The peach is known as a species of Prunus. It
is a kind of edible juicy fruit. It is native to China. The peach tree grows to
4-10 m tall. It is a deciduous tree so it will fall its leaves in certain
seasons. It belongs to the subfamily Prunoideae of the family Rosaceae.
The leaves are 7-16 cm long and 2-3 cm broad.
The flowers are produced in early spring before the leaves. They are solitary
or paired with about 2.5-3 cm in diameter. The color of the flower is pink.
Peach fruit is very nice. Its aroma smells
good. The color of the flesh is yellow or white. The skin of the peach is
smooth or velvety. The flesh is soft and juicy. It is delicous. It is a little
bit harder when it is unripe. Inside the flesh, there is a large single seed.
The seed is oval in shape. Its color is red-brown. Its length is about 1.3-2
cm. A wood-like husk surrounds this seed.
Most people know peaches as ‘persicas’. It is
related to the belief that peaches were native to Persia (now Iran). The modern
botanical consensus is that they originate in China, and were introduced to
Persia and The Mediterranean region along the Silk Road before Christian times.
1.
Which part
of the peach fruit contains water?
a. The flesh
b. The
husk
c. The seed
d. The skin
2.
What is the purpose
of the third paragraph?
a. To describe a peach tree
b. To describe the taste of the peach fruit
c. To describe the peach fruit
d. To describe the smell of a peach tree.
3.
From the
text we know that …
a. Peaches come from Persia
b. Peaches do not originate in Persia
c. China imported peaches from Persia
d. The modern botanical consensus decides the
name of fruit.
4.
“It
is a little bit harder when it is unripe” (paragraph 3, line 10)
The
underlined word refers to the …. of the peaches.
a. Flesh
b. Seed
c. Skin
d. Tree
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