高中英语真题-2014高考英语完形填空与写作训练(15)及答案

高中英语真题:2014高考英语完形填空与写作训

练（15）及答案

完形填空（记叙文）

.Looking back on my childhood,

I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Althoug h we were all 1 in the same way,

my brothers and sisters soon

2 their pressed flowers and insects. Unlike them, I had no 3

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 dim memory of the house we lived in,

of my room and my toys. Nor do I 4

clearly the large family of grandparents, aunts,

uncles and cousins who 5 next door. But I do have a 6 memory of the dogs, the farm animals, the local birds, and

7 , the insects.

I am a naturalist, not a 8 . I have a 9

love of the natural world and my 10

led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my 11 topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil while reading about ot her people’s observations and discoveries. Then something ha ppens that 12

these observations together in my conscious mind.

Suddenly you fancy you see the 13 to the riddle,

because it all seems to fit together. This has 14

my publishing 300 papers and books,

which some might honor with the title of scientific research.

But 15 , a keen eye,

a good memory and enjoyment of the animal and plant world do not 16 a scientist: one of the 17 qualities required is self-discipline, a quality I 18 . A scientist 19 not only self-discipline, but hard training,

determination and a goal. A scientist, up to a certain point, can be made. A naturalist is 20 . If you can combine the two, you get the best of both worlds.

1. A. made up B. dressed up C. brought up D. held up

2. A. disliked B. collected C. displayed D. abandoned

3. A. interest B. hearing C. sense D. ear

4. A. recall B. remind C. memorize D. tell

5. A. lived B. gathered C. crowded D. met

6. A. nice B. pleasant C. clear D. lovely

7. A. above all B. after all C. in all D. for all

8. A. musician B. scientist C. pianist D. painter

9. A. emotional B. hard C. surprising D. strong

10. A. interest B. enthusiasm C. hobby D. determination

11. A. favorite B. latest C. strange D. unique

12. A. takes B. puts C. brings D. calls

13. A. way B. end C. attraction D. answer

14. A. resulted in B. resulted from C. counted on D. owed to

15. A. patience B. perseverance C. talent D. curiosity

16. A. createB. makeC. produceD. accomplish

17. A. possible B. extraordinary C. essential D. general

18. A. pursue B. possess C. lack D. develop

19. A. requires B. contains C. suggests D. demands

20. A. obtained B. learned C. born D. talented

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