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八年级英语下册Unit8知识点-Exploring the Topic讲义
第一部分:Thinking Skills - Analyzing the Author's Purpose(分析作者目的)
一、重点句型解析
1. "The name for Chinese money is renminbi (RMB or CNY), and RMB's unit is yuan."
- 意思:中国货币的名称是人民币(RMB或CNY),人民币的单位是元。
- 知识点:unit 单位
- 仿写:The __________ for American money is dollar.
2. "We should not waste water because it is a valuable natural resource."
- 意思:我们不应该浪费水,因为它是一种宝贵的自然资源。
- 知识点:waste 浪费;valuable 宝贵的;natural resource 自然资源
- 仿写:We __________ protect forests because they are __________.
3. "Where do frogs keep their money? In a river-bank."
- 意思:青蛙把钱存在哪里?在河岸(银行)里。(双关语:bank既有河岸又有银行的意思)
- 知识点:这是一个双关语笑话,用于娱乐目的。
- 仿写:Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts.(guts既有勇气又有内脏的意思)
4. "In ancient times, when people began to trade things, there was a need for borrowing and lending."
- 意思:在古代,当人们开始交易物品时,就有了借贷的需要。
- 知识点:in ancient times 在古代;trade 交易;borrowing and lending 借贷
- 仿写:__________, people used shells as money.
5. "Take Kron's trade with Nokk as an example."
- 意思:以Kron和Nokk的交易为例。
- 知识点:take ... as an example 以……为例
- 仿写:__________ how this word is used in a sentence.
6. "Kron, a hunter, needed hunting tools."
- 意思:Kron,一个猎人,需要狩猎工具。
- 知识点:hunter 猎人;hunting tools 狩猎工具
- 仿写:My uncle is a __________. He has many __________.
7. "Nokk, a tool-maker, needed to trade his tools for food."
- 意思:Nokk,一个工具制造者,需要把他的工具换成食物。
- 知识点:tool-maker 工具制造者;trade A for B 用A换B
- 仿写:Farmers __________ their crops __________ money.
8. "Kron had nothing to trade for the tools but promised to give Nokk the food in the future."
- 意思:Kron没有什么可以用来交换工具的,但他承诺将来给Nokk食物。
- 知识点:promise to do 承诺做某事;in the future 将来
- 仿写:He __________ help me with my homework.
9. "This is how 'credit' began."
- 意思:这就是"信用"的开始。
- 知识点:credit 信用
- 仿写:This is __________ I learned to swim.
二、话题词汇与表达(Analyzing Author's Purpose)
英文 中文
purpose 目的
persuade 说服
inform 告知
entertain 娱乐
renminbi (RMB) 人民币
unit 单位
yuan 元
waste 浪费
valuable 宝贵的
natural resource 自然资源
in ancient times 在古代
trade 交易
borrow 借入
lend 借出
take ... as an example 以……为例
hunter 猎人
hunting tools 狩猎工具
tool-maker 工具制造者
trade ... for ... 用……交换……
promise 承诺
in the future 将来
credit 信用
clue 线索
title 标题
main idea 主旨
第二部分:Reading Strategies - Making Inferences(推理)
一、重点句型解析
1. "Li Ming likes the guitar and decides to save money."
- 意思:李明喜欢吉他,决定存钱。
- 知识点:decide to do 决定做某事;save money 存钱
- 仿写:She likes books and __________ buy one.
2. "You can buy something when you have enough money."
- 意思:当你有足够的钱时,你可以买东西。
- 知识点:enough 足够的
- 仿写:You can travel when you have __________ time and money.
3. "One day, a farmer came into a bank. He wanted to borrow some money."
- 意思:一天,一个农民来到银行。他想借一些钱。
- 知识点:come into 进入;borrow money 借钱
- 仿写:Yesterday, a student __________ the library to __________ books.
4. "How much money would you like to borrow?" a bank officer asked.
- 意思:"你想借多少钱?"银行职员问道。
- 知识点:How much 多少(修饰不可数名词);bank officer 银行职员
- 仿写:__________ water do you drink every day?
5. "What do you have for the safety of our money?" the officer asked.
- 意思:"你有什么可以保障我们资金安全的?"职员问道。
- 知识点:for the safety of 为了……的安全
- 仿写:We should work hard __________ our family.
