Unit 4 The Wonders of Nature知识点总结（词汇拓展+短语总结+好词佳句）- 2025-2026学年人教版八年级英语下册

八年级英语下册 Unit 4知识点 一、词汇拓展 wonder--wonderful wonder = want to know measurement--measure take measures to do sth square kilometre 平方千米　 cubic kilometre 立方千米 below under depth--deep--deepen--deeply dive--diver go diving research--researcher search vessel boat cruise unusual--unusually--usually--usual a usual day an unusual day at the bottom of on the top of in the middle of ancient civilization means (pl. means) by no means by all means by means of development--develop with the development of desert dessert cubic swimming pool climber--climb northern--north east west south distance--distant in the distance at/from a distance survive--survival survive a big fire changeable--change death--dead--die--dying determined--determine--determination be determined to do sth determine to do sth with determination above on over teammate schoolmate workmate deskmate classmate shoulder--should bit by bit 一点一点地；逐渐地 take measures to do sth successfully--successful--success--succeed succeed in doing sth fail to do sth risk--risky take a risk take risks curiosity--curious--curiously out of curiosity with curiosity ambition--ambitious explorer--explore--exploration simply--simple located--locate--location types of 二、短语总结 The Wonders of Nature大自然的奇观 A problem shared is a problem halved. 分享难题，难题减半。（或：两人分担，困难减半。） Section A What is amazing about nature? connect with nature 与大自然建立联系 talk about geography facts about natural wonders 谈论关于自然奇观的地理知识 compare facts about famous places 对比关于著名地点的事实 share geography facts using large numbers 用大数据来分享地理知识 explore how and why people connect with nature 探索人们如何以及为何与大自然建立联系 be special about sth 某物特别之处 natural wonders自然奇观 be amazing about sth 对某事感到惊喜；对某事赞叹不已 the description of the places 对这些地方的描述 the highest mountain 最高的山 the largest desert 最大的沙漠 the lowest place on earth 地球上最低的地方 the deepest place in the ocean 海洋里最深的地方 know about 知道；了解 (know--knew) label the depths 标注深度 depth Fendouzhe reached “奋斗者”号到达的深度 depth at which the deep sea begins 深海开始的深度 Chinese vessel 中国潜水器 dive deeper in the water 在水中下潜得更深 deep-sea animals 深海动物 protect the deep sea 保护深海 dive to the bottom of the ocean 下潜到海底 be important to sb 对某人很重要 welcome back 欢迎回来 on the Yellow River 在黄河上 the longest river 最长的河流 travel the farthest 流得最远 by the way 顺便问一下 carry brown and yellow earth 携带棕黄色的泥土 learn about rivers 了解河流 the longest river in Africa 非洲最长的河流 both...and... 两者都 ancient civilizations 古代文明 help sb (to) do sth 帮助某人做某事 help sb with sth help ancient civilizations to develop 帮助古代文明发展 call...“mother river” 称……为“母亲河” by all means 无论如何; 用一切手段 as well as 和……一样好 也 grow taller 变得更高 (grow--grew) travel the farthest 流得最远 cubic metres 立方米 pour down 倾泻而下 each second 每秒 last year 去年 one of the + adj最高级+名词复数 最...之一... a magical experience 神奇的体验 go closer to 走近 (go--went) grow louder 变得更响 (grow--grew) as far as the eye could see 一望无际 sit in a special pool 坐在一个特别的水池里 (sit--sat) Section B Why do we explore nature? explore nature探索自然 tell a partner 和同伴交流 (tell--told) scan the article 略读文章 (scan--scanned) find the information 查找信息 (find--found) the northern side of the mountain 山的北侧 the distance between...and... ……和……之间的距离 the Second Step 第二台阶 sea level 海平面 the first Chinese team 第一支中国登山队 reach the top of 到达……的顶峰 the height of ……的高度 reach new heights 勇攀新高 one of the greatest wonders of the world 世界上最伟大的奇观之一 the highest place on earth 地球上最高的地方 feel like doing sth 想要做某事 (feel--felt) be able to do sth 能够做... (be--was/were) be determined to do sth 决心做某事 make the climb 成功攀登；完成爬坡 (make--made) arrive at + 小地点 arrive in + 大地点 above sea level 海拔以上 so...that... 