八下Unit 9
一、短语
encourage sb. to do sth鼓励某人做某事
a nice place to enjoy tea 一个品茶的好地方
walk around the park在公园四处走动
three quarters四分之三
more than three quarters of the population 超过四分之三的人口
an English-speaking country一个讲英语的国家
a good place to practice your English一个练习你的英语的好地方
have any problem (in) doing sth.做某事很困难
during the daytime在白天
a couple of times 好几次
one great thing about sp is that……关于某地一个不错的事情是…
choose to do sth.选择做某事
hear of 听说
二、句型所含知识点讲解
1.Have you ever been to a science museum
have been to 曾经去过某地,现在已经回来
have gone to 去了某地,还没有回来,现在仍在某地或者在途中
have been in 待在某地,可以和表示一段时间的时间状语连用
2.It’s really interesting, isn’t it
反意疑问句。反意疑问句的特点是“前否后肯,前肯后否”,而且附加问句部分的主语及动词形式要与陈述部分一致。如果陈述部分含有few、little、never、 hardly、seldom等否定词时,附加问句部分要用肯定结构。
结构特点:前否后肯,前肯后否
肯定回答:Yes, 主语+肯定结构
否定回答:No, 主语+否定结构
3.I learned about the inventions that led to color movies, too
invention可数名词 发明;发明物
invent发明 指发明或创造先前不存在的东西
discover发现 多指发现先前已经存在但未被发现的事物、真理或情况
4.It also encourages governments and social groups to think about ways to improve toilets in the future
encourage是动词,意为“鼓励”
encourage sb. to do sth. 意为“鼓励某人做某事”
5.For thousands of tourists from China, this small island in Southeast Asia is a wonderful and safe place to take a holiday.
基数词+thousand 表示“...千”,thousand前有具体数字时,表示的是确切的数字概念,此时要用thousand的单数形式,其后也不用of
thousands of 表示“成干上万的:数以干计的”,此时表示的是模糊的数字概念
6.On the one hand, more than three quarters of the population are Chinese,so you can simply speak Putonghua a lot of the time.
分数的表达方式:
分子用基数词,分母用序数词。
分子大于1时,分母用序数词的复数形式。
如果分数后面的名词是可数名词复数,主语被视为复数;
如果后面的名词是不可数名词或可数名词单数,主语被视为单数。
练习
一、单项选择
1.-Where________
-I have been looking for you everywhere.
A. have you gone B. have you been C. do you go D. did you go
2.-Are the two answers right
-No, ________ right.
A. no one is B. both are C. none is D. neither is
3. This is the most beautiful mountain I have________ seen.
A. ever B. never C. already D. yet
4.I went to the Food Street in Xi'an. It's________ great________ to taste different snacks there.
A. so; fun B. such a; fun C. such; fun D. too; funny
5.The weather here agrees with me. It's________ too hot________ too cold.
A. either; or B. both; and C. neither; nor D. not only; but also
6.They are ________ and they speak ________.
A. Germans, Germany B. Germen, Germany
C. Germans, German D. Germen, German
7.--What _______ the population of your city
-- About 300 thousand. But a quarter of the population _________ from countryside.
A. is, is B. is, are C. are, is D. are, are
8. Football is so exciting that ___ people in the world play it.
A. million of B. two millions C. millions of D. a million of
9. Everybody should remember it is not _____ to swim in the river alone.
A.healthy B. safe C.possible D.comfortable
10. The number of the students in our grade ___ about ___ of them are girls.
A. are, six hundreds; two thirds B. is ; six hundred; two third
C. is; six hundred; two thirds D. are; six hundred; two third
二、用所给词的正确形式填空
1.Would you like ___________(go) to Hangzhou National Tea Museum
2. Walking around Chinatown can really feel like _______________(travel) through time.
3.Why not ____________(visit) the Terracotta
4. How about ____________(take) a photo with the old couple
5.Have you ever _____________(swim) in the sea
6.The computer is one of the most useful_____________(invent) in modern society.
7.It is ___________(believe) that he passed the exam.
8.We can get lots of ___________________(information) on the Internet.
9.I ___________________(introduce) her to you, so I think you know her better now.
10.All the ___________(Germany) cheered when they saw their football team won the match.
三、根据句意及首字母提示写单词
A c________ is a piece of equipment used for taking photographs.
A similar event happened years ago. It’s true that history sometimes seems to repeat i_______.
Amy made such r_________ progress that her teacher praised her in front of the whole class.
—Are you going to the zoo tomorrow
—It depends on w ________ it rains or not.
As the old saying goes practice makes p________, it means you finally will do anything well if you stick to do something again and again.
6.It is u ________________that the four-year-old girl can sing Beijing Opera so well.
7.Mr.White likes c_________ old coins. He has all kinds of old coins in his house.
8.With the help of his friends, John has made r ______progress in his study.
9.Golf is a game for a___________________. You can have fun.
10.My car needs a repair. Could you give me a r______ today
四、六选五
The author Isaac Asimov wrote a story called I·Robot. The story is set in the future. The main character loves her robot babysitter(保姆),Robbie. 1. Robbie and the child have adventures(冒险)together. Robbie is an endless source of fun!
When the story was written,it was only in his imagination. Now some of it has come true. Today’s robots can do so many things and bring us much fun. 2. For example,a Japanese robot can play the piano with its two hands.
3. For example,movie makers have designed huge robotic dinosaurs(恐龙)in movie. They play the way animals play. Besides, robot animals are made as pets. You can buy a robot animal as your pet. These robot pets have a lot in common with real pets. There is one difference,though. 4.
Some robots even play all by themselves. College students in Oregon have created robots that can play soccer on their own. All year,the students work hard to design the robots. 5. They do all the things by themselves in it. They run,kick the ball and compete score.
Even though there are no robots quite like Robbie,today’s robots can still offer hours of fun. Who knows, maybe robots in the future will make Asimov’s whole story into reality.
A. They are in different shapes and colors. B. Many robots are made to copy animals,too. C. You don’t need to take them outside or feed them. D. Unlike the child’s parents,Robbie always has time to play. E. Then, the robots play the game without anyone controlling them. F. Some robots can sing,some can dance,and some can even play music.