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Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.Youshoulddecideonthebestchoiceand
blackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed(紧抱的)flowersandinsects.Unlike
them,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.
BeforeWorldWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.(76)
NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.
ButIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.
Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovedis-cussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoiloil,readingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle(谜),becauseitallseemstofit
together.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.
Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;
oneoftheoutstandingand
essentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.
1.Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe____.A.fullofenthusiasm
B.self-disciplined
C.fullofambition
D.knowledgeable
2.Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____.
A.losthishearingwhenhewasachild
B.didn’tlikehisbrothersandsisters
C.wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily
D.wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhood
3.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientist
probablybecausehethinkshe_____.
A.justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries
B.comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalways
C.hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmetic
D.lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist
4.Theauthorcan’trememberhisrelativesclearlybecause_____.
A.hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnature
B.hedidn’tliveverylongwiththem
C.thefamilywasextremelylarge
D.hewastooyoungwhenhelivedwiththem
5.Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue?
A.Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.
B.Theauthor’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicand
languages.
C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoil
industry.
D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprised
tofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.
Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-
classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhere
inone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesome
businesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.The
driverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.
Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.
TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.
(77)
Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.
Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedand
theywillbepaid
accordingly.
Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞)ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;
notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeen
foundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonest
accountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongood
faithinever