2023-2024学年牛津上海版英语八年级第二学期U6重点词汇及练习
一、重点单词讲解
1. offer v. 提供
【例句】 ① He offers to help look after my little baby. 他提出帮助照顾我的孩子。
② That hospital offered the sick boy medical care for free. = That hospital offered medical care to the sick boy for free. 那家医院免费为这个生病的男孩儿医治。
【归纳】 offer作动词,意为“提供”,其后可接不定式作宾语(如例句①);offer后面还可接双宾语,常用结构为:offer sb. sth. / offer sth. to sb. (如例句②)。
【拓展】 英文中表示“提供”之意的还有provide,但两者有区别。offer多用来表示主动的或自愿的提供,而provide则表示供给所需物品,尤指生活必需品。如:
As a parent, he must provide his children with enough food and clothing. 做为父母,他必须为自己的孩子提供足够的衣食。
provide的常用结构有:provide sb. with sth. / provide sth. for sb.。如:
The tigers provide enough food for their kids. 老虎给自己的孩子提供足够的食物。
2. enable v. 使能够;使有机会
【例句】 His help enabled me to complete my task on time. 他的帮助使我得以按时完成任务。
【归纳】 enable是及物动词,由able 加前缀en-变成, 常用结构为:enable sb. to do sth. (如例句)。
3. landmark n. 地标
【例句】 ①They can see familiar landmarks. 他们能看到熟悉的地标。
② The book is one of the landmarks in the field of science. 这本书是科学领域的里程碑之一。
【归纳】 landmark常用作可数名词,意为“界标;陆标”(如例句①);还可指“划时代的重大事件;里程碑” (如例句②)。
【拓展】 landmark是由land(陆地) 和mark (痕迹;标记)构成的合成词。像这样的合成词还有:landlaw (土地法),landlord (地主),bookmark (书签), blackboard (黑板), weekend (周末), housework (家务)等。
4. influence n. 影响
【例句】 ① My advice has no influence on his actions. 我的劝告没有影响他的行动。
②Television has a strong influence on people. 电视对人有很大的影响。
③ The weather influences the crops. 天气影响农作物。
【归纳】 influence 作不可数名词,意为“影响;势力”(如例句①);influence用作可数名词,意为“有影响的人或事” (如例句②);influence还可用作动词,意为“影响;感化” (如例句③)。
【拓展】固定搭配:under the influence of在……的影响下;be influenced by new ideas 受新思想的影响
派生词: influential adj. 有影响的;有权势的
二、语法:冠词
冠词用在名词的前面,帮助指明名词的含义,可分为不定冠词(a / an)和定冠词(the)。冠词是虚词,本身不能单独使用,而要与名词连用。不定冠词的用法我们在上学期已经学过,现在我们来看一看定冠词the的用法。
定冠词the表示特指的某(些)人或某(些)物,可与名词的单、复数连用,含有“这个,那个,这些,那些”的意思。
1. 特指某人或某事物。 如:
The books on the desk are new. 桌子上的那些书是新的。
2. 指双方都知道的人或事物。 如:
Don’t forget to bring me the book when you come next time. 你下次来的时候,别忘了把那本书带给我。
3. 指上文提到过的人或物。 如:
I have a computer. The computer is expensive. 我有一台电脑,很贵。
4. 用在表示乐器的名词之前。如:
She can play the piano. 她会弹钢琴。
5. 用在某些习惯用语中。如:
in the day在白天;at the same time 同时;make the bed 铺床
【温馨提示】 同学们,冠词可不是什么时候都能用的哦! 那么什么时候不用冠词呢?请看:
1. 在表示月份、星期、学科、语言的名词前。如:
She was born on October 29th. 她生于10月29日。
2. 介词 by 后跟运输工具类名词,表示手段、方法时。如:
She goes to school by bus every day. 她每天乘公共汽车去上学。
3. 在三餐和球类运动名词的前面。如:
He likes playing football and chess. 他喜欢踢足球和下棋。
4. 在某些习惯用语中。如:
after school 放学后;at night 在晚上;in hospital 生病住院
三、练习
I. Choose the best answer:
( ) 1. My hometown is Nanning and it is _________ city with many places of interest.
A. a B. an C. the D. /
( ) 2. My father said the same things to me _________ my mother yesterday.
A. like B. as C. with D. by
( ) 3. Animals _________ rabbits and deer continue to look for food in winter.
A. such as B. instead of C. next to D. and so on
( ) 4. In the end I got the passport that would enable me _________ the USA.
A. visit B. to visit C. visited D. visiting
( ) 5. Many people went to climb the mountain, _________ few of them got to the top.
A. and B. so C. or D. but
( ) 6. Kitty knew that she would not win. However, she went on trying. The underlined phrase “went on” means “_________”.
