初中英语新人教版八年级上册Unit 4 Amazing Plants and Animals课文解析（A部分）（2025秋）.doc

1、八年级英语上册Unit 4课文解析（A部分）1.What makes plants and animals amazing? 什么让动植物令人惊奇？【用法详解】amazing在此处为形容词，译为“惊人的、了不起的”，常常用来修饰物；Eg: It was amazing to see the Great Wall of China for the first time. 第一次看到长城真的让人惊叹。amazed亦为形容词，译为“感到惊讶的”，常常用来修饰人；【常见搭配】 be amazed at/by sth. 对某事感到惊讶Be amazed to do sth. 因做某事而感到惊讶Eg: I

2、 was amazed by the size of the ocean. 我被大海的浩瀚所惊奇。I was amazed to find such a rare book here. 在这里发现这么一本罕见的书，我很惊讶。amazement为名词，译为“惊讶、惊异”。【常见搭配】 to ones amazement 让某人惊讶的是In amazement 惊讶地Eg: To my amazement, I came first. 令我感到惊讶的是，我第一个到了。He looked at me in amazement. 他惊讶地看着我。【即学即用】( )1.He is _ this news

3、.A.amaze to hear B.amazed to hear C.amazing to hear D.amazed to hearing答案：B2.Its also the heaviest animal on earth. 它也是地球上最重要的动物。【用法讲解】 earth为名词，译为“地球、土地、地面”。Eg: The Earth revolves around the sun. 地球围绕太阳旋转。He dug his hands into the rich, dark earth.他把双手插进肥沃的黑土中。【常见搭配】 in the earth 在土地里on (the) earth

4、 在地球上On earth在句中，也可译为“究竟、根本”，用于加强疑问、否定或强调Eg: Farmers grow corn in the earth. 农民在土地里种植谷物。What on earth are you doing? 你究竟在做什么？【即学即用】1.四海之内皆兄弟。All men _ _ are human brothers.答案： on earth3.I completely agree with you. 我完全同意。【用法讲解】 agree为动词，译为“同意”。【派生词】其名词形式为agreement，译为“同意”。【常见搭配】 agree with sb.同意某人的观点

5、/适合某人的健康或胃口Agree on sth. 对某事取得一致意见Agree to do sth. 同意做某事Eg: I agree with you.我同意你的观点。The climate there doesnt agree with me.那里的气候对我不适合。We agreed on the best action. 我们都同意这一最佳措施。She agreed to go shopping with me.她同意和我去购物。The two sides failed to reach agreement.双方未能取得一致意见。【即学即用】( )1.We agree _ the old

6、 people do some housework on weekends.A.to help B.helping C.help D.to答案：A4.Im not sure. 我不确定。【用法讲解】 Sure 可为副词，译为“当然；一定；的确”；sure也可为形容词，译为“一定的；确信的；有把握的”。【常见搭配】 Be sure + that从句 = be sure to do sth. “确信.”Be sure about sth.“对某事确信”Eg: Im sure that I will pass the exam.= Im sure to pass the exam.我确信通过考试。【

7、即学即用】( )1.I _ my resolutions and I make sure I will try my best to keep them.A.am sure B.sure about C.am sure about D.am sure to答案：C5.It appeared on earth around 470 million years ago. 它大约四亿七千万年前出现在地球上。【用法讲解】 million前接数字时，不可加s，表示“.百万”；million后面可接of，此时必须加s，译为“数百万的”；million修饰名词表示一笔金额时，谓语动词用单数。【常见搭配】 a

8、 million/ one million 一百万Two/ three. million 二/三.百万Millions of 数百万的Eg: There are millions of people in the city. 城市里有数百万人。Two million pounds is used for team building. 200万美元用于团队建设。【知识拓展】 类似词语拓展Hundred 百；Thousand 千； billion 十亿注意：用法与million用法一致。Eg: A thousand people signed the petition. 一千人在请愿书上签了名。T

9、here are hundreds of people in the park. 这个公园有数百人。【即学即用】1.There are eight _ (hundred) in our school.答案：hundred6.Lets go on. 让我们继续。【常见搭配】 go on doing sth.继续做同一件事情Go on to do sth.继续做另一件事Eg: He went on working despite the noise. 他继续工作，尽管有噪音。After the lecture, she went on to answer questions. 讲座结束后，她继续回

10、答问题。【即学即用】1.After a short break, I go on _ (do) my homework.答案：doing7.It has a painting of bamboo on it. 它上面有一幅竹子的画。【用法讲解】 painting为可数名词，译为“绘画（作品）”，其复数形式为paintings。Eg: The gallery was full of beautiful paintings by famous artists. 这个艺术馆装满了来自著名画家的美丽作品。【派生词】 painter为可数名词，其复数形式为painters；paint为动词，译为“绘画、

