八年級英語下冊Unit 1 Past and present Period 2 Reading

Unit1PastandpresentPeriod2ReadingReadingA.TimeshavechangedMilliewantstowriteaboutthechangesinSunshineTownforherhistoryproject.Daniel’sgrandpa,MrChen,knowsalotaboutSunshineTown,soMillieisinterviewinghimtogetsomeinformation.Millie:DoyouknowSunshineTownverywell,MrChen?MrChen:Sure.I’velivedheresinceIwasborn.①Millie:Haveyouevermovedhouse?②MrChen:Yes.Ifirstlivedinthenorthernpartoftownwithmyparents.③

WhenIgotmarriedin1965,mywifeandImovedtwoblocksawayandwe’velivedinthisareasincethen.④溫馨提示：此符號表示“考點精講點撥”鏈接。=inthenorthoftownMillie:Hasthetownchangedalotovertheyears?⑤MrChen:Yes!Weonlyhadsomesmallrestaurantsandshopsyearsago.Andwehadapostofficeandacinemainthetowncentre.Nowthegovernmenthasturnedpartofthetowncentreintoanewpark.⑥Wehaveanewtheatreandalargeshoppingmalltoo.Millie:Waspollutionaproblemthen?⑦

MrChen:Yes,itwas.TherewasonceasteelfactoryneartheSunshineRiver.Theyoftenputthewasteintotheriver.Laterthegovernmentrealizedtheproblemandtookactiontoimprovethesituation.⑧Nowtheriverismuchcleaner.立德樹人·環(huán)保意識熱愛并尊重自然，倡導(dǎo)綠色生活方式和可持續(xù)發(fā)展理念等。Millie:Doyouthinklifeisbetternow?MrChen:Well,insomewaysitis.⑨It’sreallynicetohaveabeautifulmoderntown.However,mostofmyoldfriendshavemovedaway.Ithasbecomeimpossibleforustoseeeachotherasoftenasbefore.⑩WeusedtoplaycardsandChinesechesstogether.NowIfeelabitlonelyfromtimetotime.?

Anyway,it’sgoodtoseetheamazingchangesinthetown.=sometimes=attimesB.ChangesinSunshineTownB1.MillieistellingSandyaboutherinterviewwithMrChen.Sandydoesnotknowthemeaningsofsomewords.Helphermatchthewordsontheleftwiththemeaningsontheright.Writethecorrectlettersintheblanks.1.married(line5)____2.block(line5)____3.factory(line13)____4.realize(line15)____5.improve(line15)____6.lonely(line22)____7.fromtimetotime(line22)____fgdbceaa.sometimesb.knoworunderstandsomethingthatyoudidnotknowbeforec.makesomethingbetterd.aplacewherethingsaremadebymachinese.nothappybecauseofbeingalone?

f.havingahusbandorwifeg.agroupofbuildingswithstreetsonallsidesB2.MillieistellingSandymoreaboutherinterviewwithMrChen.HelpSandycheckifshehasgottheinformationright.WriteaTifasentenceistrueoranFifitisfalse.1.MrChenknowslittleaboutSunshineTown.______2.MrChenmovedawayfromhisparentswhenhegotmarried.______FT3.ThereisalargeshoppingmallinSunshineTownnow.______4.ThesteelfactoryonceputitswasteintotheSunshineRiver.______5.ItiseasyforMrChentoseehisoldfriendsnow.______6.AmazingchangeshavetakenplaceinSunshineTown.?

______TTFTB3.SandywantstolearnmoreaboutthehistoryofSunshineTown.SheisaskingMilliesomequestions.Workinpairs.Completetheirconversation.Sandy:TellmemoreaboutyourinterviewwithMrChen,Millie.?

