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Lesson 8 The best and the worst 最好的和最差的

Summary writing 摘要写作

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Answer these questions in not more than 45  words.

回答下列问题,将答案组成一个段落,不要超过45个单词。

1  Who has the best garden in town?

2  What does he win each year?

3  Who else has a fine garden?

4  Is Joe's better or not?

5  Is the writer's garden beautiful, or is it terrible?

6  What does he always win a prize for?

 

Key structures 关键句型

 

The best and the worst 比较

Read these sentences carefully:

仔细阅读这些句子:

Mary is tall, but Jane is taller. Jane is taller than Mary. Caroline is very tall. She is the tallest girl in the class. 玛丽很高,但是简更高。简比玛丽高。卡罗琳非常高,她是班上最高的女孩子。

Jane's handwriting is bad, but Mary's is worse. Caroline's handwriting is very bad. It is the worst handwriting I have ever seen.简的书写很差,但是玛丽的更差。卡罗琳的书写非常糟糕,这是我见过的最差的书写。

The three girls collect photos of film stars. Mary hasn't many photos, but Jane has more. Jane has more photos than Mary. Caroline has very many. She has the most. 这3个女孩子搜集影星的照片。玛丽的照片不多,但是简要多一些。简的照片比玛丽的多。卡罗琳有很多照片;她的照片最多。

Mary's collection of photos is not very good. Jane's is better. Caroline's collection is the best. 玛丽的影集不太好,简的要好一些,卡罗琳的最好。

Last week the three girls bought expensive dresses. Caroline's dress was more expensive than Jane's. Mary's was more expensive than Caroline's. Mary's dress was the most expensive. 上周这3个女孩子买了很昂贵的连衣裙。卡罗琳的连衣裙比简的贵,玛丽的又比卡罗琳的贵。玛丽的连衣裙是最贵的。

 

Exercises 练习

 

A  These questions are about Mary, Jane and Caroline. Answer each question with a complete sentence.

这些问题都是关于玛丽、简和卡罗琳,用完整的句子来回答以下问题。

1  How does Mary's handwriting compare with Jane's?

2  How does Caroline's handwriting compare with Mary's and Jane's?

3  How does Caroline's dress compare with Jane's?

4  How does Mary's dress compare with Jane's and Caroline's?

B  In the passage ‘The best and the worst* there are seven comparisons. Can you find them?

找出本课中7个比较级的例子。

C  Give the correct form of the words in parentheses and make other necessary changes. Do not refer to the passage until you finish the exercise.

用正确的词形填空,并对句子作必要的调整,完成练习后再对照课文。

Joe Sanders has the ______ (beautiful) garden in our town. Nearly everybody enters for ‘The ______ (Nice) Garden Competition* each year, but Joe wins every time. Bill Frith's garden is ______ (large) Joe's. Bill works (hard) than Joe and grows ______ (many) flowers and vegetables, but Joe's garden is ______ (interesting). He has made neat paths and has built a wooden bridge over a pool. I like gardens too, but I do not like hard work. Every year I enter for the garden competition too, and I always win a little prize for the ______ (bad) garden in the town!

D  Put in of or in.

用of或in填空。

1  Which is the longest river ______ the world?

2  This is the finest picture ______ them all.

3  This stereo is the most expensive ______ all the ones in the shop.

4  He is the best boxer ______ our town.

 

Special difficulties难点

 

a  Everyone, Everybody, Everything与 every 一起复合而成的不定代词(everyone, everybody, everything) 是单数形式

Read these sentences.

注意以下句子中动词的形式。

Everybody enters for ‘The Nicest Garden Competition’ (1. 2)

Everything is ready. 万事俱备

Everybody has come. 。每个人都到了。

Everyone likes ice cream. 每人都喜欢冰淇淋。

 

Exercise 练习

 

Choose the correct verbs in the following sentences.

选择动词的正确形式。

1  Everybody (believe) (believes) he will win.

2  I heard a noise and went downstairs. I found that everything (were) (was) in order.

3  Everyone (try) (tries) to earn more and work less.

B  Enter

Read these sentences.

注意下列句子中的动词enter和短语动词enter for的不同含义。

Everybody enters for the competition. (1. 2)

Everyone stood up when he entered the room. 当他走进房间时每个人都站了起来。

Did you enter for this examination? 你有没有参加这次考试?

The lights went out just as we entered the cinema. 当我们走进电影院时,灯熄灭了。

How many people have entered for the race? ?多少人报名参加比赛?

 

Exercise 练习

 

Put in the word for where necessary.

必要时填上for。

1  He is very ill. No one is allowed to enter ______ his room.

2  Will you enter ______ this week's crossword competition?

3  Many athletes have entered ______ the Olympic Games this year.

4  No one saw the thief when he entered ______ the building.

5  I have entered ______ the examination but I don't want to take it.

 

Multiple choice questions 多项选择题

 

Comprehension 理解

1  One of these sentences is true. Which one?

a.Bill Frith's garden is the best and Joe Sanders' is the worst.

b.Joe Sanders' garden is the best and Bill Frith's is the worst.

c.The writer's garden is the best and Joe Sanders' is the worst.

d.Joe Sanders' garden is the best and the writer's is the worst.

2  One of these sentences is true. Which one?

a.The writer doesn't like gardens.

b.The writer likes gardens, but he is lazy.

c.The writer never enters for the competition.

d.The writer never wins a prize.

Structure 句型

3  Bill Frith's garden is larger than Joe's. It is ______ .

a.larger garden

b.a large garden

c.large garden

d.largest garden

4  Bill is a hard worker. He works ______ than Joe.

a.harder                             b.more hard

c.more hardly                     d.hardier

5  Joe's garden is more interesting ______ Bill's.

a.by                                   b.for

c.than                                d.from

6  The writer is fond of gardens. ______ .

a.They like him

b.They like to him

c.He likes them

d.He likes

7  Joe's garden is the best in the town. It's the best ______ them all.

a.in                                    b.of

c.of                                   d.by

Vocabulary 词汇

8  Joe wins every time. He always ______ Bill Frith.

a.wins                               b.beats

c.gains                               d.earns

9  Joe grows more flowers. More flowers ______ in his garden.

a.grow                               b.grow tall

c.grow up                          d.grow big

10  Joe's garden is interesting. Joe is ______ in gardening.

a.interesting                        b.interest

c.interestingly                     d.interested

11  The writer doesn't like hard work. It's ______ to look after a garden.

a.a hard work                     b.a hard job

c.hard job                          d.hardly a job

12  Every year the writer enters for the garden competition ______ .

a.very                                b.also

c.and                                 d.either

 

Sentence structure 句子结构

 

Rewrite this sentence, then check your answer against the text.

改写下列句子,然后对照课文第3行,核对你的答案。

Joe's garden is not as large as Bill Frith's.

Bill Frith's ______