Unit 3 Where would you like to visit？ Reading 讲义（含答案） 2023-2024学年牛津译林版八年级英语下册

Unit 3 Online tours
Reading
知识点：
1. Welcome to “Around the World in Eight Hours”. 欢迎来到“八小时环游世界”。
welcome sb欢迎某人
welcome to sp欢迎来到某地
2. Just click on it, and you can visit Asia, Europe, America and more in only eight hours.只要点击它，你就可以在仅仅八小时内游览亚洲，欧洲，美洲和其它地方。
3. Wall Street, the world-famous trade centre, is here at the southern end of Manhattan Island.华尔街，世界著名的贸易中心，在曼哈顿岛的南端。
4. There are many big companies and international banks here. 这里有很多大公司和国际的银行。
5. Further on is Times Square. 继续是时报广场。
further此处用作副词，意为“更远，较远”，是far的比较级。
further，副词，指在距离方面“更远，较远”；也指在程度上“更进一步”，表示抽象意义。形容词，表示抽象意义，指程度上“更多；更进一步，更深一层”。
farther，形容词/副词，只表示距离上“更远，较远”。
6. Every year, thousands of people gather here on New Year’s Eve. 每年，在除夕（新年前夜）的时候，数千人聚集在这里。
thousands of 数以千计的
hundred, thousand, million等表示确指时（前面有具体的数字），用单数；表泛指（前面没有数字）用复数，其后加of
7. It’s exciting to see the huge glass ball falling through the darkness! 看着巨大的玻璃球穿过黑暗落下来真令人感到兴奋！
it’s exciting to do sth做某事真令人感到兴奋
it is adj for sb to do sth做某事对某人来说是怎样的
huge 作形容词，意为“巨大的”
see sb. doing sth. 看见某人正在做某事
see sb. do sth. 看见某人做了某事（强调动作发生的全过程）
8. With several lakes, hills and a large green lawn, it’s a good place to relax after a hard day’s work. 这里有着很多湖，山和一个大的绿色的草坪，是辛苦工作一天的放松的好地方。
9. It has been famous for its theaters since the early twentieth century. 自从二十世纪早期以来它就一直因为它的剧院而出名。
be famous for =be known for 因......而出名
be famous as 作为......而出名
in + the + 序数词 + century表示“在几世纪”
10. Have you ever heard of the song “Memory” 你曾经听说过 “Memory”这首歌吗？
11. OK, so much for New York. 好了，关于纽约就讲这么多。
so much for...到此为止，关于...就讲这么多
12. Click on it, pick another city and then start your new tour! 点击它，选择另外一个城市，然后开始你的新的旅行吧！
pick up 捡起，接电话
pick sb./ sth. for... 为…挑选某人/某物
pick sb. to do sth. 挑选某人做某事
13. a play filled with many songs 充满许多歌曲的戏剧
be filled with= be full of 被...填满
同步练习
一、根据句意及中、英文提示完成单词
1. Hong Kong is one of the biggest_______(the activity of buying and selling) centres.
2. Is cycling the second most popular sport in_______(欧洲)
3. Country music is a kind of traditional music from_______(南方的) states of America.
4. Can you see the_______(巨大的) balloon in the sky
5. In the park, there is a lake with a small_______(岛屿) in the middle.
6. Many children are afraid of_______(黑暗).
7. I know the place well, so let me be your_______(导游).
8. Let’s_______(集合) in the meeting room at lunchtime. Mr Wang has something important to tell us.
9. -Look! My son is playing with his partners on a grassy_______in front of my house.
-What a beautiful picture!
10. -When did these visitors arrive at the_______(国际的) hotel
-In the late afternoon.
答案：1. trade 2. Europe 3. southern 4. huge 5. island
6. darkness 7. guide 8. gather 9. lawn 10. international
二、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空
1. Listening to music is a good way to relax after a_______(day) work.
2. Beijing is one of the_______(big) cities in China. It is the capital of China.
3. It’s_______(excite) to see the tallest cartoon characters in the world.
4. The website can help people buy_______(ticket) to different places.
5. It has been famous for its theatres since the early_______(twenty) century.
6. There are many big_______(company) and international banks in China now.
7. The song “Memory” comes from the famous Broadway_______(music) Cats.
8. _______(far) on, the supermarket is at the end of this road; you can’t miss it.
9. _______(mouse) are used for pointing at different parts of the screen.
10. _______(click) on that icon and you can start a new program.
答案：1. day’s 2. biggest 3. exciting 4. tickets 5. twentieth
6. companies 7. musical 8. Further 9. Mice/Mouses 10. Click
三、单项选择
( ) 1. -What are you doing, Tom
-I am looking through a website called “_______Beijing_______Two Days”.
A. Around, on B. In, in C. Around, in D. In, after
( ) 2. My teacher has given me useful suggestions and I want to thank him from the_______of my heart.
A. bottom B. condition C. way D. surface
( ) 3. -What are you talking about
-We are talking about whether we can let Wei Hua_______the School Reading Club.
A. join B. join in C. take part D. take part in
( ) 4. -_______this today, everyone.
-Great. We can go home now.
A. Prepare for B. Talk about C. So much for D. Think about
( ) 5. -Wow, you’ve made so much progress in drawing.
-Thanks. I_______two online courses this winter holiday.
A. took B. will take C. take D. was taking
答案：1-5 CAACA
四、根据汉语提示完成句子
1. 辛苦学习一周后，我需要放松一下。
I need______________________after________________.
2. 上海有许多公司和国际银行。
There are______________________.
3. 成千上万的人此时正在电视机前观看这场足球赛。
_________________________in front of TV sets at the moment.
4. 这所学校自从20世纪初以来就一直很出名。
This school_________________________________.
5. 在这一页的底部你可以看到一张图片。
You can see a picture_______________________.
6. 你可以点击“返回”图标，然后挑选另一个游戏。
You can____________________the “Back” icon and_______________.
7. 八小时环游世界，你觉得可能吗？
Do you think it’s possible________________________
8. 再往前走，你就能看到故宫，闻名于世的博物院。
_________________, you can see the Palace Museum, ______________.
9. 这一页的顶部有一幅古老的图。
There is an old picture____________________.
10. 漠河县位于中国的最北端吗？
Is Mohe County______________________________
答案：1. to relax, a week’s hard study
2. many companies and international banks in Shanghai
3. Thousands of people are watching the football match
4. has been famous since the early twentieth century
5. at the bottom of the page
6. click on, pick another game
7. to travel around the world in eight hours
8. Further on, the world-famous museum
9. at the top of the page
10. at the northern end of China
五、根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词
Do you feel uneasy in front of teachers If you do, what will you do if you need help f___1____a teacher
Many students are shy to talk with their teachers face to f___2____. This may stop them solving p___3____successfully. The students in Shanghai are h___4____now because they have a new way to deal with their nervousness with their teachers. They talk with their teachers and ask f___5____help through QQ. They say that online chats can make them f___6____relaxed. Now more and more students love this way to c___7____with their teachers. For them, they don’t have to give their r___8____names, so the teachers will not know who is really who. QQ shortens the distance b___9____teachers and students. It’s another w___10____for teachers and students to communicate.
1. _______ 2. _______ 3. _______ 4. _______ 5. _______
6. _______ 7. _______ 8. _______ 9. _______ 10. _______
答案：1. from 2. face 3. problems 4. happy 5. for
6. feel 7. chat 8. real 9. between 10. way