第八单元
Review 1
（一）重点单词：（P56）
1. windy 2. tornado 3. scared 4. closet 5. dinosaur
6. weigh 7. disappear 8. beyond 9. weather 10. forecast
11. predict
［词汇拓展］
1. windy adj. 有风的, 刮风的, 多风的
It’s very windy today. 今天刮大风。
2. tornado n. 旋风, 龙卷风
The tornado is coming. We’d better go inside. 龙卷风就要来了。我们最好去里面。
3. scared adj. 恐惧的
You scared me. 你吓到我了。
4. closet n. 壁橱, 储藏室
There’s a closet in this room. 这个房间里面有个壁橱。
5. dinosaur n. 恐龙
Some dinosaurs are as big as buildings. 一些恐龙像建筑物一样大。
6. weigh v. 重, 称重
He weighed the fish. 他把鱼称了一下。
Some dinosaurs weighed thirty tons. 一些恐龙重30吨。
7. disappear vi. 消失, 不见
The sun disappeared behind a cloud. 太阳在云层后面消失了。
8. beyond prep.晚于；超过
Don't stay there beyond midnight. 不要过了午夜还留在那儿。
9. weather n. 天气；气候
I don't like cold weather. 我不喜欢寒冷的天气。
10. forecast n. 预测, 预报
Here’s the weather forecast for tomorrow. 这是明天的天气预报。
11. predict v.预言, 预报
We can use the computer to predict the weather. 我们能用电脑预测天气。
（二）重点语音知识：
1. [ ] juice / jacket / jeep
2. [z] zebra / keys / zigzag
3. [e] egg / wet / ten
（三）重点短语：
1. jump ahead one 向前跳一步
go ahead one 向前走一步
go back one 向后走一步
2. go out 出去
示 例：It’s too hot. Let’s go out and swim. 天太热了。让我们出去游泳吧。
I’m hungry. Let’s go out and have dinner. 我饿了。让我们出去吃饭吧。
3. have fun 玩得开心
示 例： I’m having fun in Disneyland. 我在迪斯尼乐园玩的很开心。
Did you have fun in your summer vacation? 你暑假玩的开心吗？
4. alright = all right 好的
（四）重点句子及译文：
1. How do you spell windy? 你怎么拼写 windy？
句 型：How do you spell…?
拓 展：Can you spell … ? 你能拼写……？
示 例：How do you spell this word? 你怎么拼写windy这个单词？
Can you spell this word? 你能拼写这个单词吗？
2. Can you use windy in a sentence? 你能在句子中运用这个单词吗？
3. be worried about sth. 担心某事
be worried about sb. 担心某人
示 例：She’s worried about her math grade. 她担心她的数学成绩。
I’m better now. Don’t worry about me. 我现在好多了。别担心我。
4. See you in 10 minutes at school. 十分钟后再见。
注 意：in 10 minutes 在这里意思是 after 10 minutes
5. Don’t forget to bring your umbrella! 别忘记带上你的雨伞。
句 型：forget to do sth. 忘记去做某事
示 例： It’s raining now. But I forgot to close the window before coming out.
天下雨了。但是我忘了在出来前关窗户了。
拓 展：forget doing sth. 忘记做过某事。
I forget telling you this thing. 我忘记了告诉过你这件事情。
Review 2
（一）重点单词：（P58~ P 59）
1. summarize 2. memorize 3. improve 4. skill
5. vocabulary 6. buffet 7. hungry 8. tongue
9. romantic 10. dish 11. hey 12. fantastic
13. colorful 14. stomachache
［词汇拓展］
1. summarize v. 概述, 总结
词 根：sum vt., vi.
