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 typr of pineapple looked more yellowy-gold than green It was slightly softer on the outside and had a lot of juice inside．But the most important thing about this new typr of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known．In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storrn, rapidly becoming the world’s best-selling pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple．
In numtion(营养)it was all good news too．This nice-tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C(维生素C)than the old green vanets．Nutritionists said that it was not only full of vitamins, but also good against some diseases．People were understandably eaget 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 xhopping basket of the healthy eater．
Seeing the growing market for its winning pineapple, Del Monte tried to keep the market to itself But other fruit companies developde similar pincapples．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 markef．
(1)
We learn from the text that the new bos copineapple is ________．
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A．
green outside and sweet inside
B．
good-looking outside and soft inside
C．
yellowy-gold outside and hard inside
D．
a little soft outside and sweet inside
(2)
Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?
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A．
It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice．
B．
It was less sweet and good for health．
C．
It was develop by Del Monte．
D．
It was used is medicine
(3)
The underlined word “fixture” in Paragraph probably refers to something ________．
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A．
that people enjoy eating
B．
that is a ways present
C．
that is difficult to get
D．
that people use as a gift
(4)
We leam from the last paragraph that Del Monte ________．
Today’s teenagers, at least in the eye of the older generation, have no reason to be unhappy．However, a recent survey targeting teenagers in 22 provinces indicates that 12.97 percent of the people questioned have some sort of mental problems．This originates from falling out(争吵)with people or from pressure with studies, causing depression, constant worry and fear, the survey says．
Experts caution that metal problems are becoming an increasingly bigger threat to teenagers, and have resulted in higher rates of smoking, drug taking and excessive drinking among youth．
Today’s teenagers are confronted with(面临)tougher challenges in study and employment．As an only child in a family, young people bear higher expectations from their parents．
Living under such great pressure makes, teenagers susceptible to mental problems．On the other hand, teachers and parents tend to focus their attentions on academic performances, but neglect their feelings．
Mental problems, if not addressed properly, will greatly influence the quality of the country’s talent．It is estimated that by the year 2020 mental illness will increase to one fourth of the total cases of illness from the current one fifth．
The survey should ring alarm bells to schools and parents, and efficient measures must be taken to ensure the health of our teenagers－both physically and mentally．
Schools should build up a contingent(可能事件)of professional personal to give students regular checkups and consultations(咨询)on their mental health．
Parents are encouraged to make friends with their children so that they are willing to and dare to share their problems with parents．
(1)
The writer’s purpose in writing the text is ________．
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A．
to settle the teenagers’ mental problem
B．
to blame the teachers and parents for the teenagers’ mental problem
C．
to tell us the reasons for the problem
D．
to analyze the problem which is crucial to the teenagers
(2)
The survey says the teenagers have mental problem because．
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A．
their quarrels with others or pressure with studies cause depression, constant worry and fear
B．
their parents give too high expectations to them
C．
their teachers and parents don’t pay much attention to their feelings
D．
they are not given regular checkups and consultations on their mental health
(3)
It can be inferred tha ________．
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A．
mental illness is one fifth of the total cases of illnesses now
B．
all parents are not friends of their children who’d like to share problems with them
C．
mental problems are becoming more and more dangerous to young people
D．
parents think there is no reason for the teenagers not to be happy
(4)
The writer’s attitude towards the problem can be described as ________．
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