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Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same
Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same
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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 I we 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 grand-parents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal-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 has 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(谜), 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 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.
The first paragraph tells us that the author______.
选项
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 in his childhood
答案
D
解析
从文章第一段第二句“Although wewere all brought up in the same way,my brothersand sisters soon abandoned their pressed flowersand insects.”可推知作者的兄弟姐妹不久就放弃了这种爱好,而作者却没有。因此选D。
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