广州版初二英语上册 Unit 1  Encyclopaedias

重点词汇

1. useful adj. “有用的，有益的，有帮助的”。useful是由名词use加后缀-ful构成的形容词，常在句中充当表语或定语。

例如：This dictionary is very useful to us.  这本词典对我们很有用。

This is a useful book for English beginners. 这是一本对英语初学者有帮助的书。

 (1)useful前使用不定冠词a, 因为它的发音是以辅音音素开头。

(2)以-ful结尾的形容词的反义词多是相应的以-less结尾的形容词。

useful (有用的) – useless（无用的）   

careful（细心的）    – careless（粗心的）

helpful （有帮助的– helpless（徒劳的）

练一练：

1.I think Chinese is as ________ as Maths.

A.useful         B.more useful          C.most useful         D.the most useful

2.It is ____ asking Tom for help, for he is always the last to help others. 

A. useful       B. helpless          C. helpful          D. useless

2. Look it up! 查阅一下！

例如：We can look up new words in dictionary. 我们可以在词典中查新单词。

look up 仰视；向上看

look around 向周围看              

 look out 向外看；当心   

look like 看起来像       

look the same 看起来相同          

look forward to盼望

 练一练：

1.This morning I         some new restaurants on the Internet for I wanted to take Mia to a nice restaurant for her birthday.

A. picked up      B. looked up      C. cleaned up      D. gave up

2. If you don't know how to pronounce new words, ________in a dictionary.          

A. look them up          B. look they up        C. look up them        D. look up they

3. The foreign visitors ____ watching Beijing Opera at Haidian Theater.  

A. looked forward to       B. looking forward to        C. look forward to

3. be born意为“出生”，其后可接地点或时间状语。接地点名词时用介词in，接时间名词时用介词on或in（具体到某一天用on；出生于某年/某月用in）。

例如：Li Ming was born in England on May 8^th, 1995.

Where were you born?

练一练：

1.The old man _____ in Shanghai, but he _____ in Jiangyan now.

A. be born; live          B. was born; live

C. is born; lives          D. was born; lives

4. famous adj. 著名的，相当于well-know，可以做表语和定语。

例如：She is famous sports star in the world.

be famous for      因……而闻名   

be famous as       作为……而著名

例如：Hangzhou is famous for the West Lake.

He is famous as a singer.

5.for example 意为“例如” 用于列举上文中提到的人、事或物。如：.

例如：You should visit Hangzhou. Lingyin Temple, for example, is very famous. 你应该去杭州游览。例如灵隐寺就很出名。

练一练：

1.He often has sports. _____, football, basketball and ping-pong. 

A. For an example      B. For example     C. For the example       D. For a example 

6.include及物动词，包含，包括

例如：The price includes both your shirt and your trousers.

 including prep. 包括，包含在内

Ten members were present at the meeting, including myself.

练一练：

1.I think I had at least a billion test, __ one in which they cut out a piece of muscle from my leg.
A. including      B, include         C. includes        D. included

7. more than意为“多于；超过”。它的近义词是over，两者可以互相替换。

 例如：It will take me more than/ over 2 hours to get to school. 我将要花费2个多小时去学校。

more than的反义词 less than意为“少于”。

no more than ( = only) 仅仅；不过 not more than 不多于；不超过

9. million “百万”，与具体的数字连用是，不加-s，后面直接接复数名词。

固定短语 millions of 。。。 “数百万的……”，其后接可数名词的复数形式，不与具体数字连用。hundred, thousand和million的用法相同。

例如：Millions of people help them in different ways.

There are about two thousand students in this school.

练一练：

1. Football is so exciting that               people in the world play it.

A. millions of       B. million of      C. two millions of

10.everywhere     到处      用于肯定句

nowhere       没有一处     表示否定的含义

anywhere      任何地方     多用于否定句和疑问句

somewhere   某个地方     用于肯定句

11. as…as “与……一样……”，当两个比较对象在某方面相同时，用“as+形容词/副词原级+ as”结构，表示“（A与B）一样……”

例如：Amy is as tall as her sister. 埃米和她姐姐一样高

比较两个对象时，若一方不及另一方，则用“not/so+形容词/副词原级+ as”结构，表示“A不如B……“

例如：Our school is not so big as yours.

练一练：

1.--- English isn’t as      as Chinese.

--- Maybe, perhaps it’s just because Chinese is your native language.

A. easy    B. easily    C. easier    D. easiest                

12.died out 意为“灭绝，消失”

例如：How did dinosaurs die out? 恐龙是如何灭绝的。  

练一练：

1. At present, some rare wild animals are _____ at a _____ speed. 

A. dying out; surprising          B. died out; surprised

C. die out; surprise                  D. being died out; surprising 

13. out of 从……出来，在……外

例如：Fish can’t live out of water.

The workers are coming out of the meeting room.

look out of      从……向外看                 rush out of       从……冲出来

take out of       从……取出来                 jump out of     从……跳出来 

练一练：

1.He  went _____ his way _____ some flowers for his mother.

