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阅读理解。     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 brothers 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 Ⅰwe 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 led me
into varied investigations .I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while
reading about other people"s 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 selfdiscipline, a quality I lack. A
scientist requires not only selfdiscipline, but hard training, determination and a goal. 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________.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 family2. The author can"t remember his relatives clearly because________.A. he didn"t live very long with them
B. the family was extremely large
C. he was too young when he lived with them
D. he was fully occupied with observing nature3.Which of the following statements is TRUE according to the passage?A. The author is a naturalist, but not a scientist.
B. The author is a scientist as well as a naturalist.
C. The author is first of all a scientist.
D. The author is neither a naturalist nor a scientist.4.The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he________.A. has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic
B. lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist
C .just reads about other people"s observations and discoveries
D. comes up with solutions in a most natural way

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试题【阅读理解。 Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born】；主要考察你对题材分类等知识点的理解。[详细]

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     "You will never walk again. You will have to use a wheelchair. " I heard his   1   fall heavily on my
ears, numbing my soul. If I had never felt hopeless before, I felt hopeless then.
     The car accident had left me unconscious. When   2 , I found both legs in casts (石膏). While I had
other serious injuries, my   3   were my first concern. Working as a special needs teacher and busy and
active by nature, I couldn"t imagine being   4   in a wheelchair.
     Lying in my bed, I wondered how I   5   give my ten-year-old son hope that mom would  6  . He"d
been cheerful on every visit, but I saw   7   in his eyes. He needed the ray of hope that I would not be in
a wheelchair forever.
     Just maybe, I thought, I could use this experience to teach him what to do when   8   strikes.
     It didn"t take me long to become impatient with my limited movements and even with the pace (进度)
the doctors were willing to go with me. I was   9   to learn everything they showed me.
     Every night in my private room, as soon as I knew I wouldn"t be   10   or discovered, I would move
myself from the bed to the floor,   11   on to the bed rail (床栏杆) for dear life, and slowly putting my
weight  12   my feet. After several weeks of such difficult   13  , my strength and confidence continued
to   14 .
     The time came to share my achievements with the person most   15   to me. One night, when I heard
my   16   greet the nurses at the station, I dragged (拖,拉) myself up. As he opened the door, I took a
few small steps.   17  , he could only watch as I turned and started back to bed. All of the pain, the fear,
and the struggle   18   as I heard the words I had longed to hear, "Mommy, you can walk!"
     I am now able to walk alone, sometimes using a stick. I am able to take public transportation to shop
and visit friends. My life has been blessed with (有幸得到) many   19   of which I am proud. But none
has ever brought me the satisfaction and joy   20   by those four little words of my son.

(     )1. A. words
(     )2. A. hit
(     )3. A. legs
(     )4. A. placed
(     )5. A. might
(     )6. A. change
(     )7. A. curiosity
(     )8. A. misfortune
(     )9. A. exhausted
(     )10. A. punished
(     )11. A. falling
(     )12. A. through
(     )13. A. efforts
(     )14. A. appear
(     )15. A. useful
(     )16. A. doctor
(     )17. A. Disappointed
(     )18. A. disappeared
(     )19. A. expectations
(     )20. A. proved    B. report
B. awakened
B. parents
B. caught
B. should
B. recover
B. surprise
B. fortune
B. terrified
B. disturbed
B. setting
B. in
B. lessons
B. survive
B. important
B. friend
B. Embarrassed
B. spread
B. challenges
B. offered   C. explanations
C. asked
C. activities
C. carried
C. could
C. adapt
C. fear
C. mystery
C. discouraged
C. accepted
C. holding
C. at
C. acts
C. build
C. popular
C. husband
C. Frightened
C. backed
C. achievements
C. taught    D. decision
D. discovered
D. surroundings
D. stuck
D. must
D. succeed
D. puzzle
D. life
D. determined
D. protected
D. putting
D. on
D. effects
D. add
D. pleasant
D. son
D. Shocked
D. sank
D. supports
D. suggested

