Lookingbackonmychildhood，Igettobelievethatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade．Althoughwewereallbroughtupinthesameway，mybrothersandsisterssoonthrewawaytheirpressedflowersandinsects．Unlikethem，Ihadnoearformus

Question

Looking back on my childhood，I get to believe that naturalists are born and not made．Although we were all brought up in the same way，my brothers and sisters soon threw away 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 World War I we spent our summer holidays in Hungary．I have only the unclear 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 of the natural world，and my enthusiasm（热情） has led me into varied investigations（调查）．I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about other people's observations and discoveries．Then something happens that brings these observations together in my conscious mind．Suddenly you wonder you see the answer to the riddle（迷），because it all seems to fit together．This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books，which some might honour 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 qualities required is self-discipline，a quality I lack．A scientist requires not only self-discipline but hard training，determination and a goal．A scientist，up to a point，can be made．A naturalist is born．If you can combine the two，you get the best of both worlds．
32．The first paragraph tells us that the author___．
A．was born to a naturalist's family       
B．lost his hearing when he was a child
C．didn't like his brothers and sisters      
D．was interested in flowers and insects
33．The author can't remember his relatives clearly because___．
A．he didn't live long with them          
B．he was fully busy observing nature      
C．the family was too large to remember   
D．he was too young when he lived with them
34． It can be inferred from the passage that the author was___   
A．a naturalist but not a scientist          
B．more a good observer than a listener
C．no more than a born naturalist         
D．a scientist as well as a naturalist
35． The author says he's a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he___．
A．lacks s ome of the qualities required of a scientist
B．he couldn't do mental arithmetic
C．he was brought up in a family of farmers
D．he was not knowledgeable enough．

Answer 1

32．C  推理判断题．第一段中的 convinced that naturalists are born and not made．告诉我们自然主义者是天生的，不是后天造就的．他的姐妹兄弟对于花、虫等不感兴趣，但作者 unlike them．所以作者在童年对花草是感兴趣的，答案为C项．
33．B 细节理解题．第二段作者回忆了在农场度过的日子，那里的狗、鸟、动物至今仍历历在目，但对那里的亲戚、房子、玩具已记不住了，可见他从小就被自然吸引住了．故选B．
34．D 推理判断题．根据句子I am a naturalist，not a scientist从这个句子中我们看出作者是个天然主义者，This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books，which some might honour with the title of scientific research．从这句话中我们可以判断出作者是一名科学家，所以答案选D．
从作者童年的经历和后来的成长，作者认为自己是天然主义者不是科学家．
35．A 细节理解题：最后一段中，One of the outstanding and essential qualities required is self-discipline，a quality I lack．作者明白自己缺少科学家的素质，因为一个科学家的基本素质就是"self-discipline"可知选A．