Autumn is the harvest season. There must be a lot for us to eat !Yes, autumn is a great time for fruit and vegetables. Let’s find out about some of the best.

Apples: You can eat apples all the year round, but they are better and cheaper in autumn. People say “An apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Apples have a lot of vitamin C and fiber(纤维) in them. They are good for the heart and can make your mouth fresh.

Pears: Pears are in season from autumn to mid winter. They have minerals（矿物质）and vitamins C and E in them. They are good for the heart and can keep cancer (癌症) away.

Pumpkins: Pumpkin is a nice vegetable in autumn. They are rich in beta carotene (贝塔胡萝卜素), which is turned into vitamin A in our bodies. Pumpkins also have calcium（钙）,iron and vitamin C in them. Eating pumpkins can make us look young.

Sweet corn (甜玉米): Sweet corn is in season near the end of the year. It has minerals in it. It’s good for the heart.

Autumn weather is cold and dry. Try to eat as much fruit and vegetables as you can. They will make you healthy.

1. The passage mainly tells us_________.

A. autumn is a great time for fruit and vegetables

B. why people need to eat an apple each day.

C. eating pumpkins can make us look young

D. to eat as much fruit and vegetables as we can

2.The saying “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” means_______.

A. 医生一日吃一个苹果

B. 医生规定人们一日吃一个苹果

C. 一日吃一个苹果就不必去找医生

D. 医生不让人们一日吃一个苹果

3. _____ are /is in rich beta carotene.

A. Pumpkins    B. Sweet corn    C. Apples     D. Pears

In almost every big university in the U．S．A，football is a favourite sport．American football is not like soccer．Players sometimes kick the ball，but they also throw the ball and run with it They try to take it to the other end of the field．They have four chances to move the ball ten yard（码）．They can carry it or throw it．If they move it to the other end of the field．they receive six points（分）This is called a touchdown（底线得分）．

It is difficult to move the ball．Eleven men on the team try to stop the man who has the ball．If the man does not move the ball ten yards，his team kicks the ball to the other team．

Each university wants its team to win．Thousands of people come to watch．They all yell（喊加油）for their favourite team．Young men and women called cheerleaders（啦啦队长） come to help the people yell more．

Each team plays ten or eleven games．Each season begins in September and ends in November．If a team is very, good, it may play another game after the season ends．The best teams play again on January 1, the first day of the New Year．Many people go to see these games and many others watch them on TV．

1．In American football players can______．

A．only kick the ball                                        B．only throw the ball

C．only carry the ball                                       D．kick, throw and carry the ball

2．If a team wants to get points, it has to move the ball ______．

A．10 yards                                  B．40 yards

C．away from its own end                      D．to the other end

3．Most teams play games in ______．

A．spring             B．summer            C．autumn              D．winter

4．When do the best play again?

A．At Christmas                               B．Before the season ends．

C．On New Year’s Day．                       D．On the last day of the season．

I think autumn is ______ season of the year in Jilin.

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I think autumn is ______ season of the year in Jilin.

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