2009高考英語复习课堂限时强化训练——阅读理解（三十六）（附详解）.docVIP

《十年高考网》 十年高考试题、高考模拟试题、教学资源下载 2009高考英语复习课堂限时强化训练——阅读理解（三十六） （一） 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高考资源网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 peoples 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 . w.w.w.k.s.5.u.c.o.m 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 fa