The maple smoke of autumn bonfires is incense to Canadians. Bestowing perfume for the nose, color for the eye, sweetness for the spring tongue, the sugar maple prompts this sharing of a favorite myth and original etymology of the word maple.
(2) The maple looms large in Ojibwa folk tales. The time of year for sugaring-off is "in the Maple Moon." Among Ojibwa, the primordial female figure is Nokomis, a wise grandmother.
(3) 41. __________.
(4) Knowing this was a pursuit to the death, Nokomis outsmarted the cold devils. She hid in a stand of maple trees, all red and orange and deep yellow. This maple grove grew beside a waterfall whose mist blurred the trees’ outline. As they peered through the mist, slavering wendigos thought they saw a raging fire in which their prey was burning.
(5)42. __________.
(6) For their service in saving the earth mother’s life, these maples were given a special gift: their water of life would
Every second, 1 hectare of the world’s
rainforest is destroyed. That’s equivalent to two football fields. An area the
size of New York City is lost every day. In a year, that adds up to 31 million
hectares—more than the land area of Poland. This alarming rate of destruction
has serious consequences for the environment; scientists estimate, for example,
that 137 species of plant, insect or animal become extinct every day due to
logging. In British Columbia, where, since 1990, thirteen rainforest valleys
have been clearcut, 142 species of salmon have already become extinct, and the
habitats of grizzly bears, wolves and many other creatures are threatened.
Logging, however, provides jobs, profits, taxes for the government and cheap
products of all kinds for consumers, so the government is reluctant to restrict
or control it. Much of Can A. alternative sources for paper products are found. B. logging is banned by the local government. C. consumers increase their environmental sensitivity. D. Canadian Pulp and Paper Association reduce its production. [单选题]当火场需要人员疏散和物资保护时,不应根据( )来确定。
A.危险性 B.物资的价值 C.个人好恶 D.重要程度 [填空题]蒙古族最早的抒情诗是[()]。
[简答题]流感是由什么引起的?普通感冒是由什么引起的?
[简答题]救援现场安全员需完成那些工作?
[单项选择]You may move out any time you want to because you are old enough to live______ you want.
A. where B. when C. why D. what [单选题]()级及以上风险作业项目应发布风险预警。
A.三; B.四; C.五; D.六 [单选题]绿通车辆查验的影像资料保存期限为( )。
A.不低于 1 个月 B.不低于 3 个月 C.不低于 6 个月 D.不低于 1 年 [填空题]人类行为三要素是 __________ 、 __________ 和 __________ 。
[单选题]部属接到越级下达的命令,应( )
A.原地待命 B.通知上级 C.必须执行 D.提出建议 我来回答: 提交
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