阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。My grandparents built
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，然后从各题所给的四个选项(A、B、C、D)中，选出最佳选项，并在答题纸上将该选项标号涂黑。
My grandparents built and lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage for most of their adult lives. They actively practiced living a 21 life. Saving and avoiding overspending was their life 22 for their whole life. 23 seeking satisfaction through material items, they chose to spend 24 time together, with family, and in nature.
Over the years my grandparents noticed 25 changes in their community. Every year more farmland was 26 to build larger and larger homes. With houses’ prices 27 , many of their neighbors sold their little homes and lands. 28 only their small house was still on the block, surrounded by a sea of tall buildings. Countless family members 29 my grandparents to expand their home. But they didn’t want a bigger place and were 30 with what they had.
In many ways, I’ve modeled my life after my grandparents. Through their example I learned an important 31 : It is absolutely possible to live a small and fulfilling life.
My grandparents lived in a small home, but they owned a(n) 32 garden. They loved gardening deeply because it not only 33 their grocery bill, but also improved their health and gave them a(n) 34 to be outside. They said, “ 35 you live in a small home or an apartment, you don’t have to give up gardening.”
My grandparents avoided lifestyle creep(攀比) by paying for their own home in cash and building it themselves. They also recycled and 36 everything. For instance, they drove the same car for over 15 years and didn’t buy anything new until their stuff was 37 worn out.
My grandparents taught me that living well on 38 isn’t about feeling bad for myself. 39 , it’s about giving yourself the time, freedom, and money to seek your dreams. You know: Becoming debt free, living in a smaller home, and others are a few ways to 40 your life.
| 小题1: | | A．dull | B．simple | C．single | D．busy |
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| 小题2: | | A．attitude | B．experience | C．principle | D．standard |
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| 小题3: | | A．Rather than | B．More than | C．Other than | D．Apart from |
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| 小题4: | | A．shopping | B．work | C．break | D．quality |
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| 小题5: | | A．obvious | B．delicate | C．enjoyable | D．flexible |
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| 小题6: | | A．improved | B．ruined | C．discovered | D．distributed |
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| 小题7: | | A．taking up | B．making up | C．going up | D．turning up |
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| 小题8: | | A．Probably | B．Suddenly | C．Instantly | D．Eventually |
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| 小题9: | | A．forced | B．encouraged | C．persuaded | D．ordered |
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| 小题10: | | A．content | B．angry | C．cautious | D．familiar |
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| 小题11: | | A．lesson | B．theory | C．truth | D．sentence |
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| 小题12: | | A．small | B．special | C．ordinary | D．huge |
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| 小题13: | | A．reduced | B．handled | C．checked | D．handled |
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| 小题14: | | A．platform | B．stage | C．excuse | D．solution |
