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- Why don't dogs go to school, Eddie?
- Because we’re cleverer than people. They have to work harder. (P.18)
Shall we go together? (P.19)
【必会表达】
Shall we...? 意为“我们..……好吗?”,用于征求他人意见、向他人提出建议或请求他人的许可,其肯定回答为“Good idea./That's a good idea./Of course, I'd love to.",否定回答为"I'm sorry, but...”。
- Shall we go to the museum?
- That's a good idea. /I’m sorry, but I have to do my homework.
【拓展】提建议的常用句型
① How/What about (doing )sth?
② Shall we/I do sth.?
③ Let's do sth.
④ Why don't we/you do sth.?
⑤ Why not do sth.?
【注】
why not主要用于口语中,后跟动词原形,也可单独使用。常用于下列场合:
(1) 向对方提出建议,相当于why don't you+动词原形。
It's hot today. Why not go swimming? = It's hot today. Why don't you go swimming?
(2) 表示同意对方的意见或建议。
- It's hot today. What about going swimming together?
- Good idea. Why not?
(3) 用来询问原因。
- You can't bring your dog here.
- Why not?
【小试牛刀】
① - It's cold outside. -_______stay at home?
A. Why don't B. Why not to C. Why not D. What about
② _______you wait for me here?
A. Why don't B. Why not to C. Why not D. What about
③ Christmas is coming. Why not_______ some presents for your good friends?
A. bought B. to buy C. buying D. buy
④ - Why don't we go for a walk? -_______.
A. That's a good idea B. It's very nice of you
C. Thank you D. You are clever
答案:CADA
【重点单词】
have to意为“必须,不得不”,后接动词原形。
第三人称单数has to;过去时态had to;将来时态will have to。
We have to walk home.
Jim has to stay at home and look after his little sister.
【辨析】have to与must
have to侧重客观上的“必须”,有时态和人称的变化,否定形式要借助助动词来构成,即don't have to / doesn't have to / didn't have to / won't have to,意为“不必”。
must侧重于个人意志和主观上的“必须”,无人称和数的变化,可用来表示现在和将来的时态,否定形式是mustn't,意为“禁止,不许”。
【重点单词·hard】
hard此处用作副词,意为“努力地”。harder是hard的比较级。
We should study hard.
【拓展】
① hard可作形容词,意为“困难的;坚硬的”。意为“困难的”时,其同义词为difficult,其反义词为easy。
It's hard to answer these questions. 回答这些问题很困难。
The stones are too hard. 这些石头太硬了。
② hard作副词时, 还可意为“大量地;费力地”。
It's raining hard. 雨下得很大。
- What's school like?
- It's like watching TV, but there are fewer advertisements. (P.18)
【重点单词·like】
like此处用作介词,意为“像”,后接名词、代词或v-ing形式。be like 意为“像”,多指性格、品质方面相像,也可指外貌或外表上的相像;look like意为“看起来像”,侧重外表上相像。
① - What's your father like? 你爸爸是个怎样的人?
- He's very generous. 他很慷慨。
② What is your house like? 你的房子是什么样子的?
③ - What does your father look like? 你爸爸长什么样?
- He's tall with short hair. 他高个子,留着短发。
like 用作及物动词时,意为“喜欢”,其后可跟v-ing 形式或动词不定式作宾语,表示“喜欢做某事”。试比较:
It's like listening to music. 那就像听音乐。(介词)
I like listening to music. 我喜欢听音乐。(动词)
【重点单词·few】
fewer是 few的比较级,意为“更少的”,修饰可数名词复数。
Fewer people smoke now. 现在吸烟的人更少了。
【辨析】
few
“没有几个,几乎没有”,修饰名词复数,表示否定意义。
There’re few people in the room.
a few
“有几个,有一些”,修饰名词复数表示肯定意义。
I have a few friends in America.
little
“很少,几乎没有” ,修饰不可数名词,表示否定意义。
There's little water in the glass.
a little
“少量,一点儿”,修饰不可数名词,表示肯定意义。
She knows a little English.
注意:quite a few意为“相当多”。
【直击中考】
① I have_______ money than he has.
A. less B. fewer C. most D. many
② The physics problem is too hard, so __________ students can work it out.
A. little B. few C. a little D. a few
③ Each of us has_______ life goals. They will guide us to a bright future.
A. a little B. few C. a few D. little
④ I have ___________ money. I want to buy a pizza for lunch.
⑤ It is raining too hard. _________ people are in the street.
⑥ We often have ____________ days off for National Day.
⑦ Hurry up! There is ____________ time.
答案:ABC; a little; Few; a few; little
【重点单词】
advertisement可数名词, 意为“广告”,也可写作ad。
an advertisement for...意为“一则……的广告”
The Sunday papers are full of advertisements for cars. 周日报纸上全是汽车广告。
I'm going to buy a toy lorry for my cousin in the shop near our school. (P.19)
【必会表达】
buy sth. for sb.意为“给某人买某物”,与buy sb. sth.同义。
My mother will buy a new coat for me. = My mother will buy me a new coat.
