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  3. Looking back on my childhood. I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way

Looking back on my childhood. I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were brought up in the same way

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问题     Looking back on my childhood. I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were 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 grandparents, aunts, uncles and cousins who gathered next door. But I do have a crystal clear memory of 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, reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly 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 self-discipline, a quality I lack. A scientist 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 interested in flowers and insects in his childhood
B、didn’t like his brothers and sisters
C、was born to a naturalist’s family
D、lost his hearing when he was a child
答案A
解析 第一段告诉我们，童年的作者对花和昆虫感兴趣。作者在第一段说“Al—though we were all brought up in the same way，my brothers and sisters soon abandoned theirpressed flowers and insects．”此句暗示作者自己则坚持了下来。因此A项为正确答案。B、C和D项的内容与本文无关。
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