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| 小题15: | | A．As if | B．Even if | C．Only if | D．What if |
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| 小题16: | | A．sewed | B．created | C．sold | D．reused |
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| 小题17: | | A．thoroughly | B．generally | C．nearly | D．hardly |
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| 小题18: | | A．more | B．less | C．better | D．worse |
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| 小题19: | | A．What’s more | B．As a result | C．On the whole | D．On the contrary |
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| 小题20: | | A．risk | B．manage | C．limit | D．destroy |
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答案
小题1:B
小题2:C
小题3:A
小题4:D
小题5:A
小题6:B
小题7:C
小题8:D
小题9:B
小题10:A
小题11:A
小题12:D
小题13:A
小题14:C
小题15:B
小题16:D
小题17:A
小题18:B
小题19:D
小题20:B |
解析
试题分析：本文通过对祖父母简朴生活的细微的描述，作者悟出了来自祖父母的生活哲学：适时地返朴归“简”吧！返朴归“简”既是一种生活方式，也是一种生活态度。抛开繁杂和过多的物质束缚，用一颗知足的心去拥抱简单而充实的生活，我们将和快乐不期而遇。简单的快乐，你值得拥有！
小题1:B根据上文“lived in a small 600-square-foot cottage”中的“small”可以推断祖父母生活的简朴(simple)。dull呆板的，枯燥的；single单身的，唯一的；busy忙碌的。
小题2:C节俭和避免过度的花费是他们的人生信条/原则(principle)。上文的“Saving and avoiding overspending”从逻辑意义上说不是一种“attitude态度”，也不是什么“experience 经验，经历”更不是什么“standard标准”。
小题3:A Rather than而不是；More than不仅仅；Other than除了；Apart from除了。把下一题和这一题联系起来考虑。我们将句子改成“They chose to spend 24 time together, with family, and in nature 23 seeking satisfaction through material items”就比较容易选出答案。
小题4:D上下文字面意思是：他们选择了和家人在一起共度珍贵时光，享受大自然，而不是去追求物质上的满足。quality time珍贵时光；shopping购物；work工作；break休息。本句译文：比起通过物质来寻求满足，他们更愿意和家人在一起共度珍贵时光，享受大自然。
小题5:A 根据下文的描述“Every year more farmland was 26 to build larger and larger homes. ”说明他们所居住的社区发生了“obvious明显的”变化。delicate微妙的；enjoyable愉快的，快乐的；flexible灵活的，易弯曲的，柔韧的。这些年来，我的祖父母注意到他们所在的社区发生了非常明显的变化。
小题6:B根据下文的“to build larger and larger homes”推断应该是“毁掉农田来建造房子”。improved改善；ruined毁坏；discovered发现；distributed分配。每年，越来越多的农田被毁掉，用以建造越来越大的房子。
小题7:C根据下文“many of their neighbors sold their little homes and lands.”的描述说明房地产的价格在上升。go up上升；take up拿起，继续，接受（提议），占去。make up组成，补足，弥补，编造；turn up出现，调大(声音)。随着房地产价格的节节攀升，他们的很多邻居都卖掉了自己的小房子和土地。
小题8:D 由于“很多邻居都卖掉了自己的小房子和土地”，所以最终的结果是“only their small house was still on the block, surrounded by a sea of tall buildings.(街区就只剩下祖父母家的小房子，而周围全是高楼大厦)”Eventually终于，最后；Probably也许；Suddenly突然；Instantly立刻。
小题9:B面临“街区就只剩下祖父母家的小房子，而周围全是高楼大厦”的情况所以“很多家庭成员鼓励(encouraged)祖父母扩建他们的房子”。本题的最大干扰项是C项persuaded劝服，但是从下文看，祖父母并没有被劝服。forced迫使；ordered命令。
小题10:A be content with="be" satisfied/pleased with对感到满意；angry生气；cautious小心的，谨慎的；familiar熟悉的。但他们并不想要一个更大的地方，也非常满足于拥有的一切。
小题11:A learn a lesson学习一课；在很多方面，我一直效仿我祖父母的生活。从他们身上我学到了重要的一课：我们可以过一种简单而满足的生活。theory理论；truth真相；sentence句子。
小题12:D与上文“My grandparents lived in a small home”中的“small”形成对比，故用“huge巨大的”。我祖父母家的房子虽小，却拥有一个巨大的花园。small小的；special特殊的；ordinary普通的。
小题13:A grocery意为“食品杂货”的意思。根据常识，花园里可以种植蔬菜、水果等来供自己吃，这样就可以“减少(reduced)鲜蔬杂货的开销”。handled处理；checked检查，核对；added增加。他们热爱园艺，因为这不仅能减少鲜蔬杂货开销，……
小题14:C 根据常识“护理花园”就要到室外去，而拥有自己的花园确实是“走出户外”绝佳理由/借口(excuse)。Platform平台；stage舞台；solution解决方法。……而且还可以改善他们的健康状况，还提供了一个进行户外活动的理由。
小题15:B 上下文有让步关系。As if 似乎，好像；Even if即使；Only if只是；What if要是……又怎样，如果……将会怎么样。即使你住在一个小房子或者小公寓里，你也不必放弃园艺。
小题16:D跟上文中的“recycled循环利用”相匹配的词只有“reused重复使用”。sewed缝纫；created发明创造；sold销售，卖。他们还尽量重复使用和循环利用所有东西。
小题17:A祖父母一生过着简朴的生活，再结合上文“他们的车一开就是15年多”我们可以推断“家里的东西在没有完全(thoroughly)用坏之前绝不买新的”。generally一般地；nearly几乎；hardly几乎不。
小题18:B living well on less=" living" a simple life。More更多；better 更少；worse更糟糕。我的祖父母告诉我过简朴的生活不是亏待自己/并不心疼自己。feel bad for心疼。
小题19:D下文所说与上文所说正好相反(On the contrary)“相反，它能赋予你时间、自由和金钱去追求梦想”。What’s more况且；As a result结果；On the whole总的说来。 D.
