Unit4《 A good read》-2025年寒假八年级英语下册知识点讲解及跟踪训练（译林版）

2025年寒假八年级英语下册知识点讲解及跟踪训练

 Unit 4《A good read》

【重点知识讲解】

1． against prep． 紧靠，碰，撞

①撞击，碰着，与…相撞；紧靠；倚靠

E．g．I pushed against the door and the door opened at last．

Put the piano there,against the wall．（The piano leans against the wall．）

The rain beat against the windows．

‚相反；反对；违反；违背；逆

E．g．We all should fight against evil．

That’s against the law．

ƒ逆行，逆……方向，对着；跟……反方向：

E．g． Don’t drive against the traffic．

2． be tired out 筋疲力尽

e．g．He was tired out after His long trip to Paris．

【拓展】be tired of意为“对……感到厌烦，厌倦”。

e．g．I’m tired of listening to these words．这些话我都听腻了。

3． continue vt． & vi． 继续

continue作动词，意为“继续”。用作及物动词时，可接名词、动名词、不定式或that引导的从句等。

continue to do sth继续做某事（停下正在做的，继续去做其他的）

continue doing sth继续做某事（继续做原来做的）

We continued to work after the break．休息后我们继续工作。

She looked up for a moment， and then continued drawing．

她抬头看了一会儿，然后继续画画。

4． refuse vt． & vi． 拒绝，回绝

refuse及物动词，意为“拒绝”，其常用搭配有：

①refuse + 名词/代词，意为“拒绝……”。

e．g．He refused my help． 他拒绝了我的帮助。

②refuse to do sth．意为“拒绝做某事”。

e．g．He refused to accept my invitation． 他拒绝接受我的邀请。

③refuse sb． sth．意为“拒绝某人某物”。

e．g．She can’t refuse him anything．       她不能拒绝他任何事情。

5． success n． 成功

success   不可数名词，意为“ 成功（抽象意义）”，可数名词，意为“ 成功的人或者事”

