新目标英语八年级上Unit 6同步阅读 (含答案)

新目标英语八年级上Unit 6同步阅读 (含答案)

Unit 6 I’m more outgoing than my sister.

1

Read the chart and then complete the sentences. (读下面的表格，完成句子。)

1.       Mary is 7 months __________ than Helen.

2.       Rose is 7 months ___________ than Nick.

3.       Bill is 2 centimeters taller than _________.

4.       Rose is 5 centimeters ____________ than Helen.

5.       __________ is 6 kilograms lighter than _________.

6.       Mary is as _________ as Nick. However, Nick is much __________ than her.

2

Read the conversation and then write True or False before each statement. (读对话，判断对错。)

Grace: How did you like Tokyo?

Martin: Oh, very much. It’s a wonderful city.

Grace: What about Kyoto? Did you go there, too?

Martin: Yes, we did.

Grace: What was it like?

Martin: Fantastic. It’s older and smaller than Tokyo. And it’s more historical (历史悠久的).

Grace: Which did you like better?

Martin: Well, I think I like them both. Tokyo is more exciting but Kyoto is more interesting.

Grace: How about your partners? Are they good guys to travel with?

Martin: Frank was fantastic. He’s easy going and cheerful. He was much better than Ben.

Grace: Really? What was wrong with Ben?

Martin: Well, he complained (抱怨) all the time, about the food, about the transportation…about everything! He missed his girlfriend and wanted to come back. So he was always moody and depressed.

Grace: Oh, that was really bad…

(  )1. Martin went to Japan with two travel partners.

(  )2. Tokyo is more exciting and historical than Kyoto.

(  )3. Ben went to Tokyo to see his girlfriend.

(  )4. Frank was a better partners than Ben.

(  )5. Ben was a pain because he was not easygoing.

 3

Read the following poem (诗). Underline those most touching (令人感动的) lines and then try to translate the poem into Chinese. Then you may read it to your parents. (读下面的诗，在一些令人感动的诗句下划线，尽量将诗译成中文，并读给父母听。)

If I had …, I’d do… 如果我……，我将会…… (表示与现实相反的假设。)

If I Had My Child to Raise All Over Again

If I had my child to raise all over again,

I’d finger-paint more and point the finger less.

I’d do less correcting more connecting.

I’d take my eyes off my watch, and watch with my eyes.

I would care to know less and know to care more.

I’d take more hikes and fly more kites.

I’d stop playing serious, and seriously play.

I’d run through more fields and gaze at more stars.

I’d do more hugging and less tugging.

I would be firm less often, and affirm much more.

I’d build self-esteem first, and the house later.

I’d teach less about the love of power.

  and more about the power of love.

Diane Loomans

Match the words with their meanings (use your dictionary if necessary): (将词语与其对应的意思连线，必要时可使用词典。)

Keys

1.   1. younger      2. older         3. Rose    

4. shorter      5. Bill, Helen     6. tall, stronger/heavier

2.   TFFTF  

3.   1.c  2.i  3.f  4.h  5.g  6.e  7.a  8.d  9.b