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八下Unit 7
一、短语
1.at birth 出生时
2. feel free to do sth.随便做...
3.the population of+地点...的人口
4.as far as I know 据我所知
5.take in 吸入;吞入
6.The first people to do sth.第一个做...的人
7.risk one’s life 冒着生命危险
8.in the face of difficulty面对困难
9.achieve/ realize one’s dream 实现某人的梦想
10.the forces of nature自然的力量
11.even though=even if即使
12.for a short time很短时间
13.up to 到达;至多有
14.prepare...for... 为…准备…
15.run over to... 跑向…
16.walk into 走路时撞着
17.fall over 绊倒
18.a symbol of... …的象征
19.or so 大约
20.die from... = die of... 死于…
二、考点单词解析
1. population
population意为“人口”时,是一个集体名词,被看作一个整体,在句中做主语时,后面的谓语动词用单数形式。
population可与large,small搭配,但不能与many,few搭配
询问人口数量常用what或how large。
population前有修饰词,如分数、百分数时,表示整体人口中的一部分,谓语动词用复数形式
2. protect
protect作及物动词,意为“保护”
protect sb./sth. from/against…,意为“保护某人/某物免受……伤害”
3. include
include作动词,意为“包括;包含”
including + 宾语 = 宾语 + included。
4. succeed
succeed作不及物动词,意为“成功”;表示做某事做成功了
succeed in doing sth
success 表示抽象意义的“成功”,作不可数名词
successful作形容词,意为“成功的”
5. achieve
achieve作及物动词,意为“完成;实现”
achievement作名词,意为“成就;成绩”
6. force
force作名词,意为“力;力量;武力”
force作动词,意为“强迫”
force sb. to do sth.意为“强迫某人做某事”
7. weigh
weigh表示“称……的重量”,是及物动词;表示“重(多少)”,是不及物动词。
weight是名词,意为“重量,体重”
练习
一、单项选择
1. My pet dog likes standing ____ his two legs.
A. in B. by C. on D. of
2. My parents often ask me ____ too much time ____ computer games.
A. not to spend;playing B. not to spend;to play
C. to not spend;play D. to not spend;playing
3.--Mum, could I have an MP4 like this?
-- Certainly, we can buy ______ one, but as good as this.
A. cheap B. a cheapest C. a cheaper D. the cheapest
4.---Do you have enough students to clean the laboratory? ---No, I think we need _______students.
A. another B.two another C.more two D.two more
5. —Do you know the ____ of the stone?
—Yes, it _____ about 200 kilos.
A. weight; weighs B. weights; weighs
C. weigh; weighs D. weigh; weights
6. The police tried to protect