《2025年初中英语阅读教程七年级英语上册外研版》

PASSAGE 6

Classic
(经典美文)
words: 192 time: 7 min.

What tropical fruit is your favorite? Mangos (芒果), pineapples or coconuts (椰子)? It's common to see them in the market. But have you heard of these tropical fruits?
Look, is that a pear? No. It just looks like one. It is an avocado. The fruit is rich in vitamins. It has a very smooth, buttery (像黄油的) taste.
What's that? It is a wax apple (莲雾). But it does not taste like an apple. It tastes like snow pears. Some people like to use it in salads. It's high in protein.
Is that lychee (荔枝)? No, it isn't. It's rambutan (红毛丹). It's rich in different kinds of vitamins and minerals (矿物质). Rambutan tastes like lychee, but it's sweeter.
Delicious tropical fruits: rambutan, lychee and avocado.
tropical fruit 热带水果
acidic 酸的
Wow, what's this? It's salak (蛇皮果). People often call it the snake fruit because of its scaly skin (鳞状果皮). It is usually sweet and acidic. Its skin is hard, so be careful when peeling it.
Answer the following questions.
1. How many tropical fruits are mentioned in the passage?Seven.
2. Which is (are) rich in vitamins?Avocado and rambutan.
3. What tastes like snow pears?Wax apple.
4. Why do people call salak "the snake fruit"?Because of its scaly skin.
5. Which tropical fruit do you think is the best? Why?I like mangos, because they are delicious.（合理即可）

答案： 1.Seven.
2.Avocado and rambutan.
3.Wax apple.
4.Because of its scaly skin.
5.I like mangos, because they are delicious.（合理即可）