What are you going to buy for your teacher?
注意:如果直接宾语是代词,只能用buy sth. for sb.结构。
I will buy it for you.
【拓展】类似用法的短语:
pass sth. to sb. = pass sb. sth. 递给某人某物
give sth. to sb. = give sb. sth. 给某人某物
show sth. to sb. = show sb. sth. 给某人看某物
offer sth. to sb. = offer sb. sth. 给某人提供某物
make sth. for sb. = make sb. sth. 为某人制作某物
I’d like to buy some biscuits. (P.19)
【必会表达】
would like意为“想要”,在意思上相当于want,但在语气上比want委婉,常用于口语中。would 是情态动词,没有人称和数的变化。
would like主要有以下用法:
① would like sth. 想要某物
I would like some apples.
② would like to do sth. 想要做某事
He would like to eat some bananas. 。
③ would like sb. to do sth. 想要某人做某事
What would you like me to do?
【拓展】
① "Would you like sth.?"句型的肯定回答常用"Yes, please.",否定回答常用“No, thanks.”。
- Would you like some tea?
- Yes, please. / No, thanks.
②“Would you like to do sth.?"句型的肯定回答常用“Yes, I'd love / like to.”,否定回答常用“I'd love / like to, but..." 。
- Would you like to stay here with me?
- Yes, I'd love / like to.
I’d love too, but the school football team will practise this Saturday. (P.19)
【重点单词】
practise此处用作不及物动词,意为“练习,操练”。作及物动词时,后面可接v-ing形式。
My younger sister practises playing the piano every day.
【拓展】
practice 名词,意为“实践,练习”,常作不可数名词。在美式英语中, practice既可用作动词,也可用作名词。
You need much practise if you want to learn English well.
Reading
Life in a British school.
Life in an American school. (P.20)
探究点:in a British school在短语中的作用是什么?
in a British school作后置定语修饰life。介词短语作后置定语在英语中比较常见。
a girl in red 一个穿红衣服的女孩
a man with glasses 一个戴着眼镜的男子
【小试牛刀】
People_______ China_______ hard-working.
A. with; are B.in; is C.with; is D. in;are
答案:D
【重点单词】
British此处用作形容词, 意为“英国的”。与the连用构成the British,意为“(全体)英国人”。
They are British students. 他们是英国学生。
The British are polite. 英国人很有礼貌。
It's a mixed school. (P.20)
【重点单词】
mixed此处用作形容词,意为“男女混合的; 混合的”。常在名词前作定语,不用作表语。
All the schools here are mixed schools.
I had mixed feelings about meeting him again. 与他重逢我百感交集。
Among all my subjects, I like French best. Learning foreign languages is fun. (P.20)
探究点:among和between有何区别?
(1) among一般用于(三者或三者以上的)“在……中间”,其宾语通常是一个表示笼统数量或具有复数意义的名词或代词。
She sat among the children. 她坐在孩子们中间。
(2) between 一般指两者之间,其宾语往往是一个具体数目的人或物,或者是由and连接的两个具体的人或物。
I am sitting between my parents. 我正坐在我父母中间。
(3) 把两者以上的为数不多的人或事物单独地看待,用and连接时,要用between;把两者以上的人或事物看成一群、一堆或一组而不是个体时,要用among。
Switzerland lies between France, Italy, Austria and Germany.
瑞士位于法国、意大利、奥地利和德国之间。
The old man's house lies among the trees. 这个老人的房子在树林中。
【小试牛刀】
His grade in the exam put him _______the top students in his class.
A. between B. over C. among D. above
答案:C
【必会表达】
like...best意为“最喜欢……”,可与含有favourite的句子进行同义句转换。
I like summer best. = My favourite season is summer.
【重点单词】
French此处用作名词,意为“法语”
Canadians speak English and French.
【拓展】
① French还可用作形容词,意为“法国的,法国人的,法语的”。 I like French wine.
② France名词,意为“法国”。 The young man is from France.
【句子分析】
learning foreign languages是动名词短语,在句中作主语。单个的动名词(短语)作主语时,谓语动词用第三人称单数形式。
Reading in the sun is bad for your eyes.
Seeing is believing. 眼见为实
注意:
有些动名词(短语)作主语的句子可以改为用it作形式主语,而用动词不定式作真正的主语的句子。
Taking a walk after supper is good for our health. = It is good for our health to take a walk after supper.
【重点单词】
foreign形容词,意为“外国的”,在句中作定语或表语。
It's not easy to learn a foreign language.
You could tell she was foreign by the way she dressed.
【词形变化】
foreigner 用作可数名词,意为“外国人”。
Are there any foreigners in your city?
