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A

Directions：For each blank in the following passage there are four words or phrases marked A，B，C，and D. Fill in each blank with the word or phrase that best fits the context.

Looking back on my children，I am convinced（确信） 1 naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way， my brothers and sisters soon gave up their pressed flowers（压花）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 2 our summer holidays in Hungary. I have only the memory of the house we lived in，of my room and my toys. Nor do I recall（回想起）clearly the large family of grandparents，aunts，uncles and cousins who gathered 3 door. But I do have a clear memory of the dogs， the farm 4 ， the local birds and， above all，the insects. I am a 5 ，not a scientist. I have a strong 6 of natural world，and my enthusiasm（热情）has led me into varied investigation（调查）. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy 7 the midnight oil 8 reading about other peoples observations and discoveries. Then 9 happens that brings these observations together to my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy（想象），you see the answer to the riddle，and books，of which some might honor with the title of scientific research. But curiosity（好奇），a keen（锐利的）eye，a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not make a scientist； one of the outstanding and essential（基本的） 10 required is self？鄄discipline（自律），a quality I lack. A scientist requires not only 11 but hard training，determination and a goal. A scientist，up to a point，can be made. A naturalist is 12 ，if you can combine（使混合）the two，you get the best of both worlds.

1. A. it B. that C. what D. of

2. A. spent B. purchased C. wounded D. burnt

3. A. near B. next C. far D. little

4. A. products B. animals C. fields D. skies

5. A. naturalist B. philosopher C. chemist D. mathematician

6. A. wish B. eagerness C. imagination D. love

7. A. burning B. making C. hunting D. turning

8. A. as if B. while C. though D. after

9. A. somewhat B. someone C. somewhere D. something

10. A. qualities B. games C. activities D. desires

11. A.self？鄄contained B. self？鄄discipline C. self？鄄centered D. self？鄄governed

12. A. made B. born C. produced D. found

【答案及解析】

1. B。I am convinced that相当于I am sure that，that引起一个表语从句。根据上下文应选B。

2. A。根据句意选定。

3. B。作者家人的居室肯定紧挨着作者的居室。

4. B。这里列举的都是动物。

5. A。切合文章主题。

6. D。这是博物学家应有的情怀。

7. A。 burn the midnight oil，意为“夜里点着油灯在看书”。

8. B。前后两个动作同时发生，while=when。

9. D。这是倒装句，that引起的从句作定语，修饰something。

10. A。后面的同位结构重现了该词。

11. B。内容上承接上文。

12. B。这与开头第一句话呼应：naturalists are born and not made。

B

Directions：Complete the following passage by filling in each blank with one word that best fits the context.

One day，about ten years ago，while working at the cash register in the gift shop at my University Museum of Natural History，I saw 1 elderly couple come in with a little girl in a wheelchair. As I looked closely at this girl，I found that she was fixed on her chair. I then realized she had no arms 2 legs，just a head， a neck and upper body，dressed in a little white skirt. As the couple wheeled her up to me，I turned my head toward the girl. When I took the money from her grandparents，I looked back 3 the girl，who was giving me the most optimistic，largest smile I had ever seen. All of a sudden，her handicap was gone and all I saw was this beautiful girl， 4 smile just melted me 5 almost instantly gave me a completely new sense of 6 life is all about. She took me from a poor， unhappy college student and brought me into her world： a world of smiles， love and warm . Im a successful businessman now and whenever I think 7 the troubles of the world，I think about that little girl and the remarkable lesson about life that she taught 8 .

答案及解析

1. an 。考查冠词的用法。根据句意“我看到一对老年夫妇进来了，还带着一个坐轮椅的小女孩”。“a couple”，“一双，一对”。

2. or。考查连词的用法。“no arms or legs”，“既没有胳膊也没有腿”。又如：I dont like chicken or fish. 我既不喜欢吃鸡也不喜欢吃鱼。

3. at 。考查介词的用法。从前文“I turned my head toward the girl. When I took the money from her grandparents”可知作者准备离开。“look back at”，“回头看”。

4. whose。考查句子结构。根据句子结构可知，“ 4 smile just melted me...”是一个非限制性定语从句，“whose”在从句中作定语。

5. and。考查句子结构。根据句子结构可知“melted me”和“gave me a completely new sense of...”是并列结构，所以用and连接。

6. what。考查句子结构。介词“of”后为宾语从句，“what”在宾语从句中作“about”的宾语。

7. about。考查介词的用法。“think about”，“思考关于……方面的事情”。

8. me。考查句子结构。me在句子中作宾语。

编辑/梁宇清