The tomato is the world's most popular fruit. And yes,just like the eggplant and the pumpkin,botanically speaking it is a fruit,not a vegetable. More than 60 million tons of tomatoes are produced per year,16 million tons more than the second most popular fruit,the banana. Apples are the third most popular (36 million tons) ，then oranges (34 million tons) and watermelons (22 million tons) .

  Tomatoes were first cultivated in 700 AD by Aztecs and Incas. Explorers returning from Mexico introduced the tomato into Europe,where it was first mentioned in 1556. The French called it "the apple of love"，the Germans "the apple of paradise".

  Tomatoes are rich in vitamins A and C and fibre,and are cholesterol (膽固醇) free. An average size tomato (148 gram,or 5 oz = ounce) boasts only 35 calories. Furthermore,new medical research suggests that the consumption of lycopene―the stuff that makes tomatoes red―may prevent cancer. As with essential amino acids (氨基酸) ，they are not produced by the human body. Lycopene is the most powerful part in the carotenoid (類胡蘿卜素) family and,with vitamins C and E,protect us from the free radicals that degrade many parts of the body.

  The scientific term for the common tomato is lycopersicon lycopersicum,which mean "wolf peach". It is a cousin of the eggplant,red pepper,ground cherry,and potato,also known as the nightshade (顛茄) or solanaccae. There are more than 10 ,000 varieties of tomatoes.

  Tomatoes are used in many food product,including,of course,tomato sauce (ketchup) ，pasta and pizza. According to a Steel Packing Council survey of 1997,68% of chefs use canned tomatoes for convenience,quality and flavouring.

(   ) 5. What is the passage mainly about?

   A. An introduction of a kind of fruit.

   B. New medical research on tomatoes.

   C. The history of tomatoes.

   D. Tomatoes can be used in many ways.

(   ) 6. What does the underlined word "lycopene" mean in the passage?

   A. The skin of the tomato.

   B. A kind of natural compound.

   C. A food product.

   D. A special manmade chemical.

(   ) 7. From the passage we can infer that         .

   A. tomatoes are the most popular fruit in the world

   B. tomatoes are rich in Vitamins A and   C. fibre and cholesterol

   C. wolf peach is the scientific term for the common tomatoes

   D. tomatoes are healthy food and can prevent cancer

(   ) 8. In the last paragraph,the number of a survey is given to show        .

   A. many chefs like to use tomatoes

   B. tomato products are very popular

   C. tomato are more than a fruit

   D. people like canned tomatoes most

5. A理解全文可知，本篇是介紹西紅柿，并且說明西紅柿是水果。

6. B從下文的the stuff that makes tomatoes red― may prevent cancer. As with essential amino acids,they are not produced by the human body, 可推測(cè)答案為   B.

7. D從第3段可知D正確。A為文中直接提出，不是推測(cè)。B中的cholesterol是西紅柿不含的成分;C中的wolf peach是學(xué)名的含義，不是西紅柿的學(xué)名。

8. B末段的例子證明tomatoes are used in many food product o由此可以推斷tomato products are very popular。

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