【同步讲义】外研版英语八年级上册-Module 2 Unit 1 讲义（知识精讲+同步练习）

Module 2 My hometown and my country

Unit 1 It’s taller than many other buildings

1. What’s the population of Shenzhen? 深圳的人口是多少？

 【知识点】population

表示“人口”，一般用单数。注意:  population 不能用 how many / much来问； 表示人口多用 “large”或 “great”, 人口少 用“small”修饰。表示“某地的人口有多少？”What’s the population of…?

☞ The population of my home town is very large. 我家乡的人口很多。

2.  It’s over ten million. 它有1000多万。

【知识点】million

数次，意为“百万”。修饰名词时，如果million 前面有具体的数词，则用“具体数词+million(+名词复数）”。如果million 前没有具体的数词，则用“millions of +可数名词复数形式”。

☞They planted 2 million trees. 他们栽了两百万棵树。

【拓展】

与million用法类似的词还有hundred, thousand, billion。

3. Pretty good！ 相当好！

【知识点】pretty

①副词，相当地；非常，常修饰形容词或副词，多用于口语中。

☞It’s pretty cold.

②形容词，漂亮的

☞Miss Ma is very pretty in the new shirt. 马老师穿着那条新裙子很漂亮。

4.In fact, it only became important in the 1980s. 实际上，它只是在20世纪80年代才变得重要起来。

【知识点1】in fact

事实上；实际上 通常位于句首，可用于强调，尤其是与刚提到的情况相反时。

☞I thought the work would be difficult. In fact, it’s very easy. 我原以为这项工作会很难，事实上它很容易。

【知识点2】 in the 1980s

在20世纪80年代，表示“在......世纪......年代”用介词in，在表示整十的年份后加“s”或“’s”, 并在前面加定冠词the。

 ☞He left school in the 1990s/1990’s. 他在20世纪90年代毕业。

5. Some day it will become as busy as Hong Kong, I’m sure. 我相信，有一天它会变得和香港一样繁华。

【知识点】as...as...

和......一样......是同级比较结构。两个as中间用形容词或副词的原级，第二个as后接比较的对象。

☞Tom doesn’t sing as/so well as Lucy. 汤姆不如露西唱得好。

6. I’d like to go there one day. 我想有一天去那里。

【知识点1】would like

would like 想，想要

无人称和数的变化，在语气上比want更委婉。变一般疑问句时，要将would提到主语之前。

☞Would you like to run with me now? 现在你想和我一起跑步吗？

【辨析】one day与some day

题组A  基础过关练

一、写出下列单词的比较级

1. large--         2. small ---     3. strong---      4. easy--- 

5. happy---       6. thin---       7. hot---         8. early---  

9. fat---          10. late---

【参考答案】

1. larger
2. smaller
3. stronger
4. easier
5. happier
6. thinner
7. hotter
8. earlier
9. fatter
10. Later

 二、根据句子意思及所给的中文提示完成单词。每空只能填一词。

11.The p___________ of Hong Kong comes to seven million.

12. The city is on the western c___________ of the country.

13. London is famous for Cambridge U_______________.

14. Changjiang is w__________ than the Yellow River.

15. Two heads are ___________ (good) than one.

16. It takes _____________ (much) time to study maths than English.

17. John likes to go _____________ (swim) in summer.

18. New York is busier and ____________ (noisy) than London.

19. I’d like ____________ (visit) the Diwang Tower this summer.

20. Which city is _____________ (busy), Wuhan or Nanjing?

【参考答案】

11. population
12. coast
13. University
14. wider
15. better
16. more
17. swimming
18. noiser
19. to visit
20. busier

题组B  能力提升练

三、完形填空

My family went on a trip last Saturday. We didn’t   21   much money and really had a good time.

In the morning, my father   22   us to a science centre in our city. We didn’t spend any money on the tickets   23   it is free. There is a children’s area in the science centre. My brother and I saw different kinds of animals and did some interesting things. We both had a lot of   24   playing together in the science centre. Then we took   25   car to a park near the science centre. My parents set up the tent first, and then we had a picnic   26  . After the picnic, my father started to read newspapers and my mother   27   games with me. After we got back home in the afternoon, I turned   28   the computer and copied (拷贝) all the photos we took that day. My mother even wrote some words for our   29  . She hoped those photos and words would   30   us remember the happy time.

