2023-2024学年牛津上海版英语八年级第二学期U7重点知识点整理
一、重点知识点讲解
1. My dad at home and at work 在家里和在工作时的爸爸
介词at在我们的学习中出现的频率非常高,句中的at work解释为“在工作”,这里的at表示“从事于……;处于……的状态”。这种情况一般可与现在进行时态互换使用,表示正在进行的动作。如:
They are at work. = They are working. 他们正在工作。
While I’m at work / While I’m working, I don’t want others to bother me. 我在工作时,不希望别人来打扰我。
2. He’s reading the paper. 他正在看报纸。
句中的paper意为“报纸”,相当于newspaper,是可数名词。我们还学习过paper解释为“纸”,为不可数名词,要表示“一张纸”,需要用a piece of paper。除此之外,如果paper用来表示“文件、试卷”时也是可数名词。如:
She spent the evening marking examination papers. 她一晚上都在批试卷。
3. He’s a boring man, my dad. 我爸爸是一个无聊的人。
boring是动词bore的形容词形式,有“令人厌烦的;乏味的;无聊的”意思,多作定语与表语,相当于dull。还有另一个形容词bored,是bore的过去分词形式,意思是“感到厌烦的”,作表语或定语。但是在本句中,要表示“爸爸是无聊的人”,则需要用boring,如果用bored,意思就变为“爸爸感到厌烦”了。如:
I’m bored. Let’s go to the cinema. 我很无聊,我们去电影院吧。
The film is so boring. 电影太乏味了。
4. I wrote these verses on my own. 我独立写完了这些诗节。
own既可以作形容词,表示“自己的”,也可以作动词或名词,表示“拥有”或“自己的东西”。on one’s own意为“独立地”。另外,我们也可以用of one’s own来表示“属于某人自己的”。如:
I have a bedroom of my own. 我有一间属于我自己的卧室。
He can finish the work on his own. 他可以独立地完成工作。
5. Mr Black was sometimes cross. 布莱克先生有时脾气不好。
在本句中cross作形容词用,意思是“脾气不好的,发怒的”,通常与介词with或at连用。而我们以前学过的cross是作动词用,意思是“穿过”。如:
Don’t get cross with me. It wasn’t my fault. 不要对我发脾气,那不是我的错。
They crossed the river by boat. 他们乘船渡河。
【拓展】我们也要记住across和through的区别:across强调从一定范围的一边到另一边,而through则表示从某一范围的一端到另一端,是在内部空间进行的,往往指穿过沙漠、森林、窗户等。如:
The little girl ran across the road. 这个小女孩横穿马路。
The river runs through the city. 这条河从这座城市中间流过。
6. Silence! Pay attention! 安静!请注意!
attention表示“注意,专心”,是不可数名词,因此不能与不定冠词连用,也没有复数形式。我们可以用pay attention to ...来表示“注意……”,其中to 是介词,后面接名词或 V-ing形式。如:
So far no attention has been paid to this problem. 迄今没有人注意这个问题。
We should pay more attention to uniting and working with the comrades who differ with us. 我们应该更注意团结那些与自己意见不同的同志工作。
He gives all his attention to making money. 他的注意力完全集中在赚钱上。
7. The staff and students were not real. 员工和学生都不是真的。
staff指的是全体员工,属于集合名词,有时把全体员工当作一个整体,谓语动词用单数;也可以指全体员工们,强调个体,谓语动词用作复数。如:
The teaching staff of this college are excellent. 这所大学的教师都是出类拔萃的。
二、练习
I. Choose the best answer:
( ) 1. —I need something for cutting the paper.
—Oh, you want a knife OK, I’ll get _________ for you.
A. one B. that C. this D. it
( ) 2. Miss White is kind enough to help us _________ every way.
A. in B. on C. with D. about
( ) 3. When I was _________ in my room, the telephone suddenly started ringing.
A. loud B. alone C. lonely D. clever
( ) 4. The girl runs faster than _________ in her class.
A. any of the girl B. any other girl C. any girls D. all the girls
( ) 5. This is a _________ question. I can’t work it out.
A. puzzling B. puzzled C. puzzles D. puzzler
( ) 6. I don’t know _________. Can you tell me
A. when we started the flower show B. when did we start the flower show
C. when we will start the flower show D. when will we start the flower show
( ) 7. I hope you are pleased with me. What does the underlined word “pleased” mean
A. surprised B. thankful C. satisfied D. angry
( ) 8. I am very hungry now, Mum. _________ will the meal be ready
A. Who B. Which C. How soon D. How far
plete the sentences with the given words in their proper forms :
1. I didn’t remember to take this __________________. (medical)
2. His __________________ changed from amazement to joy. (express)
3. You can then accept or __________________ the request. (rejection)
4. Many bees go out, but none tries to compare all __________________. (site)
5. The repaired sail lasted __________________ than 24 hours. (little)
plete the following passage with the words or phrases in the box. Each can be used only once:
A. as much as B. None C. aloud D. Neither E. lively F. herself G. discussion
Today Mrs Cox has taught a poem by a well-known black writer in the United States. She wrote the poem on the blackboard and read it ___1___. No sooner had she finished reading the poem, then students’ questions began pouring in. One boy said the poem was heart-breakingly sad. Another student, a girl, said she had read a book by the same writer, but she wasn’t able to enjoy it ___2___ her mother did, and she didn’t know why. A third, a keen viewer of TV theatre, recognized a phrase in the poem which had been used as the title of a recent play.
