Question

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 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 it was all good news too.This nice tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin 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 fast9 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.

1.We learn from the text that the new type at pineapple is       .

A. green outside and sweet inside

B. a little soft outside and sweet inside

C. yellowy-gold outside and hard inside

D. good-looking outside and soft inside

2.Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?

A. Because it was rich in nutrition and tasted nice.

B. Because it was less sweet and good for health.

C. Because it was developed by Del Monte.

D. Because it was used as medicine.

3.The underlined word "fixture" in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something       .

A. that people enjoy eating

B. that people use as a gift

C. that is always present

D. that is difficult to get

4.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

Answer

1.B

2.A

3.C

4.C

【解析】本文是一篇记叙文。主要讲述了水果菠萝的历史发展过程，由刚开始菠萝市场的空缺到后来市场的不断增长，描述了菠萝市场的演进过程。

1.细节理解题。根据“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，新品种的菠萝外面有点软，里面是甜的。故选B。

2.细节理解题。根据“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 it was all good news too”可知，新品种菠萝卖的比较好的原因是它的营养丰富，味道比较甜。故选A。

3.推理判断题。根据“This nice tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin 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 fast9 and the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater”由于菠萝不仅口感好，而且含有较多的维生素，并且可以预防疾病，因此“the Del Monte Gold pineapple rapidly became a fixture in the shopping basket of the healthy eater”菠萝总会出现在健康饮食者的购物篮中，故选C。

4.细节理解题。根据“Del Monte tried to keep market to itself.But other fruit companies developed similar pineapples”，可知，Del Monte尝试着去控制现有的菠萝市场。故选C。

【名师点睛】阅读理解旨在考查考生对于文章整体的理解与细节的把握与分析，要在了解整篇文章框架的基础上进行选择。本篇文章较简单，可直接通过题目在文中寻找答案。本文多为细节理解题，采用细节定位法：细节理解题属于直接解答性问题，是阅读理解题中最简单的一种，多数属中低难度的送分题。

例如第1题细节理解题，根据题目“We learn from the text that the new type at pineapple is ”中的the new type at pineapple直接定位到文章第2段““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，新品种的菠萝外面有点软，里面是甜的。故选B。”