2023-2024学年牛津上海版英语八年级第二学期U7重点词汇及练习
一、重点单词讲解
1. narrow adj. 狭窄的;勉强的;有限的 v. 变窄
【例句】
① The bridge is too narrow for two cars to pass. 这桥太窄, 并排通不过两辆车。
② The doctor narrows his study. 医生缩小了他的研究范围。
【归纳】 narrow可作形容词,意为“狭窄的” (如例句①); narrow还可作动词,意为“变窄”(如例句②)。
【拓展】 narrow作动词时,常用结构为narrow sth. down “减少(某事的)可能;缩小(某事的)选择范围”。narrow的反义词为: broad / wide。
2. scared adj. 害怕的,恐惧的
【例句】
① He’s scared of heights. 他恐高。
② She is scared of going out alone. 她害怕独自出去。
③ The boys were scared to cross the street. 那些男孩害怕过马路。
④ I’m scared that she may refuse me. 我害怕她可能会拒绝我。
【归纳】 scared作形容词,常构成以下结构:① be scared of sb. / sth.“害怕某人或某物” (如例句①);② be scared of doing sth. / to do sth. “害怕做某事” (如例句②、③); ③ be scared + that 从句(如例句④)。
【拓展】 scared还可作为动词scare(吓,使害怕;受惊吓,害怕)的过去式和过去分词使用。如:
The dog scared the thief away. 狗把小偷吓走了。
1. who pron. 谁;whose pron. 谁的
【例句】
① ―Who arrived first 谁最先到达?
―Amy did. 埃米。
② ―Who is she 她是谁?
―She is my sister. 她是我的姐姐。
③ Who isn’t at school today 今天谁没到校?
④ ―Whose basketball is this 这个篮球
是谁的?
―It is Nick’s. 它是尼克的。
⑤ ―Whose shirt is it 这是谁的衬衫?
―It’s mine. 是我的。
【归纳】 who主要用来指人,意为“谁”,询问人的身份或其与说话人的关系(如例句①②); 当用who提问,不知道是谁以及人的数量时,问句的谓语动词常用单数(如例句③); whose意为“谁的”,表示所有者,一般是对物主代词或名词所有格提问(如例句④⑤)。注意whose有一个同音异形词who’s,它是who is的缩写形式,意为“是谁”,使用时应注意区分。
2. pretend v. 假装;装作;自命,自称
【例文】
① He pretended to be friendly with me. 他假装对我友善。
② She wasn’t really crying; she was only pretending. 她并非真地在哭;她只是假装而已。
③ I do not pretend to be a scholar. 我不自命为学者。
【归纳】 pretend 作动词用,意为“假装;装作;自命,自称”(如例句①、②、③)。pretend后常接to do sth. / to be doing sth. / that 从句,注意pretend to be doing sth.是强调不定式的动作正在进行的过程中; pretend to do sth.是强调假装要做某事,而不一定正在进行或者是已经发生。
【拓展】 pretend还可以作为形容词,意为“假装的”。如:
pretend money伪币; pretend pearls 假珍珠
We sang songs around a pretend campfire. 我们围着一个假的篝火唱歌。
二、练习
I. Choose the best answer:
( ) 1. She wants to buy some new clothes and throw away all her old _________.
A. it B. one C. them D. ones
( ) 2. Our boss is very pleased _________ the progress we are making.
A. with B. at C. from D. to
( ) 3. Our room is big, but _________ is bigger than _________.
A. their, our B. their, ours C. theirs, ours D. theirs, our
( ) 4. As they can’t come, I’ll have to go to the Century Park _________ my own.
A. in B. on C. at D. of
( ) 5. —_________ on duty today
—I am.
A. Who B. Who’s C. Whose D. What’s
( ) 6. My computer doesn’t work, so I need to fix it. The underlined word “fix” means “_________”.
A. repair B. buy C. keep D. sell
( ) 7. The students didn’t finish their homework, so the headmaster put them in _________.
A. attention B. detention C. attraction D. destination
( ) 8. Jack wanted to know _________ the Great Wall this Sunday.
A. if will his father visit B. if his father will visit
C. if would his father visit D. if his father would visit
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms:
1. On the way, my driver and I __________________ about the weather and the tourists. (chat)
2. My __________________ were not as good as I had hoped they would be. (score)
3. Her __________________ showed her disappointment. (express)
4. Is your knee still __________________ (pain)
5. It would be __________________ not to let you have a choice. (fair)
III. Rewrite the following sentences as required:
1. The hall can hold all the children of the kindergarten. (改为否定句)
The hall __________________ __________________ all the children of the kindergarten.
