The maple trees turn a brilliant red in autum...

The maple trees turn a brilliant red in autumn, adding another 　 to the colors in the harvest season.

A. theme B. version

C. category D. dimension

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26. The leaves of this tree turn red ____ , so we visit it at the end of every October.

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Maple syrup (枫糖浆) is a sweetener from maple tree sap (树汁). Many people use it in baking in place of sugar or other sweeteners, some use it in tea instead of honey and it is frequently used as a topping for pancakes, waffles, and other breakfast foods. Since true maple syrup is rather expensive, a wide range of false maple syrup exist.

This sweetener originated in the northeast region of North America, and it is in this region that most of the world’s maple syrup is still produced. Vermont, New Hampshire Maine, and the eastern portion of Canada are all known for their fine syrup, each with slightly different flavor qualities.

This sweetener is produced by tapping maple trees to release and collect their sap. A tree's sap is the liquid that, much like blood in animals, carries water and food to different parts of the tree to keep it nourished. A mature maple produces about ten gallons of sap in a given season, after which the tree will wall off the channel that has been tapped, so that a new tap has to be drilled the next season. Maples are not tapped for syrup until they are at least 40 years old and have reached a certain size, to ensure that no harm comes to the tree through the tapping process .

An immense amount of sap is required to produce maple syrup because the watery sap must be reduced to achieve the proper thickness and taste. Although the exact amount depends on the sweetness of the sap, in general it takes about 40 times as much maple sap to produce a portion of syrup. This may be further reduced to create thicker delicacies, such as maple butter, maple cream , and maple sugar.

In the Us, there are grade A and Grade B syrups, with three sub-divisions of Grade A: light amber, medium amber, and dark amber. Grade B is even darker than Grade A dark amber. Many people assume that the grading system is also indicative of quality, but in reality, it only helps to differentiate the color and taste of the syrup, which is a matter of personal preference. The tastes are different, but to say one is objectively “better” than another would be incorrect.

1.What do we know about the maple syrup from the first two paragraphs?

A.It can be a substitute of sugar and honey.

B.It varies greatly in flavor qualities.

C.It is produced in the northeast of the US.

D.It is too expensive to gain popularity.

2.The underlined word "nourished" in paragraph 3 can be replaced by “__________”.

A.warm. B.healthy.

C.complete. D.mature.

3.Why is a large amount of sap needed?

A.Because it is widely used in most delicacies.

B.Because it helps to protect old trees from harm.

C.Because it needs to be concentrated to make maple syrup.

D.Because the more sap is used, the better maple syrup tastes.

4.What's the main purpose of writing the text?

A.To teach people how to make maple syrup.

B.To attract more people to buy maple syrup.

C.To introduce basic knowledge of maple syrup.

D.To help people choose maple syrup of good quality.

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British children used to play conkers (板栗游戏) in the autumn when the horse-chestnut trees started to drop their shiny brown nuts. They would select a suitable chestnut, drill a hole in it and thread it onto a string, then swing their conker at that of an opponent until one of them broke. But the game has fallen out of favour. Children spend less time outdoors and rarely have access to chestnut trees. Besides, many schools have banned conkers games, worried that they might cause injuries or nut allergies.

That sort of risk-averseness(规避风险) now spreads through every aspect of childhood. Playgrounds have all the excitement designed out of them to make them safe. Many governments, particularly in societies such as America, have tightened up their rules, requiring parents to supervise(监管) young children far more closely than in the past. Frank Furedi of the University of Kent, a critic on modern parenting, argues that allowing children to play unsupervised or leaving them at home alone is increasingly described as a symptom of irresponsible parenting.

In part, such increased caution is a response to the huge wave of changes. Large-scale urbanization, smaller and more mobile families, the move of women into the labor market and the digitization of many aspects of life have unavoidably changed the way that people bring up their children. There is little chance that any of these trends will be changed, so today's more intensive(精细化的) parenting style is likely to go on.

Such parenting practices now embraced by wealthy parents in many parts of the rich world, particularly in America, go far beyond an adjustment to changes in external conditions. They mean a strong bid to ensure that the advantages enjoyed by the parents’ generation are passed on to their children. Since success in life now turns mainly on education, such parents will do their best to provide their children with the schooling, the character training and the social skills that will secure access to the best universities and later the most attractive jobs.

To some extent that has always been the case. But there are more such parents now, and they are competing with each other for what economists call positional goods. This competition starts even before the children are born. The wealthy classes will take their time to select a suitable spouse and get married, and will start a family only when they feel ready for it.

Children from less advantaged backgrounds, by contrast, often appear before their parents are ready for them. In America 60% of births to single women under 30 are unplanned, and over 40% of children are born outside marriage. The result, certainly in America, has been to widen already massive social inequalities yet further.

