英语原版阅读：The Apple and the Banana

今天分享一篇阅读理解。可以学习水果的话题时进行同步阅读，也可以作为日常的阅读材料。

文章的题目是：The Apple and the Banana

先来读文章：

1.   One day an apple said to a banana, "You are shaped like the moon."

一天，一个苹果对香蕉说:“你的形状像月亮。”

One day  一天
are shaped like  形状像

2.   The banana said, "Yes, I know, and I'm also the same colour as the moon."

香蕉说:“是的，我知道，而且我的颜色和月亮一样。”

3.   The apple said, "I'm bright red. Some of my family are green and some are yellow like you. When people eat me it makes a crunchy sound. That's because I'm hard."

苹果说:“我是鲜红的。我家有些是绿色的，有些像你一样是黄色的。当人们吃我的时候，它会发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音。那是因为我是硬的。”

bright red   亮红色
Some of my family   我家有些
makes a crunchy sound   发出嘎吱嘎吱的声音

4.  The banana said, "When people eat me it doesn't make any sound. That's because I'm soft."

香蕉说:“当人们吃我的时候，他不发出任何声音。那是因为我很软。”

doesn't make any sound  不发出任何声音

5.  "We are both fruits, we both taste nice and we are both healthy foods," said the apple and banana together.

“我们都是水果，我们都很好吃，我们都是健康的食物，”苹果和香蕉一起说。

 taste nice  好吃
 healthy foods  健康的食物

再来读一遍完整的文章：

The Apple and the Banana

One day an apple said to a banana, "You are shaped like the moon."

The banana said, "Yes, I know, and I'm also the same colour as the moon."

The apple said, "I'm bright red. Some of my family are green and some are yellow like you. When people eat me it makes a crunchy sound. That's because I'm hard."

The banana said, "When people eat me it doesn't make any sound. That's because I'm soft."

"We are both fruits, we both taste nice and we are both healthy foods," said the apple and banana together.

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根据短文，回答问题。（用完整的句子来回答）

1.   Which fruit is shaped like the moon?

2.   Which fruit can be red, green or yellow?

3.   Why do apples make a crunchy sound when you eat them?

4.   What is the same about apples and bananas?

参考答案：
1. The banana is shaped like the moon.
2. The apples can be red, green or yellow.
3. That's because apples are hard.
4. They are both fruits, they are both taste nice and they are both healthy foods.