11、涂色”；paint也可为名词，译为“油漆”。Eg: He is an abstract painter. 他是一个抽象派画家。The artist is painting the walls with green.艺术家正在用一种绿色颜料粉刷墙壁。We need to buy some paint for the walls. 我们需要买一些油漆来粉刷墙壁。 【即学即用】1.The gallery exhibits modern _ (paint).答案：paintings8.Its a symbol of goodness in Chinese culture. 它在中国文化中是美德的象征。

12、【用法讲解】 symbol为可数名词，译为“象征、代表”，其复数形式为symbols。Eg: What is the chemical symbol for copper? 铜的化学符号是什么？【常见搭配】 a symbol of . .的象征Eg: The dove is a symbol of peace. 鸽子是和平的象征。【即学即用】1.熊猫是中国的一种象征。Pandas is _ _ _ China.答案： a symbol of9.Some bamboo can grow almost one metre in one day.一些竹子在一天内几乎可以长一米。【用法讲解】 Grow

13、为动词，译为“生长、成长、种植、发展、变得、产生”等，其过去式为grew，其过去分词为grown。Eg: Ive decided to let my hair grow. 我已决定留长发。Plants need sunlight and water to grow. 植物需要阳光和水才能生长。The economy continues to grow.经济持续增长。He grew more confident as he spoke. 他说话时变得越来越自信。A closeness grew up between the two girls. 这两个女孩的关系越来越亲密。【常见搭配】 grow

14、 up 长大、成长Eg: She wants to be a doctor after she grows up. 她长大后想当一名医生。【易混辨析】 become, turn, go, grow和get的区别Become译为“变得”，强调变化过程的完成及身份的变化；Turn译为“变得”，强调变化的结果，侧重颜色、方向或状态的变化；go译为“变得”，强调由好变坏；grow译为“变得”，强调逐渐变化的过程；get译为“变得”，强调短暂或逐渐的变化，常与形容词连用。Eg: He became famous. 他变得很有名。The leaves turned yellow in autumn.树叶在

15、秋天变成黄色。The meat went bad. 肉变质了。The tree grew tall. 树长高了。The days are getting longer and longer. 白天变得越来越长。【即学即用】( )1.The pollution problem is _ serious.A.becoming B.turning C.getting D.growing答案： D 10.People can use it to build houses and make tools and instruments. 人们可以用它建房子、做工具和乐器。【用法讲解】 Use为动词译为“使

16、用”。【常见搭配】 its useful to do sth. 做某事是有用的。use sth.to do sth.“用某物做某事”Make good use of . 充分利用.Be used to do sth. 被用来做某事Used to do sth. 过去常常做某事be used to doing sth. 习惯做某事Eg: Its useful to learn English well.学好英语是有用的。I use a pen to write this letter. “我用钢笔写这封信。”We must make good use of our free time. 我们必须

17、好好利用我们的空闲时间。Cotton is used to make cloth. 棉花被用来织布。The old man used to live in the country, but now he is used to living in the city.这位老人过去常常住在乡下，但是现在他习惯住在城市。【派生词】 useful为形容词，译为“有用的”；useless为形容词，译为“无用的”。Eg: This book is useful. 这本书很有用。【即学即用】1.You can use this knife _ (cut) the bread.答案：to cut11.Is El

18、la interested in bamboo? 艾拉对竹子感兴趣吗？【用法讲解】 Interested为形容词，译为“感兴趣的”，常常用来修饰人。【派生词】 interesting为形容词，译为“使人感兴趣的”，常常用来修饰物；interest为不可数名词，译为“兴趣、利息”；interest也可作动词，译为“使感兴趣”。Eg: He has interest in photograph. 他对摄影感兴趣。The bank offers a high interest rate on savings. 银行提供高利率的储蓄。The new technology interests many

19、people. 新技术引起了很多人的兴趣。This book is very interesting. 这本书很有趣。【常见搭配】 take an interest in .= be interested in . 对.感兴趣Show interest in . 表现出对.的兴趣Place of interest 名胜 （复数形式places of interest）Eg: She takes an interest in history.= She is interested in history. 她对历史很感兴趣。He showed interest in learning new la

20、nguages.他表现出学习语言的兴趣。Dont you think its a good place of interest here? 难道你不认为这里是不错的名胜吗？【即学即用】( )1.The story is _ and all of us are _ in it.A.interesting; interesting B.interesting; interestedC.interested; interesting D.interested; interested答案： B12.Welcome to the Bamboo Sea! 欢迎来到竹海！【用法讲解】 welcome在此处为