2. This house is more beautiful than that one.(保持句意基本不变)
That house is not __________________ beautiful __________________ this one.
3. You must hand in your history homework by the weekend. (改为被动语态)
Your history homework must __________________ _____________________ in by the weekend.
4. “Silence!”Jean shouted. (保持句意基本不变)
“__________________ __________________!” Jean shouted.
5. me, cup, Jane, coffee, of, asked, a, her, to, get (连词成句)
______________________________________________________.
IV. Reading
(A)
There are some places you know all about the details of the buildings and history. But still, one day, if you are really visit these places, they do something to you. They may not be l___1___ what you thought they would be. The Red Square in Moscow is one of these places.
I got there in the late evening, after arriving at the Rossiya Hotel, I took a walk on the Red Square. I found the square was in fact not that big, much s___2___ than I had expected. Maybe it was because I came from Beijing just a couple of weeks before, and I was comparing it with the really huge Tian’anmen Square.
One of the following days I visited Lenin’s Mausoleum (列宁墓). As soon as you walk inside the mausoleum, you have to walk down some stairs, where there is no l___3___. I even didn’t see the Russian security (安保) men standing on the sides, but I knew quickly enough they were there, because when I said to my friends, “It is dark here, I can’t see ...”, they reminded me immediately about the “complete silence” r___4___!
Many Russian cities have a Kremlin, but the o___5___ in Moscow is always referred to as “the Kremlin”. In present times, inside the Kremlin walls, you can find a historic museum, different traditional churches, Ivan’s clock tower, the current government buildings and other modern buildings. One rule that our guide made clear quickly was that it is not a___6___ to walk anywhere but on the pavement! If you get off the pavement, you will be warned by the security officers. Also when you stand too long in one place, they also tell you to move on.
All in all, this trip is very great! It makes me well u___7___ the life of the Russian.
(B)
Answer the questions:
A live-streaming app (直播应用程序) that monitors (监控) students in classrooms in some middle schools has raised a lot of online discussion. It was reported that any user of the app could see inside classrooms. Some parents have praised the app for giving them the chance to monitor their children, while others worry about privacy problems. Do you think the app is a good idea
Linda: I strongly support this app. Nowadays, children play an important role in the whole family, and parents always want to care for their children, wherever they are. This new platform helps parents see what their children are doing in classes. It’s also a good way to make students behave themselves in school.
Jeff: I’m in favor of this app if parents get their children’s permission first. The app could help parents focus on children’s bad habits. It could also be used as a tool to prevent bullying (霸凌). However, parents should get their permission first to protect their privacy.
Betty: I think this app is a bad idea. Schools should be a pleasant and relaxing place for students to study and play. But we will feel uncomfortable if cameras are watching us all the time. We should pay attention to our privacy. Our lives shouldn’t be watched by the public.
David: Any form of privacy invasion (侵犯) shouldn’t be allowed. Although some parents want to know more about their children, they should do it in a better way. Being under the eye of strangers is too dangerous.
1. Can any user of a living-streaming app see inside classroom
___________________________________________________
2. In Linda’s opinion, how does this new platform help parents
___________________________________________________
3. According to Jeff, what are the advantages of this app if parents get their permission first to protect their privacy
___________________________________________________
4. Why does Betty think this app is a bad idea
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5. What form does David think is too dangerous
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6. What do you think of having monitoring equipment in your school Why
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I. DACB BABD
II. 1. chatted 2. scores 3. expression 4. painful 5. unfair
III. 1. can’t hold 2. as / so, as 3. be handed 4. Be / Keep quiet / silent 5. Jane asked me to get her a cup of coffee.
IV. (A)1. like 2. smaller 3. light 4. rule 5. one 6. allowed 7. understand
(B)1. Yes, he can.
2. This new platform helps parents see what their children are doing in classes.
3. The app could help parents focus on children’s bad habits. It could also be used as a tool to prevent bullying.
4. Because she will feel uncomfortable if cameras were watching her all the time.
5. Being under the eye of strangers is too dangerous.
6. I think it is good to have monitoring equipment in our school because it can make students behave themselves well in school. (Any reasonable answer can be accepted.)