Morethan10yearsagoitwasdifficulttobuyatastypineapple(菠萝).ThefruitsthatmadeittotheUKweregreenontheoutsideandmoreoftenthannothardwithanunpleasanttastewithin.Thenin1996theDelMonteGoldpineappleproducedinHawaiifirsthitourshelves.

Thenewtypeofpineapplelookedmoreyellowy-goldthangreenItwasslightlysofterontheoutsideandhadalotofjuiceinside.Butthemostimportantthingaboutthisnewtypeofpineapplewasthatitwastwiceassweetasthehit-and-misspineappleswehadknown.InnotimetheDelMonteGoldtookthemarketbystormrapidlybecomingtheworld’sbest-sellingpineapplevarietyanddeliveringnaturallevelsofsweetnessinthemouthupuntilthenonlyfoundintinnedpineapple.

Innutrition(营养)itwasallgoodnewstoo.Thisnice-tastingpineapplecontainedfourtimesmorevitaminC(维生素C)thantheoldgreenvariety.Nutritionistssaidthatitwasnotonlyfullofvitaminsbutalsogoodagainstsomediseases.Peoplewereunderstandablyeagertobeabletobuythiswonderfulfruit.ThenewtypeofpineapplewassellingfastandtheDelMonteGoldpineapplerapidlybecameafixtureintheshoppingbasketofthehealthyeater.

SeeingthegrowingmarketforitswinningpineappleDelMontetriedtokeepthemarkettoitselfbutotherfruitcompaniesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMontetriedtokeepthemarkettoitselfbutotherfruitcompaniesdevelopedsimilarpineapples.DelMonteturnedtolawforhelpbutfailedthosecompaniesarguedsuccessfullythatDelMonte’sattemptstokeepthegoldenpineappleforitselfwitawaytoknockthemoutonthemarket

1.Welearnfromthetextthatthenewtypeofpineappleis .

A.greenoutsideandsweetinside

B.good-lookingoutsideandsoftinside

C.yellowy-goldoutsideandhardinside

D.alittlesoftoutsideandsweetinside

2.Whywasthenewtypeofpineapplesellingwell?

A.Itwasrichinnutritionandtastednice.

B.Itwaslesssweetandgoodforhealth.

C.ItwasdevelopedbyDelMonte.

D.Itwasusedismedicine

3.Theunderlinedword“fixture”inParagraphprobablyreferstosomething .

A.thatpeopleenjoyeating