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 (地區(qū)). 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 colour, size, and taste. The colour 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 eaten fresh while tart apples are used to make applesauce (蘋果醬).
　　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 large producers of apples.

B．be large producers of applesauce.

C．have the longest history in apple production.

D．have the coldest winter among apple producing countries.

【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】A
【小題4】C

解析試題分析：
【小題1】細(xì)節(jié)題 根據(jù)第三段第三句：They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest.可知C選項正確。
【小題2】細(xì)節(jié)題 根據(jù)第四段：They do best in areas that have very cold winters.可知A選項正確
【小題3】細(xì)節(jié)題 根據(jù)第一段：Among the leading countries in apple production are China, France and the United States.可知A選項正確
【小題4】詞義猜測題 由動賓關(guān)系和常識可以判斷，水果是生產(chǎn)的，應(yīng)為produce
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