61．[标准答案]A。

[试题解析]从文章第二段的this new type of pineapple was that it was twice as sweet as the hit-and-miss pineapples we had known.以及第三段的In nutrition (营养) it was all good news too.可知这种新品种菠萝不仅味道香甜，而且营养丰富，很快就成了世界上最畅销的菠萝品种。

[高考考点]细节理解题

60．[标准答案]D。

[试题解析]从文章第二段的语句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.可知菠萝是一种外表稍软，里面汁儿很甜的一种水果。

[高考考点]推理判断题。

59．[标准答案]B。

[试题解析]时过多年，自己终于发现了父亲的另一面，对父亲有了新的认识。my new friend前后都提到了my father(dad) 可知my new friend就是作者的父亲。

[高考考点]词义猜测题。

58．[标准答案]C。

[试题解析]从第三段的内容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.可知自己和儿子与父亲及他的一位朋友外出后，发现他也再没有以前那种挑剔的神色和严格的规矩，变得有绅士风度和和蔼可亲了。

[高考考点]推理判断题。

57．[标准答案]A。

[试题解析]从文章第二段最后一句Whenever I went out with him on weekends, I used to struggle to think up things to say, feeling on guard.可知周末自己和父亲出门，自己总是要想好对策，提防着父亲对自己发难。

[高考考点]推理判断题。

56．[标准答案]D。

[试题解析]从文章第二段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.可知作者父亲以前对她要求很严格。如果自己成绩不好，或者男朋友们的父亲不和他一样“成功”，他就不高兴。

[高考考点]细节理解题。

4.根据常识选择答案

3.通过文章的深层含义进行选择

2.根据全文的逻辑推理判断选择答案