英语原版阅读：Faster

今天分享一篇阅读理解。可以学习自然拼读er或比较级时进行同步阅读，也可以作为日常的阅读材料。

阅读理解的文章是：Faster

先来读文章：

Faster   快

1.  Everyone at school always says Mark is faster and smarter than me.

学校里的每个人都说马克比我更快、更聪明。

 faster  更快
 smarter  更聪明

2.  My mom told me not to listen to them.

我妈叫我别听他们的。

3.  I can't help but feel sad while Mark is looking like a super star.

当马克看起来像个超级明星时，我不禁感到悲伤。

super  超级

4.  He's faster than me.

他比我跑得快。

faster  更快

5.  Mark always wins the races.

马克总是赢得比赛。

6.  He's smarter than me.

他比我聪明。

smarter 更聪明

7.  He always makes better grades on his tests.

他总是在考试中取得更好的成绩。

better 更好

8.  My mom told me that I am special and I am just as smart and as fast as Mark!

我妈妈说我很特别，我和马克一样聪明，一样快!

9.  She baked me a butter cake and I felt better.

她给我烤了一块黄油蛋糕，我感觉好多了。

butter   黄油
better   更好

再来读一遍完整的文章：

Faster

Everyone at school always says Mark is faster and smarter than me. My mom told me not to listen to them. I can't help but feel sad while Mark is looking like a super star. He's faster than me. Mark always wins the races. He's smarter than me. He always makes better grades on his tests. My mom told me that I am special and I am just as smart and as fast as Mark! She baked me a butter cake and I felt better.

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根据短文，回答问题。

I. How did the child feel at the beginning of the story?

2. Who says that Mark is faster and smarter than the child?

3. What does the child's mom do to make him feel better?

4. Underline all of the words that have combination "er" in the story.

参考答案：
1. The child felt sad.
2. Everyone at school always says Mark is faster and smarter than  the child.
3. She baked a butter cake.
4. 略