For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste of apples. Apples, which are a

For thousands of years, man has enjoyed the taste ofapples. Apples, which are about 85 percent water, grow almost everywhere in theworld but the hottest and coldest areas. Among the leading countries in appleproduction are China, France and the United States.

There are various kinds of apples, but a very few makeup the majority of those grown for sale. The three most common kinds grown inthe United States are Delicious, Golden Delicious, and McIntosh..

Apples are different in color, size and taste. Thecolor of the skin may be red, green or yellow. They have various sizes, withDelicious apples being among the largest. The taste may be sweet or tart(酸的). Generally, sweet apples are tasted fresh while tartapples are used to make applesauce(果酱).

Apple trees may grow as tall as twelve meters. They dobest in areas that have very cold winters. Although no fruit is yielded duringthe winter, this cold period is good for the tree.

1.It can be learned from the text that Deliciousapples are_______.

A．grown inFrance    B．sold everywhere    C．very big           D．quite sweet

2.Cold winter weather is good for________.

A．the growth ofapple trees                 B．producinglarge apples

C．improving thetaste of apples              D．the increaseof water in apples

3.China, France and the United States are consideredto_______.

A．be smallproducers of apples

B．be largeproducers of applesauce

C．have thelongest history in apple production

D．have thecoldest winter among apple production

4.The word yielded in the last sentence means________.

A．improved         B．increased         C．produced         D．sold

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1.C

2.A

3.C

4.C

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