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

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Scientists think that there has been life on Earth for   1  (百万) of years. However, we haven’t found life on other   2   (行星) yet. The earth, the moon, and the sun are a small part of our galaxy. Scientists have   3   ( 发现) many other galaxies in the universe. And there are many books about the universe. I’ve just finished   4  (看) a great book at school. It is a book about the solar system. It is so good that I’ve  5    (已经) asked the library to keep the next book for  6  (我). In the book, it says that astronauts have    7   (去) to Mars and even to Jupiter. I’ve never read that before. I’ve  8  (写信) to NASA to ask them for   9  （更多）information about astronauts and space. I hope they will write    10   (回) soon.

【小题1】许多动物都处于灭绝的边缘。
Many animals are ___________________ extinction(灭绝).
【小题2】学生把英语用来作为第一外语来学习。
English ___________ by the students as the first foreign language.
【小题3】众所周知，政府鼓励人们用布袋去购物。
It is well-known that the government ___________________ go shopping with the cloth bags.
【小题4】在过去，人们的衣服都是用手工做的，一次只能做一件。
In the past people’s clothes were made one at a time ____________.
【小题5】据我所知，他们将在下个月回来。
___________________, they will come back next month.

Scientists think that there has been life on Earth for   【小题1】 (百万) of years. However, we haven’t found life on other   【小题2】  (行星) yet. The earth, the moon, and the sun are a small part of our galaxy. Scientists have   【小题3】  ( 发现) many other galaxies in the universe. And there are many books about the universe. I’ve just finished   【小题4】 (看) a great book at school. It is a book about the solar system. It is so good that I’ve 【小题5】   (已经) asked the library to keep the next book for 【小题6】 (我). In the book, it says that astronauts have    【小题7】  (去) to Mars and even to Jupiter. I’ve never read that before. I’ve  【小题8】 (写信) to NASA to ask them for  【小题9】 （更多）information about astronauts and space. I hope they will write    【小题10】  (回) soon.