Question

【題目】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 (結(jié)束)，or as a time of packing in another sense—the exciting 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(葉綠素) and carbohydrates into the woody parts of the tree for safe keeping over winter. What remains is the natural antioxidants (防老劑) in the leaves: the yellow and orange carotenoids (類胡蘿卜素)，and another protective chemical specially produced for autumn，the bright-red anthocyanin (花青素)．High colour 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 break up like autumn leaves...dropping their substance like chlorophyll. Wouldn't 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】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

【3】From the passage we can learn that ________.

A．a(chǎn)utumn has different faces in different people's eyes

B．John Keats was a good biologist as well as a poet

C．a(chǎn)ll creatures move from the cold north to Britain for winter

D．the three poets were only known for their poems about autumn

【4】Which word can best describe Loren Eiseley's attitude towards autumn?

A．Fearful.B．Optimistic.C．Doubtful.D．Realistic.

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】C

【2】D

【3】A

【4】B

【解析】

試題分析：文中通過不同詩人對秋天的看法，說明人對事物的看法受自己性格的影響。

【1】C 推理判斷題。Thomas Hood的詩說十一月沒有溫暖，沒有快樂，沒有健康的安逸，沒有樹蔭，沒有光澤，沒有蝴蝶，沒有蜜蜂，可看出他對秋天是消極的態(tài)度。故選C。

【2】D 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)倒數(shù)第二段the leaves transfer their chlorophyll(葉綠素) and carbohydrates into the woody parts of the tree for safe keeping over winter.可知，秋天樹葉在落下之前變黃是因?yàn)槿~綠素和碳水化合物又回歸到樹木中為了讓樹木安全過冬。故選D。

【3】A 細(xì)節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)第一句Autumn means different things to different people可知，秋天對每個(gè)人意味著不同的事情。故選A。

【4】B 推理判斷題。根據(jù)Loren Eiseley對秋天的描述，可看出他對秋天滿滿的期待，他表達(dá)的是一種樂觀積極的態(tài)度。故選B。