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【题目】More than 10 years ago,it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple (菠萝).The fruits that made it to the UK were green on the outside and,more often than not,hard with an unpleasant taste within.Then in 1996,the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves.

The new type of pineapple looked more yellowygold than green. It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside.But the most important thing about this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hitandmiss pineapples we had known.In no time,the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm,rapidly becoming the world’s bestselling pineapple variety,and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth,up until then only found in tinned pineapple.

In nutrition (营养) it was all good news too.This nicetasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C (维生素C) than the old green variety.Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins,but also good against some diseases.People were understandably eager to be able to buy this wonderful fruit.The new type of pineapple was selling fast, and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a_fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eaters.

Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple,Del Monte tried to keep the market to itself.But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples.Del Monte turned to law for help,but failed.Those companies argued successfully that Del Monte’s attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out of the market.

1We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is________.

A. green outside and sweet inside

B. goodlooking outside and soft inside

C. yellowygold outside and hard inside

D. a little soft outside and sweet inside

2Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?

A. It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice.

B. It was less sweet and good for health.

C. It was developed by Del Monte.

D. It was used as medicine.

3The underlined word fixture in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something________.

A. that people enjoy eating

B. that is always present

C. that is difficult to get

D. that people use as a gift

4We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte________.

A. allowed other companies to develop pineapples

B. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself

C. tried hard to control the pineapple market

D. planned to help the other companies

【答案】

1D

2A

3B

4C

【解析】

1】从第二段第二、三句话可知:它外面软,里面多汁,且最重要的是它比我们所知道的菠萝甜两倍。

2】从第三段可知:这种菠萝口感好,比原有的绿菠萝含有四倍多的维生素C,且还能阻止某些疾病。它有如此多的功效,自然就销路好。

3】由于这种菠萝口感好,营养丰富,又能阻止疾病,自然成为健康饮食者的必选之物。故B项正确。

4】从最后一段可知:Del Monte想独占市场,且求助于法律帮助,但失败了。ADDel Monte并不是它所希望做的。

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