如此…… 以至于…… allow sb to do sth 允许某人做某事 step on one’s shoulders 踩在某人的肩膀上 (step--stepped) bit by bit 一点一点地 pull oneself up 奋力向上爬 make past 穿过；越过 (make--made) a national flag 国旗 fly above 在……上空飘扬 (fly--flew) for the first time 第一次 do research 做研究 (do--did) measure its height 测量它的高度 climb Qomolangma 攀登珠穆朗玛峰 risk one’s life to do sth 冒生命危险做某事 human curiosity and ambition 人类的好奇心与野心 cannot be stopped 无法被阻挡 an English explorer 英国探险家 as sb puts it 正如某人所说 find the answers to the questions 找到问题的答案 (find--found) note down the details 记录细节 It is adj for sb to do sth 对某人来说做某事怎么样 It is difficult to climb... 攀登...很困难 China’s climbing teams 中国登山队 make achievements 取得成就 (make--made) correct the false statements 改正错误表述 both...and... 两者都 a strong body 强壮的身体 use sth to do sth 使用...做... use the “Death Road” 使用“死亡之路” start to do sth 开始做某事 place the national flag on the top of Qomolangma 在珠穆朗玛峰山顶放置国旗 a good mountain climber 优秀的登山者 need to do sth 需要做某事 have good qualities 有好的品质 (have--had) make sentences 造句 (make--made) how far 多远 how heavy 多重 how large 多大 how often 多久一次 how long 多长；多久(通常对for+时间段提问) how high 多高 how deep 多深 how low 多低 how fast 多快 how soon 多久以后 （通常对一般将来时中的时间段提问） be located in 位于... one of the + adj最高级+名词复数 最...之一... a freshwater lake 淡水湖 curious travellers 好奇的旅行者 a natural wonder 自然奇观 dive into the deep water 潜入深水 cover an area of... 覆盖……面积 natural wonders of the world 世界自然奇观 white sand beaches 白色沙滩 living structure 活体结构 on earth 在地球上 the dream of a lifetime 一生的梦 a salt lake 盐湖 in Qinghai Province, China 在中国青海省 photograph wildlife 拍摄野生动物 design a poster 设计一个广告 a natural wonder 自然奇观 do some research 做一些研究 (do--did) make notes 做笔记 (make--made) make a poster 制作海报 (make--made) refer to the example 参考示例 (refer--referred) on the right 在右边 give a report 做报告 (give--gave) pay attention to doing 注意 (pay--paid) cover an area of... 覆盖……面积 the world's biggest rainforest 世界最大的雨林 the lungs of the earth 地球之肺 the largest variety of plants and animals 种类最丰富的动植物 make achievements 取得成就(make--made) make comparisons 做比较 (make--made) give some geography facts 给出一些地理事实 (give--gave) connect with nature 与自然相连 explore nature 探索自然 三、好词佳句 1.A problem shared is a problem halved. 分享难题，难题减半。（或：两人分担，困难减半。） 2.Some animals have unusual abilities. Some are blind, but they can see as well as others. Some can even create their own light. 有些动物拥有奇特的本领。有些动物目不能视，却能和其他动物一样看清事物，还有些甚至能自己发光。 3.The Yangtze River is the longest river in China. It travels the farthest and is about 6,300 kilometres long. The Yellow River is 5,464 kilometres long and is the second longest. By the way, do you know why it's called the Yellow River? 长江是中国最长的河流，流程最广，全长约 6300 千米。黄河全长 5464 千米，是中国第二长河。对了，你知道它为什么被称作黄河吗？ 4. Both the Nile and the Yellow River helped ancient civilizations to develop. In China, we even call the Yellow River our "mother river"! We should protect them by all means. 尼罗河和黄河都孕育了古老的文明。在中国，我们甚至将黄河称作“母亲河”！我们理应竭尽全力保护它们。 5.Visiting one of the world's largest waterfalls was a magical experience. As we went closer to the falls, the noise of the water slowly grew louder and louder. It went on for as far as the eye could see. 游览世界最大的瀑布之一，是一次奇妙的体验。当我们走近瀑布时，水声渐渐变得越来越大，瀑布的景象一眼望不到头。 6.We felt the water rush past us and become a part of the waterfall. It was the scariest but also the most amazing experience of our trip! 我们能感受到水流从身旁奔腾而过，汇入瀑布之中。这是我们此行中最惊险，却也最震撼的经历！ 10.Until 2007, almost all climbers from the northern side used this "Chinese Ladder" to reach the top much faster. 直到2007 年，几乎所有从北坡登顶的登山者，都会借助这架 “中国梯”，更快地登上顶峰。 11. Why do people still risk their lives to climb the highest mountain in the world? It is because human curiosity and ambition cannot be stopped. Or, as the English explorer George Mallory put it, it is simply "because it's there"! 为何人们仍要冒着生命危险，去攀登这座世界最高峰？因为人类的好奇心与探索欲永无止境。正如英国探险家乔治・马洛里所言，答案很简单——“因为山就在那里”！ 12.For people who love the ocean, visiting the Great Barrier Reef is the dream of a lifetime! 对于热爱大海的人来说，造访大堡礁是毕生的梦想！ 13.Nature makes us wonder. That is why it is wonderful. 大自然总能引发我们的惊叹，这正是它的美妙之处。 1 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $