Question

Almost everyone likes to eat apples．Apples grow in nearly every part of the world．The United States produces more apples than any other country except France．The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples．1.  New York is on the east coast and Washington is on the west near Canada．

         Apples are red, yellow or green．They are very popular in the United States．2.  Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply．Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite sweet dish for many Americans．

         3. The trees there produce nearly five billion apples every year—one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world．

         4.  For example, “You are the apple of my eye．” means “You are actually the one I love best and care most．” In China, it is a custom in some places for the marrying couple to hold an apple in each one’s hand, promising that their marriage will be “safe” without anything bad and that their marriage will never be broken．“To apple polish” often refers to a man who fawns （奉承） on somebody for the purpose of getting some benefits．So you can easily get “apple polisher”．However, “in apple-pie order” usually has the same meaning as “in good order”． 5. In fact, it’s another saying about “compare two things that can’t be compared”．

A．The state of Washington is proud of its apples

B．Apples play an important part in people’s health

C．There are many stories and sayings about apples

D．Perhaps this is why “New York” is often called “Big Apple” by some people

E．The apples in France are better than those in America

F．Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches

G．It is likely that you hear about “compare apples and oranges”

 

Answer 1

【答案】

 

1.D

2.F

3.A

4.C

5.G

【解析】

试题分析：本文叙述了苹果是很受人们喜爱的水果，在美国人也同样喜欢吃苹果，并且苹果在美国的种植面积大，产量大。短文还介绍了关于苹果的故事和谚语。

1.根据The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples．因为纽约生产大部分的苹果。所以这就是为什么纽约被称为大苹果，故选D。

2.根据They are very popular in the United States．因为苹果在美国很受欢迎，所以有些人喜欢带着午饭的同时还带着苹果去上学或上班，故选F。

3.根据The trees there produce nearly five billion apples every year—one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world．华盛顿的州以苹果而著称，那里的苹果每年生产的接近五十亿，能够全世界是每个人一人一个苹果，故选A。

4.根据For example, “You are the apple of my eye．可以看出下文是叙述了关于苹果的一些传说，故选C。

5.根据In fact, it’s another saying about “compare two things that can’t be compared”很可能你听说过不能相提并论吧，事实上就是两个不能相比的两个东西，故选G。

考点：信息匹配。