During the week, we can borrow more books from the school library. (P.20)
【重点单词】
during conj. 在……期间(后不能接句子)
My friends came to see me during my illness。
【易混词辨析】 borrow, lend与keep
borrow对主语而言为“借入”,指从别人或别处借东西,为非延续性动词。
borrow sth. from sb. / some place 从某人/某处借某物
lend 对主语而言为“借出”,把自己的东西借给别人,为非延续性动词。
lend sb. sth. = lend sth. to sb.
I lent my bike to him yesterday. = I lent him my bike yesterday.
keep “持续”,指借用某物一段时间,为延续性动词。
keep sth. for some time 借用某物一段时间
You can keep the book for a week. 这本书你可借一周。
【助记】“借”有技巧
“借”看执行者,“借出”或“借入”;“借出”用lend,“借入”是borrow。如果用keep,表示“借多久”。
Near the end of the week, we discuss the books with our classmates in class. (P.20)
【必会表达】
the end of...意为“……的末尾/尽头”,end此处用作名词,意为“末端,尽头,末尾”。
【必会短语】
in the end = at last = finally 最后,终于
at the end of 在……末尾/结束
by the end of 到……为止
We'll have a test at the end of this month.
There's a hospital at the end of the street.
He worked out the problem in the end.
【重点单词】
discuss及物动词,意为“讨论,议论”。
discus sth. with sb. 意为“与某人讨论某事”
They are discussing when to go fishing.
Why don't you discuss it with your teacher?
【词形变化】
discussion n. 谈论,讨论
have a discussion (about sth.) (就某事)进行讨论
He joined us in the discussion yesterday. 他昨天参加了我们的讨论。
【必会短语】
in class 意为“在课堂上”,表示在上课期间,class前没有任何冠词。
Please listen to the teacher carefully in class.
after class意为“课后”。
Time seems to go faster when we are reading interesting books. (P.20)
【重点单词】
seem 连系动词,意为“似乎;好像;看来”,常用于以下结构:
① 主语 + seem + (to be) + 形容词,意为“好像,似乎”。
The book seems (to be) quite interesting. 这本书好像非常有趣。
② 主语 + seem to do sth.意为“好像做某事;似乎做某事”。
It seems to rain. 好像要下雨了。
③ It seems that...意为“似乎,好像……”。其中it是形式主语,that引导真正的主语。
It seems that you are right. 似乎你是对的。
It seems that no one knows what happened in the park. 似乎没有人知道在公园里发生了什么事。
It seems to me that Mr Brown will not come again. 在我看来布朗先生不会再来了。
④ “There + seem to be + 名词”,其中to be可省略。seem的单复数形式要根据后面作主语的名词的单复数形式而定。
There seems to be a bird in the tree. 树上好像有一只乌。
There seem to be many people talking about it. 似乎有很多人在谈论这件事。
【小试牛刀】
根据汉语提示完成句子
① 他似乎很疲劳。
He____________________________.
答案:He seems (to be) very tired.
② 你好像不喜欢吃鱼。
You don't _____________________eating fish.
答案:You don’t seem to like
③ 在我看来你赢不了这场比赛。
It_______ to me ______________win the game.
答案:It seems to me that you will not win the game.
④ 今晚好像有一场英文电影。
There _____________________ an English film this evening.
答案:There seems to be an English film this evening.
⑤ 她今天似乎不开心。
Mrs. Lin seems __________today. 答案:unhappy
= Mrs. Lin seems __________ __________ __________ today. 答案:to be unhappy
= ________ ___________ that Mrs. Lin _________ ____________ today. 答案:It seems; is unhappy
⑥ Jim 好像在那儿打棒球。
Jim ________ _________ play baseball there.
答案:seems to
He often listens carefully to my problems and offers me help. He is my hero. (P.20)
【重点单词】
problem可数名词,意为“问题,难题”。
The teachers are talking about teenage problems.
【拓展】
have problems (in) doing sth. 做某事有困难
They have some problems (in) getting there on time. 他们准时到达那儿有些困难。
【辨析】
problem
多指有待解决的问题,特别是疑难的问题,也指理科中的难题
solve the problem解决问题
deal with the problem 处理问题
question
意思相对广泛,指可以提问或解答的问题
ask questions提问题
answer the question回答这个问题
【重点单词】
offer此处用作及物动词,意为“主动提出,自愿给予”。
offer 的主要用法有:
① offer sth.意为“提供某物”。
He offered a good plan for our holiday. 他给我们的假期提了一个很好的计划。
② offer to do sth.意为“(主动)提出做某事”。
Tom offered to drive us to the bus station. 汤姆主动提出开车送我们去公共汽车站。
③ offer sb. sth. / offer sth. to sb.意为“(主动)给某人提供某物”。
We should offer others our help. 我们应当主动帮助别人。
【重点单词】
hero n. - heroes n. (pl.)
【总结】
以字母o结尾的名词变复数时,大多数加-s;个别词加-es。
如: tomato - tomatoes, mango - mangoes, potato - potatoes
【小试牛刀】
We should remember these_______(hero) names. They’re the pride of our country.
