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Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.
Passage1
Questions1to5arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed(紧抱的)flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,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),becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.
Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;
oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-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.Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe_____.
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’sbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.
C.Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.
D.Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.
Passage2
Questions6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:
IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.
Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhavesomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.
Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfaithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.
TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.(77)Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywillbepaidaccordingly.
Withsomanyloopholes(漏洞)ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”.Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;
notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andworkersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”.(78)Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpr