2.A.required B.ear C.quality D.abandoned E.dim
F.conscious G.riddle H.title I.born J.convinced
Everyone has a childhood full of dreams.Looking back on my childhood,I am (41)J that naturalists are born and not made.Although we were all brought up in the same way,my brothers and sisters soon (42)D their pressed flowers and insects.Unlike them,I had no (43)B 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 (44)E 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 for the natural world and my enthusiasm had led me into various 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 (45)F mind.Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the (46)G,because it all seems to fit together.This has resulted in my publishing 300papers and books,which some might honor with the (47)H 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 (48)A is self-discipline,a quality I lack.A scientist,up to point,can be made.A naturalist is (49)I.If you can combine the two,you get the best of both worlds.
分析 本文主要介绍了每个人都有自己的梦想,作者喜欢大自然,喜欢去观察,喜欢去探索研究.
解答 答案:41.J 42.D 43.B 44.E 45.F 46.G 47.H 48.A 49.I
41:J.convinced 确信的,坚信的,作者坚信博物学家是天生的,而不是后天的,故选J.
42:D.abandoned 抛弃,我的兄弟姐妹很快丢弃了他们曾经浇过的花、养过的昆虫,尽管我们的父母以同样的方式把我们养大,故选D.
43:B.have no ear for 表示"对…没有欣赏能力",故选B.
44:E.dim 朦胧的,隐约的,后面转折说作者对狗、动物、鸟等等有清晰的记忆,前面和后面对比,这里是很模糊的记忆,故选E.
45:F.conscious 意识到的,in my conscious mind 在我的潜意识里,故选F.
46:G.riddle 谜团,奥秘,the answer to the riddle,这个谜团的答案,故选G.
47:H.title 标题,头衔,这也导致了300余篇,出版书籍的我,有些荣誉称号的科学研究,故选H.
48:A.required 必需的,要求的最出色而且必不可少的品质之一是自我修养,一种我缺乏的品质.故选A.
49:I.born 天生的,与前文呼应,a naturalist is born,博物学家是天生的,故选I.
点评 这种题型考查对单词意思的理解,应该先把选项中每个词的意思了解清楚,然后再通读全文,结合上下文选出正确的答案.