八下 Unit 8
一、短语
the number of.. ..的总数(单)
a number of … 大量的…(复)
grow up 长大
cut down trees 砍伐树木
make a boat 造船
lose one’s life 丧命
on the sand 在沙滩上
do some research on sth. 对……做研究
wait for another ship 等待另一艘船到来
can’t wait to do sth. 迫不及待地做某事
the marks of another man’s feet 另一个人的脚印
one……the other…. (两者) 一个……另个个…
an island full of treasures 一个满是宝藏的岛屿
bring back 带回
知识点解析
1.fight over 意为“因为...而争论, 争夺...”。
fight with sb. /have a fight with sb. 意为“与某人打架”。
abroad 用作副词,意为“在国外;到国外”。
at home and abroad意为“在国内外”
go abroad意为“出国”。
all of 意为“所有人(或物)都....”,其后接人称代词时,要用宾格形式。
作主语时,谓语动词的数要与of后的名词或代词的数保持一致。
a kind of 意为“一种”,
“many/all/different kinds of+名词”表示“很多种/各种各样/不同种类的....”。
such as与for example
such as 常用来列举整体之中的部分同类的人或事物
such as之前一般用逗号和句子隔开,之后没有逗号,直接加名词或名词性短语
for example 常用来列举整体之中的一个 在句子中多用作插入语,位置可以在句首、句中或句末,用逗号与句子隔开,之后也有逗号
have/has been to+地点名词
意为“去过某地”,表示现在已不在那儿了。当表示地点的词为副词时,则省略介词to。常与表示次数(once, twice, three times...)的词或ever, never, before等词连用。
“have/has gone to+地点名词”意为“去了某地”,还没回来。
one of + the + 形容词最高级 + 可数名词复数形式 意为“最...的...之一”,
作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式。
8.million 数词,意为“一百万,百万”,其用法与数词hundred,thousand,billion相同。
与具体数字连用时,其后不加-s,而且不与of连用。
当表示概数时,前面没有具体数字时,其后须加-s,而且要与of连用。
hope与wish
hope to do sth. 希望做某事
wish to do sth. 希望做某事
wish sb. to do sth. 希望某人做某事
a number of与the number of
a number of “许多”,相当于many 作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式
the number of “...的数量” 作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式
introduce 意为“介绍,引进”。
introduce sb. to sb. 意为“向某人介绍某人”
introduce oneself 意为“自我介绍”。
练习
单项选择
1.—Huai’an is very beautiful. I ________ there last year.
—Yes, I ________ there twice.
A.went; have gone B.went; have been
C.have gone; went D.have been; went
2.—Can I speak to Tom
—Sorry, he ________ to the supermarket.
A.walks B.will walk C.was working D.has walked
3.Last week I ________ a new bicycle. I ________ it for eight days.
A.have bought, bought B.bought, have bought
C.bought, bought D.bought, have had
4.—How long is it since he ______ this school
—He ______ for three years.
has left; has left B.left; has been away
C.leaves; has left D.left; has left
5.Tom _____ Paris. He _______ the city three times. This time he Paris for three days.
A.has been to; has gone to; has been in B.has gone to; has been to; has been in
C.has been in; has been to; has gone to D.has gone to; has been in; has been to
6.She didn't do well in the test.She ______to tell her parents the truth,for they would get angry.
A.hoped B.feared C.allowed D.dropped
7.—I have never been to such an interesting place. —Me ______.We can go there together next time.
A.too B.neither C.either D.also
8.______the girls in my class joined the English club.
A.Three quarters B.Three quarter in
C.Three quarter D.Three quarters of
9.I don't have any problems ______ my English with the help of my teacher.
A.improve B.improving C.to improve D.to improving
10.The population of the country______smaller now than ten years ago.
A.is B.are C.was D.were
二、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. I was shocked by her _________ (beautiful).
2. I will never know this lovely boy without your _________ (introduce).
3. _________(million)of people were waiting for him outside the airport.
4. It’s my dream_________ in the outer space like Yang Liwei (fly).
5. She’s already_________ up. Look, a smile on her face (wake).
6.Sandy borrowed the novel from the library last week and ________ (keep) it for 5 days.
7.It’s more than three years since my brother got ________(marry).
8.Recently, we ________ (learn) about the population of the world.
9.There is no need to watch this film because we ________ (watch) it.
10.Two years ago she _________ (come) to China. Since then she ________ (travel) all over the country.
三、根据汉语提示完成句子
1. 自从那时开始,我一直是姚明的粉丝。
then,I have been the fan of Yao Ming.
2. 玛丽经常因谁是对的和她哥哥争辩。
Mary often who is right with her brother.
3.当我遇见他们时,他们在等公共汽车。
They ______ _______ ______ a bus when I met them.
4.李明逐渐意识到了学习英语的重要性。
Li Min _________ ______ _____________the importance of learning English.
5.你已经把这个电脑游戏介绍给你的同学了吗
Have you this computer game your classmates
6.事实上,她是一个书迷。
________,she is a ________ ________ .
7.赶快,否则你将迟到。
________ ________,or you'll be late.
8.当他在国外学习时,他找了一份在餐馆做服务员的工作。
While he was ________ ________,he found a job as a waiter in a restaurant.
9.这个地方是乡村音乐的发源地。
This place is the home of ________ ________.
10.这家工厂已造了约一百万支枪。
The factory has made about ________ ________ ________.
四、同义句转换。
1. How do you like the movie
________ do you ________ ________ the movie
2. The teacher seemed angry.
________ ________ ________ the teacher was angry.
3. They got married three months ago.
They ________ _______ ______ for three months.
4. He is so young that he can’t take care of himself.
He is _______ young ______ take care of himself.
5. The panda is kind of cute.
The panda is ______ ______ ______ cute.