Butternut squashes /ˈbʌtərnʌt ˈskwɒʃɪz/
Butternut squashes are vegetables with a long, pear-like shape and orange skin.
The inside of butternut squashes is deep orange and soft.
People often roast, steam, or mash butternut squashes for meals.
Butternut squashes taste sweet and creamy when cooked.
Many families use butternut squashes in soups or as a side dish.
It is easy to cut and peel butternut squashes before cooking.
奶油南瓜是一种长长的、像梨一样的橙色蔬菜。
奶油南瓜的里面呈深橙色，非常柔软。
人们常常把奶油南瓜烤、蒸或捣碎来吃。
奶油南瓜煮熟后味道香甜，口感细腻。
很多家庭在汤里或当配菜时会用到奶油南瓜。
做饭前，奶油南瓜很容易切开和去皮。
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空（Contextual Cloze）
Butternut squashes are shaped like a ______.
（pear / apple / seed）
The flesh inside butternut squashes is ______.
（orange / green / white）
People like to ______ butternut squashes for dinner.
（roast / freeze / throw）
Butternut squashes taste ______ and creamy after cooking.
（sweet / spicy / sour）
Many families use butternut squashes in ______.
（soups / candy / bread）
📝句型模仿（Sentence Building）
My sister likes to ______ butternut squashes with a fork.
（可选词：mash, toss, lift）
🔗句型模仿（Sentence Building with Linking Words）
Butternut squashes are tasty after ______.
（可选词：they are roasted, windows jump, shoes swim）
Children enjoy butternut squashes because ______.
（可选词：they are sweet, cars run, books fly）
练习答案✅
完形填空：
pear
orange
roast
sweet
soups
句型模仿：
My sister likes to mash butternut squashes with a fork.
句型模仿（带连接词）答案：
Butternut squashes are tasty after they are roasted.
Children enjoy butternut squashes because they are sweet.
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