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阅读理解。     After a year in America, I have learned some interesting American expressions. Many people believe
that money makes the world go around. I do not agree with the idea. But I do admit that money can make people do strange things. Let me tell you about a person I once knew who liked to gamble (赌博).
     My friend Bob had a problem because he liked to gamble at all costs. He would play at any time and
at any price. Sometimes my friend would clean up. He would win a lot of money on one card game.
Other times my friend would simply break even. He neither won nor lost money. But sometimes Bob
would lose his shirt. When this happened, my friend would have to go into debt and owe people money.
     Recently, Bob turned to crime after losing all his money. In his job, he kept the books for a small
business. He supervised (监管) the records of money earned and spent by the company. Although my
friend was usually honest, he decided to cook the books. He illegally changed the financial records of the
company. This permitted him to make a fast buck - he made some quick, easy money dishonestly.
     Bob used the money he stole from his company to gamble again. Quickly he was back on his feet,
returning to good financial health. His company, however, ended up in the red, owing lots of money.
     It did not take long before his dishonesty was discovered. The company investigated and charged him with stealing. He ended up in jail. Today, I would bet my bottom dollar that my friend will never gamble
again. I would bet all I have that he learned his lesson from gambling.1. When a person will "lose his shirt" (para. 2) in gambling, we mean that ________.A. he will win all the money to the gambling table
B. he will neither win nor lose money
C. he decides to give up gambling
D. he will lose all his money2. If a company doesn"t run well, it will ________.A. be back on its feet
B. end up in the red
C. make a fast buck
D. break even3. What job does Bob do?A. A salesman.
B. A typist.
C. An accountant.
D. A secretary.4. What is the purpose of the passage?A. To talk about the danger of gambling.
B. To explain some American expressions related to money.
C. To prove that money can make people do strange things.
D. To explain the writer"s attitude towards money.

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完形填空。     One day last summer, my five-year-old son Parker and I decided to go fishing.
     Parker had fished before, but hadn"t yet   1   the same hobby as me. We"d go to a farm pond, throw
Parker"s   2   into the water, and in about three seconds the bobber (浮子) would go under and Parker
would get a three-inch fish. Parker   3   all that a great and exciting adventure. Then he was off, throwing
rocks in the water, looking for frogs, picking flowers for his mom and generally   4   this whole process of
fishing.
      So on this particular day, I decided to teach Parker a   5  . I had thought Parker could catch no more
than a couple. But I   6   wrong. No more than two hours, Parker   7   almost ten.
     "Wow!" Parker said, "I bet mom won"t   8   I caught so many."
     "She might," I answered, "Now be quiet and try to catch another one."
     Parker tried, but he couldn"t keep his   9   off those already in the bucket(桶). I could tell that
something was beginning to   10   him.
     "Dad," he said. "We"re taking these home to show mom, right?"
     "Certainly," I said. Parker concentrated   11   his bobber for a moment.
     "How are they going to stay   12  ?" he asked.
     I expected his question and congratulated myself for having a ready   13  .
     "Well," I began, trying to be as   14   as possible, "they aren"t. I mean, we"re going to clean them
when we get home.   15   we can eat them, and they"ll have to die then, right?"
     "I guess so," Parker replied.
     He remained   16   while he caught a couple more.
     "I"ve got an idea," Parker announced. "Let"s put them back in the   17  ."
     "I"m with you," I said,  18   the fish free. We stood together and watched them swim lazily back into
the green   19   of the water.
     I had   20 on teaching Parker a fishing lesson, but he turned the tables on me.(     )1.A. discovered
(     )2.A. stick
(     )3.A. realized
(     )4.A. forgetting
(     )5.A. game
(     )6.A. prepared
(     )7.A. counted
(     )8.A. believe
(     )9.A. seat
(     )10.A. satisfy
(     )11.A. to
(     )12.A. fresh
(     )13.A. test
(     )14.A. polite
(     )15.A. Next
(     )16.A. silent
(     )17.A. farm
(     )18.A. allowing
(     )19.A. depths
(     )20.A. plannedB. developed
B. rock
B. recognized
B. avoiding
B. skill
B. guessed
B. picked
B. hope
B. intention
B. disappoint
B. at
B. calm
B. word
B. gentle
B. But
B. lazy
B. pond
B. leading
B. grasses
B. rewarded  C. introduced
C. line
C. admitted
C. leaving
C. aim
C. doubted
C. caught
C. explain
C. patience
C. impress
C. for
C. alive
C. opinion
C. soon
C. So
C. curious
C. lake
C. setting
C. signs
C. raised   D. changed
D. flower
D. considered
D. banning
D. lesson
D. desired
D. added
D. express
D. mind
D. bother
D. on
D. active
D. answer
D. sad
D. Or
D. enthusiastic
D. river
D. persuading
D. fields
D. pretended

