AnotherfoodwhichiscloselyassociatedwithAmericansisapplepie．Applepieisoftenservedhotwithaspoonoficecreamorasliceofcheeseattheendofthebiggestmealoftheday—dinneranditisafavoritedessertthroughoutt

　　AnotherfoodwhichiscloselyassociatedwithAmericansisapplepie．Applepieisoftenservedhotwithaspoonoficecreamorasliceofcheeseattheendofthebiggestmealoftheday—dinneranditisafavoritedessertthroughoutthenationifapersonistypicalofAmericanswecansay"HeisasAmericanasapplepie．"

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

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

　　小题1:IfapersonissaidtobeasAmericanasapplepieitmeansthat_______．A．healwaysprefersapplepieasadessertB．hisfavouritepieisapplepieC．hebehavesandthinksintheAmericanwayD．heisgoodatmakingAmericanapplepie小题2:Theapplecanbeusedtomakeintoallofthefollowingexcept_______．A．wineB．saucesC．puddingD．cider小题3:TheunderlinedwordhinderedinParagraph3means．________．A．promotedB．preventedC．improved