Looking back on my childhood, I believe that naturalists are born and not made. Although w

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 mental arithmetic (算术).
Before World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the dim(暗淡的) 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(水晶)clear memory of the dogs, farm animals, local birds, and above all, insects.
I am a naturalist, nor a scientist. I have a strong love for the natural world and my enthusiasm (热情) has led me into varied investigations (调查). 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(好奇心), 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.
【小题1】The first paragraph tells us the writer .A．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhoodB．lost his hearing when he was a childC．didn’t like his brothers and sistersD．was born into a naturalist’s family【小题2】The writer can’t clearly remember his relatives probably because .A．he didn’t live very long with themB．the family was very largeC．he was too young when he lived with themD．he devoted himself to observing nature【小题3】It can be inferred from the passage that the writer was .A．a scientist as well as a naturalistB．not a naturalist but a scientistC．only a born naturalistD．first of all a scientistA

(答案→)A 解析：本文作者讲述了自己与生俱来的对大自然的热爱，即使在长大后他仍然保持着这份痴迷，凭借着这份热爱、痴迷、好奇以及好的记忆力，作者发表了300多篇论文和著作。但是他却认为自己只是一个天生的自然主义者，而并非科学家。【小题1】A细节理解题。根据文章第一段I believe that naturalists are born and not made. Although my brothers and my sisters soon gave up their flowers and insects.可知作者从小喜欢花草昆虫，所以正确答案为A。【小题2】D推理判断题。根据文章内容可知作者喜爱大自然，痴迷于大自然，所以把注意力都放在了观察自然界的万物之中，而对周围其他的不去留心，由此判断D选项正确。【小题3】C细节理解题。根据文中I am a naturalist, nor a scientist.可以判断C选项正确。

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