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As it moves deeper into autumn, the daylight hours get shorter and the weather colder. This means the gardening season is ending, right? Well, not so fast.

Lee Reich is a gardener. He shared his thoughts on growing plants in and around the home. In mid-October, Reich was cleaning up his garden when he heard a weather report on the radio. It warned that freezing temperatures were coming, and this would put an end to the gardening season. But to Reich, colder weather does not mean the end to gardening. He admits that his many vegetables and flowering plants froze to death when temperatures dropped to 1.6°C.

However, in his story, Reich writes lovingly about what is still growing in his garden. Even with a recent frost, he says, there are still leaves on the trees turning beautiful colors of red, yellow and orange. His butterfly bush is still producing flowers. Reich says his rhododendrons and heaths, two hardy flowers, "look as healthy the morning after the frost as the warm day before it". Hardy is a way to describe plants that can live in colder weather.

Reich also suggests looking around your garden or the grounds around it. Some areas may not be as cold as others. A wall or a tree can prevent temperatures from dropping as low as in more open areas. Reich noted that some flowering plants, growing next to the west side of his house still look healthy and strong. It is not just flowers and trees that can do well in colder temperatures. Hardy vegetables can still be productive. There are plenty of cold-hardy vegetables growing in his garden. In fact, he adds, such vegetables look and taste better during this kind of weather than they do in summer heat.

1.What was Reich doing when he heard the weather report?

A He was having dinner.

B He was taking a walk.

C He was cleaning up his garden.

D He was planting trees in his garden.

解析：选C。细节理解题。根据文章第二段Reich was cleaning up his garden when he heard a weather report on the radio.可知，当时他在打扫花园，故选C。

2.What can we know from the passage?

A Colder weather means the end to gardening.

B Butterfly bush can still produce flowers after a frost.

C There are still leaves on the trees turning green after a frost.

D All vegetables are still growing when temperatures dropped to 1.6°C.

解析：选B。细节理解题。根据第三段His butterfly bush is still producing flowers.可知，他的大叶醉鱼草仍然在开花，故选B。

3.What does the underlined word “hardy” mean in Chinese?

A 耐寒的.

B 喜阴的.

C 耐旱的.

D 喜阳的.

解析：选A。词义猜测题。根据其后的解释Hardy is a way to describe plants that can live in colder weather. 用来形容能在寒冷天气下生存的植物的一种方式可推测该词意为“耐寒的”，故选A。

4.Why are some areas warmer than others in the garden?

A Because they get more sunshine.

B Because they are more than others.

C Because people often help make it.

D Because a wall or a tree help make it.

解析：选D。细节理解题。根据最后一段A wall or a tree can prevent temperatures from dropping as low as in more open areas.可知，是一堵墙或一棵树造成了这种结果，故选D。

5.What does the passage mainly tell us?

A Lee Reich is a good gardener.

B Colder temperatures end the gardening season.

C Some plants and vegetables can still grow in colder weather.

D Some vegetables look and taste better during the colder weather.

解析：选C。主旨大意题。本文主要讲述了在秋天，即使天气变冷，也有一些植物和蔬菜也还在生长，秋天并不是园艺的结束，故选C。