e．g．He is a great success as a writer．

Failure is the mother of success．失败是成功之母。

【拓展】

① vt．succeed用法：succeed in doing sth． 成功地做某事。=do sth． successfully

e．g．She succeeded in swimming across the river．

② adj． successful成功的

E．g．My uncle is a successful businessman．          我的叔叔是一位成功的商人。

③ adv． successfully成功地

E．g．If you work hard,you will get it successfully．              如果你努力工作，你就会取得成功。

6． experience n． 经历，经验

1）experience此处用作可数名词，意为“经历”。

e．g．I’m looking forward to experiencing many interesting things．我期待着经历很多有趣的事情。

2）experience还可用作不可数名词，意为“经验”。表示做某事的经验时，其后常接in/of doing sth．。

e．g．Mr Wu has so much experience in teaching．   王老师在教学方面有如此多的经验。

3）experience还可作及物动词，意为“体验；经历”。

e．g．The girl has never experienced sadness．         这个女孩从未体验过悲伤。

【拓展】experienced形容词，意为“有经验的”。

e．g．My father is an experienced teacher．             我父亲是一个有经验的教师。

7． either， also， too 与 as well

（1）either用于否定句，放在句末。如：

He didn’t attend the meeting， either．他也没去参加会议。

（2）also用于肯定句，常用在实义动词前、be动词后。如：

He also attended the meeting yesterday．昨天他也参加了会议。

（3）too通常用于肯定句中，放在句末。如：

He can swim， too．他也会游泳。

（4）as well常用于口语，用法与too相同，位于句尾，但前面通常不用逗号。如：

I am going to London and my sister is going as well（＝going，too）．我要到伦敦去，我妹妹也要去。

8． try to do sth与manage to do sth

try to do sth意为“试着做某事”，强调试着去做，不一定成功；manage to do sth 意为“设法做成了某事”，强调经过努力完成某件事。如：

He tried to open the door but failed．他试着打开门，但是失败了。

He managed to finish the work in time．他设法及时完成了工作。

9． at a time， at times与at the same time

【用法总结】（1）at a time意为“每次，一次”，强调具体的某一次，其中a不能换成one。

（2）at times意为“有时，不时，偶尔”，相当于sometimes。

（3）at the same time意为“同时”，表示两个以上的动作同时开始或进行。

10． Have you decided what to do with these books， Hobo？霍波，你已经决定如何处理这些书了吗？

（1）decide意思是“决定”，其结构为decide to do sth，意为“决定做某事”，相当于make a decision。如：

Have you decided to go there for a holiday？

你决定去那里度假了吗？

（2）what to do with ＝ how to deal with怎样处理。注意疑问词what和动词do搭配，疑问词how和动词deal搭配。如：

What are we going to do with the problem？我们将怎样处理这个问题呢？

I have a huge pile of letters to deal with．我有一大堆信件要处理。

11． They improve my knowledge of the past． 它们提升我的历史知识。

（1）improve是动词，意为“变得更好；改进，改善”。其名词为improvement。如：

I want to improve my spoken English． 我想要提高我的英语口语。

（2）knowledge 是不可数名词，意为“学问；学识”。如：

Her uncle is a man with a lot of knowledge．她的叔叔是一个知识丰富的人。

12． It moved up over my stomach and neck until it was standing near my face． 它爬到我的肚子上、脖子上直到站在我的脸旁边。

until既可作连词又可作介词。相当于till。

（1）用于肯定句中，意为“到……（的时候）为止”，谓语动词一般是延续性的，表示动作一直延续到until所表示的时间为止。如：

He ran until he was breathless．他一直跑到气喘吁吁才停下。

（2）用于否定句中，从句动作先发生，主句动作再发生。一般可译为“直到……才”。如：

I hadn’t realized she was a foreigner until she spoke．

直到她说话，我才意识到她是个外国人。

13． Gulliver found himself unable to move． 格列佛发现自己不能动弹。

（1）find＋n．/prep．＋adj． 发现……怎么样。如：

Alice found herself alone in the hole． 爱丽丝发现她独自一人在洞里。

（2）unable作形容词，意为“不能的，不会的”，其反义词为able，意为“能，会”。其常见短语为be unable to do sth，意为“不能做某事”。如：

My brother was unable to ride a bike．我弟弟不会骑自行车。

【真题演练】

一、用所给单词的正确形式填空

1．In most families in the past, mothers did all the ________（cook）and fathers went out to make money．

2．The little girl becomes much ________ （healthy）than before．

3．Lucy usually enjoys ________  (she) in front of the mirror before leaving home．

4．The ________ (library) in our school library are always kind to us．

5．— Have you ever heard of Yilin ________ (publish) House?

— Yes, of course． It’s very famous．

6．My father told me the sun ________ (rise) in the east when I was young．

7．The little boy looks so sad these days． What ________ (happen) to him?

8．They had a great time ________ （communicate）with each other．

9．—Where is Mr Green?

—He’s gone to Shanghai, He ________ (return) in a few days．

10．If you want to keep the book for a longer time, ________ (renew) it．

11．I ________ (dream) of ________ (travel) around the world when I was young。

12．I wonder what ________ (write) about in my diary this evening．

13．Don’t leave the tap ________（run）; you shouldn’t waste water．

14．Her family are very worried about her because they ________  (not receive) letters from her for months．

15．The great changes in her hometown made her ________（feel）surprised．

16．________ (class) music is very popular among the old people．

17．The young boy was brave enough to sail the sea to look for ________ (hide) treasure．

18．The history books can improve our ________ (know) of what happened in the past．

19．I went to some local museums when I visited ________ (German) last year．

20．Dr． Bethune was a  ____________ (Canada) doctor who worked in China for many years．

21．Xiao Li promised (承诺) to chat with me on the Internet, but so far he ________ (not do) so．

22．If we cut down the trees, wild animals ________ (have) nowhere to live．

23．He spent as much time as he could ________（read）books about culture．

24．My grandma always ________ (relax) herself by walking in the garden．

25．Don’t forget ________（turn）off the computer when you leave the office．

26．He ________（write）the famous novel when he was sixty years old．

27．They ________ (watch) NBA between 9:00 and 11:00 last night．

28．Mr Wu, would you please tell me where ________ (look) for history books in the library?

