C. To give advice on how to spend autumn.

D. To suggest some red leaves viewing places.

【答案】1. A 2. D 3. D

【解析】

本文属于说明文，介绍了中国四个可以欣赏红叶的好地方。

【1题详解】

细节理解题。根据第三段With different red colors, the Red Leaf Valley extends (延伸) more than 50 kilometers from Jiefang village in Qingling town to Yanjiang village in Songjiang town, Jilin province, Northeast China.可知，该地位于吉林省，离俄罗斯最近，故选A。

【2题详解】

推理判断题。根据destination 3部分As a result of low temperatures, maple leaves in areas south of the Yangtze River are like shy girls, gradually showing their beauty, turning from green to gold, gold to orange and finally to red. And as it changes slowly, different colors can be seen on the same trees called "colorful maple trees".可知，长江流域的枫叶颜色渐变，同一棵树上会看到不同颜色的枫叶，故选D。

【3题详解】

主旨大意题。根据第二段的Now let's have a look at the best red leaves around China and the beauty of autumn.可知，本文介绍了中国四个可以很好欣赏红叶的地方，故选D。

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