《2025年学习之友八年级英语上册外研版》

Ⅴ. 任务型阅读。
Pinocchio is a classic children's story about a wooden puppet(木偶). He dreams of becoming a real boy.
There are three main characters. Pinocchio is a puppet created by Geppetto. He is curious but often makes bad choices. Geppetto is a kind old woodcarver(木雕艺人)who treats Pinocchio like his son. The Blue Fairy is a magical figure who helps Pinocchio and gives him chances to improve.
Geppetto creates Pinocchio and wishes him to be a real boy. However, Pinocchio doesn't follow Geppetto. He always skips school, and tell lies. It causes his nose to grow longer. He faces many dangers, including being tricked by a fox and a cat. After learning from his mistakes, Pinocchio finally proves himself brave and honest. The Blue Fairy rewards him by turning him into a real boy.
The story teaches us that honesty, bravery, and hard work lead to good results.
1. In the story, Pinocchio is a wooden puppet created by Geppetto.
2. Pinocchio always skips school and tell lies.
3. His nose can grow longer when Pinocchio lies.
4. Finally, the Blue Fairy turned Pinocchio into a real boy.
5. The story teaches us to be honest，brave and work hard if we want good results.

答案： 1. wooden puppet 2. tell lies 3. nose 4. a real boy 5. honest，brave