答案:heroes’
On Friday afternoon, our school ends earlier than usual. (P.20)
【时间介词】
on
在具体日期前;
在星期前;
在具体某一天;
在节日前(Day);
在有限定词的上午、下午或晚上前;
在具体某一天的上午、下午或晚上
on Monday
on Sunday afternoon
on the morning of July 7th
on a warm spring afternoon
at
在具体的钟点前
at twelve o'clock
in
在泛指上午下午或晚上前;
在年、月、世纪或季节前。
in the morning/afternoon/evening
in 2013
in January
in spring/summer/autumn/winter
【直击中考】
Over 10, 000 runners joined a half and a minimarathons in Xianlin, Nanjing ____ May 7, 2017.
A. in B. on C. at D. by
答案:B
【重点单词】
end此处用作动词,意为“结束”。用作不及物动词时相当于be over;用作及物动词时相当于finish。
What time does your school end?
They decided to end the work as soon as possible. 他们决定尽早结束工作。
【词形变化】
usual adj. - unusual adj.
usual adj. - usually adv.
as usual意为“像往常一样,照例”。
It's usual for him to go to school on foot.
As usual, he got to school at 7 o'clock.
Our team won two games last month. (P.20)
【自动档的车】
win此处用作及物动词, 意为“赢得,赢,获胜”,宾语常是比赛、战争或奖赏等词语,其过去式是won,它也可以作不及物动词。其名词winner意为“获胜者”。
He won¥5 in the lottery. 他中彩票得了5元钱。
Which team won?
She won the match.
【拓展】
beat也有“赢,取胜,战胜”之意,后面跟的是比赛、竞争中的对手或战争中的敌人等。
I beat John at chess yesterday. 昨天我和约翰下棋并赢了他。
We beat their team by 5:4. 我们以五比四战胜了他们队。
【小试牛刀】
我认为赢这场比赛不容易。
I don't think it is ___________________________the game.
答案:easy to win
Both Nancy and John are Grade 8 students. (P.22)
【必会表达】
both...and...意为“……和……;既……又……”,在句中连接表示并列关系的动词、名词、代词、形容词等,该结构作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
Tom can both sing and dance.
Both Jim and his elder sister are good at English.
【拓展】
both用作限定词或代词,意为“两者(都)”。 常在名词前作定语,也可位于连系动词be、助动词或情态动词之后,行为动词之前。
both of..意为“两者都……””。
There are a lot of trees on both sides of the street. 街道两旁有许多树。
Both the women are French. 两名妇女都是法国人。
They can both speak English. 他们两个都会说英语。
Both of them are doctors . 他们俩都是医生。
I read an article by a boy from the USA. (P.22)
【句型分析】
by此处用作介词,意为“由/被……创作”。
【例】
① This is a book by Mo Yan. 这是一本莫言写的书。
② - Who was the music by? 这首乐曲是谁创作的?
- It was by Mozart. 它是莫扎特创作的。
【即时练】
( ) 1. The plane arrived in Hong Kong ______ Saturday morning.
A. at B. in C.on
( ) 2. _______ the three students, the girl is the tallest.
A. Between B. Among C. Through D. Across
( ) 3. Who ______ the writing competition?
A. win B. won C. beat D. beats
( ) 4._______up the mountain_______ very tiring.
A. Climb; is B. Climbing; is C. Climb; are D. Climbing; are
( ) 5. -_______ do you watch TV?
- Three times a week.
A. How often B. How far C. How long D. How soon
答案:CBBBA
【巩固练习】
一、单词拼写
1. May I use your________(美式:橡皮)?
2. The Englishmen speak ________(英式) English.
3. There are many_______________(美国) students in their class.
4. How many_______(语言)can you speak?
5. If you want to learn better, you have to work ________ (努力地)?
6. There are too many____________(广告) on TV.
7. Among all my _________(学科),I like English best.
8. Every day, he spends lots of time_______(练习)playing volleyball.
9. My teacher tells me___________(讨论)with my classmates if I have some questions.
10. For Chinese, America is a ___________(外国的)country.
答案:eraser;British;American;languages;hard; advertisements;subjects;practising; to discuss; foreign
二、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. The bike doesn't work now. It's_______ (use).
2. Yesterday something_______ (usually) happened to him.
3. Some parents don't like to send their children to a_______ (mix) school.
4. Kate is very thin and weak because she eats_______ (little) food in our class.
5. Simon spends a lot of time _______ (practise) __________ (play) basketball every day.
6. He can't wait_________ (run) out of the room.
7. I have_______ (few) friends than you.
8. She seems_______ (hear) of this amazing story.
9. Life in a_______ (Britain) school is fun.
10. They had a good time_______ (fly) kites last Sunday.
答案:useless; unusual; mixed; the least; practising/playing; to run; fewer; to hear; British; flying
三、单项选择
( )1. This English newspaper is very easy for students because there are _____new words in it.
A.1ittle B.a 1ittle C.few D.a few
( )2.People _______ English in _________ Britain and the USA.
