Alan took an early interest in gardening---first on his grandfather’s Yorkshire allotment in Ilkley, and then in his parents’ back garden. Small polythene（聚乙烯）greenhouses appeared in the back garden, and cacti（仙人掌）were bought from church markets.

Alan left school at fifteen with one `O’ level in Art and took a job as an apprentice（学徒）gardener in Ilkley Parks Department nursery, studying for his City and Guilds in Horticulture（园艺）in the evening.

He went on to horticultural college at Oaklands in Hertfordshire where he studied for one year full-time, being awarded the National Certificate in Horticultural. This was followed by three years at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, resulting in the award of the Kew Diploma.

 After two years as supervisor of staff training at Kew, Alan entered journalism where he became first a gardening books editor, and then Deputy Editor of Amateur Gardening magazine. He appeared regularly on BBC Radio and Television in programs such as Nationwide , Breakfast Time, Open Air, Pebble Mill, Songs of Praise, Titchmarsh’s Travels, and the Chelsea Flower Show. He presented the 100th edition of The Word for Channel 4, and hosted the quiz show Ask the Family.

Gardeners’ World and the hugely popular Ground Force, second only to Easterners in the BBC1 ratings, are broadcast as far as Australia, New Zealand and North America. After leaving both programs, Alan worked on two other series for the BBC to be transmitted in 2003 and 2004, one of them a landmark series on the natural history of Britain. Alan writes for the Daily Express, Sunday Express, Radio Times and BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, and has more than thirty gardening books to his credit. His four novels, as well as a book about his own life, have been best sellers.

Alan, 53, gardens organically, and lives with his wife, two daughters and a medley of animals.

1.We know that Alan ______in his school days.

A. was good at writing novels            B. loved Horticulture very much even

C. didn’t do so well in his studies      D. decided to be an apprentice

2.According to this passage, we can learn that______.

A. Alan accepted little education     B. Alan wrote many books about food

C. Alan had never been married         D. Alan was first a gardening books editor

3.Though the author doesn’t tell us directly, we can conclude that______.

A. Alan’s school teachers were not good at teaching the subject: Botany

B. when Alan was successful he was working as a journalist of the time

C. Alan had had four years of training in Horticulture before being a journalist

D. born as a man of many talents, Alan didn’t realize the fact until years later

4.Which of the following four programs is more popular than Ground Force in the BBC1 ratings?

   A. Breakfast Time.  B. Radio Time.  C. Gardeners’ World.  D. Easterners.

5. What’s the best title for the passage?

A. A Man of Many Talents.     B. Botany Makes Him What He Is Today.

C. No Pains, No Gains.        D. Can’t a Poorly-graded Student Be Successful?

第三部分    完整句子（共两节，满分25分）

第一节  单词拼写（根据题中所给的汉语提示或首字母完整句子，每空一词）（共15小题，满分15分）

51．Undoubtedly, a good teacher has a good i           on his or her students.

52．During the talks in Copenhagen, all the 192 nations agree on the fact that climate  change is posing a threat to the           (生存) of human beings.

53．Social life in a village cannot c           with that of a large city.

54．Don’t worry；everything has been a          (安排) perfectly.

55．Building Wuhan-Guangzhou high speed railway is not an easy job; we must have enough           (专业的) engineers.

56．He is in good health both physically and m          .

57．You should follow your           (治疗) with plenty of rest in bed.

58．The three college students were highly praised for having the b          to jump into the Yangtze River to save the two boys.

59．There are so many graduates every year that it is hard to find a suitable o          .

60．Decide which of these            (陈述) are true and which are false.61．In these rows of houses live the peasants who           (提供) us with grain and vegetables.

61．The teacher           (责备) me for my carelessness yesterday.

62．What will you do if you find your house            (被闯入) into?

63．            (观看) from the top of the Lotus Mountain, Shenzhen looks more beautiful to us.

64．Being             (疲倦), I stopped to take a rest and drink some water.

65．I bought a great many books, on which I spent all my money that I        (积攒)。

第三部分   完整句子（共两节，满分25分）
第一节 单词拼写（根据题中所给的汉语提示或首字母完整句子，每空一词）（共15小题，满分15分）
51．Undoubtedly, a good teacher has a good i           on his or her students.
52．During the talks in Copenhagen, all the 192 nations agree on the fact that climate  change is posing a threat to the           (生存) of human beings.
53．Social life in a village cannot c           with that of a large city.
54．Don’t worry；everything has been a          (安排) perfectly.
55．Building Wuhan-Guangzhou high speed railway is not an easy job; we must have enough           (专业的) engineers.
56．He is in good health both physically and m          .
57．You should follow your           (治疗) with plenty of rest in bed.
58．The three college students were highly praised for having the b          to jump into the Yangtze River to save the two boys.
59．There are so many graduates every year that it is hard to find a suitable o          .
60．Decide which of these            (陈述) are true and which are false.61．In these rows of houses live the peasants who           (提供) us with grain and vegetables.
61．The teacher           (责备) me for my carelessness yesterday.
62．What will you do if you find your house            (被闯入) into?
63．            (观看) from the top of the Lotus Mountain, Shenzhen looks more beautiful to us.
64．Being             (疲倦), I stopped to take a rest and drink some water.
65．I bought a great many books, on which I spent all my money that I        (积攒)。

