For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.
There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and McIntosh..
Apples are different in color, size and taste. The color of the skin may be red, green or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart(酸的). Generally, sweet apples are tasted fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce(果酱).
Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are_______.
| A．grown in France | B．sold everywhere | C．very big | D．quite sweet |
Cold winter weather is good for________.
| A．the growth of apple trees |
| B．producing large apples |
| C．improving the taste of apples |
| D．the increase of water in apples |
China, France and the United States are considered to_______.
| A．be small producers of apples |
| B．be large producers of applesauce |
| C．have the longest history in apple production |
| D．have the coldest winter among apple production |
The word yielded in the last sentence means________.
| A．improved | B．increased | C．produced | D．sold |
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Policeman：Now， Jimmy， did you get a good view（看清） of the accident？
Jimmy：Oh， yes. I was standing outside the bank building and I saw it quite clearly.
Policeman：Do you know what time it was？
Jimmy：Yes.___1___ It was 2：45 exactly.
Policeman：Good. ____2____
Jimmy：Well， quite slowly — about 10 miles an hour. It was coming up York Road. ____3____ But they were still red when he went over them.
Policeman：I see. ____4____ was it also driving slowly？
Jimmy：It was coming along Union Street about 30 miles per hour. It was a blue Toyota. ____5____
Policeman：Did you see what colour his traffic（交通） light was？
Jimmy：Yes， it changed to yellow just before he crossed it.
| A．What about the car？ |
| B．I checked my watch. |
| C．Didn‘t you see the car？ |
| D．Now，how fast was the truck moving？ |
E. Was the car going beyond the speed limit？
F. I suppose the truck driver knew the lights were going to change.
G. The driver stopped his car when he saw the truck crossing the street.
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- Mary, do you want to see the pictures of my holiday in Italy?
- 1
- Ah, it was great I The food was great \ The wine was great! But the traffic was terrible!
- 2
- Those Italians are crazy drivers! I don' t want to think about it!
- OK, OK. 3
- Yes, so here' s a picture of the Tower of Pisa.
- How nice!
- It was raining that day, but it was still wonderful. We climbed to the top!
- 4
- That' s a photo of the Amo River. That' s the "Ponte Vecchio" , the old bridge.
- 5
- It was very interesting. There were beautiful old buildings in the city, and lots of wonderful museums.
- That’s nice.
| A． And what' s this? |
| B． Why was it so bad? |
| C． Yes, it was wonderful. |
| D． What was Florence like? |
E. Let' s return to the good parts.
F. Sure, what was your holiday like?
G. Well, did you like your hotel there?
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—Can I help you?
— 61
—Let me see. One lady’s skirt and one man’s overcoat.
— 62
—Is next Thursday soon enough?
— 63
—Until 6 : 30 pm, sir.
— 64
—Here’s your receipt（收据）,sir.
— 65
| A．Fine. That leaves me plenty of time to pick them up after work. |
| B．I want to have these clothes cleaned and pressed. |
| C．Good. Thank you. |
| D．How much is it? |
E．A piece of cake?
F．When will they be ready?
G．Well. Yes. When does the shop close?
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—Honey, what would you say if we have a Christmas party at home this year?
—61 . Where could you have it? The house is rather small.
—62 . We could put food on the dining room table.
— 63 .
—Let me see, --- the Turners, the Manders, and a few boys, and some girls from my office. We may have music or ---
—64 .
—That’s plenty of time. We’ll get some invitations ready and sent out soon. We’ll call to get a small Christmas tree ---65 .
—You mean you fix food?
— Well, I can do some easy things. Maybe I can do some shopping --- or, at least, wash dishes.
| A．Then who should we invite? |
| B．You might have brought the presents in advance. |
| C．And if we should fix food ourselves, it would cost less. |
| D．We might have a small one. |
E．It would be a lot of work to get the house decorated.
F．But I thought you were planning to go to the Turners’.
G．We’ve got only three weeks to go.
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Sandy is at home. She is now calling Lisa, her classmate.
Sandy: Hi, Lisa. Have you finished helping your parents?
Lisa: I finished cleaning the living room a little while ago, but I haven’t cleaned my bedroom yet. 61
Sandy: I know what you mean. 62Do you think you’ll be finished soon?]
Lisa: It should be done in about an hour.
Sandy: 63
Lisa: I did the English homework last night. 64I don’t understand it.
Sandy: Me neither. 65 We can help each other work it out.
Lisa: OK. Then we can go and have our hair cut.
Sandy: Great. See you in a little while.
| A．I don’t math at all. |
| B．But I haven’t started my math yet. |
| C．Housework is tiring, and I’m tired |
| D．What do you think we should do then? |
E. Why don’t we do it together this afternoon?
F. Have you looked at Monday’s homework yet
G. I also hate doing the cleaning around the house.