very simply.Apple juice is also a popular drink and apple pie is the favorite sweet dish for many Americans.

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

　　There are many stories and sayings about apples.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"．While "in apple­pie order" usually has the same meaning as "in good order"．It is likely that you hear about "compare apples and oranges"．In fact, it's another saying about "compare two things that can't be compared"．

　　【解题导语】　本文主要叙述了美国人喜欢吃苹果，以及和苹果有关的一些习语。

　　5．What can we know from the underlined sentence?

　　A．American apples taste good.

　　B．We can see apples everywhere in America.

　　C．Americans like to eat apples.

　　D．Americans regard apples as their best food.

　　解析：选C。句意理解题。根据划线句子可推知他们工作或上学午餐都吃苹果，由此可知美国人非常喜欢吃苹果。

　　6．From this passage, we know________．

　　A．France produces the most apples in the world

　　B．there are more apples in America than in France

　　C．the apples in France are better than those in America

　　D．apple trees are not easy to grow in New York

　　解析：选A。推理判断题。根据第一段中的The United States produces more apples than any other country except France.一句可知选A。

　　7．Why do the marrying couple hold an apple in each one's hand in some places of China?

　　A．Because they like the sweet taste of apples.

　　B．Because the Chinese apples are wonderful.

　　C．Because people in China have no opinions of their own.

　　D．Because it stands for "happiness of marriage"．

　　解析：选D。推理判断题。根据最后一段中的promising that their marriage will be "safe" without anything bad and that their marriage will never be broken.一句可知选D。

　　8．If you are satisfied with the order of something, you will use the following phrase "________"．

A．Apple of one's eye