More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple (菠蘿). 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 1966, 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 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 the market.
介紹一種產(chǎn)于夏威夷的可口的、營養(yǎng)豐富的菠蘿。
60. We learn from the text that the new type at pineapple is __________.
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
61. 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.
62. The 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
63. We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte _________.
A. slowed 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
60.D；61.A；62.B；63.C。

60.從文章第二段的語句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.可知菠蘿是一種外表稍軟，里面汁兒很甜的一種水果,屬于高考考點中的推理判斷題。
61.從文章第二段的this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known.以及第三段的In nutrition (營養(yǎng)) it was all good news too.可知這種新品種菠蘿不僅味道香甜，而且營養(yǎng)豐富，很快就成了世界上最暢銷的菠蘿品種。屬高考考點中的細節(jié)理解題
62.從含有該詞的句子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.可知這種菠蘿銷得快，很快成了健康食客的購物籃中的必不可少的東西，屬于高考考點中的詞義猜測題。
63.從文章最后一段的語句Del Monte tried to keep market to itself. But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples. Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed.可知Del Monte想獨自壟斷市場，而且尋求法律幫助結果未果，說明該公司費了很大勁來控制這個菠蘿市場。屬于高考考點中的推理判斷題。
【標簽】介紹一種產(chǎn)于夏威夷的可口的、營養(yǎng)豐富的菠蘿。
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