译林版八年级上册英语Unit 5 Reading讲解(包含答案)

Unit 5 Wild animals

Reading

1.When Xi Wang was born, she weighed just 100 grams and looked like a white mouse. （1） be born的含义:出生。

注意 when Xi Wang was born还可以说成 at birth （2） weigh的含义和用法:① weigh是个动词；

如: The bag weighs 7 kilos.=The bag is 7 kilos heavy.这个包重7公斤。

②当我们要问“这个包多重?”时,常用:What the weight of the bag?= How much does the bag weigh?= How heavy is the bag?

③weigh的名词形式为: weight,与之相关的词组为 lose weight= get thinner减肥,变瘦; put on weight=get fatter变胖 练习

1)_______ did you weigh when you were born?

A. How heavy B. How much C. How many D. How 2)那位十二岁男生体重多少?(三种翻译方法)

______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________ ______________________________________________________

3)When Xi Wang was born,she weighed just 100 grams and looked like a white mouse.(同义句转换)

Xi Wang weighed just 100 grams and looked like a white mouse ______ ________.

解析：1. B 2. What the weight of the twelve-year-old boy?= How much does the twelve-year-old boy weigh?= How heavy is the twelve-year-old boy? 3. at birth

2. We called her Xi Wang. 我们叫她希望。

①call sb. … 意思是：叫某人……，称呼某人…… 结构是：call + 宾语 + 宾语补足语 对这里的宾语补足语提问用what，注意区别： _________ do you call this in English? A. Who B. How

C. What

D. Where

__________ do you say this in English? A. Who B. How

C. What

D. Where

②被动语态形式be called意思是：被叫做……，名为…… The boy ____________ Tom.(call)

The boy who _____________ Tom is from Britain. (call)

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译林版八年级上册英语Unit 5 Reading讲解（包含答案）

③called可以放在名词后面作定语，意思是：叫……（名字）的人、物或地方 The boy __________ Tom is from Britain. (call) 解析：① CB ② is called;is called ③ called

3.At four months, she weighed about eight kilograms and started to go outside for the first time. Eight months later, she was not a small baby any more and weighed over 35 kilograms. (1)for the first( second/ third)time的含义:第一(二、三、…)次 (2)注意对“在…之后”(after, later,in)的学习,请参照下表 in in+段时间 She will return from Beijing in two days. 特别注意:对“in+段时间”提问要用How soon. later 段时间+ later 20 minutes later, she found her lost money. 通常用在过去时的句子中。 after after+段时间 通常用在过去时的句子中。 She went out after 25 minutes. after+点时间 通常用在将来时的句子中。 I will have a meeting after 2 o'clock. 练习

1)He __________ (return) the book to the library in two weeks.(动词填空) 2) She will wake up in two minutes.(就划线部分提间) ______ ________ will she wake up? 3)________ do you go to the cinema? -Once a week

A. How often B. How soon C. How long D. How far 4)_________will the concert begin? __________seven o' clock.

A. How long; Not until B. How long; Until C. How soon; Not until D. How soon; Until 5)________ will Tree Planting Day be? In a week.

A. How soon B. How far C. How long D. How often 6) People are puzzled________they read the book. A. the first time B. at the first time C. for the first time D. at first

7) How old were you when I first saw you?(同义句转换)

How old were you when I saw you ________ _______ _______ ________? 解析：1. will return 2. How soon 3-6 ACAC 7. for the first time

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译林版八年级上册英语Unit 5 Reading讲解（包含答案）

3When she was 20 months old.she learnt to look after herself.

(1)learn to look after oneself的含义:学会照顾自己,相当于 learn to take care of oneself 练习：

1)妈妈让我学会照顾自己。

Mum told me ____________________________________________________________. 解析：to learn to look after myself

4.For example, it is very difficult for pandas to have babies. (1)It's+adj.+ for sh.+ to do sth.做某事对某人来说怎么样 练习

1)-What do you think of tomorrow's football match? _________ difficult for us __________ the match. A. We’re; to win B.We’re, winning C. It's; to win D. It's; winning

2) It's polite _______ you to wait for _______turn ________ on the bus. A to; your; to get B. of; your; to get C. of; you; getting D. to; your; get 3) It is necessary________me______________my studies before a new term. A. for; to make a plan for C. for: to make a plan of

B. of; making a plan for D of, making a plan of

4) It is necessary for you and _________ (he) to speak English as often as possible. 5) What would it be like _______ (live) on Mars?

6) In fact _______ is a hard job for the police to keep order in an important football match. A. this

B. that

C. there

D. it

7) It is crazy ________ you to climb such a high mountain step by step. A. for

B. of

C. about

D. on

解析：1-7 CBA him living D B

5. However, the bamboo forests are becoming smaller and smaller. As a result, panda may not have a place to live or food to eat. (1）smaller and smaller的含义:越来越小

(2) a place to live or food to eat中的不定式用法:两个不定式都用作后置定语语修饰前面的名词 place和food。 练习

1) Funtawild Adventure is very popular and _______ tourists visit it year by year. A. more and more B. fewer and fewer

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译林版八年级上册英语Unit 5 Reading讲解（包含答案）

C. less and less D. more or less

2) People complain that the price of the apartment is getting _______. A lower and lower B. higher and higher C. cheaper and cheaper D. more and more expensive

3)The number of giant pandas is getting________because their living areas are becoming farmlands.

