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  Today we will talk about expressions with “apple”.“Apple pie order” means very well organized.Nobody is sure when and where this expression began.It is said that the women of New England loved to have everything in its place, especially when they were making apple pie.

  Another expression “apple of discord” describes the opposite condition.The ancient story says that all the gods and goddesses were celebrating a marriage when Discord, one of the gods, threw a golden apple on the table which was to be given as a prize to the most beautiful goddess.How could they choose among Juno, Minerva and Venus? When Paris decided to give the golden apple to Venus, Juno and Minerva were very angry and threatened(威胁)him.This began the long Trojan War.

  Calling a tomato “a love apple” was a mistake.In the sixteenth century, Spain imported the tomato from South America to Morocco, and then Italian businessmen took it to Italy.The Italian name for the tomato was pomo di Moro-apple of the Moors(荒野).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.“An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” Another belief is based on fact.“One rotten apple spoils the barrel.” The expression has come to mean that one bad person in a group can cause everyone to act badly.

(1)

Which of the following expressions means badly organized?

[  ]

A.

Apple pie order.

B.

Apple of discord.

C.

An apple a day keeps the doctor away.

D.

One rotten apple spoils the barrel.

(2)

Which of the following statements is WRONG?

[  ]

A.

Discord is the name of a god.

B.

Di Moro means love in Italian.

C.

“Apple pie order” means very well organized.

D.

Many people believe apples can keep them healthy.

(3)

We can most probably hear this passage in a radio program about _________.

[  ]

A.

famous people in America

B.

traveling in America

C.

eating in America

D.

words and their stories

答案:1.B;2.B;3.D;
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  April 22,2010 will be the 18th celebration of the annual Take Our Daugluers to Work Day(TOD), a project the National Ms.Foundation for Women of America(NFW)developed to expose girls to expanding opportunities for women in the workplace.

  The program offers, millions of girls a first - hand view of the many career opportunities available in their futures.Now that women make up 46 peroent of the U.S.workforce, girls can find role models in every occupational field-from politics to molecular biology to professional athletics, to name just a few.TOD encourages girls to focus on their abilities and opportunities, not just their appearance.

  The NFW developed the project more than a decade ago to address the self-esteem problems that many girls experience when they enter adolescence.At school, boys often receive more encouragement in the classroom, especially in math.science and computer science, the academic fields that tend to lead to the highest salaries.Women receive on average only 73 cents for every dollar that men are paid.and remain vastly underrepresented(数量不足)in top executive positions and technology fields.TOD aims to give girls the confidence and inspiration they need to develop successful careers, particularly in non-traditional fields.

  Perhaps because the program had become so widespread and successful, TOD had been criticized for excluding boys.and it was expanded in 2003to include boys.The program's official website states that the program was changed in order to provide both boys and girls with opportunities to explore careers at an age when they are more flexible in tenns of gender stereotyped roles."We should also show boys that becoming a child care provider is as acceptable a choice as becoming a police officer or CEO," added Sara K.Gould.executive director of the NFW.

(1)

The purpose for having a Take Our Daughters to Work Day is ________

[  ]

A.

to encourage girls to get top paying jobs

B.

to let girls spend more time with their mothers

C.

to show girls possibilities for work and careers

D.

to give girls a chance to visit their mothers' offices

(2)

Why are women underrepresented in some fields such as technology?

[  ]

A.

They are not interested in these fields.

B.

They are not encouraged to work in these fields.

C.

They are not paid the same as men in these fields.

D.

They are not allowed to be educated in these fields.

(3)

TOD was criticized because some people ________.

[  ]

A.

thought it was not fair to boys

B.

did not like having children at work

C.

did not have daughters to take to work

D.

would rather have their daughters stay at home

(4)

Which of the following is true according to the passage?

[  ]

A.

Boys are now included on Take Our Daughters to Work Day.

B.

Women and men have always been treated equally at work.

C.

Homemaking and raising children are jobs for girls only.

D.

Girls grow up receiving more attention than boys.

(5)

What can we learn from Sara K.Gould's words?

[  ]

A.

Boys are sometimes more careful and responsible than girls.

B.

It is most suitable for women to look after children at home.

C.

Aboy's life ambition should be to become an officer or CEO.

D.

It is also acceptable for boys to do what girls are supposed to.

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