Alan took an early interest in gardening---first on his grandfather’s Yorkshire allotment in Ilkley, and then in his parents’ back garden. Small polythene（聚乙烯）greenhouses appeared in the back garden, and cacti（仙人掌）were bought from church markets.
Alan left school at fifteen with one `O’ level in Art and took a job as an apprentice（学徒）gardener in Ilkley Parks Department nursery, studying for his City and Guilds in Horticulture（园艺）in the evening.
He went on to horticultural college at Oaklands in Hertfordshire where he studied for one year full-time, being awarded the National Certificate in Horticultural. This was followed by three years at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew, resulting in the award of the Kew Diploma.
After two years as supervisor of staff training at Kew, Alan entered journalism where he became first a gardening books editor, and then Deputy Editor of Amateur Gardening magazine. He appeared regularly on BBC Radio and Television in programs such as Nationwide , Breakfast Time, Open Air, Pebble Mill, Songs of Praise, Titchmarsh’s Travels, and the Chelsea Flower Show. He presented the 100th edition of The Word for Channel 4, and hosted the quiz show Ask the Family.
Gardeners’ World and the hugely popular Ground Force, second only to Easterners in the BBC1 ratings, are broadcast as far as Australia, New Zealand and North America. After leaving both programs, Alan worked on two other series for the BBC to be transmitted in 2003 and 2004, one of them a landmark series on the natural history of Britain. Alan writes for the Daily Express, Sunday Express, Radio Times and BBC Gardeners’ World magazine, and has more than thirty gardening books to his credit. His four novels, as well as a book about his own life, have been best sellers.
Alan, 53, gardens organically, and lives with his wife, two daughters and a medley of animals.
【小题1】We know that Alan ______in his school days.

Regarded as one of the English language’s most gifted poets, John Keats wrote poetry that concentrated on imagery, human nature, and philosophy. Although Keats didn’t receive much formal literary education, his own studies and passion brought him much success. Additionally, his own life situation influenced his poetry greatly.

    Growing up as a young boy in London in a lower middle-class family, the young John didn’t attend a private school, but went to a public one. His teachers and his family’s friends regarded him as an optimistic boy who favored playing and fighting much more than minding his studies. After his father’s death in the early 1800s, followed by his mother’s passing due to tuberculosis (肺结核), he began viewing life differently. He wanted to escape the world and did so by reading anything he could get his hands on.

    At around the age of 16, the teenage John Keats began studying under a surgeon so that he too might become a doctor. However, his literary appetite had taken too much of his fancy, especially with his addiction to the poetry of Ehmund Spenser. He was able to have his first full poem published in the Examiner in 1816, entitled O Solitude! If I Must With Thee Dwell. Within two months in 1817, Keats had written an entire volume of poetry, but was sharply criticized by a magazine. However, the negative response didn’t stop his pursuit of rhythm (韵律).

    John Keats’ next work was Endymion, which was published in May 1818. The story involves a shepherd who falls in love with the moon goddess and leads him on an adventure of one boy’s hope to overcome the limitations of being human. Following Engymion, however, he tried something more narrative-based and wrote Isabella. During this time, John Keats began seeing his limitations in poetry due to his own limit in life experiences. He would have to have the “knowledge” associated with his poems. His next work was Hyperion that would attempt to combine all that he learned. However, a bout (发作) with tuberculosis while visiting Italy would keep him from his work and eventually take his life in 1821.

1.John Keats’ attitude towards life changed because of _________.

A. his early education from school           B. the deaths of his parents

C. Edmund Spenser’s poetry                D. the criticism of a magazine

2.What is the common thing between John Keats and his mother?

A. They read many books.

B. They had a bad childhood

C. They died of the same disease.

D. They showed strong interest in poetry

3.What do we know from the passage?

A. Keats received little education at school.

B. Keats once had a chance of becoming a doctor.

C. In 1816 Keats spent two months writing a poem.

D. Endymion was about a real love story.

4.While pursuing his dream of becoming a poet at first, John Keats was __________.

A. determined    B. experienced    C. knowledgeable    D. impatient

5.What can we infer from the passage?

A. Keats’ family must have been very poor when he was young.

B. Edmund Spenser was the greatest poet in Keats’ time.

C. It is likely that Keats rewrote his poem Isabella.

D. The poem Hyperion wasn’t completed by Keats.