HashelivedinSunshineTownallhislife?Millie:Yes.Hefirstlivedwithhisparentsinthe(1)_________partoftown,andthenmovedtoanotherflattwo(2)_________away.Sandy:Whatwasthetownlikeinthepast?Millie:Thereweresomesmall(3)_____________andshops.Sandy:WhatdidMrChensayaboutthetowncentre?northernblocksrestaurantsMillie:Yearsago,therewasa(4)____________anda(5)____________.Nowthere’sanewpark,anew(6)_________andalarge(7)_______________.Sandy:WerethereanyfactoriesinSunshineTown?Millie:Yes.Therewasoncea(8)_______________neartheSunshineRiver.postofficecinematheatreshoppingmallsteelfactoryB4.MillieisgoingtowriteaboutthechangesinSunshineTownforherhistoryproject.Shehasmadesomenotes.Helphercompletethesentenceswiththeinformationonpages8and9.·SunshineTown(1)__________________overtheyears.·Peoplenowhavea(2)___________________town.haschangedalotbeautifulmodern·The(3)____________fromthesteelfactorywasonceaproblem.Luckily,thegovernmenttookactiontoimprovethe(4)____________later.·Oldpeopleusedto(5)___________________________together.·Oldpeoplesometimes(6)_______________becausetheycannot(7)_______________asoftenasbefore.·Peoplethinkitisgoodtosee(8)____________________________.wastesituationplaycardsandChinesechessfeelabitlonelyseeeachothertheamazingchangesinthetown①I’velivedheresinceIwasborn.（高頻）since/s?ns/conj.自……以來（fromatimeinthepastuntilalaterpasttime,oruntilnow）作連詞，“自……以來”，引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句，主句一般用現(xiàn)在完成時?？键c1溫馨提示：在句型“Ithasbeen+時間+since+從句.”中，

“時間”指表示“一段時間”的短語，since后面的從句中用非延續(xù)性動詞，且從句用一般過去時。考向e.g.WhathaveyoubeendoingsinceIlastsawyou?自我上次見你之后你一直在做什么？IthasbeenthreemonthssinceIcametothisschool.=Ihavebeeninthisschoolforthreemonths.我來到這所學(xué)校已經(jīng)有三個月了。拓展：介詞，“從……以來”，常和現(xiàn)在完成時連用，后常接時間點。TheyhavelivedheresinceMay.從五月以來他們就住在這兒了。Sincethen,wehavemadeprogressonsomeprincipalobjectives.從那以后，我們已在一些重要目標(biāo)上取得了進展。從那時起考題1：[重慶A卷]Theyhavebeenfriends______theyfirstmet.A.sinceB.whileC.beforeD.after【點撥】根據(jù)“Theyhavebeenfriends...theyfirstmet.”可知，從句用一般過去時，主句用現(xiàn)在完成時，應(yīng)用since引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句。A考題2：[武威]I_______________(learn)EnglisheversinceIwasinGrade3.【點撥】since引導(dǎo)的時間狀語從句中用狀態(tài)動詞的過去式，主句用現(xiàn)在完成時“have/has+過去分詞”表示過去發(fā)生的動作持續(xù)到現(xiàn)在，也許還要繼續(xù)下去。主語為I，助動詞用have。havelearned返回溫馨提示:可返回原文②Haveyouevermovedhouse?ever/'ev?(r)/adv.曾經(jīng)ever表示“曾經(jīng)”時，通常置于助動詞之后，實義動詞之前。e.g.Idon’tthinkIevermetyou.我覺得我沒見過你。HaveyoueverbeentoBeijing?你去過北京嗎?考點2考向Nothingeverhappensinthisvillage.這村里從來沒有發(fā)生過什么事情。IfyouareeverinSpain,comeandseeme.你要是什么時候到了西班牙，就來看看我吧。表示“在任何時候（場合、情況），從來”時，用于一般疑問句和否定句，或與if連用的句子。返回③Ifirstlivedinthenorthernpartoftownwithmyparents.northern/'n??e?n/adj.北方的，北部的e.g.MyfriendTomlivesinthenorthernpartofthecity.我的朋友湯姆住在城北。Helivesinthenorthofthecity.他住在這個城市的北部。考點3由north+后綴-ern構(gòu)成，其方位名詞north意為“北；北方”。返回④WhenIgotmarriedin1965,mywifeandImovedtwoblocksawayandwe’velivedinthisareasincethen.married/'m?rid/adj.已婚的，結(jié)婚的（havingahusbandorwife）考點4不與介詞with連用！以-ern結(jié)尾的詞有：①westernadj.西方的；西部的②southernadj.南方的；南部的③easternadj.東方的；東部的④northernadj.北方的；北部的e.g.Theyhavebeenmarriedfortenyears.他們已經(jīng)結(jié)婚十年了。JimgotmarriedtoEllalastmonth.上個月吉姆和埃拉結(jié)婚了。TomhasbeenmarriedtoJanefortwoyears.湯姆已經(jīng)和簡結(jié)婚兩年了。getmarriedgetmarriedtosb.意為“和某人結(jié)婚”，強調(diào)動作，不可以與一段時間連用。 bemarriedbemarriedtosb.意為“和某人結(jié)婚”，表示狀態(tài)，可以和一段時間連用。 辨析：getmarried和bemarried考題3：[無錫]沒有人確切地知道這對老夫婦結(jié)婚多久了，但他們似乎一直相愛。Nobodyknows__________________________________,__________________buttheyalwaysseemtoloveeachotherverymuch.forsurehowlongtheoldcouplehavebeenmarried返回⑤Hasthetownchangedalotovertheyears?alot很；非?？键c5alot意為“很，非常，很多”，alot為副詞短語，修飾動詞及形容詞或副詞的比較級，用作狀語，不可用于名詞之前表數(shù)量。alotof意為“許多”，相當(dāng)于lotsof，用于名詞之前作定語，既可以修飾可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，也可以修飾不可數(shù)名詞。辨析：alot與alotofe.g.Sheknowsalotaboutbasketball.她對籃球很有研究。Heisfeelingalotbettertoday.他今天感覺好多了。Butnow,therearealotofthingsthatIknowaboutChinathroughmovies.但是現(xiàn)在，我通過電影了解了很多關(guān)于中國的事情。Youwillspendalotoftimeplayingtogether.你們會花很多時間一起玩兒。拓展：alot還可意為“很多，大量”，作主語和賓語。e.g.Thereisalottoseeatthegarden.