As she answered the questions, Mrs Cox made sure that her students understood every line of the poem. She asked them to discuss if the poem contained any message. The discussion became so ___3___ that no one wanted to stop when the bell rang.
Mrs Cox could feel good about what she had accomplished as a teacher. ___4___ of her students looked bored. Every one of them seemed interested in the poem. Once they started to talk, they forgot about the time. She did not have to make them learn. She only had to answer their questions and to guide the ___5___. This, she thought to ___6___, is what teaching is all about!
IV. Choose the best answer:
(A)
The Silk Road is perhaps the most famous long-distance trade route of the ancient world. This passage connected Europe in the West with China in the East, and allowed the exchange of goods, technology, and ideas between the two civilizations (文明). Although businessmen could make huge profits (利润) travelling the road, it was not without risk.
The main Silk Road started in Chang’an (known today as Xi’an), the early Han Dynasty’s capital. Travellers starting their journey from this city could take a northern route that would take them across China’s northwestern areas. After this, they would face the Gobi Desert, probably the greatest danger of the Silk Road.
The Gobi Desert, the largest desert in Asia, consists mainly of rocky, hard earth. This feature made it easier for businessmen to travel across, compared to sandy deserts like the neighbouring Taklamakan Desert. Like other deserts, the Gobi Desert is dry and hot, and therefore the biggest challenge travellers faced was getting enough water for themselves as well as for their camels.
So, rest stops were created along the route, allowing travellers to rest, eat and drink. These places also promoted (促进) the exchange of goods, and even ideas, among the travellers who stopped there. Usually, the rest stops were placed within a day’s journey of each other. In this way, travellers could keep away from spending too much time in the desert, which would make them targets for robbers, another danger of the Silk Road.
Once through the Gobi Desert, travellers would continue their journey into Iran, Türkiye, and finally Europe. Whilst this part of the journey may have been less dangerous, it is not completely without its danger.
( ) 1. The underlined word “it” in the first paragraph refers to “_________”.
A. making huge profits B. travelling the Silk Road
C. exchanging goods and ideas D. connecting different civilizations
( ) 2. Gobi Desert was easier to cross than other deserts because _________.
A. its surface was hard B. it was smaller
C. camels were easier to find D. there were more natural water sources
( ) 3. About the rest stops along the Silk Road, we can learn that _________.
A. there were many criminals (不法分子) around
B. travellers were offered free stay there
C. they were at the edge of the desert
D. they received travellers from different countries
( ) 4. The underlined word “targets” in the fourth paragraph means “_________” in Chinese.
A. 鼓励 B. 沟通 C. 战士 D. 目标
( ) 5. When talking about the Silk Road, the writer focuses on _________.
A. its beginning B. its benefits done to people
C. risks its travellers faced in the past D. cultural exchanges on it
( ) 6. We may read the passage from _________.
A. a love story B. a science fiction C. a history magazine D. a sports newspaper
(B)
Keeping a good budget (预算)
You may have got much New Year money from your parents and your relatives this year. But if you don’t have a ___1___ plan for spending it, it could run out very fast. So you may want to plan a budget.
A budget is a plan to ___2___ where your money goes. Budgeting can help you save for the things you want, but can’t pay for right now. Sounds useful Look at the following things before you start your budget:
● Every week, there are things we have to pay for, like school lunches and buses. There are also things we like to spend money on just for fun! These are our weekly expenses (开销).
● Since we can’t have money for everything, we have to make ___3___. We need to ask if we really need something or just want it. Needs are what you must have in order to live, like food and water. Wants are things you would like to have or do, ___4___ you can still live without them. For example, CDs and cartoons.
● List what you spend on needs—if there is money left over, you will save for the things you really want. This is called a budget.
● If you don’t have enough money for what you need and want, you may have to ___5___ one for the other.
No budget is fixed. Keep an eye on yours. Maybe you wanted a comic book, but now you want a video game ___6___. Your needs may change into wants, or your wants may change into needs.
( ) 1. A. attractive B. careful C. creative D. important
( ) 2. A. care B. stop C. control D. discover
( ) 3. A. choices B. efforts C. changes D. money
( ) 4. A. but B. or C. and D. so
( ) 5. A. find out B. focus on C. rely on D. give up
( ) 6. A. ever B. again C. instead D. either
KEYS:
I. AABB ACCC
II. 1. medicine 2. expression 3. reject 4. sites 5. less
III. CAEBGF
IV. (A) BADDCC
(B) BCAADC