【Autumnmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.ItalldependsonyourpersonalitysaidBritishnaturalistRichardMabey."Personalityshapesyourviewoftheseason"hesaid."Youmayseeitasafadingawayapackingu】

　　Autumnmeansdifferentthingstodifferentpeople.ItalldependsonyourpersonalitysaidBritishnaturalistRichardMabey."Personalityshapesyourviewoftheseason"hesaid."Youmayseeitasafadingawayapackingup（结束）orasatimeofpackinginanothersense–theexcitedgatheringofresourcesbeforealongjourney."

　　IfthisistrueperhapsittellsusalittleaboutforinstanceThomasHoodthe19thCenturyEnglishpoet.AboutNovemberhewrote:

　　Nowarmthnocheerfulnessnohealthfulease

　　Noshadenoshinenobutterfliesnobees

　　November!

　　OntheotherhandanotherEnglishpoetJohnKeatsalreadysensinghewasseriouslyillwasinspiredbyalateSeptemberdaytopenoneofthemostfamouspoemsintheEnglishlanguageToAutumn.Hewrotetoafriendafterwardsthattherewassomethingcomfortingandhealingaboutit.

　　AccordingtoRichardMabeyKeatshasthebiologicalevidenceonhisside.Autumnisnotatimeofslowingdownbutatimeofnewbeginningsandgreatmovementsofcreatures.ForexamplejustatthemomentthatKeats's"gatheringswallows"（inToAutumn）aredepartingforAfricamillionsofcreaturesarefleeingfromthefrozennorthlikeIcelandGreenlandandRussiatowinteralongtheeastandsouthcoastsofBritain.Accordingtoscientistsbeforefallingtheleavestransfertheirchlorophyll（叶绿素）andcarbohydratesintothewoodypartsofthetreeforsafe-keepingoverwinter.Whatremainsarethenaturalantioxidants（防老剂）intheleaves:theyellowandorangecarotenoids（类胡萝卜素）andanotherprotectivechemicalspeciallyproducedforautumnthebright-redanthocyanin（花青素）.Highcolorisnotasignalofdeterioration（退化）anddeclinebutofdetox（排毒的）abilityandgoodhealth.

　　AcenturyafterKeatstheAmericanpoetLorenEiseleywroteinhisjournal:"Supposewesawourselvesburninglikemaplesinagoldenautumn.[Andthatwecould]disintegrate（瓦解）likeautumnleaves…droppingtheirsubstancelikechlorophyll.Wouldnotourattitudetowardsdeathbedifferent?"

　　FromThomasHood’spoemwemayinferthat_______.

　　A．hesufferedalotfromcoldNovember

　　B．hemissedtheshiningsummerdaysverymuch

　　C．hehadanegativeattitudetowardsautumn