花園里有許多可看的東西。over/'??v?（r）/prep.在……期間e.g.Shecametotownovertheweekend.周末時她進城了。They’vetravelledallovertheworld.他們游遍了全世界?？键c6over的常用詞組：getover克服overandover反復(fù)；再三allover到處comeover過來allovertheworld全世界返回⑥Nowthegovernmenthasturnedpartofthetowncentreintoanewpark.turn...into...把……變成……考點7turn構(gòu)成的短語：①turndown關(guān)?。曇簦话选{(diào)低②turnup開大（聲音）；把……調(diào)高③turnoff關(guān)掉；關(guān)閉（設(shè)備）④turnon打開（設(shè)備）⑤turnaround轉(zhuǎn)身o...相當(dāng)于o...。e.g.Sheturnedheroldjeansintoaskirt.她把她的舊牛仔褲改成了一條裙子。Iwanttochangemydreamintoreality.我想把我的夢想變成現(xiàn)實。Theprincewasturnedintoafrogbythewitch.王子被女巫變成了一只青蛙。Peter,turndownyourradio.Yourfatherissleeping.彼得，把你的收音機的音量調(diào)低。你的父親正在睡覺。被動形式是beturnedinto。Pleaseturnupyourtape.Wecan’thearitclearly.請把你的錄音機的音量調(diào)高。我們不能聽清楚。PleaseturnofftheTV,andyoushoulddoyourhomeworknow.請關(guān)掉電視機，你現(xiàn)在應(yīng)該寫作業(yè)。Pleaseturnontheradio.It’stimetolistentothenews.請打開收音機。聽新聞的時間到了。Sheturnedaroundandsawherteacher.她轉(zhuǎn)過身看到了她的老師?？碱}4：[岳陽改編]TheMonkeyKingisnotanormalmonkey,becausehecan______himself______differentanimalsandobjects.A.turn;offB.turn;upC.turn;intoD.turn;onC返回⑦Waspollutionaproblemthen?pollution/p?'lu??n/n.污染；污染物e.g.Airpollutionisaseriousproblem.空氣污染是個嚴(yán)重的問題。Wemustnotpolluterivers.我們一定不可以污染河流。考點8pollution的詞形拓展：pollutedadj.受污染的↑pollution→pollutevt.

