1、八年级英语下册 Unit 8 Section A预习指导一、知识点1.Treasure (可数名词) “物品,珍宝” (不可数名词) “金银财宝;珠宝;财富”Treasured (形容词) “珍爱的”Eg: the priceless art treasures 无价的艺术瑰宝He amassed great treasure.他积累了大量的金银财宝。These books are still among my most treasured possessions.这些书仍然是我最珍爱的宝贝之一。2.Yet 常常用于现在完成时中,用于疑问句中时位于句尾表“已经”,用于否定句中表“还(没)”Eg
2、: Have you finished your work yet?你已经完成你的工作了吗?Not yet. 还没有。3.Little与small区别:little通常指的是在体积、数量、距离等方面的相对较小,带有主观的感情色彩,如小而可爱或小巧small通常指数量、面积、价值等方面的较少或小,没有感情色彩,更偏向于客观描述Eg: The little girl is very cute.这个小女孩非常可爱。The box is very small.这个箱子非常小。4.What do you think of .?= How do you like .?“你觉得.怎么样?”Eg: What
3、do you think of this movie?= How do you like this movie?你觉得这部电影怎么样?5.Already (副词) “已经”,常常用于肯定句中注意:在将含有already的肯定句变为否定句时,要将already变为yetEg: I have already read this book.我已经读过这本书了。- Have you read this book yet?你读过这本书吗?6.Whats it like? 它怎么样?What + be动词 + 主语 + like ? “.怎么样?” (询问人时常常指询问品格)Eg: What is the
4、 weather like? 天气怎么样?- What is Lily like? 丽丽是个怎么样的人? - She is very kind. 她很善良。7.Go out to sea 出海8.About (介词) “大约;关于”Be about . “关于.”Eg: The book is about a boy who goes out to sea.这本书关于一个出海的男孩。At about two oclock 在大约两点9.full of . “装满.的” 常常作后置定语Be full of.= be filled with .装满.Eg: a box full of books
5、装满书的箱子The box is full of books.= The box is filled with books.这个箱子装满了书。10.Classic (名词) “经典” (形容词) “传统的;典型的”Classical (形容词) “经典的;古典的”Eg: Her first novel has all the making of a classic.她的第一部小说堪称经典之作。I was a classic Type - A.我是典型的A型血人。A classical composer古典音乐作曲家11.Live in + 大地点 “住在.”Live on + 街道 “住在某条
6、街”Live at + 门牌号 “住在.”Eg: She lives in Beijing.她住在北京。She lives on Happy Street.她住在幸福路。12.Decide (动词) “决定” ;其对应的名词为decision (名词) “决定”常见短语:decide to do sth. “决定做某事”; make a decision “做决定”Eg: We decided to go to the movie together. “我们决定一起去看电影。”You need to make a decision quickly. “你需要立刻做决定。”13.Finish d
7、oing sth. 结束做某事Eg: Ive already finished reading the book!我已经读完这本书了。14.Grow up 长大Eg: I want to be a doctor when I grow up.我长大时向当一名医生。15.Couldnt put it down 爱不释手Eg: The book is fantastic, I couldnt put it down.这本书太精彩了,我爱不释手。16.Choose (动词) “选择” - choice (名词) “选择”Choose to do sth.选择做某事Make a choice 做选择E
8、g: She will choose to be a teacher.她将选择成为一名教师。17.On page + 基数词 “在第几页”Eg: On page 25 在第25页18.At least 至少反义词:at most 至多Eg: It takes at least an hour to get home from work. 下班回家至少得花一个小时。Hes forty at most. 他至多不过四十岁。19.The back of the book 书的背面Eg: The cover of the book 书的封面20.Hurry up 快点;赶快Hurry (名词/动词)
9、“快点”常见搭配:hurry to do sth.= do sth.in a hurry 匆忙做某事Eg: She hurried to go to school.= She went to school in a hurry.她匆匆忙忙去上学。21.Due (形容词) “预定;预期”常见搭配:be due to do sth. 预期/应该做某事Be due to sth.= because of sth. 由于某事Eg: The bus is due to leave at 6pm.公共汽车应该在下午六点离开。Their success is due to their efforts.他们的
10、成功归功于他们的努力。22.In + 时间段 “在.之后” 就起提问题用how soonEg: - How soon will you finish your work?你多久完成你的工作?- In two hours.两小时后。23.Based on . 以.为基础Eg: The passage based on Robinson Crusoe.这篇文章以鲁滨逊漂流记为基础。24.Wait for sb. 等待某人Wait to do sth.等着做某事Cant wait to do sth. 迫不及待做某事Eg: There is someone waiting for you.有人在等你
11、。She cant wait to meet her parents. 她迫不及待见到她的父母。25.Arrive at + 小地点Arrive in + 大地点 = get to + 地点 = reach + 地点Eg: She arrived at school at 7:00 am.她早上七点到校。She arrived in Beijing at 10:00 pm.她下午十点到北京。26.Bring back . 带回.;使想起.Eg: Ive brought back many things.我带回了许多东西。27.Use (动) “使用” use sth.to do sth. “使
12、用某物做某事”其派生词为:reuse(动) “重写使用”;useful (形容词) “有用的”;useless(形容词) “无用的”Use sth to do sth. 使用某物做某事Eg: I use this pen to write.我用这只钢笔写。28.Knife (名词) “小刀” - (复数) knives29.Give up doing sth. 放弃做某事Eg: Dont give up chasing your dream.不要放弃追逐你的梦想。30.Cut down 砍倒Eg: He cut down the tree.他砍倒了那棵树。Cut常见短语:Cut off 切除C
13、ut up 切碎Cut out 删掉Cut in 插入;插话Cut .into . 把.切成.31.Go out with sb. 和某人出去Go out with sth.带着某物出去Eg: I go out with my gun.我带着枪出去了。32.Learn to do sth. 学习做某事Eg: She learned to play the piano at the age of five.她五岁学弹钢琴。33.Grow fruit and vegetables 种蔬果34.A few weeks ago 几周前A few “几个;少许” 后面接可数名词复数Eg: There a
14、re a few apples on the table.桌子上有几个苹果。35.Mark (名词) “迹象;痕迹;记号”(动词) “做记号;打分”Eg:There is a mark on the paper.纸上有个痕迹。Please mark for my papers.请给我的论文打个分。36.Who else 还有谁Else (副词) “别的;其他的”通常放在疑问词,不定代词之后what/who/anything elseEg: What else do you want?你还要什么?37.Not long after that 在那之后不久38.See sb.doing sth.
