单选题Select one answer choice.  It can be inferred that author mentions pineries primarily to ______.Ademonstrate how greenhouses changed over timeBcontrast Italian and French forms of greenhousesCindicate the types of fruit that Europe once importedDpresent an example of a type of early greenhouseEshow that greenhouses have been around for centuries

单选题
Select one answer choice.  It can be inferred that author mentions pineries primarily to ______.
A

demonstrate how greenhouses changed over time

B

contrast Italian and French forms of greenhouses

C

indicate the types of fruit that Europe once imported

D

present an example of a type of early greenhouse

E

show that greenhouses have been around for centuries


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解析:
此题需结合整个段落的大意,该段主要说明的是greenhouse(温室)的历史,作者提到pineries主要为了说明早期温室发展的多种形式。C选项很有迷惑性,因为“pineries”是专为保护菠萝而建的,但这并不是作者想要阐述的重点。

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