小题20:B下文所说都是生活中的真谛。没有负债，住小一点的房子以及其它就是经营你生活的一些方法。risk冒险；manage经营，管理；limit限制；destroy破坏。 |
举一反三
You must have heard these words like how happy it is to be a child． But would you 16 change places with a child? Think of the years at school: the years 17 living in constant fear of examinations and school 18 ． Every movement you make, every thought you think is 19 by some adults． Think of the 20 you had to go to bed early, you had to eat 21 thing that was supposed to be good for you． Remember 22 “gentle” pressure was given to you with words like “If you don’t do as I say, I will…”． I’m sure you will never forget!
23 these are only part of child’s 24 ． No matter how kind and loving parents may be, children often 25 from some terrible and illogical 26 since they can’t understand the world around them． They often have such fears in the dark or in the dream． Adults can 27 their fears with other adults 28 children have to face their fears alone．
But the most 29 part of childhood is a period when you 30 to go out of it, the period when you go into adolescence（youth）．Teenagers start to be 31 their parents and this causes them great 32 ． There is a complete lack of self-confidence during this time． Adolescents pay much attention to their 33 and the impression they make on others．They feel shy, awkward and clumsy（笨拙的）． Feelings are strong and hearts 34 broken． Teenagers 35 moments of great happiness or black despair． And through this period, adults seem to be more unkind than ever．
| 小题1: | | A．willing | B．unhappily | C．friendly | D．honestly |
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| 小题2: | | A．spent | B．taken | C．had | D．devoted |
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| 小题3: | | A．results | B．exercises | C．reports | D．teachers |
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| 小题4: | | A．observed | B．seen | C．known | D．watched |
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| 小题5: | | A．years | B．times | C．evenings | D．days |
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| 小题6: | | A．helpful | B．harmful | C．hateful | D．delicious |
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| 小题8: | | A．Though | B．Even so | C．But | D．Therefore |
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| 小题9: | | A．difficulties | B．life | C．trouble | D．fears |
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| 小题10: | | A．gain | B．suffer | C．receive | D．get |
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| 小题11: | | A．troubles | B．fears | C．diseases | D．worries |
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| 小题12: | | A．enjoy | B．deliver | C．share | D．break |
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| 小题13: | | A．while | B．when | C．so | D．however |
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| 小题14: | | A．exciting | B．interesting | C．painful | D．forgettable |
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| 小题15: | | A．have | B．need | C．remember | D．begin |
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| 小题16: | | A．dislike | B．be against | C．cheat | D．be for |
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| 小题17: | | A．unhappiness | B．interests | C．happiness | D．determination |
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| 小题18: | | A．confidence | B．patience | C．appearance | D．action |
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| 小题19: | | A．really | B．truly | C．naturally | D．easily |
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| 小题20: | | A．pass | B．experience | C．face | D．take |
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阅读下面短文，掌握其大意，从每题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中，选出最佳选项，并在答题卡上将该项涂黑。
Why should you go to college? One important answer to this question is more __16___. As opposed to generations of the past, high school graduates today are _17___ to get the number of high-paid jobs that were __18__ available. The U.S. has been changed from a manufacturing-based economy into an economy based on ___19_, and the importance of a college education today can be _20___ to that of a high school education forty years ago. It __21__ as the gateway to better choices and more opportunity.
