Question

Almost everyone likes to eat apples. Apples trees grow in nearly every part of the world. The United States produces (出产) more apples than any other country except(除外) France. The states of Washington and New York grow the most apples.

Apples are red, yellow or green. They are very popular in the United States. Many people like to carry apples to work or to school to eat with their lunches. Most American people are often too busy or too tired to cook dinner, so they often have their dinners very simply(简单地). Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite dessert for many Americans.

　 The state of Washington is proud（骄傲） of its apples. The trees there produce about five billion apples every year—nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world.

1.Almost everyone likes to eat _______________.

A.     B.      C.      D.

2.___________ produces the most apples in the world.

A. The United States   B. Canada     C. China    D. France

3.Many Americans like to eat apples during lunch because they _______ at noon.

A. eat nothing but apples      B. feel it better to eat apples

C. often eat simple food       D. can get apples easily

4. “The trees there produce about five billion apples every year.” One billion is ­­­__.

A. 100,000  B. 1,000,000   C. 10,000,000  D. 1,000,000,000

5.The state of Washington is proud of its apples because they think_____________.

A. everyone in the world can share (分享) their happiness

B. they can produce as many apples as people all over the world

C. their apples are better than any of the other fruits

D. their apple trees are the best in the world

Answer

1.A

2.D

3.C

4.D

5.B

【解析】

试题分析：这篇短文主要讲述的是关于苹果的事。很多人都喜欢吃苹果，喝苹果汁，吃苹果馅饼。还提到了苹果产量丰富的一个国家—美国。

1.细节理解题。根据文章第一句话Almost everyone likes to eat apples可知答案选A。

2.细节理解题。根据文章第一段The United States produces (出产) more apples than any other country except(除外) France可知，除了法国，美国比其他任何一个国家出产的苹果都要多，那么出产苹果最多的国家就是法国。故选D。

3.推理判断题。根据文意可知美国是苹果产量丰富的一个国家，在那里苹果很受欢迎，很容易就能得到苹果，所以美国人在午饭时喜吃苹果。

4.词义猜测题。根据文章意思可知美国苹果产量丰富，数量应该很大。故选D。billion 十亿。

5.细节理解题。根据文章最后一句话The trees there produce about five billion apples every year—nearly one apple for every man, woman and child in the whole world可知美国每年出产的苹果是五十亿，可以够全世界每人一个了，所以他们因此而自豪。故选B。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。