6. "Oh, I have an old truck, and I also own some hens and sheep."
- 意思:哦,我有一辆旧卡车,还有一些母鸡和羊。
- 知识点:own 拥有;hen 母鸡;sheep 羊(单复数同形)
- 仿写:My family __________ a dog and two cats.
7. "Well, it won't work, I'm afraid," the officer continued.
- 意思:"嗯,恐怕不行,"职员继续说。
- 知识点:it won't work 行不通;I'm afraid 恐怕
- 仿写:I tried to fix the computer, but __________.
8. "Do you have a house?" "Yes, I do."
- 意思:"你有房子吗?""是的,我有。"
- 知识点:这是一个一般疑问句及其肯定回答。
- 仿写:__________ you __________ a car? Yes, I __________.
9. "After hearing this, the bank officer took out some papers and began to help the farmer to fill out them."
- 意思:听到这个后,银行职员拿出一些文件,开始帮农民填写。
- 知识点:after hearing this 听到这个后;take out 拿出;fill out 填写
- 仿写:__________ the news, she started to cry. Please __________ a form.
二、话题词汇与表达(Making Inferences)
英文 中文
inference 推理
save money 存钱
enough 足够的
come into 进入
borrow 借
bank officer 银行职员
safety 安全
own 拥有
truck 卡车
hen 母鸡
sheep 羊
it won't work 行不通
I'm afraid 恐怕
continue 继续
after hearing this 听到这个后
take out 拿出
fill out 填写
第三部分:Theme Reading - The History of Money(货币的历史)
一、重点句型解析
1. "What is money? When people pay for goods or services, they use some kinds of money."
- 意思:什么是货币?当人们支付商品或服务时,他们使用某种形式的货币。
- 知识点:pay for 支付;goods 商品;services 服务
- 仿写:We __________ food and clothes with money.
2. "We can find money in museums all over the world."
- 意思:我们可以在世界各地的博物馆找到货币。
- 知识点:all over the world 全世界
- 仿写:People __________ love music.
3. "But do you know how money has developed over time?"
- 意思:但你知道货币是如何随着时间的推移而发展的吗?
- 知识点:develop 发展;over time 随着时间的推移
- 仿写:Technology has changed a lot __________.
4. "Before people used money, they traded things."
- 意思:在人们使用货币之前,他们用物品进行交易。
- 知识点:before 在……之前;trade 交易
- 仿写:__________ the invention of cars, people traveled by horse.
5. "For example, a person might trade a cow for five sheep."
- 意思:例如,一个人可能用一头牛换五只羊。
- 知识点:trade A for B 用A换B
- 仿写:In the past, people __________ rice __________ vegetables.
6. "In this case, the cow was used as a form of 'money'."
- 意思:在这种情况下,牛被用作一种"货币"形式。
- 知识点:in this case 在这种情况下;be used as 被用作;a form of 一种……形式
- 仿写:__________, we need to find another solution. Bamboo can __________ building material.
7. "People in ancient China invented shell money."
- 意思:古代中国人发明了贝壳货币。
- 知识点:invent 发明;shell 贝壳
- 仿写:The Chinese __________ paper.
8. "Even today we can see the symbol of 'shell' in many Chinese characters about money or trade."
- 意思:即使在今天,我们仍然可以在许多关于货币或贸易的汉字中看到"贝"的符号。
- 知识点:symbol 符号;character 汉字
- 仿写:The dove is a __________ of peace. Chinese __________ are beautiful.
9. "During the Spring and Autumn Period (770BCE–476BCE), each state made their own money."
- 意思:在春秋时期(公元前770年-公元前476年),每个诸侯国都铸造自己的货币。
- 知识点:during 在……期间;state 国家,诸侯国
- 仿写:__________ the summer vacation, we traveled a lot.
10. "Later, Emperor Qinshihuang unified China."
- 意思:后来,秦始皇统一了中国。
- 知识点:unify 统一
- 仿写:The country was __________ after the war.
11. "To make doing business easier across the country, he made the whole country use the same type of money—a round coin with a square hole in the center."
- 意思:为了使全国范围内的贸易更容易,他让整个国家使用同一种货币——一种中间有方孔的圆形铜钱。
- 知识点:to do 为了(表示目的);make doing business easier 使做生意更容易;across the country 全国;the same type of 同一类型的;coin 硬币;square 方形的;hole 孔;center 中心
- 仿写:__________ improve his English, he reads every day. They all wear __________ uniform.
