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Tip：人物传记是记叙文的一种，主要描写人物的生平事迹、趣闻轶事、成长奋斗历程等其特点是以时间的先后或事件的发展为主线，空间或逻辑线索贯穿文章始终，脉络清楚，可读性较强阅读这类文章时，我们需要注意时间、地点、人物和事件

这四大要素Pre-readingThink about the following questions:1. What do you like to do in your free time?2. Have you ever thought of making a living by it in the future? How long have you enjoyed it?。

Theme: Hobbies

California garden pioneer Ruth Petersson was born in 1908. She showed a great interest in plants at an early age. She studied architecture (建筑学) at the university. At that time, the stock market fell sharply. Uncertain she could get work as an architect during so difficult a time, Ruth changed her major and graduated with a teaching degree. While teaching in Merced, she met Philip Bancroft, Jr. and married him in 1939 and then moved to the family farm in Walnut Creek.

Ruth began gardening and planted a large garden around the main house in 1950. Her interest in different plant groups

evolved over time to include roses, herbs, alpine plants and more. In the 1950s, Ruth bought her first succulent (多肉植物). She was very attracted to it and began collecting these water-conserving plants. She had a huge collection of potted succulents, which were grown in greenhouses around her house.

In 1971, Philip offered Ruth three acres of land to begin a new garden using her large collection of succulents, which had outgrown their space. Ruth, then in her 60s, seized this opportunity. She got help from Lester Hawkins to design the pathways and garden beds. Ruth herself chose the plants from her collection.

By trial and error (反复试验), Ruth discovered how to use succulents better in the garden and how to protect the plants from winter rains and extreme cold. Ruth’s garden began to attract

a great deal of attention from other gardeners. In 1988, Frank and Anne Cabot visited Ruth and were troubled when hearing that there were no plans to protect the garden. They were encouraged to start the Garden Conservancy, a nonprofit to protect important American gardens, and the Ruth Bancroft Garden became the first project of the new organization. The garden was thrown open to the public in the early 1990s.

Today , the garden has be come an outstanding example of a water-conserving garden. The garden also houses important collections of succulents, including the first succulent in Ruth’s collection.

涉及知识点，大家要掌握哦！evolve /ɪvɒlv/ v. （使）逐渐形成；进化eg. The school has evolved its own style of teaching.a great deal of

大量；很多eg. It took a great deal of time and effort.Post-readingReading test 阅读理解( ) 1. What can we learn from the first paragraph?

A. Ruth changed her major to gardening in college.B. Ruth got married when she was 31 years old.C. Ruth began planting when she was young.

D. Ruth had a hard time at an early age.( ) 2. Which of the following might Ruth like best?A. Roses. B. Herbs. C. Succulents. D. Alpine plants.

( ) 3. What does the underlined word “seized” in Paragraph 3 most probably mean?A. Took. B. Created. C. Offered. D. Missed.

( ) 4. Which is the right order according to the passage?a. Anne Cabot visited Ruth’s garden.b. Philip provided more space for Ruth to plant succulents.

c. Ruth developed some methods for using succulents in the garden.d. The Garden Conservancy was set up to protect important American gardens.

A. a-c-b-d B. b-d-a-c C. d-c-b-a D. b-c-a-dMind map 思维导图 根据以上语篇内容，在下图的空格里填入一个最恰当的单词。

参考答案：Reading test1-4 BCADMind map1. began / started2. love3. husband4. ways5. open编者寄语《新课标》和《英语能力等级量表》的落实对中学生的英语阅读量提出了更高的要求。

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