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?
One day, Allan and his friend Henry went swimming in a river．It was very hot．How happy they were in the river! After they got out of the water, they played games in the sun for a while．
On their way back, Henry saw some flowers．He liked flowers very much and ran into the green field to look at them．Now Allan was walking by himself．
Then he heard Henry calling out, "A snake(蛇)! Help!…"
"What's wrong with you?" asked Allan．
"A snake bit(咬)me in the leg．Come here!"
Allan ran over and saw a small red wound(伤口)on Henry' s leg．
"The snake was in the grass．I didn't see it．"
"Sit down quickly"! Allan told Henry．
Allan put his mouth at the little red wound and began to suck(吸)at it．In this way he saved(挽救)Henry's life．"Oh, Allan, it's very kind of you to help me．"
"That's all right．We are friends and we must always help each other．"
(1)
It was _________ when-Allan and Henry went out．
[ ]
A．
hot
B．
cold
C．
raining
D．
wet
(2)
After swimming, they played in the sun _________．
[ ]
A．
the whole morning
B．
for 2 hours
C．
long
D．
for a while
(3)
On their way home, _________ got something wrong with his _________
[ ]
A．
Allan; leg
B．
Allan; head
C．
Henry; leg
D．
Henry; head
(4)
Henry and Allan are _________．
[ ]
A．
workers
B．
good friends
C．
brothers
D．
farmers
(5)
Which of the following(下面的)is true?
[ ]
A．
Henry went to look at the flowers with Allan．
B．
Allan saved Henry' s life．
C．
Allan saw the snake．
D．
They ran to the hospital at once．
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It's Charlie's birthday today, but he isn't feeling happy．No one wishes him a happy birthday．Mother says nothing about his birthday．She just tells Charlie to play outside．At lunchtime, his mother calls, “Come in for lunch, Charlie! ” Charlie slowly walks into his house．But the living room looks different．Charlie sees a big “Happy Birthday” banner(横幅)．Then, he sees a birthday cake, balloons, presents, and all of his friends．“Happy birthday! ” everyone shouts．Charlie's face lights up．He is happy and surprised(吃惊)．No one forgets his birthday after all!
(1)
What is this story about?
[ ]
A．
Eating cake．
B．
Celebrating a special day．
C．
Forgetting a birthday．
D．
Having fun at a friend's party
(2)
Why is Charlie not happy in the morning?
[ ]
A．
He doesn't like his party．
B．
He doesn't like his presents．
C．
He wants to eat cake．
D．
He thinks people forgets his birthday．
(3)
Why does the living room look different?
[ ]
A．
There are many decorations(装饰)．
B．
The lights are on．
C．
There is a birthday cake．
D．
There are many presents．
(4)
What does the underlined(划线的)word “light up” properly mean(意思是)here?
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