2008年04月学位英语考试真题答案及解析.pdfVIP

一、PartIReadingComprehension(30%)

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Question1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage.

Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwe

werebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed(紧抱的)flowers

andinsects.Unlikethem,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnot

domentalarithmetic.

BeforeWorldwarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthe

housewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.(76)NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,

aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.butIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarm

animals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.

Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasled

meintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnight.Ilove

discussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoil,readingaboutotherpeople’sobservations

anddiscoveries.thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.

Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle(谜)，becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishas

resultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.

Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakea

scientist;oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientist

canbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbornworlds.

1、Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe__

A、fullofenthusiasm

B、self-disciplined

C、fullofambition

D、knowledgeable

解析：

题目:根据作者的观点，一个天生的博物学家首先应该

A:充满热情的

B:自律

C:充满野心的

D:知识渊博的

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