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完形填空。     When she walked in, his eyes lit up. They had both   1    someone they loved. So this day was a   2
one. She was  3 , lonely and afraid. He knew how she felt. There was an clear  4    in his heart, too.  5
what strengthened their love for each other was heartache.
She stood there. He motioned (示意) to her to sit next to him. She hesitated (犹豫)   6 a moment, but
gave in. In fact, she  7  did. Then she held his hand. He looked at her and placed his hand on hers.
Suddenly he reached   8    the pillow(枕头), pulled out a large  9  and nervously   10   it to her. She was
a bit in   11  .Then he handed her a small box, wrapped (包,裹) in paper of hearts and flowers. She
couldn"t   12  what was happening.
     "Now,"he said, "read the card."
     She opened the envelope. It  13  as follows:
     I know that this has been a hard year for  14   of us. I know that Valentine"s Day is a  15  day
for people in love. I want you to know that…(     )1. A. missed
(     )2. A. wonderful
(     )3. A. hurt
(     )4. A. disappointment
(     )5. A. But
(     )6. A. in
(     )7. A. always
(     )8. A. beside
(     )9. A. box
(     )10. A. handed
(     )11. A. surprise
(     )12. A. criticise
(     )13. A. read
(     )14. A. all
(     )15. A. special
(     )16. A. turkey
(     )17. A. first
(     )18. A. Steadily
(     )19. A. word
(     )20. A. sweet       B. forgot
B. difficult
B. terrified
B. surprise
B. If
B. for
B. never
B. into
B. envelope
B. presented
B. peace
B. consider
B. looked
B. neither
B. magic
B. eggs
B. last
B. Rapidly
B. note
B. distinctiveC. lost
C. magnificent
C. injured
C. excitement
C. So
C. at
C. seldom
C. under
C. card
C. supplied
C. silence
C. wonder
C. wrote
C. both
C. common
C. chocolate
C. smallest
C. Happily
C. rose
C. vivid     D. respected
D. usual
D. harmed
D. pain
D. While
D. after
D. sometimes
D. on
D. calendar
D. imported
D. fright
D. believe
D. seemed
D. none
D. formal
D. trees
D. best
D. Slowly
D. notice
D. broken

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阅读理解。     The cold wind cut through my enthusiasm (热情) as a tourist in Washington D.C., so I entered the
nearest restaurant for warmth. I ordered a coffee, and began observing people.
     At that time, I saw a man seated nearby and from his eager eyes, I realized that he noticed the
delicious food. His tired body and worn clothes shouted, "Homeless, homeless!"
     "How long has it been since he ate last time?" I wondered. I expected him to approach me for a
handout (施舍物). But he never did. A silent war broke out in my head-one side was telling me to mind
my own business, and the other was urging me to offer him some food.
     While my inner debate moved on, a well-dressed young couple walked up to him. "Excuse me, sir,
"the husband began. "We just finished eating, and our appetites (胃口) weren"t as big as we had thought. We hate to waste good food. Can you help us out and put this to use?" He gave the man some food.
"Thank you. Merry Christmas!" the man replied. The man carefully watched his new food, and was about
to eat.
     Something that happened next shocked me. An old man in pants, an old jacket and open shoes
entered the hall and walked towards us. My neighbor saw the situation. Setting aside his meal, he stood
up and guided the old man to the table.
     "Hi, my name is Jack," he said, "and one kind person brought me this meal. I just finished eating and
hate to waste good food. Can you help me out?" The old man answered gratefully, "Sure, but only if you
go halfway with me on that sandwich."
     I left the restaurant that day feeling warmer than I had ever thought possible.1.The author entered the nearest restaurant to         .A. escape the coldness outside
B .taste the delicious coffee
C. relax as a tourist
D. enjoy watching other people2. What can we learn about the old man according to the text? A. He accepted the food given by the kind couple.
B. He felt ashamed because of his own appearance.
C. He expressed thanks to Jack after being helped by him.
D. He had known Jack before he entered the restaurant.3. It can be inferred from the text that          .A. the young couple always wasted food in the restaurant
B. the old man accepted all the food given by Jack
C. Jack was disappointed that the author didn"t help him
D. Jack gave the food to the old man though he was still hungry4. What can be the best title of the text? A. The Couple"s Kindness
B. Drawn to the Warmth
C. A Delicious Dinner
D. A Homeless Man

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