A. less and less B. larger and larger C. smaller and smaller D. fewer an fewer 解析：1-3 ABC

6. We should take action right away.--make laws to protect pandas. (1)right away的含义:立即,立刻,马上,其含义相当于 at once (2) make laws的含义:制定法律 (3)protect的含义及用法

protect的名词形式为: protection (U): protect常与against, from搭配使用,意为:防止……遭受……保护……使不受…

如: He was wearing dark glasses to protect his eyes from the sun.他戴一副墨镜以保护眼睛不受阳光的刺激。

He raised his arm to protect his face from the blow.他举起手臂护住脸以免被这一拳打中。 We painted wood to protect it against the rain.我们给木料油漆以防雨水侵蚀。 The sheep dog protects the sheep from danger.牧羊狗保护羊群不受危害。 练习：

1)In winter people usually keep flowers in their houses to_______them from the cold. A. produce B. provide C. protect D. plant 2)He's wearing a pair of sunglasses to protect his eyes_______the strong sunlight. A. from B.in C. to D. with 解析：CA

7.If we do nothing, soon there may be none left! However, we do believe that where there is Xi Wang, there is a hope. She weighed only 100 grams at birth. (1)none的含义和用法,并请区分其与 nobody, nothing之间的不同

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译林版八年级上册英语Unit 5 Reading讲解（包含答案）

no one/ nobody常用来指人,作主语时谓语动词要用单数形式; nothing常用来指物,作主语时谓语动词也要用单数形式;none的含义是“没有一个人,没有一件事(物)”,可指人也可指物,作主语时,如和of连用指不可数名词时,谓语动词要用单数形式;指可数名词时,谓语动词用单、复数均可。如: No one likes a person with bad manners. Nothing is difficult in the word if you put your heart into it. 注意：①none可与of连用表示范围,而 no one/ nobody和 nothing不可以②none可用来回答 How many/much?的特殊疑问句;而 no one/ nobody和nothing则分别用来回答Who和What的特殊疑问句。如:① How many birds are there in the tree?None. ②-What is in the box?-Nothing. ③ Who is in the classroom?No one/ Nobody. none可用来回答“any名词”构成的一般疑问句;而 nobody和 nothing则分别用来回答由 anybody和 anything构成的一般疑问句。如:① Is there any bread left？No, none at all. ②-Is there anything in the sky?-No, nothing.③ Is anybody in the classroom?-No one/Nobody. not all/all....not 表示三者成三者以上的部分否定:而none表示三者或三者以上的全部否定。如: Not all ads are good.并非所有的广告都好。(部分否定) None of us liked the ad.我们没有一个人喜欢这个广告。(全部否定) （2）if的相关用法:在主从复合句中,主句假如用了一般将来时(祈使句和含有情态动词的句子也包括在内),在if, unless等引导的条件状语从句中,以及在when, before, after,until,not.until, as soon as等引导的时间状语从句中,我们要用一般现在时表示将来时的含义,即我们常说的“主将从现”

注意这种条件状语从句的转换 含有条件句的结构可转换 祈使句+and+积极地结果 祈使句+or+消极的结果 （3）there may be的,可以理解成是过去分词用作后置定语，含义为:一只都不剩下。 （4）do believe中的do,这是英语中一种强调句的用法,即在动词原形前用助动词do, did, does等表示强调,此处可翻译为:我们真的相信,我们确实相信 （5） Where there is a way, there is a way.有志者事竟成。 课文中把这句谚语根据上下文做了适当的改编。

（6）at birth的含义和用法:出生时,相当于 when sb. be born 练习：

(1) There is going to __________a basketball match in the playground this afternoon. A. has B.have C. be D.hold

(2) There is going to________ a report________Chinese history in our school this evening. A. have; on B. be; on C. have; for D. be; of (3) She will have a holiday as soon as she_________the work next week.

A. finishes B. doesn't finish C. will finish D. won't finish (4)-Will your mother_______you if you ______the English exam. Of course not. Because I am trying my best.

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A. be angry with; don't pass B. be angry with; won't pass C. be angry to; don’t pass D. be angry to; won t pass

(5) You will not pass the final exam if you don't work hard.(两种同义句转换) _________ _________,________you'll pass the exam. _________ _________,________you'll fail the exam.

(6) Get up quickly, or you'll be late for school.(三种同义句转换)

________ ________ quickly,_________ you ________ ________ late for school. ________ you get up quickly,you ________ ________ late for school. ________ you _______ get up quickly, you’ll be late for school. (7)Let' s move the bag, or there may be an accident.(同义句转换) _______we don't move the bag,_______there _______ ______an accident. (8)__________but fools will believe what he said.

A. None B. Nothing C. Anything D. Everything (9)-Are you _________from America? NO, none of us.

A. both B. all C. any D. either (10)--It snowed heavily last night. Is everyone in our class here today? Yes,and _______ of us was late for school this morning. A. none B.neither C. all D. either (11) If we do nothing for giant pandas, there may be ________ left in the world.

(12)If we do nothing for giant pandas, there may be ________ giant pandas left in the world. A. no

B. no one

C. none

D. nothing

(13) — Are there any apples in the fridge?

— No, there is ________. You should go to buy some. A. nothing — _________. A. Nothing

B. No one

C. None

D. No

B. no one

C. none

D. no

(14) — How many apples are there in the fridge?

1-4 CBAA 5.work hard and;Work hard or 6. Get up or will be;If won’t be;If don’t 7. Unless or may be 8-12 ABADC 13-14 CC

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