A. out of; to buy            B. out; to buy

C. out of; buying             D. out; buying

14. outside prep.在……外面, 反义词：inside

例如：Let’s play games outside the house.

There are no students inside the classroom.

 15. at the end of ... 在……的末尾，在……的尽头，既可指地点，也可指时间。

in the end 最终，最后，终于，其后不接of短语。

16. used to + 动词原形”意为“过去常常做某事”，并且暗含有“现在已不做”之意。

I used to read English in the evening. But now I usually read it in the morning.

I used to go to that primary school.

翻译句子

1.过去我们经常写信，而现在写电子邮件。

We                        , but now we write e-mails.     

2.He ________a trip in China, but now he _________on a journey.

A.used to take; is used to go          B.used to take; is used to going

C.is used to taking; used to go        D.is used to take; used to going

3.Tony used to              to school, but he is used to              to school now.
A. walk; taking a bus       B. walked; took a bus       C. walk; take a bus        

17. help sb. (to) do sth. 帮助某人做某事，有时本结构与help sb. with sth.相同。

例如：He often helps me (to) study English.

= He often helps me with my English.

help oneself to ...随便吃些……

例如：Help yourselves to some fish, children.

18.can’t help doing... 禁不住做……

例如：She can’t help laughing.

19. something important “重要的事”。 形容词作定语修饰something, anything, nothing等不定代词时，要放在这些不定代词的后面。

练一练：

1.My host family tried to cook            for me when I studied in New Zealand.  

A. different something              B. different anything        

C. something different             D. anything different

20. remember to do sth.                 记得去做某事（此事还未做）            

remember doing sth.       记得已做过某事（此事已做完）       

例如：Please remember to close the light.

I remember closing the light.

练一练：

1.当你离开课室的时候记得把灯关掉。

                                       .

2.他忘记他已经吃过药了。

                                       .

21. some ... others ... 一些……另一些……

others指除去一部分之后的另一些，但不是剩余的全部。

例如：There are lots of people in the park. Some are walking and others are climbing the hill.

some ... the others ... 一些……其余的……， the others 指剩下的全部包含在内的”其余人或事物“。

例如：There are some children on the beach. Some can swim but the others can’t.

22. how long “多长时间”, 用于提问一段时间。它还可以用来提问物体的长度，意为“多长”。

How long did you stay? 

练一练：

1. ---           do you watch TV every week?

--- Less than two hours. I often have much homework to do.

A. How many    B. How much    C. How long    D. How often

23. win vt. 赢得，获胜，后接的宾语一般是比赛、辩论或格斗等名词。win也可作不及物动词。

例如：We must win today.

beat “击败，打败，胜过”，后接的冰雨是参加比赛的人、团体等。

例如：Li Lei beat Jim and won the first prize.

1.--- Our team         the match. We’ve got the first place!

--- Well done! Congratulations!

A. hit    B. beat    C. won    D. watched

24.find out   查明，找出 指通过观察、探索等努力才查明结果

find       发现，找到 强调结果

look for 寻找      强调动作 

例如：I lost my pen. I have looked for it everywhere, but I can’t find it. Could you help me find out who has found it? 我的钢笔丢了。我已经到处找了，但没找到。你能帮我查查谁发现他了吗？

练一练：

1.--- Steven, could you help me         when the plane will take off on the Internet?

    --- I’m sorry, my computer doesn’t work.

A. get on     B. find out    C. look for     D. look after

课堂小练

一、单项填空

1. It's nearly nine o'clock and father will ______ walk in at any moment.

A. is possibly to     B. maybe to    C. probably   D. perhaps to

2. The band played many songs,______some of my favorite.

A. including      B. included       C. include    D. to include

3. Now the air in our hometown is _____ it used to be. Something must to be done to stop it.

A. very good     B. much better      C. rather bad   D. even worse

4. The plan is all right.________, it can be made better.

A. then      B. however      C. and      D. or

5. ---Who helped you repair the MP4?  ---________, I repaired it all by myself.

A. somebody    B. nobody       C. anybody      D. everybody

6. Gina was born ______1999, She is old enough to go to school.

A. to    B. on   C. at   D. in

7. The ice in the lake is as _____ as it was before.

A. thin     B. thinner     C. thinnest      D. the thinnest

8. He _____ be a ______ boy.

A. would, quiet    B. used to ,quite      C.was, quiet    D. used to,quiet

9. ---What are you going to give your mother for her birthday?

  --- I'm not sure, but I'll buy her_________ .

A. something special    B. anything special     C. special  something   D. special anything

10. China is very _______the Great Wall and pandas.

A. famous as     B. famous for   C. ready to    D. ready for  

二、根据汉语意思完成句子

1、他下决心查明那个男孩发生了什么事情。

He decided to______ ______what had happened to the boy.

2、让我们去寻找答案。

Let's go and________  _________the answers.

3、我们确信能帮这个男孩找到家人。

We_________ _________ _________we can help the boy find his family.

4、我们应该互相学习。

We should _________ ________each other.

5、我们将怎样处理这个问题？

What shall we __   ___ ____  _this problem?

6、地上有许多蚂蚁。 

There are ________ ________ _________ants on the ground.