A.speak;both B.talk;all C.tell;both D.say;a11
( )3.________most students,he never comes to school 1ate.
A.Like B.As C.For D.To
( )4.- I usually go there by train.
- Why not _______by plane? It’s faster.
A.to try going B.trying to go C.to try and go D.try to go
( )5.“Movie” has the same meaning as_________
A.film B.soccer C.rubber D.fall
( )6. I like the TV channel with_______ programmes but _______ advertisements.
A. more funny; less B. more funny; fewer C. funnier; less D. funnier; fewer
( )7. _______ the street, there is a big supermarket.
A. In the end B. In the end of C. At the end D. At the end of
( )8. He said playing computer games _______him lots of time.
A. paid B. spent C. took D. cost
( )9. - Shall we go to see a film this evening?
- __________
A.I’d love to B.You’re right C.Not at all D.A good idea
( )10.- What’s your best friend like? - __________
A.He is fine.Thank you B.He is a doctor
C.He likes watching TV D. He is helpful and generous
( )11.John is _______ Grade 8 _______ No.2 Middle School.
A. in; at B. at, in C. in; in D. at, at
( )12. _______ people prefer tea while _______ people prefer coffee.
A. Britain; American B. Britain; America C. British; American D. British; America
( )13. They usually get there a little _______ than we _______.
A. early; get B. earlier; do C. earlier, get D. more early; do
( )14.- _______ do you go to the Swimming Club a week? -Twice a week.
A. How often B. How long C. How many times D. How soon
( )15. _______ all the subjects, she likes English best.
A. Between B. Among C. From D. For
答案:CAADA DDDAD ACBAB
四、翻译句子
1. 这周末你有一些计划吗?
_______________________________ the weekends?
答案:Do you have any plans for
2. 我们不得不更努力地工作。
____________________________________.
答案:We have to work harder.
3. 今天下午我们去看一场电影,好吗?
Let’s _________________________________?
答案:watch a movie, shall we?
4. 我们能从学校图书馆借更多的书。
We can __________________________________ the school library.
答案:borrow more books from
5. 她总是认真倾听我们的问题并且主动给我们帮助。
She always ______________________________________.
答案:listens carefully to our problems and offers us help
6. 当我看有趣的书时,我觉得时间似乎过得更快。
I think time seems _____________________________________.
答案:to go faster when I read interesting books
Grammar
far - farther - farthest
far - further - furthest (p24)
farther 只表示路程、距离的“更远”
further 即可以表示路程、距离的“更远”,也可以表示程度更进一步
【例句】
For further information, you can contact Amy on 55501212.
She wants to go abroad for further study.
He jumps farthest/furthest in our class.
She is far slimmer now.
She draws better than any other student in my class.
She writes more quickly than the other students in my class. (p24)
【必会表达】
any other +名词单数 = the other +名词复数
【区分】
She studies harder than any other student in her class.
She studies harder than the other students in her class.
She studies harder than any student in my class.
批注:比较级与最高级的转化
Millie came third in the race.
【语法专题】
比较数量的多少
1. 两者之间数量上的比较
(1) 可用more...than...结构表示“……比……多”,more后可接可数名词复数或不可数名词。
【例】
我的朋友比我表弟的多。
I have more friends than my cousin.
她的空闲时间比我的多。
She has more free time than I.
(2) 可用few/less...than ...结构表示“比……少”,fewer后接可数名词复数,less后接不可数名词。
【例】
丹尼学的科目比我少。
Danny studies fewer subjects than I.
她在衣服上花的钱比你少。
She spends less money on clothes than you.
2. 三者或三者以上数量上的比较
(1) the most“最多”,它后面既可跟可数名词复数,也可跟不可数名词。
【例】
在我们班里鲍勃得分最多。
Bob got the most points in our class.
世界上谁拥有最多的钱?
Who gets the most money in the world?
(2) the fewest 或the least 表示“最少”,前者用来修饰可数名词复数,后者用来修饰不可数名词。
【例】
埃米、西蒙和桑迪,谁拥有的书最少?
Who has got the fewest books, Amy, Simon or Sandy?
在我们三个人中,安迪喝的橙汁最少。
Andy drank the least orange of us three.
【直击中考】
Bob knows how to cut the cost of the project. I'm sure he can do the work with ____ money and ______ people.
A. less; less B. few; more C. more; fewer D. less; fewer
答案:D
副词的比较级和最高级
1. 副词比较级和最高级的构成
(1) 少数单音节和个别双音节的副词,在词尾加-er/-est,其具体变化规则与形容词的相同。大多数的副词,尤其是“形容词+ly”构成的副词是在其前加more或most。
fast - faster - fastest
hard - harder - hardest
carefully - more carefully - most carefully
quickly - more quickly - most quickly
(3) 还有一些副词的比较级、最高级是不规则变化。
well - better - best
badly - worse - worst
far - farther/further - farthest/furthest
2. 副词比较等级的用法
(1) 副词的比较级
① 句型: A+...副词的比较级+than B.
