Mary Henrietta Kingsley (1862-1900) was a British explorer and writer who greatly influenced European ideas about Africa and its people. She was born in Islington, London, and her father was a doctor.

　　 The family moved to Cambridge in 1886, during which time her father prepared his plentiful collection of notes and translations for publication. However, it came to a sudden end with his death in February 1892. Her mother followed just six weeks later. After her parents’ death, Kingsley decided to travel to Africa to continue her father’s study of early religion and law and learn as much as possible about the nature of travel and exploration in the wild of Africa.

　　 Since 1894, Kingsley had taken two trips to the west coast of Africa. She reached parts of the "Great Forest" not yet seen by a European. She collected insect, shell, plant, reptile for the British Museum, as well as studying the culture and religion of the residents. In July 1895, Kingsley turned her attention downriver from Lambaréné. Shortly after reaching Lake Ncovi, Kingsley had her first encounter with the almost legendary African creature, the gorilla (大猩猩).Kingsley summed up her feelings for the gorilla in her book Travels in West Africa, "I have seen many wild animals in their native habitat, but never have I seen anything equal gorillas going through the bush; it is a graceful, powerful, perfect hand-trapeze performance." Curiously though, Kingsley did not find the gorilla attractive, "I have no hesitation in saying that the gorilla is the most horrible wild animal I have seen. I have seen specimens of the most important big game of Central Africa and I have run away from all of them; but although elephants, leopards and pythons (巨蟒) give you a feeling of alarm, they do not give that feeling of horrible disgust that an old gorilla gives on account of its ugly appearance."

60. Kingsley decided to travel to Africa because she _____.

　　　 A. loved traveling and exploring new places

B. enjoyed the African nature and culture

C. wanted to complete her father’s study and learn more

　　　 D. lived a hard life in Europe after her parents’ death

61. Why did the author mention about Kingsley’s family?

　　　 A. Kingsley’s parents died when she was a child.

B. They moved from place to place when Kingsley was young.

C. What Kingsley’s father did had a great influence on her.

　　　 D. Kingsley’s parents were famous doctors.

62. In her Travels in West Africa, Kingsley thought the gorilla was_________.

A. powerful　　　　 B. alarming C. attractive　　　　 D. horrible

63. We can infer from the passage that____________.

　　　 A. Africa is an awful place for people to explore and travel to

B. Kingsley reached parts of the "Great Forest" before other Europeans

C. Kingsley got her first knowledge of Africa from her father

D. Kingsley set a good example to all European people