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

1. 1.
   It can be learned from the text that Delicious apples are______.
   1. A.
      grown in France
   2. B.
      sold everywhere
   3. C.
      very big
   4. D.
      quite sweet
2. 2.
   Cold winter weather is good for______.
   1. A.
      the growth of apple trees
   2. B.
      producing large apples
   3. C.
      improving the taste of apples
   4. D.
      the increase of water in apples
3. 3.
   China, France and the United States are considered to______.
   1. A.
      be small producers of apples
   2. B.
      be large producers of applesauce
   3. C.
      have the longest history in apple production
   4. D.
      have the coldest winter among apple production
4. 4.
   The word yielded in the last sentence means______.
   1. A.
      improved
   2. B.
      increased
   3. C.
      produced
   4. D.
      sold

Answer 1

CACC
試題分析：本文主要講了有關蘋果的一些資料。介紹了蘋果。其種類，顏色，大小，味道，用途及蘋果樹的生長情況。
1.細節(jié)題。根據文中第三自然段中They have various sizes, with Delicious apples being among the largest. 一句可知Ｃ為本題的最佳答案。
2.細節(jié)題。文章結尾的一句話this cold period is good for the tree便是該題的正確答案，即Ａ。
3.細節(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。
4.猜詞題：雖然冬天不結果實，但寒冷的天氣是最適合蘋果生長的。選C
考點：考查科普類短文
點評：科普類短文一般會有一些難度，和題目相關的有的涉及到一些長句的理解，要求考生長句的分析能力，并考查學生的概括能力，題目以推理題居多，考生做題時要多的通過句子看到本質。