remain the same, especially 48 I have changed so much myself. But I must say that I 49 the old Bill much more than the new Bill. Maybe he 50 the same way about me.
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It is colder today than it was yesterday. What terrible weather!
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A．briefly |
B．deeply |
C．physically |
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There was a reaction from the public when the singer was sent to prison last week.
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A．violent |
B．religious |
C．fundamental |
D．genuine |
To my surprise, at yesterday’s meeting he again the plan that didn’t sound reasonable.
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A．cheered up |
B．settled down |
C．brought up |
D．put up |
A large sum of money has been raised the poorly-educated children in the mountainous areas.
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B．for the benefit of |
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