当than前后使用的动词相同时,通常用助动词代替动词,该助动词可以省略。
He works harder than you (do). 他比你工作更努力。
② 说明“和B比起来,更喜欢A”时,要用well的比较级better,用“sb. like(s) A better than B.”句型。
She likes dancing better than singing. 比起唱歌来,她更喜欢跳舞。
③ 句型: Which / Who...like better, A or B?
Which sport do you like better, football or basketball? 你更喜欢哪项运动,足球还是篮球?
④ 副词比较级前可加much, alot, far, even, a little等修饰成分来表示程度或加强语气。
Tony jumps much higher than Jim. 托尼跳得比吉姆高得多。
(2) 副词的最高级
副词的最高级后通常有一定的比较范围,后跟of all / of / in / among...等短语。副词最高级前面的the可以省去。
Amy writes the most carefully in our class. 在我们班埃米写得最认真的。
【直击中考】
(2017.江苏苏州) You are speaking too fast. Can you speak a little ______.
A. more slowly B. most slowly C. more loudly D. most loudly
答案:A
【即时练习】
( )1. People eat_______ meat than they did before. So they get fatter.
A. more B. 1ess C. fewer D. much
( )2. His friend came_______ in the race.
A. three B. third C. the three D. the thirds
( )3. In his family, his sister eats_______ meat, but_______ vegetables.
A. the most; the most B. the most; the least
C. the least; the fewest D. the least; the most
( )4. Huanghai Park is one of the ______ parks in our city.
A. big B. bigest C. bigger D. biggest
( )5. I like English_______ of all the subjects.
A. better B. best C. the better D. well
答案:ABDDB
Integrated skills
Number of students学生的数量(P.25)
【重点用法】
the number of... + 名词复数
表示“……的数量”(该结构做主语时,谓语动词用单数形式)
The number of the students in our class is fifty. 我们班的学生数量是50人。
【拓展】
What's the number of + 名词复数? 意为……的数量是多少,相当于用how many提问可数名词的数量。
你班的学生数量是多少?
What's the number of the students in your class? = How many students are there in your class?
【对比】
a number of意为“许多,大量”,修饰可数名词复数。“a number of + 名词复数”作主语时,谓语动词用复数形式。
A number of students are running on the playground. 许多学生正在操场上跑步。
【直击中考】
① 这个班的学生人数超过50。
__________________ the students in the class_______ fifty.
答案:The number of; is
② 许多羊在山上吃草。
__________________ sheep are eating grass on the hill.
答案:A number of
③ A number of visitors _____ visiting the West Lake and the number of the visitor ____increasing.
A. are; is B. is; are C. are; are
答案:A
How much time do students spend on homework every day? (P.25)
British students spend less time doing homework than Chinese students. Among the three schools, American students spend the least time on homework and they have the longest summer holiday. (P.25)
【必会表达】
how much意为“多少”,此处提问不可数名词的数量。
How much water do you need?
【拓展】
① how much还可以提问价格,意为“多少钱”。
How much is your coat? 你的外套多少钱?
② how many意为“多少”,提问可数名词的数量。
How many girls are there in your class? 你们班有多少个女孩?
【重点单词】
spend有如下用法:
(1) 花费时间/金钱,用人做主语。常构成句型:
spend time/money on sth.
spend time / money (in) doing sth.
I spent$100 on the bike.
They spent three months travelling around Europe.
(2) 度过;用尽。
My cousin will spend the weekend with us.
【辨析】
spend,cost,take与pay的区别:
(1) cost的主语是物或某种活动,还可以表示“值……”,常见用法如下:
① sth. costs (sb.)+金钱,某物花了(某人)多少钱。
A new computer costs a lot of money.
② (doing) sth. costs (sb.)+时间,(做某事)某物花了(某人)多少时间。
Remembering these new words cost him a lot of time.
【提醒】cost的过去式及过去分词都是cost,并且不能用于被动语态。
(2) take后面常跟双宾语,常见用法有以下几种:
① It takes sb.+时间+to do sth.做某事花了某人多少时间。 ,
It took them three years to build this road.
② doing sth. takes sb.+时间,做某事花了某人多少时间。
Repairing this car took him the whole afternoon.
(3) pay的基本用法是:
① pay (sb.)money for sth. 付钱(给某人)买某物
I have to pay them 20 pounds for this room each month.
② pay for sth.付某物的钱
I have to pay for the lost book.
③ pay for sb. 替某人付钱
Don't worry! I'll pay for you. 别担心!我会替你付钱的。
④ pay sb. 付钱给某人
They pay us every month. 他们每月给我们报酬。
⑤ pay money back 还钱
May I borrow 12 yuan from you? I'll pay it back next week.
⑥ pay off one's money 还清钱
He paid off all the money yesterday. 昨天他还清了所有的债务。
【小试牛刀】
I_______ the weekend doing some cleaning at home.
