Question

For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in the world but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.
There are various kinds of apples, but a very few make up the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown in the United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and McIntosh..
Apples are different in color, size and taste. The color of the skin may be red, green or yellow. They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart(酸的). Generally, sweet apples are tasted fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce(果醬).
Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They do best in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded during the winter, this cold period is good for the tree.
【小題1】It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are_______.

A．grown in France

B．sold everywhere

C．very big

D．quite sweet

【小題2】Cold winter weather is good for________.

A．the growth of apple trees	B．producing large apples
C．improving the taste of apples	D．the increase of water in apples

【小題3】China, France and the United States are considered to_______.

A．be small producers of apples

B．be large producers of applesauce

C．have the longest history in apple production

D．have the coldest winter among apple production

【小題4】The word yielded in the last sentence means________.

A．improved

B．increased

C．produced

D．sold

Answer 1

【小題1】C
【小題2】A
【小題3】C
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：本文主要講了有關(guān)蘋(píng)果的一些資料。介紹了蘋(píng)果。其種類(lèi)，顏色，大小，味道，用途及蘋(píng)果樹(shù)的生長(zhǎng)情況。
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題。根據(jù)文中第三自然段中They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. 一句可知Ｃ為本題的最佳答案。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題。文章結(jié)尾的一句話this cold period is good for the tree便是該題的正確答案，即Ａ。
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題。本題只要抓住文中第一自然段Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States. 這句話，便可得出C是正確答案。
【小題4】猜詞題：雖然冬天不結(jié)果實(shí)，但寒冷的天氣是最適合蘋(píng)果生長(zhǎng)的。選C
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