12. "With such a shape, people could put the money together with a rope and carry them around easily."
- 意思:有了这种形状,人们可以用绳子把货币串在一起,方便携带。
- 知识点:with such a shape 有了这种形状;rope 绳子;carry around 随身携带
- 仿写:__________, the tool is very useful. Don't __________ too much cash.
13. "Centuries later, when there was less metal for making money, the government of the Song Dynasty started to produce paper money—'jiaozhi'."
- 意思:几个世纪后,当用于铸造货币的金属减少时,宋朝政府开始生产纸币——"交子"。
- 知识点:centuries later 几个世纪后;metal 金属;produce 生产;paper money 纸币
- 仿写:__________, the city changed a lot. This factory __________ cars.
14. "This great invention later also appeared in other parts of the world."
- 意思:这一伟大发明后来也出现在世界其他地方。
- 知识点:appear 出现;other parts of the world 世界其他地方
- 仿写:Smartphones __________ in the early 2000s.
15. "Now, as information technology develops, countries like China are entering a cashless society."
- 意思:现在,随着信息技术的发展,像中国这样的国家正在进入无现金社会。
- 知识点:as 随着;information technology 信息技术;enter 进入;cashless society 无现金社会
- 仿写:__________ you grow older, you will understand more. We are __________ a new era.
16. "If a foreign tourist visits China, he will find people pay for almost everything through their mobile phones."
- 意思:如果外国游客来中国旅游,他会发现人们几乎所有的支付都是通过手机完成的。
- 知识点:foreign tourist 外国游客;pay for 支付;through 通过;mobile phone 手机
- 仿写:__________ you study hard, you __________ pass the exam. We communicate __________ email.
17. "What will money look like in the future? Will there still be paper money?"
- 意思:未来的货币会是什么样子?还会有纸币吗?
- 知识点:in the future 在未来
- 仿写:What __________ life be like __________?
18. "We may not have an answer to that."
- 意思:我们可能对此没有答案。
- 知识点:an answer to ... ……的答案
- 仿写:Do you have __________ this question?
19. "But we human beings will surely continue to create things of value."
- 意思:但我们人类肯定会继续创造有价值的东西。
- 知识点:human beings 人类;surely 肯定地;continue to do 继续做;create 创造;of value 有价值的
- 仿写:__________ are the most intelligent animals on Earth. Artists __________ beautiful works.
二、话题词汇与表达(The History of Money)
英文 中文
pay for 支付
goods 商品
services 服务
all over the world 全世界
develop 发展
over time 随着时间的推移
trade 交易
trade ... for ... 用……交换……
in this case 在这种情况下
be used as 被用作
a form of 一种……形式
invent 发明
shell 贝壳
symbol 符号
character 汉字
during 在……期间
state 国家;州
unify 统一
across the country 全国
the same type of 同一类型的
coin 硬币
square 方形的
hole 孔
center 中心
rope 绳子
carry around 随身携带
centuries later 几个世纪后
metal 金属
produce 生产
paper money 纸币
appear 出现
other parts of the world 世界其他地方
as 随着
information technology 信息技术
enter 进入
cashless society 无现金社会
foreign tourist 外国游客
through 通过
mobile phone 手机
in the future 在未来
an answer to ……的答案
human beings 人类
surely 肯定地
continue to do 继续做
create 创造
of value 有价值的
综合配套练习
A. 单项选择
( ) 1. People in ancient times used to trade things ______ money.
A. for B. without C. with D. by
( ) 2. Shell money was ______ in ancient China.
A. invented B. found C. discovered D. created
( ) 3. We can see the ______ of "shell" in many Chinese characters.
A. sign B. symbol C. signal D. mark
( ) 4. Emperor Qinshihuang ______ China and made the whole country use the same money.
A. unified B. united C. combined D. connected
( ) 5. The round coin had a square ______ in the center.
A. hole B. whole C. hall D. hold
( ) 6. People could put the money together with a ______ and carry them around.
A. rope B. road C. rock D. roll
( ) 7. The Song Dynasty started to produce paper money ______ there was less metal.
A. because B. so C. but D. and
( ) 8. Now, countries like China are entering a ______ society.
