湖南长沙长郡中学高三第五次月考英语试卷

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tary C. it is likely to be passed over D. it is meant to be delivered soon 59. The purpose of the author in writing this passage is to . A. ment and blame B. introduce and describe C. explain and persuade D. interest and inform (B) 9 Everyone has a childhood full of dreams. Looking back on my childhood, I am convinced that naturalists are born and not made. Although we were all brought up in the same way, my brothers and sisters soon abandoned 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 dim 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 had led me into varied investigations. I love discussing my favorite topics and enjoy burning the midnight oil reading about other people’s observations and discoveries. Then something happens, that brings these observations together in my conscious mind. Suddenly you fancy you see the answer to the riddle, because it all seems to fit together. This has resulted in my publishing 300 papers and books, which some might honor 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 and essential qualities required is selfdiscipline, a quality I lack. A scientist, up to point, can be made. A naturalist is born. If you can bine the two, you get the best of both worlds. 60. The first paragraph tells us the author . A. was interested in flowers and insects in his childhood B. lost his hearing when he was a child C. didn’t like his brothers and sisters D. was born to a naturalist’s family 61. The author can’t remember his relatives clearly because . A. he didn’t live very long with them B. the family was extremely large C. he was too young when he lived with them 10 D. he was fully occupied with observing nature 62. It can be inferred from the passage that the author was . A. a scientist as well as a naturalist B. a naturalist but not a scientist C. no more than a born naturalist D. first of all a scientist 63. The author says that he is a naturalist rather than a scientist probably because he thinks he . A. has a great deal of trouble doing mental arithmetic B. lacks some of the qualities required of a scientist C. just reads about other people’s observations and discoveries D. es up with solutions in a most natural way 64. According to the author, a born naturalist should first of all be . A. full of hope B. full of enthusiasm C. knowledgeable D. selfdisciplined (C) Generations of Americans have been brought up to believe that a good breakfast is essential to one’s life. Eating breakfast at the start of the day, we have been told, and told again, is as necessary as putting gasoline in the family car before starting a trip. But for many people, the thought of food as the first thing in the morning is never a pleasure. So in spite of all the efforts, they still take no breakfast. Between 1977 and 1983, the latest year for which figures could be got, the number of people who didn’t have breakfast increased by 33%－ from million to million－ according to the Chicagobased Marken Research Corporation of America. For those who dislike eating breakfast, however, there is some good news. Several studies in the last few years have shown that, for grownups especially. There may be nothing wrong with leaving out breakfast. “Going without breakfast does not affect work,” said Amold E. Bender, former professor of nutrition at Queen Elizabeth College in London, “nor does giving people breakfast improve work.” Scientific evidence linking breakfast to better health or better work is surprisingly 11 inadequate (不充分的 ), and most of the recent work involves children, not grownups. “The literature,” says one researcher, Dr. Earnest Pollitt at the University of Texan, “is poor.” 65. The main idea of the passage is . A. breakfast has nothing to do with people’s health B. a good breakfast used to be important to us C. breakfast is not as important to us as gasoline to a car D. breakfast is still as important as us we thought before 66. The underlined part “nor does giving people breakfast improve work” means . A. people without breakfast can improve their work B. not giving people breakfast improves work C. having breakfast does not improve work, either D. people having breakfast do improve their work, too 67. For those who do not take breakfast, the good news is that A. several studies have been done in the past years B. the omission of breakfast does no harm to one’s health C. grownups have especially made studies in this field D. eating little in the morning is good for health 68. What is implied but not stated by the author is that . A. breakfast does not affect work B. Dr. Pollitt works at。