2026届高三英语培优外刊阅读 外刊精选 秋叶之美正“不按套路出牌”.docxVIP

高三英语培优外刊阅读

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外刊精选｜想看一眼不容易秋叶之美正“不按套路出牌”

秋天到了，红叶欣赏胜地又摩肩接踵、热闹起来。而近年来，捕捉红叶观赏的最佳时机也变得越来越难。有科学家发现，红叶观赏的最佳时间正在随着全球气候变暖缓缓变化，而且观赏的最佳时段也在慢慢变短。这一变化受到什么因素的影响？观景游客应该如何应对？

LoveFallFoliage?WhyItsGettingHardertoScheduleLeaf-PeepingTrips

MillionsoftouriststraveltoU.S.parksandparkwayseachyeartoglimpsethebrightcolorsofautumn—butecologistssaythefamiliarreds,orangesandyellowsoffallfoliagearecominglaterintheseasonbecauseofrisingtemperatures.

InNewEngland,generallythepeakfoliagetendstobeinthemiddleofOctober,saidRichardPrimack,aprofessorofplantecologyatBostonUniversity.Butwevebeenexperiencing,becauseofagenerallywarmingclimate,thatthepeakoffallfoliageistendingtomovefromkindofearlytomiddleOctobertokindofmiddletolateOctober.

Predictingpreciselywhentheleavesofbirches,aspensandotherdeciduoustreeswillturnfromgreentored,orangeandyellowinautumndependsinpartonthegeographicarea,thespeciesinquestionandprecipitation.

Predictinghowlongfallcolorswilllastisalmostharderthanwhentheleaveswillstarttochangecolor.Peakcolorusedtolastforabouttwoweeks.Forcertainspecies,thatperiodmightbebecomingmorecondensed.

Sofuturegenerationsmightjusthavetobereadytotravelatamomentsnoticetocatchashorterpeakperiodinpartsofthecountry.Suchchangescouldaffecttheboomingtourismindustrysurroundingleafpeeping.

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1.glimpse(n./v.)___________________________________

2.foliage(n.)______________________________

3.peak(n./v./adj.)______________________________

4.deciduous(adj.)______________________________

5.precipitation(n.)______________________________

6.condensed(adj.)______________________________

7.booming(adj./v.)______________________________

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