29．The members of the Reading Club ________ (prepare) for the coming Reading Week these days．

30．She ________(change) a lot in the past few years, but still looks young．

二、根据汉语提示填空

31．Oh, dear! The second house looks much ________（丑的）than the first one．

32．As the old saying goes, “Old ________ （习惯）die hard．” So start exercising before it’s too late．

33．The trip to Hainan is one of the most exciting ________  (经历) for Mr Zhang and his wife．

34．His ________ (成功) made all of us very surprised．

35．This novel was ________ (翻译) into over 10 languages last year．

36．The little boy went to sleep, with his head resting on his mother’s ________（肩膀）．

37．Let’s go and see some ________ (评论) about this film on the Internet．

38．The book sells well． We have sold out millions of ________（份）already．

39．Mr．White gave me some ________(建议) on how to learn English well．

40．We’re all tired． We don’t want to ________（继续）working．

三、完成句子

41．我的弟弟不得不用书本来够冰箱上的箱子。

My younger brother __________________ the box on the fridge．

42．这项工作没有我想象的那么容易。

The job isn’t _______________________．

43．看完电影后，老师要求我们写一篇关于这部影片的评论。

The teacher asked us ____________________ the film after watching it．

44．顺便问一下，你知道什么时候上交我们的读书报告吗？

By the way, do you know ___________________?

45．你打算晚饭后继续讲这个故事吗?

Are you __________________ after dinner?

46．我一次能借多少本书？

How many books can I ___________________________________________？

47．一开始，他们拒绝出版她的小说。

In the beginning, they ___________________________________________．

48．阅读好书为我们打开一个全新的世界。

Reading good books __________________________________________ us．

49．我无法忘记旅行中激动人心的经历。

I cannot __________________________________________________ the journey．

50．这个年轻人设法游过那条河。

The young man ______________________________ the river．

四、短文首字母填空

根据短文内容及首字母提示，填写所缺单词。

A mother bird and her two babies lived in a rice field． Every morning, she flew away to look for food． Before leaving, she always said, “Don’t go out． Danger is e____51____． Stay inside． Listen to every sound, since it is time to harvest． We must leave the field before the men come to harvest the crops．” One day, a____52____ the mother bird flew away, a farmer and his son came to the field． The farmer said to his son． “It’s time to harvest． We will ask our neighbours to help us．” The son nodded． When the mother bird got home, the baby birds told her everything． She replied, “My dear, don’t be n____53____． We don’t have to leave now．” Then, the mother bird started to feed them． The next day, as u____54____, she asked the babies to be careful and left． The farmer and his son came again． The birds heard the farmer say, “The villagers are b____55____． They have no time to help us． We must get outside help．” The babies told her mum what happened after she came back, but she said, “Don’t worry． We s____56____ have time to move．” A few days later, the farmer and his son visited the field the third time． He said, “If we don’t harvest the crops quickly, we will lose them． Tomorrow we must do it o____57____．” That evening, when the mother bird came back, the babies told her the farmer’s p____58____． She said, “I’m sure the farmer will cut the crops tomorrow． Now, you are strong e____59____ to fly by yourselves． We will go to our new home in the tall tree over there, because this time, the farmer and his son really d____60____ to cut the crops themselves． Always remember: Self-help is the best help．” said the mother bird, taking the babies to their new home．

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参考答案

1．cooking

【详解】句意：在过去的大多数家庭中，妈妈做饭，爸爸出去赚钱。固定短语do the cooking“做饭”，故填cooking。

2．healthier

【详解】句意：这个小女孩变得比以前健康多了。根据“much”和“than”可知，应该使用形容词比较级，“healthy”的比较级为“healthier”。故填：healthier。

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