All the evidence suggests that children from poorer backgrounds are at a disadvantage almost as soon as they are born. By the age of five or six they are far less “school-ready” than their better-off peers, so any attempts to help them catch up have to start long before they get to school. America has had some success with various schemes involving regular home visits by nurses or social workers to low-income families with new babies. It also has long experience with programmes for young children from poor families that combine support for parents with good-quality child care. Such programmes do seem to make a difference. Without extra effort, children from low-income families in most countries are much less likely than their better-off peers to attend preschool education, even though they are more likely to benefit from it. And data from the OECD’s PISA programme suggest that children need at least two years of preschool education to perform at their best when they are 15.

So the most promising way to ensure greater equality may be to make early-years education and care for more widely available and more affordable, as it is in the Nordics. Some governments are already rethinking their educational priorities, shifting some of their spending to the early years.

Most rich countries decided more than a century ago that free, compulsory education for all children was a worthwhile investment for society. There is now an argument for starting preschool education earlier, as some countries have already done. In the face of crushing new inequalities, a modern version of that approach is worth trying.

1.What can we learn from the first two paragraphs?

A. More attention is placed on children’s safety.

B. More and more parents are becoming irresponsible.

C. Children are no longer interested in outdoor activities.

D. Parents are advised to spend more time with their children.

2.Which of the following about intensive parenting style is TRUE?

A. Chances are that this style could be changed.

B. Financial pressure forces parents to be stricter.

C. Rich families adopt such style to keep their advantages.

D. Such style is largely influenced by the size of the family.

3.What does the underlined sentence imply?

A. Economists offer practical advice to guide parenting.

B. A happy marriage secures children’s social positions.

C. Unfair division of social resources drives parents mad.

D. Parents are struggling for their children’s edge over peers.

4.Which is the proper measure to narrow the gap between the rich and the poor?

A. Parents are persuaded to give birth to babies in their later years.

B. Funds are provided for poor children after they are admitted to school.

C. New babies in low-income families are sent to nurses or social workers.

D. Children from low-income families are ensured to receive early education.

5.What’s the author’s attitude towards investment in pre-school education?

A. Supportive B. Disapproving

C. Skeptic D. Unconcerned

6.The author begins the passage with the game of conkers to 　 .

A. show competition overweighs cooperation

B. imply educational inequalities should be broken

C. make readers aware of the rules of the game

D. indicate the game has lost its appeal to children

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As autumn sets in, cities around the globe turn their attention to art, architecture, and design with a wealth of exciting events worth traveling for.

New York City

October is a major month for architecture in New York, with Archtober New York ( October 1 〜31 ) and Open House New York ( October 12 ~ 14 ) taking place. Highlights of Archtober include National Design Week, and the Architecture and Design Film Festival. And Open House New York will open hundreds of sites for unique access, tours, and parties.

Bangkok

The Bangkok Art Bienniale will kick off on October 19 with events spread out along the famous sites along the Chao Praya River, including Wat Arun, Wat Pho, and Suan Lumpini Park. As part of the Biennial, the Marina Abramovic Institute will put on a new performance lasting for three weeks in mid-October.

Eindhoven, Netherlands

You've probably been to Amsterdam, but what about Eindhoven? The midsize Dutch city—home to the famous Design Academy Eindhoven —becomes a major destination every October for designers, when Dutch Design Week takes over. Across hundreds of locations around the city, Dutch Design Week will present works by more than 2 ,500 designers over the course of the week of October 20 〜28. It's also home to a booming design scene crowded with graduates of the Academy who have remained and set up studios.

Mexico City

Mexico's dynamic capital draws aesthetes(美学)and architecture fans all year long, but this October is an especially exciting time to go, as Mexico City is celebrating its status as the World Design Capital. Taking place October 10 ~ 14, Design Week Mexico will motivate the city's architects and designers around a series of events at cultural institutions like the Tamayo Museum, the National Museum, and Lincoln Park.

1.Which of the following events lasts for a month?

A.Archtober New York. B.Open House New York.

C.Bangkok Art Bienniale. D.Dutch Design Week.

2.What is special about Eindhoven?

A.It is a middle-sized European city.

B.It has some first-class universities.

C.It holds a noticeable design event every October.

D.It has produced many famous modem designers.

3.What is special for Mexico City this October?

A.It is observing its special status in the design field.

B.It houses many first-class museums.

C.It is celebrating its status as capital city.

D.It has produced many world-famous artists.

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---- Honey, the cat’s stuck in the tree. Can you turn off the TV and get a ladder . . . ?

---- Oh, it jumped off. _______.

A. Never mind      B. All right         C. No problem     D. Take care

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Autumn is a colorful season. It’s____with natural beauty. It’s breathtaking to see the reds, oranges and yellows ____ along highways, across mountain ranges, and in backyards. The air is fresh. The sun is brilliant. Many people go on ____ outings—not necessarily to swim, ____ just to be by the ocean in that cool, bright _____.

