18．Looking back on my childhood，I get to believe that naturalists are born and not made．Although we were all brought up in the same way，my brothers and sisters soon threw away 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 unclear 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（熱情） has led me into varied investigations（調查）．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 wonder you see the answer to the riddle（迷），because it all seems to fit together．This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books，which some might honour 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 qualities required is self-discipline，a quality I lack．A scientist requires not only self-discipline but hard training，determination and a goal．A scientist，up to a point，can be made．A naturalist is born．If you can combine the two，you get the best of both worlds．
32．The first paragraph tells us that the authorD．
A．was born to a naturalist's family
B．lost his hearing when he was a child
C．didn't like his brothers and sisters
D．was interested in flowers and insects
33．The author can't remember his relatives clearly becauseB．
A．he didn't live long with them
B．he was fully busy observing nature
C．the family was too large to remember
D．he was too young when he lived with them
34． It can be inferred from the passage that the author wasA
A．a(chǎn) naturalist but not a scientist
B．more a good observer than a listener
C．no more than a born naturalist
D．a(chǎn) scientist as well as a naturalist
35． The author says he's a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks heA．
A．lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist
B．he couldn't do mental arithmetic
C．he was brought up in a family of farmers
D．he was not knowledgeable enough．
分析 文章介紹了作者小時候和哥哥姐姐不一樣，比較喜歡大自然的東西，并告訴我們成為科學家是需要努力的，而自然學家則是天生的．
解答 D B A A
32．D 概括總結．根據(jù)第一段內容可知，我的哥哥姐姐們很快就扔了花和昆蟲，但我和他們不 一樣，我不擅長音樂、語言等，推出我對昆蟲、花之類的比較感興趣，故選D．
33．B 細節(jié)題．在第二段But I do have a clear memory of the dogs，the farm animals，the local birds and，above all，the insects．介紹了為對親戚朋友、鄰居都不熟悉，為對狗、動物等卻記憶深刻，言下之意我把大把的時間都花在這些上了，故選B．
34．A 細節(jié)題．在第三段開頭 I am a naturalist，not a scientist提到我是一個自然愛好者，不是一個科學家．故選A．
35．A 推理判斷．在最后一段介紹了成為一名科學家所要求的一些品質，one of the outstanding qualities required is self-discipline，其中一個顯著的品質是自律，a quality I lack這是我所缺的一個品質，所以作者認為這是他不能成為科學家的原因，故選A．
點評 本文是人生感悟類閱讀理解．這類題材是高考�？嫉膬热�，它注重考查考生整體理解文章大意的能力，在做題時要結合題干以及上下文做出正確的選擇．
