沪教版初中八年级英语上册期中复习讲义
期中复习8A
Unit 1 Encyclopaedias
一．词语释义。
1.include =have/ be a part of 包括
2.die out =disappear 灭绝
3.perhaps=maybe=possibly 可能
4.nobody =no one= not…anybody没有人
5.go for a walk=take/have a walk 去散步
6.human being=person 人
7.in the countryside=outside the cities and towns 在农村
include意思8.however=but 然而
9.be born=come out of his/her/its mother’s body 出生
10.have the ability to=can 能够做…
11.intelligent=wise=clever=smart=bright 聪明的
12.for example=such as 例如
13.suddenly=quickly and surprisingly 突然地
14.more than=over 多于
15.the same age as=as old as 年龄一样大
16.attractions=places of interest 景点，名胜古迹
17.from an early age=when…was very young 在…很小的时候
Unit 2 Numbers
一．词语释义。
1.realize=get to know=be aware of=understand 意识到
2.wise=clever=smart=intelligent=bright 充满智慧的
3.check=go over=examine 检查
4.copy down=write down=put down=note down 抄写
5.prize=reward=a thing that is given to the winner 奖品
6. a long time ago=long long ago=once upon a time. 很久以前
7.and so on=and so forth 等等
8.realize the problem=know something is wrong. 认识到问题
9.instruct=teach 指导，教
10.copy=a thing made to be exactly like another 复制本
11.traffic=cars, buses and people moving along a road and street 交通
12.rest= something left 剩余部分
13.double=make twice as much 加倍
Unit 3 Computer
一．词语释义。
1. tiny=very small微小的
2. depend on=need help from=be decided by 依靠
3. operate=make…work=control 操作
4. popular=liked by many people 受欢迎的
5. in addition=and…as well=besides=additionally 除…以外(还)
6. be unaware of=don’t know/realize/understand 没有意识到
7. alone=by oneself=on one’s own独自
8. what to do with=how to deal with 如何处理
9. be able to=can 能够
10. for example=for instance=such as 例如
11. improve=make sth. better 提升
12. change one’s life=make one’s life different 改变生活
Unit 4 Inventions
www./doc/29762436.html,fortable=nice and soft 舒适的
2. passengers=people on the bus 乘客
3. develop=create 生产
4. century= one hundred year 一个世纪；centuries= a few hundred years 几个世纪
5. practical=useful 有用的
6. instead of= in (the) place of=instead 代替
7. funny=amusing=a person or thing that makes you laugh or smile 好笑的
8. start=beginning 开始
9. invent= produce for the first time 发明
10. create=make 创造
11. comfort=make sb. feel better 安慰
Unit1练习题
一．词语释义。
1.This house includes five bedrooms and two living rooms.
A. takes
B. has
C. collects
2. –Why did dinosaurs die out suddenly?
–Sorry, but I don’t know. I think nobody knows the reason.
A.go out
B. run
C. disappear
3. –Will he come here tonight? –Perhaps. I’m not sure.
A. Exactly
B. Carefully
C. Maybe
4. Don’t be sad Each human being may make mistakes.
A. person
B. machine
C. animal
5. Mr. and Mrs. Hill prefer to live in the countryside.
A. outside the city
B. in the hill
C. in the city
6. There are more than 1,000 trees in the park.
A. on
B. before
C. above
D. over
7. James is as old as Tom.
A. younger than
B. older than
C. the same age as
D. as young as
8. Dinosaurs all died out suddenly.
A. went out
B. disappeared
C. were alive
D. appeared
9. A human being is a(n)________.
A. animal
B. machine
C. person
D. object
10. Birds have a musical ability. They______ sing.
A. can
B. cannot
C. are happy to
D. like to
11. The baby panda was born on a cold winter evening.
A. went to see a doctor
B. left its parents
C. came back
D. came out of its mother’s body
12. A good British breakfast always includes sausages. The sentence means sausages are_____ the
breakfast.
A. part of
B. at the end of
C. connected
D. not
13. Each human being has to die, but mankind goes on world without end.
A. animal
B. machine
C. dollar
D. person
14. Australia also has many big attractions. Many people come to visit them every year.
A. places of interest
B. sheep
C. kangaroos
D. delicious food
15. I feel healthier after a visit to the countryside.
A. outside the cities and towns
B. in the middle of the cities and towns
C. inside the cities and towns
D. in the center of the cities and towns
二．根据句子意思，用所给适当形式填空。
1. The fee_________(include) many different kinds of food-cakes fruit, coffee and so on.
2. ___________(sudden), an accident happened in front of the supermarket.
3. Einstein was outstanding and he loved___________(scientist) very much.
4. Can you tell me the__________(invention) of the telephone?