More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple(菠萝). 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(营养)it was all good news too. This nice tasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C(维生素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.

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

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.

We learn from the text that the new type of 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

—Do you regret paying ten dollars for that book? —No, I would gladly have paid______. as twice many twice as many twice as much as twice much

______that’s important is that you are doing your best and moving in the right direction. One All Everything Anything

After that, he knew he could______any emergency by doing what he could to the best of his ability. get away with get on with get through get across

The elephant was lying heavily on its side, fast asleep. A few dogs started barking at it. The elephant woke up in a terrible anger: it chased the dogs into the village where they ran for safety. That didn’t stop the elephant. It destroyed a dozen houses and injured several people. The villagers were scared and angry. Then someone suggested calling Parbati, the elephant princess. Parbati Barua’s father was a hunter of tigers and an elephant tamer. He taught Parbati to ride an elephant before she could even walk. He also taught her the dangerous art of the elephant round-up—how to catch wild elephants. Parbati hasn’t always lived in the jungle. After a happy childhood hunting with her father, she was sent to boarding school in the city. But Parbati never got used to being there and many years later she went back to her old fife. “Life in the city is too dull. Catching elephants is an adventure and the excitement lasts for days after the chase, “ she says. But Parbati doesn’t catch elephants just for fun. “ My work, “ she says, “ is to rescue man from elephants, and to keep elephants safe from man. “ And this is exactly what Parbati has been doing for many years. Increasingly, the Indian elephant is angry: for many years, illegal hunters have attacked it and its home in the jungle has been reduced to small pieces of land. It is now fighting back. Whenever wild elephants enter a tea garden or a village, Parbati is called to guide the animals back to the jungle before they can kill. The work of an elephant tamer also involves love and devotion. A good elephant tamer will spend hours a day singing love songs to a newly captured elephant. “ Eventually they grow to love their tamers and never forget them. They are also more loyal than humans. “ She said, as she climbed up one of her elephants and sat on the giant, happy animal. An elephant princess indeed!

It’s said that they have swum to the island from the continent, but they ______(不可能做到)because the ocean in between is too wide.(do)

My mother was so proud of all______(我所做的)that she rewarded me with a trip to Beijing.(do)

Mr. Johnson insisted that the problem worthy of attention______(讨论)at the meeting.(discuss)

The news______(房价将要下跌)has caused many people to sell their houses at lower prices.(fall)

______(不会用)a computer makes it more difficult for him to do his academic research.(use)

Only if people of all the countries are united ______(我们才能解决)the existing problems in the world.(solve)

We sat chatting for a few______(分钟)after finishing our meal.

When things aren’t going well, my parents always______(鼓励)me, telling me not to give up.

Mr. Whiter has been______(缺席的)from work for days, so he knows nothing about our new plan.

Jeff has the______(习惯)of listening to music while reading.

The teacher is glad that everyone in her class is______(渴望的)to learn.

请设计一节课的教案，达到以下目的： 1．学生能够通过组织乐队进行演唱来完成对某些词汇的听说读写； 2．培养学生运用英语的能力。

—May I have a doggie bag? —______, Madam. I’ll wrap it up for you. Go ahead Come on My pleasure No problem

I’m tired out. I______all afternoon and I don’t seem to have finished anything. shopped have shopped had shopped have been shopping

What he did has______shown his attitude. as well as as good as so well as so good as

The young lady______nothing but fashions on which she spends a lot. cares for applies for sends for runs for

We learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte______.

The underlined word “fixture“ in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something______.

Why was the new type of pineapple selling well?

We learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is______.