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(圣经) 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
There was a man who had a little son. He loved him very much. Every day after work the man would come home and play with the little boy.
When the man came home from work one night， he found that he had some extra work to do. And he wasn’t able to play with his little son. He wanted to give the boy something to keep him busy. So， looking around his study， he saw a magazine with a large map of the world on the cover. He got an idea. He patiently tore the map up into pieces. Then he led his son into the dining room and spread the pieces on the table. He explained to the boy that it was a map of the world. He told the boy to put it back together and they could play together when he finished. Surely this could keep the child busy for hours， he thought.
After about thirty minutes， the boy came to the man and said， “Okay， it’s finished， Dad. Can we play now?”
The man was surprised， saying， “That’s amazing! How did you do that?” The boy said， “It was easy. On the back of the page was a picture of a man. When I put the man together， the whole world appeared completely.”
1.Why couldn’t the man play with his son that night?
A. He had to read a magazine.
B. He had some extra work to do.
C. He had to learn something about a map.
D. He had to stay at his office for extra work.
2. What did the man ask his son to do?
A. To read the magazine to find the map.
B. To tear the map of the world up into pieces.
C. To put the pieces of the map of the world back together.
D. To clean the dining room first， and then read the map of the world.
3. How long did it take the boy to finish the work?
A. A few hours. B. About an hour.
C. About half an hour. D. The whole night.
4.Which of the following is TRUE about the passage?
A. It’s a report about a father’s extra work.
B. It’s a story between a father and his clever son.
C. It’s an advertisement for the map of the world.
D. It’s a poster about how to deal with parents’ problems.
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阅读下列短文，从文后各题所给四个选项中选出一个最佳答案。
A group of frogs(青蛙) were traveling through the woods. Unluckily， two of them fell into a hole. When the other frogs saw how ___ the hole was， they told the two frogs that they were as good as dead. The two frogs didn’t ____ them and tried to jump out of the hole with all their might. The other frogs kept telling them to _____ _. Finally， one of the frogs believed what the other frogs were saying and____ _. He fell down and died. The other frog continued to jump as_____ _ as he could. Once again， the crowd of frogs shouted at him to stop the pain and just die. He jumped even harder and ___ _made it out. When he got out， the other frogs said，” Didn’t you _____ us?” The frog explained to them that he was___ _. He thought that they were_____ him all the time.
This story teaches us two____ _:
1. There is power of life and death in ___ _. An encouraging word to someone who is___ _ can lift him /her up and help him/her make it_____ __ the day.
2. A destructive(破坏性的) word to someone who is unhappy can be what it takes to ___ __ them.
Be careful of what you say. Speak life to these who cross your path . It is sometimes ___ __ to understand that an encouraging word can go such a long way. Remember， anyone can say words that can encourage another person to continued his/her way in difficult times.
1.A. wet B. round C. far D. deep
2.A. listen to B. look forward to C. move to D. turn to
3.A. leave B. jump C. try D. stop
4.A. broke up B. showed up C. gave up D. looked up
5.A. fast B. far C. gladly D. hard
6.A. quickly B. finally C. slowly D. possibly
7.A. hear B. see C. need D. know
8.A. cheerful B. great C. deaf D. surprised
9.A. laughing B. greeting C. frightening D. encouraging
10.A. example B. lessons C. sayings D. ways
11.A. lies B. stories C. words D. books
12.A. down B. relaxed C. bored D. angry
13.A. on B. around C. into D. through
14.A. help B. kill C. surprise D. hurt
15.A. easy B. strange C. hard D. surprising
--- We have won the science competition!
---Really? __________________!
A. What bad news B. I’m sorry to hear that
C. Congratulations D. It’s only good luck
---Millie，is there anything else you want to know about Huaguo Mountain?
---Yes，I am still wondering __________ .
A. how can I get there
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C. how many monkeys are there in the mountain
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