A. cashless B. careful C. careless D. carless
( ) 9. If a foreign tourist visits China, he ______ people pay through mobile phones.
A. find B. finds C. will find D. found
( ) 10. We human beings will continue to create things ______ value.
A. of B. with C. in D. for
B. 用所给单词的正确形式填空
1. Before people used money, they __________ (trade) things.
2. A person might trade a cow for five __________ (sheep).
3. People in ancient China invented __________ (shell) money.
4. Emperor Qinshihuang __________ (unify) China.
5. He made the whole country use the same type of __________ (money).
6. The coin had a square __________ (hole) in the center.
7. People could put the money together with a __________ (ropes).
8. The Song Dynasty started to produce __________ (paper) money.
9. Now, countries are entering a __________ (cash) society.
10. We will continue to create things of __________ (valuable).
C. 翻译句子
1. 在古代,人们用物品交换东西。
________________________________________________
2. 古代中国人发明了贝壳货币。
________________________________________________
3. 我们可以在许多汉字中看到"贝"的符号。
________________________________________________
4. 秦始皇统一了中国。
________________________________________________
5. 他让全国使用同一种货币。
________________________________________________
6. 这种硬币中间有一个方孔。
________________________________________________
7. 人们可以用绳子把硬币串起来携带。
________________________________________________
8. 宋朝开始生产纸币——"交子"。
________________________________________________
9. 现在,中国正在进入无现金社会。
________________________________________________
10. 人们通过手机支付几乎所有的东西。
________________________________________________
教师版(含答案)
第一部分:Thinking Skills - Analyzing the Author's Purpose
句型解析答案
1. The unit for American money is dollar.
2. We should protect forests because they are valuable natural resources.
3. Why don't skeletons fight each other? They don't have the guts.
4. In ancient times, people used shells as money.
5. Take this word as an example to show how it is used.
6. My uncle is a hunter. He has many hunting tools.
7. Farmers trade their crops for money.
8. He promised to help me with my homework.
9. This is how I learned to swim.
第二部分:Reading Strategies - Making Inferences
句型解析答案
1. She likes books and decides to buy one.
2. You can travel when you have enough time and money.
3. Yesterday, a student came into the library to borrow books.
4. How much water do you drink every day?
5. We should work hard for the safety of our family.
6. My family owns a dog and two cats.
7. I tried to fix the computer, but it won't work.
8. Do you have a car? Yes, I do.
9. After hearing the news, she started to cry. Please fill out a form.
第三部分:Theme Reading - The History of Money
句型解析答案
1. We pay for food and clothes with money.
2. People all over the world love music.
3. Technology has changed a lot over time.
4. Before the invention of cars, people traveled by horse.
5. In the past, people traded rice for vegetables.
6. In this case, we need to find another solution. Bamboo can be used as building material.
7. The Chinese invented paper.
8. The dove is a symbol of peace. Chinese characters are beautiful.
9. During the summer vacation, we traveled a lot.
10. The country was unified after the war.
11. To improve his English, he reads every day. They all wear the same type of uniform.
12. With such a shape, the tool is very useful. Don't carry around too much cash.
13. Centuries later, the city changed a lot. This factory produces cars.
14. Smartphones appeared in the early 2000s.
15. As you grow older, you will understand more. We are entering a new era.
16. If you study hard, you will pass the exam. We communicate through email.
17. What will life be like in the future?
18. Do you have an answer to this question?
19. Human beings are the most intelligent animals on Earth. Artists create beautiful works.
综合配套练习答案
A. 单项选择
1. B 2. A 3. B 4. A 5. A 6. A 7. A 8. A 9. C 10. A
B. 用所给单词的正确形式填空
1. traded 2. sheep 3. shell 4. unified 5. money
6. hole 7. rope 8. paper 9. cashless 10. value
C. 翻译句子
1. In ancient times, people traded things.
2. People in ancient China invented shell money.
3. We can see the symbol of "shell" in many Chinese characters.
4. Emperor Qinshihuang unified China.
5. He made the whole country use the same type of money.
6. This coin had a square hole in the center.
7. People could put the coins together with a rope and carry them around.
8. The Song Dynasty started to produce paper money—"jiaozhi".
9. Now, China is entering a cashless society.
10. People pay for almost everything through their mobile phones.
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