Unit 5 Wild animals 重点短语专项练习 2026-2027学年八年级英语译林版上册

Unit 5 Wild animals 重点短语专项练习

八年级上册  译林版  教材64—77页  本单元语法  不定式作宾语、目的状语及宾语补足语

重点短语 01至21  Welcome与Reading 65—69页

01  in the wild  在野外

wild在此作名词；wild animals中作形容词。

例句  It is difficult to see these animals in the wild during the daytime.

01－1  We should protect animals in ________ wild.

01－2  Many ________ (wild) animals lose their homes because of human activities.

02  on earth  在地球上

通常不加the；不是on the earth's surface的结构。

例句  The blue whale is the largest animal on earth.

02－1  We share life on ________ with many other living things.（地球）

02－2  Some of the largest animals on earth ________ (live) in the ocean.

03  work as a group  以群体的形式合作

as表示作为；team spirit团队精神。

例句  The wolves were working as a group when the camera recorded them.

03－1  These animals often work ________ a group.

03－2  Good teamwork helps them ________ (survive).

04  in safe hands  得到妥善照顾

hands用复数；safe形容词，safety名词。

例句  The injured bird is in safe hands at the rescue centre.

04－1  The animal is in safe ________ at the rescue centre.（手）

04－2  We should always put ________ (safe) first.

05  in the beginning  起初

相当于at first；at the beginning of在……开始时。

例句  In the beginning, the young panda slept for most of the day.

05－1  ________ the beginning, the task seemed impossible.

05－2  We checked the plan at the beginning ________ the month.

06  at ... months old  在……个月大时

数字后month用复数；at the age of＋年龄也常见。

例句  At eight months old, the cub began to explore the area around its mother.

06－1  The animal learnt to move around at three ________ (month) old.

06－2  She started keeping a diary at the age ________ eight.

07  weigh ... kilograms  重……千克

weigh为动词，weight为名词；询问用How much does…weigh?。

例句  The keeper said the young bear weighed twelve kilograms.

07－1  How much does the young animal ________ (weight)?

07－2  Its ________ (weigh) increased during the summer.

08  grow into ...  长成……

grow—grew；into表示变化后的结果。

例句  The tiny cub will grow into an adult weighing several times as much.

08－1  The little animal grew ________ a healthy adult.

08－2  The tree ________ (grow) much taller last year.

09  learn to do ...  学会做……

learn后接to do；learn from表示向……学习。

例句  Young birds learn to find food before they leave their parents.

09－1  The panda learnt ________ (look) after herself.

09－2  We can learn a lot ________ studying animals.

10  look after oneself  照顾自己

反身代词与主语一致；well修饰look after。

例句  The keeper waited until the young fox could look after itself.

10－1  The young birds can look after ________ (they) now.

10－2  We must look ________ the animals in our care.

11  face serious problems  面临严重问题

face为及物动词，后直接接问题；seriously为副词。

例句  Animals on this island face serious problems during very dry summers.

11－1  Wild animals are facing ________ (seriously) problems.

11－2  Pollution can ________ (harmful) both people and animals.

12  have babies  生育幼崽

baby复数babies；对于动物不只译成人类婴儿。

例句  The keepers expect the two pandas to have babies next spring.

12－1  Some wild animals find it difficult to have ________ (baby).

12－2  The keepers work hard ________ (help) the young animals.

13  even if ...  即使……

引导让步状语从句；不能与but在同一对应结构中重复。

例句  Even if the gate is open, visitors must stay on this side of the fence.

13－1  We should protect them even ________ their number grows.

13－2  Even if the job ________ (be) difficult, we will not give up.

14  get sick  生病

get为连系动词，sick为形容词；illness为名词。

例句  The little animal got sick soon after the cold weather arrived.

14－1  Some animals get ________ because of polluted water.（生病的）

14－2  The animal's ________ (ill) lasted for several days.

15  live on ...  以吃……为生

on后接主要食物；区别live in居住在。

例句  Giant pandas live mainly on bamboo.

15－1  Pandas live mainly ________ bamboo.

15－2  They live ________ a forest far from the city.

16  smaller and smaller  越来越小

比较级＋and＋比较级；多音节常用more and more＋原级。

例句  The patches of forest became smaller and smaller as the road grew wider.

16－1  The number is getting ________ and ________ (small).

16－2  The situation is becoming more and more ________ (serious).

17  as a result  因此；结果

后接结果；as a result of＋原因名词。

例句  Heavy rain damaged the path; as a result, the morning tour was cancelled.

17－1  The river became dirty; as a ________, fewer fish survived.

17－2  Many animals lost their homes as a result ________ the fire.

18  enough ... to do ...  足够的……做……

enough放名词前；作定语后接to do说明用途。

例句  The young otters have enough space to swim in the new pool.

18－1  The young animal needs enough food ________ (eat).

18－2  We must leave ________ space for wildlife.（足够的）

19  take action to do ...  采取行动做……

action通常不可数；to do表目的。

例句  The centre took action to protect the nests near the footpath.

19－1  It is time to take ________ to protect the animals.（行动）

19－2  They took action ________ (improve) the animals' living spaces.

20  thanks to the efforts of ...  多亏……的努力

effort在具体努力时常用复数；thanks to后接原因。

例句  Thanks to the efforts of the rescue team, both animals survived.

20－1  Thanks to their ________ (effort), the river is cleaner.

20－2  We succeeded thanks ________ everyone's hard work.

21  the number of ...  ……的数量

整体作主语用单数；a number of＋复数名词作主语用复数。

例句  The number of birds on the lake changes with the season.

21－1  The number of these birds ________ (be) growing.