There are __22_ reasons as to why it is important to go to college. When students _23__ a post-secondary education, they have the opportunity to read books and listen to the __24__ of top experts in their fields. It __25__ students to think, ask questions, and __26_ new ideas, which allows for additional growth and ___27_ and provides college graduates with an edge in the job market __28__ those who have not experienced a higher education.
The importance of a college education is also because of the opportunity to __29__ valuable resources. The more connections which are __30___ during your college career, the more _31___ you will have when you begin your job search. Once you have ended your job search and have started your career, ___32__, the importance of a college education has not been exhausted. Having a college degree often __33_ greater promotion opportunity.
So, why should you go to college? The reasoning does not begin and end with the _34___ aspect. A good education is __35__ from many different viewpoints, and while the importance of a college education is quite evident for many high school students, what is often not as clear is how they will pay for that education.
| 小题1: | | A．time | B．freedom | C．respect | D．opportunity |
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| 小题2: | | A．likely | B．unable | C．afraid | D．unwilling |
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| 小题3: | | A．once | B．just | C．never | D．also |
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| 小题4: | | A．nature | B．culture | C．knowledge | D．agriculture |
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| 小题5: | | A．referred | B．added | C．devoted | D．compared |
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| 小题6: | | A．follows | B．serves | C．unites | D．disappears |
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| 小题7: | | A．additional | B．secret | C．interesting | D．financial |
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| 小题8: | | A．discuss | B．ignore | C．experience | D．imagine |
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| 小题9: | | A．stories | B．requests | C．suggestion | D．lecture |
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| 小题10: | | A．helps | B．encourages | C．forbids | D．advises |
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| 小题11: | | A．design | B．explore | C．change | D．refuse |
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| 小题12: | | A．development | B．payment | C．agreement | D．experiment |
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| 小题14: | | A．admire | B．satisfy | C．gain | D．notice |
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| 小题15: | | A．removed | B．collected | C．explained | D．controlled |
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| 小题16: | | A．inventions | B．choices | C．worries | D．salaries |
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| 小题17: | | A．besides | B．therefore | C．however | D．otherwise |
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| 小题18: | | A．saves | B．includes | C．ensures | D．means |
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| 小题19: | | A．life | B．character | C．communication | D．job |
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| 小题20: | | A．free | B．rare | C．beneficial | D．absent |
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In this modern world, we rush around all day with no time for stillness. And when we are 48 to be still, we"re in line for something, or waiting at a doctor"s appointment, or on a bus or train. This comes at a 49 : we lose that time for consideration, for observing and listening. We lose peace. And 50 yet: sometimes no action is better than too much action at all. You can run around crazily, but get nothing done. Take a moment to think about how you spend your days? Are you always 51 through your schedule?
Is this how you want to spend your life? If not, take a moment to be still. Don"t think about what you have to do, or what you"ve done already. 52 be in the moment. Then after a minute or two of doing that, consider your 53 , and how you"d like it to be. See your life with less movement and less rushing. See it with more stillness and more peace. It"s pretty simple: all you have to do is sit still for a little bit each day. Once you"ve got 54 to that, try doing less each day. Find happiness now, in this moment, instead of waiting for it.
Value the stillness. It"s a treasure and it"s 55 to us, always.
| 小题1: | | A．forced | B．ordered | C．invited | D．told |
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| 小题2: | | A．cost | B．risk | C．loss | D．danger |
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| 小题3: | | A．later | B．worse | C．better | D．deeper |
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| 小题4: | | A．breaking | B．rushing | C．living | D．going |
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| 小题5: | | A．Nearly | B．Ever | C．Just | D．Already |
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| 小题6: | | A．life | B．belief | C．road | D．future |
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| 小题7: | | A．addicted | B．accustomed | C．permitted | D．ready |
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| 小题8: | | A．available | B．convenient | C．potential | D．reasonable |
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After years of searching, a truth seeker was told to go to a cave, in which he would find a well. “Ask the well what is 36 , ” he was advised, “and the well reveal (告诉，揭露) it to you.” Having found the well, the seeker asked that most basic and important 37 . And from the depths came the answer: “Go to the village crossroad, and there you shall find what you are seeking.”
