【正文】 earliest memories of my father are of a tall, handsome successful man devoted to his work and family, but unfortable with his children. As a child I loved him。 as a school girl and young adult I feared him and felt bitter about him. He seemed unhappy with me unless I got straight A’s and unhappy with my boyfriends if their fathers were not as “ successful” as he was. Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard. On the first day of my visit, we went out with one of my father’s friends for lunch at an outdoor cafe. We walked along that afternoon, did some shopping, ate on the street table, and laughed over my son’s funny facial expressions. Gone was my father’s critical (挑剔的 ) air and strict rules. Who was this person I knew as my father, who seemed so friendly and interesting be around? What had held him back before? The next day my dad pulled out his childhood pictures and told me quite a few stories about his own childhood. Although our times together became easier over the years, I never felt closer to him at that moment After so many years, I’m at last seeing another side of my father. And in so doing, I’m delighted with my new friend. My dad, in his mew home in Arizona, is back to me from where he was. does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson? A. .He was silent most of the time. B. He was too proud of himself.. C. He did not love his children.. D. He expected too much of her. the author went out with her father on weekends, she would feel . A. nervous B. sorry C. tired D. Strict and hareworking. does the author think of her father after her visit to Tucson? A. More critical. B. More talkative. C. Gentle and friendly. D. Strict and hardworking. underlined words“ my new friend” in the last paragraph refer to . A. the author’s son B. the author’s father C. the friend of the author’s father D. the caf233。 owner B More than 10 years ago, it was difficult to buy a tasty pineapple. 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 1996, the Del Monte Gold pineapple produced in Hawaii first hit our shelves. The new type of pineapple looked more yellowygold 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 hitand –miss pineapples we had known. In no time, the Del Monte Gold took the market by storm, rapidly being the world’s bestselling pineapple variety, and delivering natural levels of sweetness in the mouth, up until then only found in tinned pineapple. In nutrition (營養(yǎng) ) it was all good news too. This nicetasting pineapple contained four times more vitamin C(維生素 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 the market to itself. But other fruit panies developed similar pineapples, Del Monte turned to law for help, but failed .Those panies argued argued successfully that Del Monte’s attempts to keep the golden pineapple for itself were just a way to knock them out of the market. learn from the text that the new type of pineapple is ____________. A. green outside and sweet inside B. goodlooking outside and soft inside C. yellowygold outside and hard inside D. a little soft outside and sweet inside was the new type of pineapple selling well? A. It was rich in nutrition and tasted nice. B. It was less sweet and good for health. C. It was developed by Del Monte. D. It was used as medicine. underlined word“ fixture” in Paragraph 3 probably refers to something__________. A. that people enjoy eating B. that is always present C. that is difficult to get D. that people use as a gift learn from the last paragraph that Del Monte_____________. A. allowed other panies to develop pineapples B. succeeded in keeping the pineapple for itself C. tried hard to control the pineapple marker D. planned to help the other panies C Do’s and Don’ts in Whale(鯨 )Watching The Department of Fisheries and Oceans has developed guidelines for whale watching in Johnstone Strait, where killer whales are found on a daily basis each summer. It is strongly remended that vessel(船只 )operators follow these guidelines for all kinds of whales. ● Approach whales from the side, not from the front or the back. ● Approach no closer than 100 metres, then stop the boat but keep the engine on. ● Keep noise levels downno horns, whistles or racing of engines. ● Start your boat only after the whales are more than 100 metres from your vessel. ● Leave the area slowly, gradually moving faster when you are more than 300 metres from the whales. ● Approach and leave slowly, avoiding sudden changes in speed or direction. ● Avoid disturbing groups of resting whales. ● Keep at low speeds and remain in the same direction if travelling side by side with whales. ● When whales are travelling close to shore, avoid crowding them near the shore or ing between the whales and the shore. ● Limit the time spent with any group of whales to less than 30 minutes at a time when within 100 to 200 metres of whales. ● If there is more than one vessel at the same observation spot, be sure to avoid any boat position that would result in surrounding the whales. ● Work together by municating with other vessels, and make sure that all operators are awar