污染↓后接名詞或代詞pollutern.污染者；污染源生活中常見的污染：lightpollution光污染airpollution空氣污染waterpollution水污染noisepollution噪聲污染solidwastepollution固體廢棄物污染考題5：[自貢]Thegovernmenthastakenactiontoreducewaterp.SoFuxiRiverbecomescleaner.【點撥】句意：政府已采取行動減少水污染，所以釜溪河變得更干凈了。根據(jù)首字母可知，此處指waterpollution“水污染”。ollution返回⑧Laterthegovernmentrealizedtheproblemandtookactiontoimprovethesituation.realize/'ri??la?z/vt.&vi.意識到；實現(xiàn)考點9realize的三種基本結(jié)構(gòu)：①realize+n./pron.②realize+that從句③realize+what(how,whether,if引導(dǎo)的從句)e.g.Somestudentsdon’tseemtorealizetheimportanceofstudyingEnglish.有些學(xué)生似乎還沒有意識到學(xué)英語的重要性。Finally,herealizedthathefailedintheexam.最后，他意識到自己考試不及格。Ididn’trealizehowlateitwas.我沒有意識到天已經(jīng)這么晚了。realize“實現(xiàn)”，是及物動詞。e.g.Hisdreamhasbeenrealized.他的夢想實現(xiàn)了。cometrue“實現(xiàn)；成為現(xiàn)實”，是不及物動詞短語，不能用于被動語態(tài)。e.g.Hisdreamhascometrue.他的夢想實現(xiàn)了。辨析：realize與cometrue考題6：[營口]LastThursdaywhenIgottotherailwaystation,I______IleftmyIDcardathome.A.realizedB.believedC.thoughtD.considered【點撥】用詞義辨析法。realize意識到；believe相信；think想；consider考慮。A返回⑨Well,insomewaysitis.insomeways在某種程度上e.g.Insomewaysheisanaughtyboy,andhesometimesplaystricksonothers.在某種程度上，他是個調(diào)皮的男孩，他有時會捉弄別人?？键c10與way相關(guān)的短語:①onone’swayto...在去……的路上②alltheway一路上③bytheway順便提一下④intheway妨礙⑤noway決不考題7：在某些方面，外賣服務(wù)已經(jīng)取代了傳統(tǒng)餐館。Thetake-outservicehastakenthetraditionalrestaurants’place________________________.insomeways返回⑩Ithasbecomeimpossibleforustoseeeachotherasoftenasbefore.impossible/?m'p?s?bl/adj.不可能的考點11諺語記單詞Nowayisimpossibletocourage.勇士面前無險路。/勇者無懼。由possible加前綴im-構(gòu)成，其含義與possible相反。e.g.It’simpossibletoprovethething.這件事無法證實。Itwasimpossibleforhertodonatealotofmoney,soshehadtothinkofanotherway.她不可能捐很多錢，所以她不得不另想辦法。Itisimpossibletopredictwhatwillhappen.預(yù)知未來的事是不可能的。與impossible類似的詞還有：①polite(禮貌的)—impolite(不禮貌的)②patient(耐心的)—impatient(沒有耐心的)考題8：Travellingabroadinsuchashorttimeseemed_________(possible)beforetheplanewasinvented.【點撥】句意：在飛機發(fā)明之前，在這么短的時間內(nèi)出國旅行似乎是不可能的。根據(jù)句意及常識可知，沒有飛機的情況下出國旅游需要很長時間，所以短時間似乎是不可能的。impossiblebefore/b?'f??(r)/adv.以前，過去作時間狀語，泛指“以前”，不與具體的時間狀語連用。e.g.Ihaveseenthatfilmbefore.那部電影我以前看過。I’lltrytorushthebookthroughbeforeSaturday.我會設(shè)法在星期六之前把這本書趕緊看完?？键c12考向prep.在……以前；在……面前，后可接名詞、代詞或動詞-ing形式。HewillcometoseeyoubeforeheleavesBeijing.他離開北京之前會來看你的。Itwillbeeightyearsbeforewemeet.八年以后我們才能相見。conj.在……以前，引導(dǎo)時間狀語從句?？