21、动词，译为“欢迎”；welcome也可为名词，译为“欢迎”。【常见搭配】welcome to + 地点 “欢迎来到某地”give sb.a warm welcome “热烈欢迎某人”Youre welcome. 不客气。Eg: Welcome to Beijing.欢迎来到北京。The teahouse gave us a warm welcome. 这个茶馆热烈欢迎我们。【即学即用】1.欢迎来到我的家乡。_ _ my hometown.答案：Welcome to13.Bamboo seems to be a very popular plant in China. 竹子在中国似乎是非常受欢迎

22、的植物。【用法讲解】 seem为动词，译为“看起来、似乎、好像”；seem也可为系动词，此时后面可接形容词或“like + 名词”结构。Eg: He seems happy today.他今天似乎很开心。It seems like a good idea. 它好像是个好主意。【常见搭配】 seem + 形容词 似乎.Seem (to be) + 表语 看来、好像Seem to do sth. 似乎做、好像做It seems that 从句 似乎.Eg: The boys seemed hungry when I saw them. 当我看到这些男孩时，他们似乎很饿。Jenny seems (t

23、o be) a very clever girl. 珍妮看上去是一个非常聪明的女孩。Mrs.White doesnt seem to like the house. 怀特夫人似乎不太喜欢这个屋子。It seems that no one has found out the reasons for the accident. 似乎没有人知道事故发生的原因。【即学即用】1.He seems _ (be) very happy today.答案： to be14.Among all animals, I love pandas the best. 在所有动物中，我最爱熊猫。【用法讲解】 among为

24、介词，译为“在.中、.之一”。Eg: There are many talented musicians among the participants. 参赛者中有很多才华横溢的音乐家。【易混辨析】 between和among区别between通常用于两者之间，常与and连用；among主要用于三者或三者以上的人或物之间。Eg: The gap between the two teams is significant.两队之间的差距显著。The village is located among the mountains.村庄位于群山之中。【即学即用】1.This group is still

25、 popular _ (among/ between) teenagers.答案：among15.Chinese people love the ginkgo, as it is a symbol of hope and long life.中国人爱银杏，因为它是希望和长寿的象征。【用法详解】 as在此处为连词，译为“因为”，还可译为“按照、当.时候、虽然”；as还可为介词，译为“像.一样”；as也可为副词，译为“像.一样”。Eg: As he was tired, he went to bed early. 因为他累了，所以他很早就上床睡觉了。Do as I do, and youll su

26、cceed.照我做的那样做，你就会成功。As I was walking down the street, I saw a cat. 当我在街上走的时候，我看到了一只猫。Young as he is, he has been one of the most famous painters in our country.虽然他还很年轻，但已经成为我们国家最有名的画家之一。She dressed as a princess for the party.她为派对打扮得像公主一样。Youre as tall as your father. 你和你父亲一样高。hope为动词，译为“希望”。【常见搭配】

27、hope to do sth.= hope + that 从句Hope for sth. 希望.注意：hope没有hope sb.to do sth.结构Eg: I hope to visit Paris.= I hope that I can visit Paris.我希望参观巴黎。After these dry days, everyone hopes for rain. 干燥的天气之后，人人都希望下雨【易混辨析】 wish与hope区别Wish 常指难以实现的“希望”后面即可加to do也可加 sb.to do sth.Hope 常指容易实现的“希望”后面只能接to doEg: I ho

28、pe to visit Beijing next month. “我希望下周参观北京。”My mum wishes me to finish my homework in an hour. “我妈妈 希望我一小时后完成作业。”Its her wish that you may come at once. 她要你马上来。【即学即用】( )1.- What do you hope _ the coming birthday party?- I hope _ a big surprise from my family.A.of; to get B.for; get C.for; to get D.o

29、f; get( )2._ we all know, practice makes perfect.A.As B.Like C.Because D.Because of答案： 1.C 2.A16.Many Chinese believe that the old ginkgo tree in the Zhongnan Mountains in Shaanxi Province is the best. 许多中国人认为在陕西终南山的那棵古老的银杏树是最好的。【用法讲解】 believe为动词，译为“相信、认为”。Eg: I find that hard to believe.我对此感到难以相信。【

30、常见搭配】believe sb. 相信某人believe sb./ sth.(to be) + 形容词/名词 相信/认为某人/某物是.believe that 从句 相信/认为.believe in . 信奉（宗教、神等）；信任（人格、力量等）Its believed that 从句 人们都相信.Eg: I believe him all the time. 我一直都相信他。Do you believe his reports? 你相信他的报告吗？I believe that he can pass the exam. 我相信他能通过考试。We believe in his ability. 我们相信他的才干。It is believed that God will see everything. 相信老天会看到一切。【即学即用】( )1.I _ what he said and I _ him.A.believe in; believe in B.believe in; believeC.believe; believe in D.believe; believe答案： C7