A. continued B. began C. practised D. finished
( ) 7. How many countries and _________ took part in Shanghai World Expo
A. vineyards B. landmarks C. regions D. destinations
( ) 8. —Could you please tell me _________ at the meeting
—Sorry, I don’t know. I was not at the meeting.
A. what the headmaster says B. what the headmaster said
C. what does the headmaster say D. what did the headmaster say
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms:
1. The _________ are good at cooking. (France)
2. Which is the _________ animal on land (fast)
3. _________ workers are gathering the tea leaves. (agriculture)
4. There is a _________ route across the Alps. (scene)
5. The illness _________ easily. (spread)
III. Choose the proper words or phrases to complete the following passage. Each can only be used only once:
A. destination B. at the end of C. enough D. what E. at least F. how G. even if
When we travel in a hurry, we lose the wonder and joy of the journey. We spend more time taking photos than actually experiencing a place. And ___1___ all that rushing around, we return home more tired than when we left. That is why the age of Slow Travel is dawning.
Slow Travel believes, you should stay in one location for a longer period of time (___2___ a week), and dive more deeply into the local culture. You become a temporary resident (临
时居民) instead of a tourist.
How can you make your next trip a slow trip
★ Stay in a local rental (租用的房屋).
★Stay in a place that is non-touristy. Better yet, go to your ___3___ in the off-season (淡季).
★Stay out of cars. If you’re lucky ___4___ to live in a place that supports walking (or biking), forsake (放弃) a rental car, and walk around your neighbourhood.
★Get out among the locals. Make it a point to relax at a local cafe or bar, ___5___ you’re travelling solo.
★Ask the locals. Instead of consulting guide books on ___6___ to do and where to eat, ask the locals.
IV. Reading
A.Choose the words or expressions and complete the passage:
Go to North pole on The Polar Express!
Between November 24th and December 30th each year, you and your kids can enjoy The Polar Express Train Ride in the Sea World Orlando!
This amazing journey takes you and your children to the North Pole on the real train that has ___1___ in The Polar Express movie. You will have your yellow ticket checked by the conductor, dance with cooks who will serve tasty drinks and treats, Interact (互动) with the characters from the movie, along with enjoying Chris Van Allsburg’s reading of the classic children’s ___2___ The Polar Express.
Upon arrival at the North Pole, Santa Claus will climb into the train and visit each ___3___. Each child will receive a bell from him as the first gift of Christmas.
After singing many sweet Christmas songs, kids will ___4___ real life with a completely new sense of Christmas joy.
To make the ride more ___5___, kids may put on costumes (戏装), just like the children on the train in the movie!
It is a long way from Orlando to the North Pole, but The Polar Express Train Ride can take you there and back in a little over an hour. Ticket price is $32 for one seat. Children under the age of two may ride for ___6___ if they do not take a seat. A ticket at half price is required if the child takes a separate (单独的) seat.
( ) 1. A. attacked B. destroyed C. appeared D. repaired
( ) 2. A. book B. movie C. classroom D. hospital
( ) 3. A. boat B. monitor C. family D. village
( ) 4. A. belong to B. connect to C. jump to D. return to
( ) 5. A. average B. exciting C. natural D. ordinary
( ) 6. A. free B. first C. safe D. while
B. Read the passage and fill in the blanks with proper words:
Characteristics of an Excellent Scientist
The Free Dictionary defines (下定义) a scientist as a person having professional knowledge on one or more sciences, especially natural science or physical science. It also defines a scientist as someone who u___1___ scientific methods. Let’s look at some characteristics of an excellent scientist.
Curiosity (好奇心)
An excellent scientist must be curious about things. Scientists such as Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse discovered things mainly because they wanted to know how things worked. If a scientist doesn’t have the drive to ask q___2___ or even wonder, then he or she never gets to the first stage of the scientific process.
Patience
Becoming a scientist takes a long time. There are very few jobs that take longer than this one. Even if you think you have r___3___ some education on science, you still have a lot of scientific research to do.
Ethical Qualities (道德品质)
In order to truly discover and use knowledge for the greater good, a scientist must have a desire to improve people’s life as well as the e___4___, since they are linked and they can effect each other in the long run. A scientist must report findings honestly. Sticking to an old belief proved wrong by the evidence (证据) is dishonest. However, that belief shouldn’t be changed without p___5___ evidence.
Working Habits
An excellent scientist even takes notes of the smallest observation, keeping it in mind and recording it. He or she can work well a___6___ or in groups, depending on what’s needed. He or she also needs to communicate thoughts on paper and verbally (口头地). Networking skills connect him or her with colleagues working on similar projects where he or she may discover something n___7___.
KEYS:
I. ABAB DACB
II. 1. French 2. fastest 3. Agricultural 4. scenic 5. spreads
III. BEACGD
IV. A. CACDBA
B. 1. uses 2. questions 3. received 4. environment 5. powerful 6. alone 7. new