Cranberry /ˈkræn.bər.i/
Cranberries grow on low plants in wet, sandy places.
Most cranberries come from countries like the United States and Canada.
The plants have small, pink flowers in spring.
Cranberries are green at first and turn red when they are ripe.
Farmers pick cranberries in the fall, from September to November.
People use fresh cranberries for juice, sauce, and cakes.
蔓越莓生长在低矮的植株上，喜欢湿润和沙质的地方。
大多数蔓越莓产自美国和加拿大等国家。
植株春天会开小小的粉色花。
蔓越莓一开始是绿色，成熟后会变成红色。
农民们在秋天（九月到十一月）采摘蔓越莓。
人们常用新鲜的蔓越莓做果汁、果酱和蛋糕。
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空（Contextual Cloze）
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Cranberries grow best in ______ and sandy places.
（wet / dry / cold） -
These fruits are first ______ before they turn red.
（green / yellow / blue） -
Most cranberries are grown in ______ and Canada.
（the United States / China / England） -
The pink flowers on cranberry plants appear in ______.
（spring / winter / summer） -
Farmers pick the fruit from September to ______.
（November / March / May） -
Fresh cranberries can be used to make ______.
（juice / noodles / cheese）
📝句型模仿（Sentence Building）
My uncle visits a farm to ______ fresh cranberries in October.
（可选词：pick, buy, draw）
🔗句型模仿（Sentence Building with Linking Words）
Cranberries look very pretty ______.
（可选词：when they turn red, even if they are not ripe, as the sun sets）
Many birds come to the plants ______.
（可选词：while flowers bloom, because berries are sweet, after it rains）
练习答案✅
完形填空：
wet
green
the United States
spring
November
juice
句型模仿：
My uncle visits a farm to pick fresh cranberries in October.
句型模仿（带连接词）答案：
Cranberries look very pretty when they turn red.
Many birds come to the plants while flowers bloom.
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