与up连用意思是：概括；总结
summary n.总结
summarize v. 概述, 总结
2. memorize v. 记住, 记忆
memory n. 记忆, 记忆力
3. improve v. 改进，改善，提高
improvement n. 改进, 进步
4. skill n. 技能
listening skill
speaking skill
reading skill
writing skill
5. buffet 自助餐
buffet table 自助供餐台
6. color n. 颜色 v. 涂颜色
colorful adj. 色彩鲜艳的
help n. v. 帮助
helpful adj. 有帮助的
（二）重点短语：
1. an interesting book 一本有趣的书
示 例：It’s an interesting story. 这是个有趣的故事。
2. an English conversation club 一个英语会话俱乐部
示 例：Why don’t we join an English conversation club?
我们为什么不参加一个英语会话俱乐部？
3. listen to English songs 听英文歌曲
示 例： I often listen to English songs to improve my listening skill.
我经常通过听英语歌曲提高我的听力能力。
4. read English stories 读英语故事
示 例： My mom often read English stories when I was young.
我小的时候妈妈经常给我读英语故事。
5. take notes 记笔记
示 例： We should make notes in the class. 我们应该在课堂上记笔记。
6. over here 这里
over there 那里
7. come here again 再来这里
示 例：I hope to come here again. 我希望能再来这里。
8. whole body 全身
（三）重点句子及译文：
1. need to do sth. 需要去做某事
示 例：You need to wash your hands before having dinner.
你应该饭前洗手。
2. The music they are playing sounds romantic. 他们播放的音乐听起来很浪漫。
3. But don’t eat too much. 但是别吃的太多。
4. You’ll probably get a stomachache. 你可能会胃疼。
5. I want to come here again with my parents. 我想和我的父母再来这里。
Project Jobs for You and Me !
（一）重点单词：（P60）
1. artist 2. police officer 3. soldier 4. salesperson
5. fire fighter 6. pilot 7. baker
（二）重点句子及译文：
1. I want to be a farmer. 我想成为一个农民。
示 例： She wants to be a teacher. 她想成为一名老师。
Do you want to be a driver? 你想成为一名司机吗？
He doesn’t want to be a singer. 他不想成为一名歌手。
2. They have to work outside all the time. 他们必须总是在户外工作。
（三）重点交际功能：
1. I can talk about possibilities. 我能讨论可能性
示 例： is probably … / …might be … 可能……
2. I can talk about my intentions. 我能说自己的意图。
示 例：Do you know what I’m doing? 你知道我要做什么吗？
3. I can give advice. 我能给予建议。
示 例：You should … 你应该……
4. I can talk about my worries. 我能说我担心的事情。
示 例：I’m worried about … 我担心……。
5. I can show surprise. 我能表现惊讶。
示 例： Really? 真的吗？
6. I can make telephone calls. 我能打电话。
示 例：Hello, may I speak to … ? 喂，我能和… 讲话吗？
7. I can talk about the weather. 我能谈论天气。
示 例：I think it will rain. 我觉得一会儿会下雨。
8. I can talk about certainty. 我能确定事实。
示 例：I’m sure … 我确信…。
（四）重点语法结构：
1. I can use “look / sound / taste …” 我能使用“看、听、尝……”
示 例： It sounded like a big train crash. 听起来像是火车相撞。
2. I can use “What / How …!” 我能使用由 “What / How…!”引导的感叹句。
示 例：How pretty you are! 你真漂亮呀!
