Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicand

　　Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoon abandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.

　　BeforeWordWarIwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.NordoIrecallclearlythelarge familyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystalclearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.

　　Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilreadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle.Becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks.Whichsomemaylighthonor,withthetitleofscientificresearch.

　　Butcuriosityakeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist?Oneoftheoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemadeanaturalist.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbothworlds.

　　小题1:Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbe_____A．fullofambitionB．self-disciplinedC．fullofenthusiasmD．knowledgeable小题2:Thefirstparagraphtellsusthattheauthor_____A．losthishearingwhenhewasachildB．didn’tlikehisbrothersandsistersC．wasinterestedinflowersandinsectsinhischildhoodD．wasborntoanaturalist’sfamily小题3:Theauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe____.A．justrendsaboutotherpeoplesobse