Cape gooseberry /ˈkeɪp ˈɡuːzˌber.i/
A cape gooseberry is a small, round fruit covered by a thin, papery husk.
Cape gooseberries are orange-yellow and look like mini tomatoes.
They grow on low bushes in sunny and warm places.
The fruit can be picked in late summer or in the early autumn.
Cape gooseberries taste both sweet and a bit sour.
People eat cape gooseberries fresh or use them to make jams and desserts.
灯笼果是一种小而圆的水果，外面包着一层薄薄的纸壳。
灯笼果的颜色是橙黄色，看起来像小番茄。
它们生长在温暖、阳光充足的低矮灌木上。
这种水果可以在夏末或初秋采摘。
灯笼果吃起来甜中带酸。
人们通常直接吃灯笼果，也用它来做果酱和甜点。
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空（Contextual Cloze）
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The outside of a cape gooseberry is like a thin ______.
（husk / shell / skin） -
Cape gooseberries look similar to small ______ in size and shape.
（tomatoes / bananas / peaches） -
This fruit grows best where the weather is ______.
（warm and sunny / wet and cold / dry and windy） -
People usually pick cape gooseberries after ______.
（summer / winter / spring） -
Cape gooseberries taste sweet and a little ______.
（sour / salty / bitter） -
Cape gooseberries can be eaten raw or used in ______.
（desserts / soup / noodles）
📝句型模仿（Sentence Building）
My sister likes to ______ cape gooseberries with me in the field.
（可选词：pick, paint, cook）
🔗句型模仿（Sentence Building with Linking Words）
Cape gooseberries turn orange ______.
（可选词：before the husk falls off, as the days become cooler, unless there is no sun）
Children find cape gooseberries tasty ______.
（可选词：when they are mixed in fruit salad, if they are green, although they are hard to peel）
练习答案✅
完形填空：
husk
tomatoes
warm and sunny
summer
sour
desserts
句型模仿：
My sister likes to pick cape gooseberries with me in the field.
句型模仿（带连接词）答案：
Cape gooseberries turn orange as the days become cooler.
Children find cape gooseberries tasty when they are mixed in fruit salad.
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