3. I can use “need to …” 我能使用“需要做……”
示 例：Airport managers need to know about the weather. 机场负责人需要知道天气情况。
【典型例题】
单项选择
1. _________ newspaper is very interesting. （ ）
A. Todays B. Today’s C. Today
2. ---_________ do you like Chinese? ----Very much. （ ）
A. What B. Where C. How
3. Are you _________ of snakes? （ ）
A. afraid B. scared C. B and C are both right
4. He _________ his homework on time every day. （ ）
A. finishes do B. finishes doing C. finish doing
5. He went to the concert after _________ shopping. （ ）
A. go B. going C. went
6. It’s raining. Don’t forget _________ your raincoat. （ ）
A. to bring B. bringing C. brings
7. ---_________ will her husband come? ----In two months. （ ）
A. How often B. How soon C. How much
8. __________ the man is! （ ）
A. What strong B. What a strong C. How strong
9. ________ more English books will improve your ________ skills. （ ）
A. Reading, read B. Read, Reading C. Reading, reading
10. After three year’s hard work, she _________ her English. （ ）
A. improve B. improves C. improved
11. You ________ take notes so that you can study with them. （ ）
A. needs to B. need to C needs
12. We use our eyes _________.（ ）
A. see B. seeing C. to see
13 He ________ spell her name, but he could spell it well. （ ）
A. tried to B. tries C. tries to
14. This story __________ romantic. （ ）
A. sounds B. tastes C. smells
15. It’s _________ cold outside. Don’t take your coat off. （ ）
A. too much B. too many C. much too
16. He wants to be __________.（ ）
A. a cooking B. a cook C. a cooker
17. ---Do we have to eat all the dumplings? ---Yes, you ________.（ ）
A. do B. have C. had
18. There’re __________ of trains cashing at night. （ ）
A. hundred B. a hundred C. hundreds
19. It’s not ________ for a 3-year-old boy to climb the rocks. （ ）
A. safety B. safe C. dangerous
20. The weather here is even _________ than _________ in Harbin. （ ）
A. colder, this B. colder, that C. colder those
完型填空
Food is very important. Everyone needs to 1 well if he or she wants to have a strong body. Our minds also need a kind of food. This kind of food is 2 . We begin to get knowledge even when we are very young. Small children are 3 in everything around them. They learn 4 while they are watching and listening. When they are getting older, begin to 5 story books, science books.... anything they like. When they find something new, they love to ask questions and 6 to find out the answers.
What is the best 7 to get knowledge? If we learn 8 ourselves , we will get the much knowledge. If we are 9 getting answers from others and do not ask why, we will never learn well. When we study in the right way, we will learn more and understand 10 .
1. （ ）
A. sleep B. read C. eat
2. （ ）
A. sport B. exercise C. knowledge
3. （ ）
A. interested B. interesting C. weak
4. （ ）
A. everything B. something C. nothing
5. （ ）
A. lend B. read C. write
6. （ ）
A. try B. have C. think
7. （ ）
A. place B. school C. way
8. （ ）
A. on B. to C. by
9. （ ）
A. often B. always C. usually
10. （ ）
A. harder B. much C. better
［单项选择］
1.B 2.C 3.C 4.B. 5.B
6.A 7.B 8.C 9.C 10.C
11.B 12.C 13.A 14.A 15.C
16.B 17.A 18.C 19.B 20.B
［完型填空］
1.C 2.C 3.A. 4.A. 5.B.
6.A. 7.C 8.C 9.B. 10.C
【模拟试题】（答题时间：80分钟）
阅读理解
（A）
Lily lives in the next house to me. She likes swimming very much. She sometimes goes to swim with her brother, and sometimes with her friends. She knows that it is dangerous to swim in the pool alone. Her teacher, Mr. Brown says, “Don’t swim in the pool when nobody is around. If you get into trouble(出事), nobody will know, and nobody will help you. ”
( ) 1. Who is Lily?
A. She is my sister. B. She is my neighbor. C. She is my friend
( ) 2. Is she a student?
A. Yes, she is. B. No, she isn’t. C. Yes, I am.
( ) 3. What’s her hobby?
A. Skating B. Singing C. Swimming
( ) 4. Who does she go to swim with?
A. Her teacher B. Her brother C. Her sister
( ) 5. Is it dangerous to swim in the pool alone?
A. Yes, it is. B. No, it isn’t. C. Yes, it does.
（B）
Bill is a little boy, and he is only five years old. One day he went to the cinema. It is the first time for him to do that. He bought a ticket and then went in. But after two or three minutes he came out, bought a second ticket and went in again. After a few minutes he came out again and bought a third ticket. Two or three minutes later he came out and asked for another ticket. Then the girl in the ticket office asked him,“Why do you buy so many tickets? How many friends do you meet?”Bill answered,“No, I have no friend here. But a big boy always stops me at the door and tears（撕）my ticket into pieces.”
