【AnotherfoodwhichiscloselyassociatedwithAmericansisapplepie．Applepieisoftenservedhotwithaspoonoficecreamorasliceofcheeseattheendofthebiggestmealoftheday—dinneranditisafavoritedessertthroughoutth】

　　AnotherfoodwhichiscloselyassociatedwithAmericansisapplepie．Applepieisoftenservedhotwithaspoonoficecreamorasliceofcheeseattheendofthebiggestmealoftheday—dinneranditisafavoritedessertthroughoutthenation.IfapersonistypicalofAmericanswecansay"HeisasAmericanasapplepie．"

　　ItistruethattheappleandapplepiedonotoriginateinAmericabuttheexpression"asAmericanasapplepie"isnottheproductofapureimagination．Asearlyas1625theEnglishcolonistshavingbroughtorchards（果园）onthisnewlandandinmostofthecolonialtimestheapplewasamainmaterialofbothplainandfancycooking．ThefirstMassachusettsgovernorWilliamEndicottwasoneofmanykeenappleplanterswhohelpedtolaythefoundationsfortoday'sapple-growingindustryinAmerica．

　　Amajorattractionoftheappleforthecolonistswasthatitcouldbemadeintocider（苹果酒）.LikemostEuropeansEnglishcolonistsheldastrongsuspicion（怀疑）ofdrinkingwaterandsincegrapegrowingwashinderedbyplantpeatsciderbecameanalternativetowine．CheapandeasytoproduceitwastheAmericandrinkoffirstchoicewellintothenineteenthcentury．Whetheritwasdriedraworcookedtheapplealsofounditswayintonumerouscolonialdishesincludingapplesaucespuddingstuffingandmanydesserts．Thereforetheconclusiontobedrawnhereisobvious．TheapplepiebecameknownasAmericannotbecauseitwasinventedonthisland（sinceitwasprovedthatEuropeanshadbeeneatingapplepiesforcenturies）butbecausethankstothehugeorchardsinthestatesofWashingtonandNewYorkAmericabecametheworld'slargestapple-producingnation．

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　　IfapersonissaidtobeasAmericanasapplepieitmeansthat_______．

　　A．healwaysprefersapplepieasadessert

　　B．hisfavouritepieisapplepie

　　C．hebehavesandthinksintheAmericanway

　　D．heisgoodatmakingAmericanapplepie

　　2..

　　Theapplecanbeusedtomakeintoallofthefollowingexcept_______．

　　A．wine B．sauces C．pudding D．cider

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　　TheunderlinedwordhinderedinParagraph3means．________．

　　A．promoted B．prevented C．improved D．enlarge