Looking back on  my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made.  Although we were all brought up in the same way,my br others 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 arithmetic.

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 clear memory of the 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 had 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 might 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, up to a certain 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 author .      

A.was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood 

B.lost his hearing when he was a child

C.didn’t like his brothers and sisters    

D.was born to a naturalist’s family

2.The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because         .

A.he didn’t live very long with them   

B.the family was extremely large

C.he was too young when he lived with them  

D.he was fully occupied with observing nature

3.It can be inferred from the passage that the author was         .

A.a scientist as well as a naturalist   

B.a naturalist but not a scientist

C.no more than a born naturalist        

D.first of all a scientist

4.The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he         .

A.has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic

B.lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist

C.just reads about other people’s observations and discoveries

D.comes up with solutions in a most natural way

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1.Our town doesn’t b________ from the paper­making factory. Instead，it is seriously polluted.

2.Our house is very c________ for our school. Therefore，we go to school on foot.

3.If you become a________ to drugs，your wife shall leave you.

4.What’s happening?.What’s ________ 吸引their attention?

5.There are about 100 people in the hall________ (一共).

6.Like many ________ (發(fā)現(xiàn))，atomic power can be used for good  or evil.

7.The old man is as _________(有活力的) as a young person and he can’t sit still.

8. Can you tell us the s_______(相似between Am. English and  Br.english?

9.  I warn you，I’m beginning to lose my p________ （耐心）with you.

10. He is the most w________（富裕） in our village，but he doesn’t feed his parents.

—What’s the matter,Ann?You look sad.

—Oh,nothing much.As a matter of fact,I　　  of my friend back home.

A.think　　　　　　　　　　　　B.have just thought

C.had just thought　　　　　　　D.was just thinking

---- My parents said that we would take a camping on May Day.

  -----_____ it rains then?

A.What if         B.What about        C. What for        D. So what

閱讀下面短文，掌握其大意．然后從1—15各題所給的A、B、C和D項中，選出最佳選項，并在答題卡上將該項涂黑。

Returning from a trip overseas, I sensed that something was wrong between Keith, one of my two sons, and me. So I asked him, “Keith, have I done anything that really __1__your feeling?”

Immediately, he said, “Yes. Last Christmas you promised us a special    2    that I really wanted but you never gave it to me.”

       The    3   was that I’d completely forgotten about it. I   4     , “Is there anything else I’ve done wrong, but didn’t apologized for?”

Again, his   5    was immediate, “Remember last Christmas when Mom said you had to go to the  6    because Stephen was going to be born? You left us at home and  7        in a hurry. Remember?”

“Well, you left and forgot the suitcase.” I couldn’t believe he  8     all the details! “After you came back from the hospital you were  9    . When you got home, the suitcase had been opened and everything had been thrown all over the place, and you   10   me.”

“And you didn’t do it?” I asked.

“No, I didn’t . I was just searching for my gift.”

My heart sank. I felt  11    . I hugged Keith and asked him to  12     me. His Honesty made me think of our other son, Kevin. Maybe I’d hurt his feelings, too. I went to ask him the same question. Kevin’s answer was as immediate as his  13    , “Last Christmas you promised us a special toy, but you forgot about it.”

Though Christmas had passed, I took my two sons to the store that day and bought them what I had promised. The  14    thing wasn’t the toy. The problem was I’d made a promise too  15     and didn’t keep it as their father.

A．showed            B．hurt         C．a(chǎn)ttended      D．expressed

A．candy             B．book           C．picture       D．toy

A．challenge          B．message      C．idea         D．fact

A．complained       B．a(chǎn)pologized    C．continued      D．explained

A．suggestion         B．a(chǎn)nswer          C．memory        D．blame

A．hospital        B．church           C．school       D．garden

A．settled down      B．went on       C．set off       D．got up

A．knew             B．imagined     C．discovered      D．remembered

A．a(chǎn)ngry          B．worried         C．happy         D．satisfied

A．praised           B．punished     C．helped          D．educated

A．terrible            B．hopeless        C．inspired       D．encouraged

A．support           B．criticize      C．suspect        D．forgive

A．mother           B．brother       C．sister          D．father

A．strange           B．interesting     C．important     D．difficult

A．lightly           B．rudely          C．equally         D．truly