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      Do you know the expression “applepie order”？

It means in perfect order,or very well organized

Nobody is sure where and when the expression applepie order^w began. Some say that Scottish and English writers used the expression a long time ago. Others say it was first used in the northeastern American states known as New England.

      The housewives of New England cut their apples in even slices (均匀薄片).Then they filled pie pans (平底锅) with them m an organized way — row upon row. As one writer said,the women of New England loved to have everything in its place. Maybe this explains why it is believed that the expression "applepie order” began in New England.

      At one time,the tomato was called a love apple. That was a mistake. This is how the mistake happened.

      In the sixteenth century,Spain imported (进口) the tomato from South America after Spanish Explorers (探险家) had landed there. Spain then exported the tomato to Morocco. Italian traders carried it on to Italy. The Italian name for the tomato was pomo di Moro — apple of the Moors.

      When French growers imported it from Italy,they thought di Moro meant d’amour,the French word for love. And so pomo di Moro became the apple of love.

      People believe many things about the apple. One belief is that it has great powers of keeping people healthy. A very common expression is “An apple a day keeps the doctor away. ”

      Another belief is based on fact. The expression is “One rotten apple spoils the barrel. ” When an apple begins to go bad,it ruins (毁坏) all the other apples around it in the container. The expression has come to mean that one bad person in a group can cause everyone to act bad.

() 52. How many expressions are talked about in the passage?             ?

   A. Three. B. Four. C. Five. D. Six.

() 53. What does the underlined part mean?

   A. Doctors are afraid of eating apples.

   B. If you eat an apple every day,you’ll be healthy.

   C. Doctors think it important to eat an apple every day.

   D. If you go to a doctor,he’ll advise you to eat an apple every day.

() 54. Which of the following is true?

   A. Apples can cure diseases.

   B. A bad apple can make people ill.

   C. The tomato used to be called a love apple by the French.

   D. “Applepie order” began in New England.

() 55. Which of the following can be the best title for the passage?

   A. Useful English Expressions   B. Different Meanings of Apples

   C. Apple Expressions and their Stories   D. Different uses of Apples

Answer 1

52.B 53.B 54.C 55.C

 52.B  53.B  54.C  55.C