A. paid B. took C. spent D. cost
答案:C
Do students wear uniforms? (P.25)
【辨析】 wear, put on与dress
wear“穿着”,指穿着衣服、鞋袜或戴着手套等,侧重指穿戴的状态。
The girl is wearing a red skirt.
put on“穿上”, 指把衣服、鞋袜穿上,把帽子、手套等戴上,侧重指穿戴的动作。
Put on your coat. It’s a little cold outside.
dress“给……穿衣服”,指给自已或他人穿衣服,宾语sb.或oneself。
The boy is too young to dress himself.
Do students do morning exercises? (P.25)
【必会表达】
do morning exercises意为“做早操”,此时exercise用作可数名词,意为“一套动作”。
They often do morning exercises at 6.
注意:
do morning exercise意为“晨练”,此时exercise用作不可数名词,意为“运动,锻炼”。
My father often does morning exercise in the park.
Chinese students have more weeks off for the summer holiday than British students. (P.25)
【重点用法】
have + 一段时间 + off意为“休息(一段时间),放(一段时间的)假”,该短语中的have还可以用take来代替。
They will have/take three weeks off for the winter holiday. 寒假他们将休息三个星期。
Half an hour for playing computer games and another half an hour for playing chess.(P.26)
【重点单词】
another 此处用作形容词,意为“又一的,再一个的,另外的”,常用于单数名词前作定语。
Would you like another cup of tea?
【拓展】
① another还可用作代词,意为“又一个;再一个”。
I don't like this one. Please give me another.
②“another + 数词(大于1) + 可数名词复数”表示“另外的几个……",相当于“数词(大于1) + more +可数名词复数”。
I need another two books. = I need two more books. 我还需要两本书。
【必会表达】
play chess意为“下国际象棋”,当play与球类、棋类名词连用时,球类、棋类名词前不需任何冠词,如:play football 踢足球;但当play与西洋乐器类名词连用时,西洋乐器类名词前须加定冠词the,如:play the piano弹钢琴。
I have only half an hour for my hobbies at most. (P.26)
【重点短语】
at most意为“最多,至多”。反义短语at least意为“至少”。
I can pay 20 yuan at most. 我最多能付20元钱。
You should read English for at least half an hour every day. 你应该每天至少读半小时的英语。
【即时练】
1. The number of people invited to the party_______ fifty, but a number of them_______ absent for different reasons.
A. were; was B. was; was C. was; were D. were; were
2. After practising for several months, I can swim much_______ now.
A. slower B. slowest C. faster D. fastest
3. I'm very proud that Beijing is one of_______ cities in the world.
A. big B. bigger C. biggest D. the biggest
4. They_______ five days finishing the work.
A. paid B.took C.spent
5. It took us two hours_______ basketball yesterday,
A. play B. to play C. playing D. played
答案:CCDCB
Study skills
We have a monthly test on each subject. (P.27)
【常用表达】
月考 have a monthly test (on)...
I looked through the questions quickly. (P.27)
【重点词组】
look through 浏览
I also keep writing in English about my daily life. (P.27)
【必会用法】
1) keep sb./sth. + adj.
2) keep (on) doing sth. 继续,重复做某事
3) keep/prevent/stop sb.from doing sth. 阻止某人做某事
4) keep sb. doing sth. 让某人一直做某事
【小试牛刀】
① To keep ourselves _______ (health), we’d better take more exercise.
② I just keep ________ (worry) about the result of my Chinese test. Maybe I didn’t do well enough.
③ We must keep farmers from ________ (cut) down trees and forests in order to have more space for wildlife. 答案:healthy;worrying;cutting
Task
When do you finish school? (P.28)
【重点单词】
finish此处用作及物动词,意为“结束,完成”,后接名词、代词或动名词形式作宾语,不可接动词不定式。finish 也可用作不及物动词。
He didn't finish his homework.
I finished reading the book yesterday.
The film began at 8 p. m. and finished at 9:40 p. m. last night.
【直击中考】
Dave is a good boy and he always finishes ____________his homework on time.
A. do B. did C. does D. doing
答案:D
We don’t need to get up early, and we have lots of time for after-school activities. (P.29)
【重点单词】
need在此用作行为动词。need的用法如下:
(1) 作情态动词
① need作情态动词,无人称和数的变化,后接动词原形,多用于否定句和疑问句中。
You needn't worry.
② need引导的一般疑问句,肯定回答常用must或have to;否定回答常用needn't或 don't have to。
- Need I answer the question?
- Yes, you must./Yes, you have to.
- No, you needn't./No, you don't have to.
(2) need作为行为动词,有人称和数的变化,后面可接名词、代词、动名词及带to的动词不定式,可用于肯定句、疑问句和否定句中。
She needs help.
I don't need to see a doctor.
My chair needs repairing.
【小试牛刀】
① He needs _______ (have) a good rest. 答案:to have
② You needn't _______ (say) it in English. 答案:say
Our classes are quite small.我们的班很小。(P.29)
【辨析】
quite副词,意为“十分;相当;很”,可修饰形容词、副词或动词。
It's quite cold outside.
