PAGE-4-限时练习1一、阅读理解AForthousandsofyears,manhasenjoyedthetasteofapples.Apples,whichareabout85percentwater,growalmosteverywhereintheworldbutthehottestandcoldestareas.AmongtheleadingcountriesinappleproductionareChina,FranceandtheUnitedStates.Therearevariouskindsofapples,butaveryfewmakeupthemajorityofthosegrownforsale.ThethreemostcommonkindsgrownintheUnitedStatesareDelicious,GoldenDelicious,andMcintosh.Applesaredifferentincolour,size,andtaste.Thecolouroftheskinmaybered,green,oryellow.Theyhavevarioussizes,withDeliciousapplesbeingamongthelargest.Thetastemaybesweetortart(酸的).Generally,sweetapplesareeatenfreshwhiletartapplesareusedtomakeapplesauce(苹果酱).Appletreesmaygrowastallastwelvemetres.Theydobestinareasthathaveverycoldwinters.Althoughnofruitisyieldedduringthewinter,thiscoldperiodisgoodforthetree.1.ItcanbelearnedfromthetextthatDeliciousapplesareA.growninFranceB.soldeverywhereC.verybigD.quitesweet2.Coldwinterweatherisgoodfor______.A.thegrowthofappletreesB.producinglargeapplesC.improvingthetasteofapplesD.theincreaseofwaterinapples3.China,FranceandtheUnitedStatesareconsideredto______.A.belargeproducersofapplesB.belargeproducersofapplesauceC.havethelongesthistoryinappleproductionD.havethecoldestwinteramongappleproducingcountries4.Thewordyieldedinthelastsentencemeans______.A.improvedB.increasedC.producedD.soldBAqualifieddoctorwhorarelypracticedbutinsteaddevotedhislifetowriting.Heoncesaid:“Medicineismylawfulwife,andliteratureismylover.”RussianwriterAntonPavlovichChekhov,wasagreatplaywrightandoneofthemastersofthemodernshortstory.WhenChekhoventeredtheMoscowUniversityMedicalSchoolin1879,hestartedtopublishhundredsofcomicshortstoriestosupporthisfamily.Afterhegraduated,hewroteregularlyforalocaldailynewspaper.Asawriterhewasextremelyfast,oftenproducingashortstoryinanhourorless.Chekhov’smedicalandscienceexperiencecanbeseenthroughtheindifference(冷漠)manyofhischaractersshowtotragicevents.In1892,hebecameafulltimewriterandpublishedsomeofhismostmemorablest