Full of 38 the man ran to the crossroad to 39 only three rather uninteresting shops. One shop was selling pieces of metal, another sold 40 , and thin wires were for sale in the third. Nothing and no one there seemed to 41 much to do with the revelation of truth.
Disappointed, the seeker returned to the well to demand an 42 , but he was told only: “You will 43 in the future.”
As years went by, the 44 of his experience at the well gradually 45 until one night, while he was walking, the sound of sitar (西塔琴) music 46 his attention. It was wonderful and it was 47 with great skill and inspiration.
Deeply 48 , the truth seeker felt drawn towards the 49 . He looked at the fingers dancing over the strings. And then suddenly he let out a cry of joyful 50 : the sitar was made out of wires and pieces of metal and wood just like 51 he had once seen in the three stores.
At last he understood the 52 of the well: we have already been given everything we need; our 53 is to assemble (聚集) and use them in the proper way. Nothing is 54 so long as we recognize only fragments (碎片). But as soon as the pieces are put together, something new appears, whose nature we could not have 55 by considering the fragments alone.
| 小题1: | | A．truth | B．hope | C．future | D．music |
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| 小题2: | | A．fact | B．reason | C．question | D．well |
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| 小题3: | | A．energy | B．hope | C．mystery | D．surprise |
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| 小题5: | | A．instruments | B．clothing | C．food | D．wood |
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| 小题6: | | A．connect | B．have | C．prepare | D．offer |
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| 小题7: | | A．explanation | B．advice | C．excuse | D．opportunity |
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| 小题8: | | A．succeed | B．discover | C．pay | D．understand |
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| 小题9: | | A．bitterness | B．failure | C．memory | D．secret |
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| 小题10: | | A．doubled | B．forgot | C．disappeared | D．recovered |
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| 小题11: | | A．paid | B．lost | C．split | D．caught |
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| 小题12: | | A．played | B．broadcast | C．enjoyed | D．conducted |
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| 小题13: | | A．annoyed | B．moved | C．confused | D．frightened |
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| 小题14: | | A．adviser | B．director | C．composer | D．player |
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| 小题15: | | A．admiration | B．distinction | C．recognition | D．imagination |
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| 小题17: | | A．secret | B．message | C．theory | D．benefit |
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| 小题18: | | A．target | B．difficulty | C．task | D．shortcoming |
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| 小题19: | | A．interesting | B．meaningful | C．accessible | D．successful |
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| 小题20: | | A．foreseen(预见) | B．decided | C．judged | D．formed |
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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 Word 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 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 may light 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. If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.
小题1:According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be _____| A．full of ambition | B．self-disciplined | | C．full of enthusiasm | D．knowledgeable |
小题2:The first paragraph tells us that the author _____ | A．lost his hearing when he was a child | | B．didn’t like his brothers and sisters | | C．was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood | | D．was born to a naturalist’s family |
小题3:The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he ____.| A．just rends about other peoples observations and discoveries. | | B．Lacks some of the qualities required of scientist. | | C．Has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic. | | D．Come up with solutions in most natural ways. |
小题4:The author can’t remember him relatives clearly because__ | A．He didn’t live very long with them | | B．He was too young when he lived with them. | | C．The family was extremely large | | D．He was fully occupied with observing nature. |
小题5:Which of the following statements is true? | A．The author believes that a born naturalist can not be scientist. | | B．The author read a lot of books about the natural world and oil industry | | C．The author’s brothers and sisters were good at music and languages. | | D．The author spent a lot of time working on riddles. |
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