修饰名词的结构:quite + a(n) + 形容词 + 可数名词单数 如:quite a nice boy
修饰动词时放在动词之前 如:He quite likes maths.
a + very + 形容词 + 可数名词单数 如:a very nice boy
very与 much合在一起修饰动词,且一般位于句末。如:He likes maths very much.
Every month we go on a school trip, we always have fun. (P. 29)
【必会表达】
have fun意为 “玩得开心,过得愉快”,相当于have a good time / enjoy oneself。
Did you have fun last weekend?
【拓展】
have fun with sth.意为“在某方面玩得开心”
The children have a lot of fun with the roller coaster.
have fun doing sth.意为“做某事很高兴”
We had fun playing in the park.
【即时练】
1. - How often do you go_______ school trips?
- Once a year.
A. on B. to C. round D. into
2. They have fun_______ about the films.
A. talk B.to talk C.talking D. talked
3. - _______ did you watch TV last night?
- Three hours.
A. How often B.How many C. How far D.How long
4. The man_______ the room at once.
A. needs not leave B. doesn't need to leave
C. doesn't need leave D. needn't to leave
答案:ACDB
【巩固练习】
一、用所给词的适当形式填空
1. Spending the_________(little) money and doing the most things is glad.
2. Every morning we greet our teacher_______ (polite).
3. What's your_______ (idea) house like?
4. We will have the _________(week) test next week.
5. Who runs_______ (slow), a tortoise or a hare?
6. He went to England for___________(far)study.
7. The tickets are_______ (use). You needn't keep them any more.
8. Jim jumps____________ (far) of us three.
9. What's the matter with you? You seem much_______ (ill).
10. The more careful you are, the ________ (few) mistakes(错误) you will make.
答案:least;politely;ideal;weekly;more slowly;further;useless;farthest;worse;fewer
二、单项选择
( )1.Who has ________ bread,Jim,Kate or Lucy?
A.more B.most C.the fewest D.the least
( )2.If you want to be healthier,you have to eat ________and take exercise_______.
A.fewer;more B.few;fewer C.1ess;more D.1ess;fewer
( )3.Tony is not as clever as Lucy,but he works_____ than she does.
A.hard B.harder C.hardest D.the hardest
( )4. He has_______ money but_______ friends than her.
A. more, less B. more; fewer C. less, fewer D. fewer; more
( )5.My mother has ________ free time in our family because she has to do the housework every day.
A.less B.the most C.the least D.the fewest
( )6. We'll have seven days_______ during National Day.
A.away B.of C.out D.off
( )7.She know ________ about cooking,but her brother knows even________.
A.1ittle; more B.much;little C.1ittle;less D.more;less
( )8.The number of the teachers in our school_______200.
A.is B.am C.are D.be
( )9.________you hit the horse,_________it will go.
A.Hard;fast B.The hard;the fast
C.The harder;the faster D.The hardest;the fastest
( )10.Tom swims _________ than me,but he doesn’t swim _________ my brother.
A.better;so well as B.better;as good as
C.much well;as well as D.better:so good as
( )11. Do you think _______ in winter is wonderful?
A. skiing B. sking C. skied D. ski
( )12. Do you go_______ a school trip_______ a museum every year?
A.for; to B.to; on C.on; to D.to, to
( ) 13. Last Sunday, we had a good time _______ chess.
A. play with B. played C. playing D. to play
( ) 14.Would you please _______ the window?
A. to open B. opening C. open D. opened
( ) 15. Mary's bike is different _______ Kitty's.
A. as B. from C. for D. by
答案:DCBBC DCACA ACCCB
三、句型转换
1. The book cost him 22 yuan
He_______ 22 yuan _______ the book. 答案:paid; for
2. He is the tallest boy in his class. (改同义句)
He is taller than _____ _____ boy in his class. 答案:any other
3. I go swimming for about half an hour. (改同义句)
I ______ about half an hour______ swimming. 答案:spend;going
4. He offered me a glass of milk. (改为同义句)
He ________ a glass of milk ________me. 答案:offered;to
5. How is your school life? (同义句转换)
________ your school life________? 答案:What’s; like
【单词拓展】
1.mixed n彩. 男女混合的;混合的
→mix vt.& vi. 混合
2.foreign adj.外国的
→foreigner n. 外国人
3.discuss vt. 讨论,议论
→discussion n. 讨论
4.win vt.& vi. 赢得;赢,获胜
→winner n. 获胜者
5.daily adj. 每日的,日常的
→day n. 一天,白天
6.weekly adj. 每周的
→week.n. 周,一星期
7.quick adj. 快的
→quickly adv. 快地,迅速地
8.real adj. 真实的,真的
→really adv. 真正地
9.French n. 法语
→French adj. 法国的
→France n. 法国
10.American adj. 美国的
→America n. 美国
11.British adj. 英国的
→Britain n. 英国
12.advertisement n. 广告
→advertise vt.& vi. 做广告,做宣传