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Mille was a good girl, so everybody was fond of her.
She brushed her teeth and washed her hands. She ate her broccoli and
cauliflower, peas and pumpkin, so she was healthy. She put her
toys away, so her room was usually tidy.
She seldom got angry with other children, and she was always gentle
with her baby brother. Her family and her friends were all proud of her.
Dialogues
--Who is more popular in your class, Jenny or Kate?
--Jenny is more popular.
--Why isn’t Kate as popular as Jenny?
--Because she is not as warm-hearted as Jenny.
--Who is healthier, Bob or Jack?--Jack is.
--Why isn’t Bob as healthy as Jack?
--Because he doesn’t like eating as much fruit as Jack.
--Which subject is easier, English or math?
--Both English and math are easy for me.
--Is math as interesting as English?
--Yes, it is, but I’m better at English.
--Whose room is tidier, yours or your sister’s?
--Mine is tidier.
--Why isn’t your sister’s as tidy as yours?
--Because she seldom puts her toys and books away.
Exercises
A 写出下面单词的比较级
fast ___________; tidy ____________;
angry _____________; popular _____________;
healthy_________; good ___________;
big _______________; powerful ____________;beautiful _________;
high __________; heavy _____________; interesting ___________;
(faster; tidier; angrier; more popular;
more healthy; better; bigger; more powerful;
more beautiful; higher; heavier; more interesting)
B 选择合适的形容词,用“as…as…”将下面的句子补充完整soft much dazzling miraculous powerful delightful
1) The color of the fish is ____________the color of the neon lights.
2) I spend _______________ _time on English_____ _on geography.
3) The trip to London was _____________ _the trip to Paris.
4) The Hydra is not ________________Hercules.
5) The peach tree in heaven is _____________ _the tree of knowledge in Eden.
6) I want to have a coat ________________a cloud.
(as dazzling as; as much as; as delightful as;
as powerful as; miraculous as; as soft
C 发挥想象力,补充完整下面的句子
1) I _______________________, so my father is proud of me.
2) My sister ______________________,so everyone is fond of her.
3) This cafe (咖啡馆) ___________________, so I often come here.
4) The boy often gets angry, so ______________________.
5) Monkey King ate all the miraculous peaches, so ___________________.
6) _________________________, so Jacob wore it day and night.
D 参照例句,完成下列句子
Pianists are fond of playing the piano.
1) Poets are fond of _________________.
2) Scientists are fond of _______________.
3) Artists are fond of _________________.
4) Fashion designers are fond of ________________.
5) Children are fond of ________________.
6) My father / mother is fond of _______________.
(writing poems; doing experiments; painting;
designing fashions; playing with toys; reading newspapers)
Tailors are good at making clothes.
1) My teacher is good at _______________.
2) Writers are good at _______________.
3) Farmers are good at ______________.
4) Gardeners are good at ____________.
5) Tailors are good at _____________.
6) Violinists are good at ____________.
(teaching us; writing stories; growing wheat; growing flowers;
making clothes; playing the violin.)
天才儿童英语天地
英语中,若想表示两个人的长相或性格非常相近,可以说They are two peas in a pod. (同一个豆荚里长出的豌豆,模样应该差不多吧?) 若想表示两个人完全不同,可以说They are apples and oranges. 或者They are chalk and cheese. (粉笔和奶酪虽然都是ch开头,可是完全属于两个世界,对不对?)
(本版由上海外国语大学教授、博士生导师史志康供稿)