(   )21. A. get        B. spend     C. collect      D. ask

(   )22. A. put        B. bought    C. drove      D. left

(   )23. A. because    B. but       C. after       D. or

(   )24. A. questions    B. fight      C. time       D. fun

(   )25. A. our        B. her       C. their       D. its

(   )26. A. exactly     B. early      C. happily    D. easily

(   )27. A. danced     B. played     C. sang       D. gave

(   )28. A. off        B. on        C. up         D. down

(   )29. A. trips       B. photos     C. park       D. car

(   )30. A. help      B. agree     C. enjoy        D. explain

【参考答案】

21.B 

22.C 

23.A 

24.D 

25.A 

26.C 

27.B 

28.B 

29.B 

30.A

【答案解析】

21.本题考查单词的词义，spend表示花费。

22.本题考查短语drive sb. to...开车载某人去某地。

23.本题考查连词的用法，根据句意可知是因果关系，所以选择A。

24.本题考查短语have fun doing sth.高兴做某事。

25.本题考查形容词性物主代词的用法。

26.本题考查单词的词义，因为根据文章大意，他们是很愉快地野餐所以选择C。

27.固定短语做游戏是play games,所以选B。

28.打开电脑，用turn on。

29.根据文章大意，妈妈为照片写了一些话，所以选择B。

30.根据大意照片会帮助我们记住这些快乐的时光，所以选择A。

四、阅读理解            

Hi, my name is Millie. I’m from New York but I’m living in a small town in England now. There is one wide road in this town and there is no train. You can see a shop, a restaurant and a pub along the road. There is a church near the shop. We usually go to the church on Sunday mornings. There is a lake to the east of the town. Many people like to have a picnic near the lake.

My house is not very big but it is very beautiful. I have a garden in front of my house and I often grow some flowers in it. There is a table and some chairs in the garden, too. I often read books and drink tea there. Sometimes my friends come to visit me and we like to talk in my garden. My life here is comfortable so I am very happy.

根据短文内容，选择最佳答案。

(   )31. The Millie’s home town is ________　　　.

A. Cambridge      B. Paris     C. New York      D. London

(   )32. When does Millie go to the church?

A. On Saturdays.    B. On Sundays.     C. On Mondays.    D. On Fridays.

(   )33. What do people there like to do near the lake?

A. Play sports.    B. Have a picnic.     C. Take photos.    D. Drink tea.

(   )34.The underlined word “grow” means “____” in Chinese in the passage.

A. 种植      B. 生长          C. 购买     D. 参加

(   )35. Millie is_______ about her life now.

A. sad      B. famous           C. busy          D. happy

【参考答案】

31-35 CBBAD

【答案解析】

试题分析：这篇短文中Millie向我们讲述了他的生活，他现在住在英国的一个小镇上，房子虽然不大，但是很漂亮，还有一个花园，Millie喜欢在花园里种植一些花。Millie非常喜欢他的生活。

31.细节理解题。根据短文的开头I’m from New York but I’m living in a small town in England now.可知，虽然Millie现在住在英国的一个小镇，但是他来自纽约，所以他的家乡应该是纽约。故选C。

32.细节理解题。根据短文中We usually go to the church on Sunday mornings可知，Millie每周日的上午去教堂。故选B。

33.细节理解题。根据短文第一段中的最后There is a lake to the east of the town. Many people like to have a picnic near the lake.可知，在这个小镇的东边有一个湖，人们喜欢在湖边野餐。故选B。

34.词义猜测题。根据短文中划线单词所在的句子I have a garden in front of my house and I often grow some flowers in it.可知Millie有一个花园，他在花园里种植了一些花。grow在这里是种植的意思。故选A。

35.细节理解题。根据短文的最后一句话My life here is comfortable so I am very happy.可知，Millie的生活非常舒适，他非常开心。故选D。

考点：日常生活类短文阅读。