三、单项选择

1. We have         apples. But we don’t have         bananas.

A. some; some    B. any; any      C. some; any     D. any; some

2. Is there         in this book?

A. something interesting          B. anything interesting 

C. interesting  something         D. interesting anything   

3. —Is          here?    —Yes, we are all here.

A. anybody      B. everybody      C. somebody     D. nobody

4. —Does         know the answer to the question?   —Me.

 A. everybody     B. anybody         C. somebody     D. nobody

5. —Peter has nothing to do at the moment.

  — Let me give him         to read.

A. anything       B. something      C. everything     D. nothing

6. Please keep quiet,everybody. I have _____important to tell you.

A. nothing        B. something     C. everything    D. anything

7. There must be _______ wrong with the clock , it doesn't work.

A. nothing        B. something      C. everything    D. Anything

8. I think ________can make Andy change his mind. He is such a person who never gives up easily.

A. something       B. anything       C. nothing       D. everything

9. Mr Wang is an excellent teacher.______in our class loves her.

A. someone         B. no one          C. everyone      D. anyone

10.--How is Helen in the new school?

--She id doing very well.There is ____to worry about.

A. something    B. anything  C. nothing   D. everything

作业布置（时间30分钟；满分100分）Believe yourself, You can make it!

一、拼写单词

1.Did he do any o       things?

2.He was also an inventor, m       , engineer and scientist.

3.His most famous p       is the Mona Lisa.

4.It’ll be a great help with your s       .

5.I’m s       you’ll learn many things from it.

二、根据汉语提示完成句子

1.I was _______ (出生) in a small village.

2.I’m planning to spend some time in the beautiful_______ (乡村)

3.He has the_______(能力) to be the manager.

4. _______(也许)I’ll see him tomorrow ,but I’m not sure.

5.I think the most helpful_______（发明）is the light bulb.

6. _______（甚至）a child can understand it.

7.My house is small. It’s very comfortable, _______（然而）.

8. _______there was a lould noise.

10.Janc Dickinson_______（赢）Magic TV Quiz.

三、根据汉语完成句子

1.简.狄更生赢得了《神奇电视智力竞赛》。

Jane Dickinson_______ Magic TV Quiz.

2.我们都可以像她一样学习这么多知识

We can all learn_______ _______ _______ about many useful things through books.

3.她可以通过书籍了解许多有用的东西。

She can _______ _______ about many susful things through books.

4.她的房子就像一个书店。

Her house _______ _______ a kookstore.

5.家里有一本百科全书总是有用的。

It’s _______ _______ _______ have an encyclopaedia around the house.

6.这本书对于你的学习将有很大的帮助。

The book will _______ _______ _______ _______ _______ your studies.

7.达芬奇最著名的画作是《蒙娜丽莎》。

Da Vinci’s _______ _______ _______ is the Mona Lisa.

8.他是何时在何地出生的。

_______ _______ _______ was he born?

9.你对什么感兴趣。

What are you _______ _______ ?

 

 

四、阅读理解

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　　Mobile phone has become a problem for middle schools. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones during school hours.

　　Mobile phone use among children has become a problem for the school this year. Several children have got mobile phones as Christmas gifts, and more students will want them.

　　Mary Bluett, an official, said mobile phone’s use is a distraction to students during school hours and it also gives teachers so much trouble in their classrooms. Teachers were also saying that sometimes students might use phone messages to cheat during exams.

　　She said some schools had tried to ban mobile phones. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t get in touch with their children.

　　Many teachers said students should not have mobile phones at school, but if there was a good reason, they could leave their phones at school office. They also said there were many reasons why the students should not have mobile phones at school: they were easy to lose and were a distraction from studies.

　　Many people say that they understand why parents would want their children to have phones, but they think schools should let the students know when they can use their mobile phones.

1. Some middle schools in Australia have banned students from carrying mobile phones ___.

A.because they are students       B.when they are free

C.when they are at school         D.because they are children

2. We know from the passage that some children get mobile phones from ____.

A.the makers and sellers     B.the passer-by and strangers

C.their parents and friends    D.some mobile phone users

3. What does the underlined word cheat mean in the passage?

A. 聊天   B. 作弊   C. 查询   D. 核对

4. Some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t ___ during school hours.

A.use their mobile phones

B.leave their mobile phones at school office

C.help the teachers with their work

D.get in touch with their children

5. The passage tells us that _    __.

A.students shouldn’t have mobile phones at school except for some special reasons

B.it is impossible to ban students from using mobile phone at school

C.some parents felt unhappy because they couldn’t use their phones at school

D.parents should teach their children how to use mobile phones during school hours

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

答案

一、拼写单词

1.other    2.musician  3.painting  4.studies  5.sure

二、根据汉语提示完成句子

1.born   2.countryside   3.ability   4.Perhaps  5.invention

6.Even   7.however    8.Suddenly   9.nobody   10.won

三、完成句子

1.won   2.so much knowledge   3.find out   4.is like

5.always useful to    6.be a great help with   7.most famous painting

8.when and where   9.interested in

四、阅读理解CCBDA