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Autumn means different things to different people．It all depends on your personality, said British naturalist Richard Mabey．"Personality shapes your view of the season,"he said．"You may see it as a fading away, a packing up(结束), or as a time of packing in another sense – the excited gathering of resources before a long journey．" 　　If this is true, perhaps it tells us a little about, for instance, Thomas Hood, the 19th Century English poet．About November, he wrote： No warmth, no cheerfulness, no healthful ease No shade, no shine, no butterflies, no bees November! 　　On the other hand, another English poet John Keats, already sensing he was seriously ill, was inspired by a late September day to pen one of the most famous poems in the English language, To Autumn．He wrote to a friend afterwards that there was something comforting and healing about it． 　　According to Richard Mabey, Keats has the biological evidence on his side．Autumn is not a time of slowing down, but a time of new beginnings and great movements of creatures．For example, just at the moment that Keats's"gathering swallows"(in To Autumn)are departing for Africa, millions of creatures are fleeing from the frozen north like Iceland, Greenland and Russia to winter along the east and south coasts of Britain．According to scientists, before falling, the leaves transfer their chlorophyll(叶绿素)and carbohydrates into the woody parts of the tree for safe-keeping over winter．What remains are the natural antioxidants(防老剂)in the leaves：the yellow and orange carotenoids(类胡萝卜素), and another protective chemical specially produced for autumn, the bright-red anthocyanin(花青素)．High color is not a signal of deterioration(退化)and decline, but of detox(排毒的)ability and good health． 　　A century after Keats, the American poet Loren Eiseley wrote in his journal："Suppose we saw ourselves burning like maples in a golden autumn．[And that we could] disintegrate(瓦解)like autumn leaves…dropping their substance like chlorophyll．Would not our attitude towards death be different?" (1) From Thomas Hood’s poem, we may infer that ________． [　　] A． he suffered a lot from cold November B． he missed the shining summer days very much C． he had a negative attitude towards autumn D． he enjoyed butterflies and bees very much (2) Which word can best describe Loren Eiseley’s attitude towards autumn? [　　] A． Optimistic． B． Fearful． C． Doubtful． D． Realistic． (3) In autumn, leaves turn yellow before falling because ________． [　　] A． they can’t bear the freezing B． they can’t get enough water from the wood part C． chlorophyll and carbohydrates have been lost through leaves D． chlorophyll and carbohydrates have come back to the wood part (4) From the passage we can learn that________． [　　] A． autumn has different faces in different people’s eyes B． John Keats was a good biologist as well as a poet C． all creatures move from the cold north to Britain for winter D． The three poets were only known for their poems about autumn (5) What does the underlined sentence mean? [　　] A． Man can never live long, just as leaves must leave the tree annually． B． Man is different from autumn leaves, which will come again the next spring． C． Man should treat death calmly, just like autumn leaves fall to the ground． D． Man should have a positive attitude towards death, quite different from autumn leaves．

Answer 1

答案：1．C;2．A;3．D;4．A;5．C;
解析：

(1)	推理判断题。从诗中连续的7个no即可看出，诗作者对秋天带有明显的消极的态度。
(2)	推理判断题。诗作者从秋叶飘落联想到人的生死，二者均属自然更替，由此可知他的乐观的态度。
(3)	事实细节题。文中原句：According to scientists, before falling, the leaves transfer their chlorophyll and carbohydrates into the woody parts of the tree for safe-keeping over winter．
(4)	推理判断题。根据文章内容，不难排除另三个选项。
(5)	句意理解题。从诗中连续的7个no即可看出，诗作者对秋天带有明显的消极的态度。 　　全文大意：秋天因不同的个人情感态度而有不同的理解。