Looking back on my childhood. I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages. I was not an early reader and I could not do mental maths.    
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 recall clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and above all, the insects.  
I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle. Because it all seems to fit together .This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books. Which some may light honor, with the title of scientific research.  
But curiosity, a keen eye, a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist? One of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist can be made a naturalist. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds. 
【小題1】According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be _____ 

A．full of ambition B．self-disciplined
C．full of enthusiasm D．knowledgeable
【小題2】The first paragraph tells us that the author _____
A．lost his hearing when he was a child
B．didn’t like his brothers and sisters
C．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
D．was born to a naturalist’s family
【小題3】The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he __    . 
A．just reads about other people observations and discoveries.
B．Lacks some of the qualities required of scientist.
C．Has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic.
D．Come up with solutions in most natural ways.
【小題4】The author can’t remember him relatives clearly because__
A．He didn’t live very long with them
B．He was too young when he lived with them.
C．The family was extremely large.
D．He was fully occupied with observing nature.
【小題5】Which of the following statements is true?
A．The author believes that a born naturalist cannot be scientist.
B．The author read a lot of books about the natural world and oil industry
C．The author’s brothers and sisters were good at music and languages.
D．The author spent a lot of time working on riddles.


【小題1】C
【小題2】C
【小題3】B
【小題4】D
【小題5】C

解析試題分析：作者認(rèn)為自然主義者是天生的，不是后天造就的。而一個(gè)科學(xué)家應(yīng)具備自我約束、刻苦訓(xùn)練，堅(jiān)定的信念和明確的目標(biāo)，從作者童年的經(jīng)歷和后來的成長(zhǎng)，作者認(rèn)為自己是天然主義者不是科學(xué)家。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題：作者認(rèn)為一個(gè)科學(xué)家應(yīng)具備自我約束、刻苦訓(xùn)練，堅(jiān)定的信念和明確的目標(biāo)，從第三段，第一、二兩句I am a naturalist, not a scientist. I have a strong love of the natural world, and my enthusiasm has led me into varied investigations.中我們得知首先應(yīng)該有熱情，答案為 C項(xiàng)。
【小題2】推理題：第一段中的 convinced that naturalists are born and not made.告訴我們自然主義者是天生的，不是后天造就的。他的姐妹兄弟對(duì)于花、蟲等不感興趣，但作者 unlike them.所以作者在童年對(duì)花草是感興趣的，答案為C項(xiàng)。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題：最后一段中，One of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I lack.作者明白自己缺少科學(xué)家的素質(zhì)，因?yàn)橐粋�(gè)科學(xué)家的基本素質(zhì)就是“self-discipline”可知選B
【小題4】細(xì)節(jié)題：第二段作者回憶了在農(nóng)場(chǎng)度過的日子，那里的狗、鳥、動(dòng)物至今仍歷歷在目，但對(duì)那里的親戚、房子、玩具已記不住了，可見他從小就被自然吸引住了。答案為 D項(xiàng)。
【小題5】推理題：從第一段的句子：my brothers and sisters soon  abandoned their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no ear for music and languages.可知作者不象他的兄弟姐妹，他不喜歡音樂和語言，也就是作者的兄弟姐妹是擅長(zhǎng)音樂和語言的，選C
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