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1、四川师范学位英语真题PartIReadingComprehension（30%）Directions:Therearethreepassagesinthispart.Eachpassageisfollowedbysomequestionsorunfinishedstatements.ForeachofthemtherearefourchoicesmarkedA,B,CandD.YoushoulddecideonthebestchoiceandblackenthecorrespondingletterontheAnswerSheet.Passage1Question1to5arebasedont
2、hefollowingpassage.Lookingbackonmychildhood.Iamconvincedthatnaturalistsarebornandnotmade.Althoughwewerebroughtupinthesameway,mybrothersandsisterssoonabandonedtheirpressed（紧抱的）flowersandinsects.Unlikethem,Ihandnoearformusicandlanguages,IwasnotanearlyreaderandIcouldnotdomentalarithmetic.BeforeWorldwar
3、IwespentoursummerholidaysinHungary.Ihaveonlythedimmemoryofthehousewelivedin,ofmyroomandmytoys.（76）NordoIrecallclearlythelargefamilyofgrandparents,aunts,unclesandcousinswhogatherednextdoor.butIdohaveacrystal-clearmemoryofdogs,thefarmanimals,thelocalbirdsandaboveall,theinsects.Iamanaturalist,notascien
4、tist.Ihaveastrongloveofthenaturalworld,andmyenthusiasmhasledmeintovariedinvestigations.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnight.Ilovediscussingmyfavoritetopicsandenjoyburningthemidnightoil,readingaboutotherpeoplesobservationsanddiscoveries.thensomethinghappensthatbringstheseobservat
5、ionstogetherinmyconsciousmind.Suddenlyyoufancyyouseetheanswertotheriddle（谜）,becauseitallseemstofittogether.Thishasresultedinmypublishing300papersandbooks,whichsomemighthonorwiththetitleofscientificresearch.Butcuriosity,akeeneye,agoodmemoryandenjoymentoftheanimalandplantworlddonotmakeascientist;oneof
6、theoutstandingandessentialqualitiesrequiredisself-discipline,aqualityIlack.Ascientistcanbemade.Anaturalistisborn.Ifyoucancombinethetwo,yougetthebestofbornworlds.1. Accordingtotheauthor,abornnaturalistshouldfirstofallbeA. fullofenthusiasmB. self-disciplinedC. fullofambitionD. knowledgeable2. Thefirst
7、paragraphtellsusthattheauthorA. losthishearingwhenhewasachildB. didntlikehisbrothersandsistersC. wasborntoanaturalistsfamilyD. wasinterestedinflowersaninsectsinhischildhood3. TheauthorsaysthatheisanaturalistratherthanascientistprobablybecausehethinksheA. justreadsaboutotherpeoplesobservationsanddisc
8、overiesB. comesupwithsolutionsinmostnaturalwaysC. hasagreatdealoftroubledoingmentalarithmeticD. lackssomeofthequalitiesrequiredofscientist4. Theauthorcantrememberhisrelativesclearlybecause.A. hewasfullyoccupiedwithobservingnatureB. hedidntliveverylongwiththemC. thefamilywasextremelylargeD. hewastooy
9、oungwhenhelivedwiththem5. Whichofthefollowingstatementistrue?A. Theauthorbelievesthatabornnaturalistcannotbeascientist.B. Theauthorsbrothersandsistersweregoodatmusicandlanguages.C. Theauthorreadalotofbooksaboutthenaturalworldandtheoilindustry.D. Theauthorspentalotoftimeworkingonriddles.Passage2Quest
10、ion6to10arebasedonthefollowingpassage:IfyouhaveachancetogotoFinland,youwillprobablybesurprisedtofindhow“foolish”theFinnishpeopleare.Takethetaxidriversforexample.TaxisinFinlandaremostlyhigh-classBenzwithafareoftwoUSdollarsakilometer.Youcangoanywhereinone,tellthedrivertodropyouatanyplace,saythatyouhav
11、esomebusinesstoattendto,andthenwalkoffwithoutpayingyourfare.Thedriverwouldnotshowtheleastsignofanxiety.Thediningroomsinallbighotelsnotonlyservetheirguests,butalsoserveoutsidediners.Hotelguestshavetheirmealsfree,sotheynaturallygotothefreediningroomstohavetheirmeals.Themosttheywoulddotoshowtheirgoodfa
12、ithistowavetheirregistrationcardtothewaiter.Withsuchaloosecheck,youcaneasilyuseanyoldregistrationcardtotakeacoupleoffriendstodinefreeofcharge.TheFinnishworkersarepaidbythehour.Theyareverymuchontheirownassoonastheyhaveagreedwiththebossontherate.Fromthenontheyjustsayhowmanyhourstheyhaveworkedandtheywi
13、llbepaidaccordingly.Withsomanyloopholes（漏洞）ineverydaylife,surelyFinlandmustbeaheaventothosewholovetotake“pettyadvantages”。Butthestrangethingis,allthetaxipassengerswouldalwayscomebacktopaytheirfareaftertheyhaveattendedtotheirbusiness;notasingleoutsiderhaseverbeenfoundinthefreehoteldiningrooms.Andwork
14、ersalwaysgiveanhonestaccountoftheexacthourstheyputin.AstheFinnsalwaysactongoodfaithineverythingtheydo,livinginsuchasocietyhasturnedeveryoneintoareal“gentleman”。Inasocietyofsuchhighmoralpractice,whatneedisthereforpeopletobeonguardagainstothers?6. WhiletakingataxiinFinland,A. apassengercangoanywherewi
15、thouthavingtopaythedriverB. apassengerpaystwoUSdollarsforataxirideC. apassengercanneverbeturneddownbythetaxidriverwhereverhewantstogoD. apassengerneedstoprovidegoodfaithdemonstrationbeforetheyleavewithoutpaying7. WeknowfromthepassagethatbighotelsinFinlandA. providemealforonlythosewholiveinthehotelsB
16、. providemealsforanydinersC. providefreewineandchargeforfoodD. aremostlypoorlymanaged8. WhichofthefollowingisNOTtrueaccordingtothepassage?A. TheworkersinFinlandarepaidbythehour.B. ThebossesinFinlandaretoobusytochecktheworkinghoursoftheiremployees.C. Theworkersarealwayshonestwiththeirworkinghours.D. Theworkersandtheirbosseswillmakeanagreementinadvanceaboutthepay.9. Theword“those”
