【推荐2】 Nobody is sure where and when the expression “apple-pie order” began. Some say that Scottish and English writers used the expression a long time ago. Others say it was first used in the northeastern American states known as New England. The housewives of New England cut their apples in even slices. Then they filled pie pans with them in an organized way, row upon row. As one writer said, the women of New England loved to have everything in its place. This perhaps explains why it generally is believed that the expression “apple-pie order” began in New England.
Another old expression, “apple of discord”, comes from ancient mythology(神话), however. The myth says that all the gods and goddesses were sitting around the table to celebrate the marriage of Thetis and Peleus. One of the goddesses-Discord was a troublemaker. She threw away a golden apple on the table to be given as a prize to the most beautiful goddess.
At one time, the tomato was called a love apple. That was a mistake. This is how the mistake happened: In the sixteenth century, Spain brought the tomato from South America after Spanish explorers had landed there. Spain then sold the tomato to Morocco. Italian traders carried it on to Italy. The Italian name for the tomato was “pomo di Moro” meant “d’amour” -the French word for love. And so “pomo di Moro” became the apple of love.
People believe many things about the apple. One belief is that it has great powers of keeping people healthy. A very common expression is "an apple a day keeps the doctor away."
Another belief is based on fact. The expression is "one rotten apple spoils the barrel." When an apple begins to go bad, it ruins all the other apples around it in the container. The expression has come to mean that one bad person in a group can cause everyone to act bad.【小题1】Which of the following can we know about the phrase “apple-pie order”?A．No one knows for sure where and when it began
B．It has been put into use recently
C．Everyone is sure of where it began
D．It began in New England【小题2】What’s the meaning of “apple of discord”?A．Everything in good orderB．Situation of danger
C．Everything in agreementD．Cause of disagreement【小题3】What’s the purpose of the third paragraph?A．To show us a mistaken idea
B．To explain how the tomato was called the apple of love
C．To tell us a love story about apple
D．To show how the tomato was brought in from south America【小题4】Which of the following expressions is about health?A．Apple of discord
B．Apple-pie order
C．An apple a day keeps the doctor away
D．One rotten apple spoils the barrel
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