Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandl

　　Lookingbackonmychildhood,Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressedflowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihadnoearformusicandlanguages.IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalmath.

　　BeforeWorldWarIwespentoutsummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedim(模糊的)memoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys,NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.ButIdohaveacrystalclearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.

　　Iamanaturalist,notascientist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariousinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoilreadingaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveries.Thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservationstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle.Becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemaylighthonor,withthetitleofscientificresearch.

　　Butcuriosity,akeeneye,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:Theauthorsaysthathisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinkshe A．justreadsaboutotherpeople’sobservationsanddiscoveriesB．lackssom