( ) 1 Bill is a _________ boy.
A. seven-year-old B. six-year-old C. five-year-old
( ) 2. Where did he go one day?
A. To hospital B. To theater C. To cinema
( ) 3. How many times did Bill buy the tickets?
A. One time B. Two times C. More than three times
( ) 4. Did Bill have many friends with him?
A. No, he had no friends. B. We don’t know. C.Yes, he had some friends here.
( ) 5. _________ always tore his tickets
A. A. girl B. A. woman C. A. boy
（C）
An old man in an expensive coat came and sat down in a seat in the park. He wanted to enjoy the spring sunshine. A. little boy was sitting on the grass in front of the seat. He looked at the old man in surprise. The old man was angry to be looked at in this way. “What’s the matter, my boy?” he asked, “Why don’t you run away and play?” “I don’t want to,” answered the boy and went on looking at him. “But it’s very strange for a boy of your age not to play,” said the man, “Why?” “I’m waiting till you get up,” said the little boy, “A. man painted that seat just about ten minutes ago.”
( ) 1. ________ sat on the grass.
A. The boy B. The old man C. The woman
( ) 2. The old man’s coat is ____________.
A. light B. not cheap C. small
( )3.When the boy looked at the old man for a long time,the man was _____.
A. happy B. exciting C. angry
( ) 4. What’s the matter with the boy?
A. He was fine B. His arm was broken C. He had a bad cold
( ) 5. The old man’s coat would be __________.
A. clean B. dirty C. sold
（D）
My name is Tom. My father, Mr. Read, works on a farm and my mother, Mrs. Read is in a factory. My father and my mother work five days a week and I am at school from Monday to Friday. On Sunday we all stay at home. We often go to the rivers or lakes. My father likes fishing and I like swimming. My mother sits there and watches us. My father is good at fishing. He often catches a lot of fish. Then we take them home for supper.
Sometimes we go to see my uncle. He has a son, Jim. We often play football. My uncle and Jim like meat very much. My mother prepares for. I often help her. I like helping with it and enjoying the dinner.
根据短文内容判断正误，正确的写“A”，错误的写“B”
( ) 1. Jim and Tom are brothers.
( ) 2. Tom’s mother is a farmer.
( ) 3. Swimming is Tom’s hobby.
( ) 4. Tom goes to school on Saturday.
( ) 5. Tom’s uncle is good at cooking meat
任务性阅读
(A) 用长方框内所给词的适当形式填空
One day a lion 1 a big dinner, then he fell asleep. A. little mouse 2 out to find something 3 . He 4 a lion. The lion 5 __ up. He was very angry. He caught the mouse and would not let him go.
1___________2____________3__________ 4__________ 5____________
(B) 阅读短文，按要求完成下列各项
When Walt Disney was drawing one night, he suddenly heard a strange sound. The sound came from the waste-basket. Walt looked at it and saw a family of mice eating pieces of bread in it. For many nights, they played there. And Walt began to like them.
Walt like one little mouse better than any of the others. This little animal gave him some new ideas for his drawing. He began to draw it. But in the picture, it did not look like a mouse, but more like a funny man. He showed it to his wife and she liked it very much, too.
1. 单词释义
s ___________ noise and voice
i____________ a plan, thought or suggestion
2. 同义句转换
It did not look like a mouse.
It _________ _________ a mouse.
3 简略回答问题
Who gave Walt some ideas for his drawing? ____________
【试题答案】
阅读理解
（A）
1.B. 2.A. 3.C 4.B. 5.A
（B）
1.C 2.C 3.C 4.A. 5.C
（C）
1.A. 2.B. 3.C 4.A. 5.B
（D）
1. B. 2.B. 3.A. 4.B. 5.B
任务性阅读
A. 1. ate 2. went 3. to eat 4. met 5. woke
B. 1. sound idea 2. wasn’t like 3.A. little mouse