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英 语
第13讲 八年级(下)Unit 7~Unit 8
【典例在线】
More than three quarters of the population are Chinese.
超过四分之三的人口是中国人。
What is the population of Wenzhou?温州的人口有多少?
【拓展精析】
▲population指人口总数,作主语时,谓语动词用单数形式,但当population前有分数、百分数等修饰时,谓语动词用复数形式。
▲population可以用large/big/small修饰,表示“人口众多或稀少”,但不能用many/few修饰。询问人口多少的常用句型:What is the population of...?
▲表示“某地有多少人口”的表达方式:
①the population of +某地+be+数词(该句型中population前用定冠词the)。
②某地+has a population of +数词(该句型中population前用不定冠词a)。
1)The population of China is much ____ than that of any other country in the world.
A. larger B. largest C. more D. large
2)It is reported that about seventy percent of the population in China____ farmers.
A. has B. are C. is D. was
A
B
3)—____ is the population of your town?
—About 3 million.
A. How many B. What
C. How much D. Which
4)尽管二孩政策已全面开放,但中国的人口并未快速增长。
Although the secondchild policy has been fully liberalized,
____________________China doesn't increase fast.
B
the population of
【拓展精析】
5)Nowadays the ____ of cameras is becoming lighter and they are easier to carry.
A. depth B. width C. weight D. height
6)He _________ (weigh) only 70 kilos now after taking a balanced diet.
7)Daniel has tried to lose _________ (weigh) by eating less recently, but two kilos has been put on instead.
C
weighs
weight
【典例在线】
It's important for humans to protect wild animals. 对于人类来说保护野生动物很重要。
He's wearing sunglasses to protect his eyes from the strong sunlight. 他戴着太阳镜以免眼睛受到太阳光的伤害。
【拓展精析】
8)—How can we protect ourselves ____ the earthquake?
—We should stay calm first.
A. with B. about C. for D. from
9)The seat belts protect both drivers and passengers from ____ hurt when cars stop suddenly.
A. get B.getting
C. to get D.got
D
B
【典例在线】
I achieved my goal of being top three in the exams. 我实现了考进前三名的目标。
Don't give up halfway and your dream will come true. 不要半途而废,你的梦想会实现的。
【拓展精析】
词(组) 用法
achieve 及物动词,主语是人,有被动语态,常用结构:sb.+achieve+梦想/目标。
come true 不及物动词词组,主语是物,无被动语态,常用结构:梦想/目标+co