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Part II Reading Comprehension (35 minutes) Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. 乐外网资源，转载请表明来源 Although we were all 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 arithmetic. 内容来自乐外网 Before world 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 the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds and, above all the insects. 本文来源于乐外网www.lewai.com 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 while 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 (谜), because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honour with the title of scientific research. 乐外网资源，转载请表明来源 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 require is self-discipline, quality I lack. A scientist requires not only self-discipline but all training, determination and a goal. 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. 本文来源于乐外网www.lewai.com 21. The first paragraph tells us that the author ________. 乐外网leWai.com A) was born to a naturalist’s family 乐外网，学习考试培训网 B) lost his hearing when he was a child 乐外网，学习考试培训网
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22. The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because ________. 乐外网资源，转载请表明来源 A) he didn’t live very long with them CopyRight LeWai.com B) he was fully occupied with observing nature 乐外网，学习考试培训网 C) he was too young when he lived with them 乐外网leWai.com D) the family was extremely large（D） 本文来源于乐外网www.lewai.com 23. It can be inferred from the passage that the author was ________. 乐外网资源，转载请表明来源 A) no more than a born naturalist http://www.lewai.com乐外网 B) a naturalist but not a scientist 乐外网资源，转载请表明来源 C) a scientist as well as a naturalist 本文来源于乐外网www.lewai.com D) first of all a scientist（C） 乐外网leWai.com 24. The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he ________. http://www.lewai.com乐外网
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