碱}9：[天津]Youshouldturnoffthelights_____youleavetheroom.A.untilB.beforeC.althoughD.so【點撥】考查連詞辨析。句意：在你離開房間之前，你應(yīng)該關(guān)掉燈。until直到……為止；before在……之前；although盡管；so因此。根據(jù)“Youshouldturnoffthelights”可知應(yīng)是在離開房間之前關(guān)燈。B返回?NowIfeelabitlonelyfromtimetotime.abit有點兒e.g.Ifeltabit/alittletiredafteralongwalk.走了很長一段路后，我感到有點累。Gregthoughtforabitbeforeanswering.格雷格略微思考了一下才回答。I’veonlyreadalittleofthebooksofar.這本書我才讀了一小部分。考點13abit和alittle都可以用來修飾形容詞或副詞的原級和比較級，也可修飾動詞。abitofwater一點兒水I’mnotabitangry.我一點兒也不生氣。Let’shavealittlemilk.咱們喝點牛奶吧。I’mnotalittleangry.我非常生氣。abit修飾不可數(shù)名詞時用abitof。notabit意為“一點兒也不”。alittle可直接修飾不可數(shù)名詞。notalittle意為“非?！保喈?dāng)于very。辨析：abit與alittle考題10：Wouldyoupleasegiveme_______orangejuice,Bill?A.abitB.abitofC.afewD.alittleof【點撥】用語法判定法。alittle后接名詞時不需要加介詞of，而abit后接名詞時需要加of，空格后為名詞短語，先排除A、D兩項；afew修飾可數(shù)名詞，而orangejuice“橘子汁”為不可數(shù)名詞短語。Blonely/'l??nli/adj.孤獨的，寂寞的（unhappybecauseyouhavenofriendsorpeopletotalkto）考點14lonely只能作形容詞，在句中通常作定語或表語。常指主觀上感到孤獨、寂寞，有強烈的感情色彩。alone作形容詞時，意為“單獨的”，一般只作表語，不作定語。作副詞時，意為“單獨，獨自”=byoneself。辨析：lonely與alone一語辨異：Shelivesalone,butshedoesn’tfeellonely.她獨自居住，但她并不感到孤獨。e.g.Hehasnoclosefriends.Healwaysfeelslonely.他沒有親密的朋友。他總是感到孤獨。Theoldmanlivedinalonelyvillage.那個老人住在一個偏僻的村莊里。Ilikebeingaloneinthehouse.我喜歡獨自一人待在家里。Hishousestandsaloneonahill.他的家單獨在一座山丘上。adj.孤獨的adj.偏僻的adj.單獨的adv.單獨考題11：[綏化]—Theoldmanlives_____,sohemayfeel_____.—Weshouldvisithimtwiceamonth.A．a(chǎn)lone;lonelyB．lonely;aloneC．a(chǎn)lone;alone【點撥】句意：——這位老人獨自生活，所以他可能會感到孤獨?！覀儜?yīng)該一個月去看他兩次。alone獨自，副詞；lonely孤獨的，有一定的感情色彩。第一空是修飾動詞lives，應(yīng)用副詞alone；第二空表示感到孤獨，應(yīng)用lonely。A返回?nothappybecauseofbeingalonebecauseof因為；由于e.g.Lastnighthefounditdifficulttofallasleepbecauseoftheloudnoiseoutside.昨天晚上由于外面巨大的噪音，他發(fā)現(xiàn)很難入睡。Heisherebecauseofyou.因為你，他才來這里的?？键c15Becauseofraining,wecan’tgoout.因為下雨，我們不能出去?！猈hyareyoulateforschoolagain?為什么你上學(xué)又遲到了？—Becausesomethingiswrongwithmybike.因為我的自行車出了毛病。Hedidn’tcomebecauseofhisillness.=Hedidn’tcomebecausehewasill.他因病而沒有來。becauseof與because可轉(zhuǎn)換becauseof后接名詞(短語)、代詞、動名詞等。 because是連詞，引導(dǎo)原因狀語從句或回答以Why開頭的問句，表示最直接的原因。辨析：becauseof與because考題12：[齊齊哈爾]—Whydoyouhavetimetolookafterthehomelessdogs?—____the“doublereduction”policy（“雙減”政策），Ihavemorefreetime.A.BecauseofB.EventhoughC.AsforA因為盡管至于考題13：[泰州]ThenewsBesidesAandB,Cappearsbeautifullyintheskymakesusexcited_______“C”isC919fromChina,withmanyJiangsuelements（元素）.A.becauseB.soC.though