Apricot /ˈeɪ.prɪ.kɒt/
An apricot is a small, round fruit with orange-yellow skin.
Apricots grow on trees in warm and sunny places.
The fruit is soft and has a sweet taste when ripe.
Apricots are usually harvested in late spring or early summer.
People can eat apricots fresh, dried, or use them in jams.
Each apricot has a hard pit inside that should not be eaten.
杏是一种小巧、圆形、橙黄色的水果。
杏长在温暖阳光充足的树上。
果实成熟时柔软、味甜。
杏常在晚春或初夏采收。
人们可以新鲜吃杏，也可以把它做成果脯或果酱。
每个杏的果肉里都有一颗不能食用的硬核。
配套练习✍️
🔎语境型完形填空（Contextual Cloze）
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Apricots grow best in ______ places.
（warm / cold / wet） -
The skin of an apricot is usually ______ in color.
（orange-yellow / purple / green） -
People often pick apricots in ______ or early summer.
（late spring / late autumn / winter） -
Ripe apricots taste ______.
（sweet / sour / bitter） -
Apricots can be made into ______ as well as eaten fresh.
（jams / soups / chips） -
Inside each apricot, there is a hard ______.
（pit / leaf / seed）
📝句型模仿（Sentence Building）
Farmers ______ apricots from tall trees.
（可选词：harvest, color, throw）
🔗句型模仿（Sentence Building with Linking Words）
Apricots are easy to find ______.
（可选词：when they are in season, if they are kept in a bag, although they are green）
Children enjoy apricots ______.
（可选词：after lunch, unless they have a toothache, while they are planting seeds）
练习答案✅
完形填空：
warm
orange-yellow
late spring
sweet
jams
pit
句型模仿：
Farmers harvest apricots from tall trees.
句型模仿（带连接词）答案：
Apricots are easy to find when they are in season.
Children enjoy apricots after lunch.
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