Rocket /ˈrɒk.ɪt/
Rocket is a green leafy vegetable with a peppery taste.
People often add rocket to salads for extra flavor.
Rocket leaves are soft and easy to chew.
Some families put rocket on pizza or in sandwiches.
You can eat rocket raw or cook it very quickly.
Washing rocket well makes it fresh and clean to eat.
芝麻菜是一种带有辛辣味道的绿叶蔬菜。
人们常在沙拉中加入芝麻菜来增加风味。
芝麻菜的叶子柔软，容易咀嚼。
有些家庭喜欢把芝麻菜放在披萨或三明治里。
你可以生吃芝麻菜，也可以快速加热。
把芝麻菜洗干净，吃起来会更鲜嫩。
注意：英式英语把这种蔬菜叫做 rocket ，而美式英语则叫做 arugula /æˈruːɡjʊlə/。两者说的是同一种芝麻菜，只是名称不同。
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空（Contextual Cloze）
Rocket has a ______ taste.
（peppery / sweet / bland）
People use rocket to add flavor to their ______.
（salads / shoes / books）
Rocket leaves are ______ and easy to chew.
（soft / hard / thick）
Some families like to put rocket on ______.
（pizza / juice / ice）
You can eat rocket ______ or you can cook it.
（raw / green / sour）
📝句型模仿（Sentence Building）
I always ______ rocket before putting it in my salad.
（可选词：wash, draw, plant）
🔗句型模仿（Sentence Building with Linking Words）
Rocket tastes best after ______.
（可选词：it is picked fresh, dogs run, pencils sing）
Children eat more rocket when ______.
（可选词：it is in a sandwich, clocks jump, cars fly）
练习答案✅
完形填空：
peppery
salads
soft
pizza
raw
句型模仿：
I always wash rocket before putting it in my salad.
句型模仿（带连接词）答案：
Rocket tastes best after it is picked fresh.
Children eat more rocket when it is in a sandwich.
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