15、看见某人正在做某事(非全过程)See sb.do sth.看见某人做某事(全过程)Eg: I saw him playing football on the playground just now.我刚刚看到他在操场上踢球。I saw him finish his work. 我看着他完成了工作。39.Try to do sth. “试着做某事(努力地、有目的地做,想尽办法做好)”Try doing sth. “尝试做某事”(没有目的性的做,试着做做看)Eg: I will try to finish the work in two hours.我尽力两个小时内完成工作。40.Broken (
16、形容词) “破碎的” - break (动词) “打碎”Broken也是break的过去分词Eg: broken cup 破碎的杯子The cup is broken. 这个杯子被打碎了。41.One of ., the other. “一个.;另一个.”Eg: One of my brother is a teacher, the other is a doctor.我的一个哥哥是老师,另一个是医生。42.Die (动词) “死”Death (名词) “死亡”Dead (形容词) “已故的”Dying (形容词) “奄奄一息的”Die for . “为.而牺牲”Die of . “死于内因”
17、Die from . “死于外因”Eg: He died of cancer.他死于癌症。He died from car accident.他死于交通事故。43.Run towards . 向.跑Eg: The little baby ran towards his mother.那个小男孩向妈妈跑去。44.Name sb. 给某人取名Eg: She named her baby Mary.她给她的宝宝取名“玛丽”。45.Teach (动词) “教” - teacher (名词) “老师”Teach sb.sth.= teach sth.to sb. 教某人某事Teach oneself 自
18、学Eg: Miss Wang teaches us English.王老师教我们英语。She teaches herself English.她自学英语。46.A piece of land 一块地47.Land (不可数名词) “陆地” (可数名词) “地区”Land (动词) “着陆”Land on . 着陆;on land 在陆地上Eg: The plane will land on in two minutes.这架飞机两分钟后着陆。48.In the middle of . 在.中间Eg: There is a playground in the middle of the scho
19、ol.学校中间有一块操场。49.Leave behind 留下;遗留Eg: What do we humans leave behind?我们人类又能留下什么呢?50.Enough (形容词) “足够的”在修饰名词时位于名词前,修饰形容词时位于形容词后Eg: We have enough money to buy this book.我有足够的钱买这本书。Maths is important enough for us.数学对我们足够重要。二、练习题一、根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成单词1.The l_ is dry, lets water it.2.You can use this _ (工
20、具) to cut it.3.The boy ran t_ his mother.4.Look at the _ (记号).Who made it?5.The box is f_ of bananas.二、用所给词的适当形式填空1.Tom, put away these _ (knife), its too dangerous.2.They decided _ (go) there by plane.3.She finished _ (work) two hours ago.4.The girl doesnt want to give up _ (chase) her dream.5.She
21、hurried _ (go) to school without breakfast.三、单项选择( )1.The basket _ eggs is lost.A.full of B.fill with C.full with D.filled of( )2.We will arrive there _ two days.A.ago B.for C.in D.before( )3.The fans cant wait _ the star.A.meet B.to meet C.meeting D.met( )4.The classic is very interesting and I can
22、t _.A.put it up B.put on it C.put it down D.put off it( )5.- Have you finished your homework?- _.Just half of it.How about you?A.Not at all B.Not likely C.Not a bit D.Not yet( )6.I havent watered the plants _.I have to do that in a minute.A.already B.just C.yet D.ever四、翻译句子1.他需要一块地种蔬菜。He needed _ _
23、_ _ to grow vegetables.2.罪犯没有留下任何作案的痕迹。The criminal didnt _ _ any traces of his crime.3.我们不应该砍倒那些树。We shouldnt _ _ those trees.4.他带回许多需要的东西。He _ _ lots of things he needed.5.几天前他离开了故乡。He left his hometown _ _ _ _,五、补全对话A: Jim, Im still thinking about Dreams of Alicia.B: Oh, I only know a little abou
24、t it! Did you see Dreams of Alicia?A: Yes, I saw it last night.It was amazing! 1._B: So the movie was a book first?A: Yes.2._B: Oh, does it? Now I want to read the book, too.(in the office)C: Hey, Jim.What are you doing?B: Im reading Dreams of Alicia.Its so interesting that I cant put it down!C: 3._
25、B: The hero meets Alicia.He is taking her to his castle (城堡).C: 4._B: Its more than 500 pages long.Its more exciting than the movie.There is this part when.C: Wait! 5._ I will read it after you have finished it.B: OK.Youll really like it.C: Im looking forward to it!A.How long is the book?B.How much
26、is the book?C.Dont tell me anything!D.What part are you reading?E.But I like the book better.F.What do you think of the book?G.But the movie skips (略过) some parts of the book.【参考答案】一、1.land 2.tool 3.towards 4.mark 5.full二、1.knives 2.to go 3.working 4.chasing 5.to go三、1 - 6 ACBCDC四、1.a piece of land 2.leave behind 3.cut down 4.brought back5.a few days ago五、 1 - 5 EGDAC8