Question

If the rose can be said to be a special flower, then the apple can be said to be a special fruit. It is very important in American culture. American stories speak of Johnny Appleseed, who went throughout America collecting apple seeds and planting apple trees. He had a great love for nature and went through fields and farms adding richness and beauty to the country.

One of the first sayings taught to school children is, “An apple a day keeps the doctor away.” This short saying encourages children to eat fresh fruit to keep healthy. If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher”. This, however, is not a good name. If someone is very dear to us, we say that he or she is the “apple of our eye”.

Most people believe that the fruit which Eve gave to Adam was an apple, even though the Bible(圣經(jīng)) never says so. The apple, therefore, is a deep part of the language and stories of America.

An apple is also delicious. Apples can be cooked in many ways, used as a dessert, and made into sweet juice.

In many parts of the country during the harvest season, a popular activity is to go into an apple garden to pick apples. Washington, D. C. and New York are both famous for

their apples.

Finally, when it’s time to take a vacation to American cities, one can always visit New York, which is “the biggest apple” of all the American cities.

 

1. What does the underlined phrase “apple polisher” mean?

A. Something for cutting apples.

B. A person who likes to please others.

C. A person who is dealing with fruits.

D. A machine for cleaning apples quickly.

2. “An apple a day keeps the doctor away” is a proverb about ____________.

A. cooking B. medicine

C. shopping D. health

3. Which of the following is TRUE with apples?

A. Apples are medicine.

B. Apples are the most important food.

C. New York is famous for its big apples.

D. The Bible says Adam was given an apple.

4. The passage is mainly about___________.

A. stories about the apple

B. apples in American culture

C. some famous sayings of the apple

D. big cities that is famous for apples

 

Answer 1

1.B

2.D

3.C

4.B

【解析】

試題分析：蘋果在美國文化里有著舉足輕重的地位。蘋果是美國語言和故事里耐人尋味的一部分。蘋果有很多種煮法。華盛頓和紐約都以各自的蘋果聞名。來美國旅游時可以參觀有著美國“大蘋果”昵稱的紐約。

1.詞義猜測題。根據(jù)劃線的短語所在的句子If someone always says good words to a person, people will call him an “apple polisher” This, however, is not a good name.可知，如果有人總是說別人的好話，人們就會叫他拍馬屁的人。所以apple polisher指的就是總是說好話取悅于別人的人。故選B。

2.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章第二段前兩句可知，“一天一蘋果，疾病遠離我”是鼓勵孩子們多吃水果以保持健康，所以選D。

3.細節(jié)理解題。根據(jù)文章后兩段可知，紐約以它的大蘋果而出名，所以選C。

4.這篇短文作者給我們講述的是在美國文化里，蘋果是一個很特殊的水果，他還給我們總結(jié)了很多關(guān)于apple 這個詞的諺語和俗語，故B選項美國文化里的蘋果這個選項最能概括文章的大意。故選B。

考點：文化類閱讀。