B
More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple. 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 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 type 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 storm, 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 nutrition(營養(yǎng)) it was all good news too. This nice-tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C(維生素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 eater.
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.
小題1:We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is ______.
A．green outside and sweet insideB．good-looking outside and soft inside
C．yellowy-gold outside and hard insideD．a(chǎn) little soft outside and sweet inside
小題2:Why 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.
小題3:The underlined word “fixture” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something ______.
A. that people enjoy eating             B. that is always present
CV. that is difficult to get                     D. that people use as a gift
小題4:We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte ______.
A．a(chǎn)llowed 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

小題1:D
小題2:A
小題3:B
小題4:C

小題1:從第二段第二、三句話可知：它外面軟，里面多汁，且最重要的是它比我們所知道的菠蘿甜兩倍。
小題2:從第三段可知：這種菠蘿口感好，比原有的綠菠蘿含有四倍多的維生素C，且還能阻止某些疾病。它有如此多的功效，自然就銷路好。
小題3:由于這種菠蘿口感好，營養(yǎng)豐富，又能阻止疾病，自然成為健康飲食者的必選之物。故B項正確。
小題4:從最后一段可知：Del Monte想獨占市場，且求助于法律幫助，但失敗了。A、D項Del Monte并不是它所希望做的。
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