Autumn is also a transition season, a ____ to the quiet of winter. It is a time of ____, as leaves fall to the ground and ____to the earth.

This week, we’re celebrating Rosh Hashanah, the Jewish New Year. Every year this ____offers us an opportunity to look back on the past and to ____our life in the direction we believe it should go. And every year, we ____the festival in autumn. Rosh Hashanah also feels to me like a powerful____that now is the time to make a fresh____just as the vibrancy(活力) of the year is winding down and to set a positive goal for the days, weeks and months____. For me, it feels profound, and almost courageous, to face the cold winter with fresh____and energy. The more____we are rooted in what matters during the autumn, the more we have to draw on when____winds blow.

That’s a lesson____us every day of the year, isn’t it? Today is the day to ____tomorrow’s happiness, tomorrow’s kindness, tomorrow’s health and tomorrow’s friendship. Whether it’s cold and windy outside, or warm and bright, we have the power to ____ the most of each day, to start fresh and to reorganize our life in the directions we believe we should go.

1.A.rich B.popular C.familiar D.satisfied

2.A.turn out B.go back C.come out D.fade away

3.A.mountain B.beach C.desert D.forest

4.A.and B.until C.when D.but

5.A.light B.water C.color D.wind

6.A.bridge B.barrier C.boundary D.breakthrough

7.A.meetings B.endings C.harvests D.memories

8.A.add B.belong C.adapt D.return

9.A.activity B.circumstance C.festival D.experience

10.A.recognize B.review C.reorganize D.repeat

11.A.establish B.observe C.foresee D.honor

12.A.warning B.guarantee C.statement D.reminder

13.A.start B.stop C.change D.move

14.A.alone B.ahead C.around D.abroad

15.A.guidance B.purpose C.decision D.imagination

16.A.skillfully B.secretly C.deeply D.vividly

17.A.soft B.bitter C.fresh D.seasonal

18.A.inspiring B.surprising C.confusing D.improving

19.A.look for B.allow for C.wait for D.prepare for

20.A.pass B.take C.spend D.make

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As the Chinese Mid-Autumn Festival approaches, mooncakes are turning up all over China, from traditional teashops to Starbucks counters. The holiday is one of China’s four most important festivals, and in the weeks before the date arrives, top hotels get into the spirit with lavish(奢华) treats in lovely packaging. Traditionally, the cookie-sized round pastry(馅饼) has a rich thick filling usually made from red-bean or lotus-seed paste and covered by a thin crust. It may also contain yolks from salted duck eggs, integrating a beautiful savory tinge into the sugary taste. Fillings and crusts have become more diverse over time, especially in the hands of skilled pastry chefs. The mooncakes in Chinese culture represent homesickness, and the top crust of each moon-shaped pastry is generally imprinted with the Chinese characters for longevity or harmony.

This year, the fancy gift boxes that have long driven the mooncake trade are particularly striking and rich with tradition.

For example, the Fairmont Peace Hotel in Shanghai, built in 1929 and a magnet for Hollywood celebrities in the 1930s, has prepared a selection of mooncake gift boxes with designs inspired by the beauty and elegance of the hotel’s famous art deco style. The simplest box of four pieces (red-bean paste, creamy custard, plain cheese, green-bean paste) is 198 yuan($29.64), while more lavish selections of five or six pieces, including mooncakes with egg yolk, run up to 338 yuan for a box.

Beijing’s Nuo Hotel, meanwhile, has created Ming Dynasty (1368－1644) inspired mooncake gift packs based on the design of porcelain vases in the hotel lobby, with the essence of landscape painting using Zhang Dai’s poetic passages to show the peaceful harmony of man and nature. The box of six is 158 yuan, and includes mooncakes ranging from cheese mango to charcoal burning fragrant Pu'er tea and white lotus with egg yolk. A box of eight cakes of different flavors is 228 yuan.

1.What feeling does the mooncake stand for in our country?

A. Separation.　　 B. Harmony.　　 C. Homesick.　　 D. Happiness.

2.Which place selling mooncakes doesn’t mention in the passage?

A. Stations　　 B. Teashops.　　 C. Starbucks.　　 D. Hotels..

3.What do the last two paragraphs mainly tell us about mooncakes?

A. The high price.　　 B. The various shapes.

C. The rich fillings.　　 D. The fancy boxes.

4.Which kind of mooncakes is’t made by Beijing’s Nuo Hotel?

A. Green-bean paste.　　 B. Cheese mango.

C. White lotus with egg yolk.　　 D. Charcoal burning fragrant Pu’er tea.

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Look! There are lots of ________ birds flying over the trees.

A. funny red little 　 B. funny little red

C. little funny red 　 D. little red funny

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Drivers must stop when the traffic lights _____ red．

A．turn　　　　　　　　　　　　　　     B．will turn

C．turned　　　　　　　　　　　　　     D．were turning

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