外研版八年级英语上册 （Cambridge is a beautiful city in the east of England）My home town and my country 新课件(第1课时)

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IcomefromCambridge，abeautifulcityintheeastofEngland.我来自剑桥，一座位于英格兰东部的美丽城市。intheeastof在······的东部(某范围之内)【辨析】方位介词in，to与on①in表示在某范围之内。eg：ShanghaiisintheeastofChina.上海位于中国的东部。②to表示在某范围之外。eg：JapanistotheeastofChina.日本在中国的东面。③on表示相邻且接壤。eg：SichuanProvinceisonthenorthofGuizhouProvince.四川省在贵州省的北边。

north作名词，意为“北；北方”；作形容词，意为“在北方的；朝北的”。【拓展】south南方；在南方的west西方；在西方的east东方；在东方的

especially副词，意为“尤其；特别”，无比较级形式。eg：Ilovethecountry，especiallyinspring.我喜爱乡村，尤其是在春天。【拓展】specially也为副词，表示为了某一特定目的而“特意地、专门地”采用某一方式做某事。eg：Icameherespeciallytoseeyou.我是专门来看你的。【辨析】suchas与forexample①suchas用来列举事物时，一般列举同类人或事物中的几个例子，插在被列举的事物与前面的名词之间，且as后不能有逗号。②forexample一般只列举同类人或物中的一个，作插入语，可位于句首、句中或句末。一、根据句意及汉语提示完成下列句子。1.Therearemany

(岛屿)inChinalikestarsinthesky.2.—Doyourgrandparentsliveinthecity？—No，theyliveinthe

(乡下)becausetheylikeworkingontheirfarm.3.Hainanisinthe

(南方)ofChina.islandscountry/countrysidesouth4.Don’ttellthebadnewstoothers，

(尤其)mymother，becausesheisill.5.Thishillis

(低的)thanmanyotherhillsinthecity.Evenachildcanclimbit.especiallylower二、基础性语法填空。6.Ourvillagehas

populationofabouttwothousand.7.Theriverissobeautiful.Let’sgoforawalk

itafterdinner.8.MrGreendoesn’tliketravelling

boat.9.ManypeoplegotoLondon

(visit)theLondonEyeeveryyear.10.

nicethegirlis！aalongbytovisitHow三、从方框中选择适当的单词，并用其恰当形式填空。11.—Didyougotothe

ofChinalastweek？—Yes，IwenttoDalianwithmyfamily.12.Therearemanyfamous

inChina，forexample，MountEmei.13.Let’sdosomethingtohelpthechildreninthepoor

.14.Kateandherbrotherstudyindifferent

inBeijing.15.Thesunrisesintheeastandsetsinthe

.northmountainsarea(s)universitieswest四、根据汉语提示完成英语句子，每空一词。16.纽约人口超过八百五十万。ThepopulationofNewYorkCityis

.

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million.17.纽约比华盛顿大而且繁华。NewYorkis

and

WashingtonDC.overeightandahalfbiggerbusierthan18.伦敦的天气在任何时候都不是很冷也不是很热。TheweatherinLondonisnever

veryhotanytimeoftheyear.19.杭州因西湖而出名。Hangzhou

theWestLake.20.青岛是个度假的好地方。Qingdaoisagoodplace

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【辨析】befamousfor与befamousas①sb.＋befamousfor某人以某种知识、技能或特征而出名eg：EinsteinwasfamousforhisTheoryofRelativity.爱因斯坦以他的相对论而闻名。②sp.＋befamousfor某地以某种特产、特征或某个东西而出名eg：Theareaisfamousforitsgreentea.这个地区以绿茶而出名。③sb.＋befamousas某人以某种身份而出名eg：Einsteinwasfamousasagreatscientist.爱因斯坦以一位伟大的科学家著称。④sp.＋befamousas某地以什么样的产地或地方而出名eg：Theareaisfamousasagreenteaproducingplace.这个地区是著名的绿茶产区。

byboat意为“乘船”，在句中作状语。注意by与交通工具之间不能加任何冠词。【拓展】taketheboat也意为“乘船”，为动词短语，常在句中作谓语。

low形容词，意为“低的；矮的；(在程度、大小、数量、价值、成分、含量等方面)轻的，小的，少的，低的”。eg：alowwall一堵矮墙lowprice低价

bringanumbrellawithyou带上雨伞bring意为“带来；拿来”，强调带到说话人所在的地方。eg：Pleasebringmethebook.＝Pleasebringthebooktome.请把那本书带给我。【拓展】take意为“拿走；带走”，强调从说话人所在的地方带走。

over介词，意为“超过”，相当于morethan。一、完形填空。Therearemanycitiesintheworld.AndNewYork，London，Parisandotherbigcitiesareinterestingplacestolivein.Thereare

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interestingthingstoseeandtodo.Youcangoto

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kindsofmuseumsandtheatrestowatchplaysandmovies.Youcanalsogoshoppingto

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thingsfromallovertheworld.

Butthereareserious

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inbigcitiestoo.Thecostoflivingis

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，andtherearetoomanypeopleinsomeplacesofthebigcities.Everyyearmanypeoplecometothecities

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theycaneasilyfindworkthere，studyatgoodschools，andreceivegoodmedicalcare.But

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thesepeoplecan’tfindworkoragoodplacetolivein.Alsotoomanypeopleinasmallplacemakeithardtokeepthecities

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andclean.Somepeopleenjoy

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inbigcities，butothersdonot.Beforepeoplemovetoabigcity，theyshouldthink

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theproblemsoflivingthere.1.A.much

B.many

C.little

D.few2.A.everyB.eachC.differentD.same3.A.sellB.buyC.lendD.borrow4.A.jobsB.peopleC.problemsD.answers5.A.cheapB.largeC.tallD.highBCBCD6.A.becauseB.beforeC.afterD.even7.A.alwaysB.neverC.sometimesD.not8.A.dangerousB.popularC.safeD.warm9.A.liveB.livesC.livedD.living10.A.atB.aboutC.forD.withACCDB二、阅读理解。

MylovelyhometownisWestwood.Iwouldliketocallitanoldtownbecausetherearemanyoldbuildings.Andpeopleherearetryingtokeeptheirhistoryandculture(文化).ThegreatestplaceinWestwoodisWestwoodVillage.Ithasmanygoodtheatres，museums，restaurantsandshops.MostvisitorswouldliketovisitWestwoodVillage.IgrewupinWestwoodandmyparentsgrewuphere，too.Westwoodhasthreeprimaryschools.IstudiedinFairburnAvenuePrimarySchoolwhenIwasyoung.ThereisalsoamiddleschoolbutIdidn’tstudyinit.IloveWestwoodbecausethelifehereiseasyandthepeoplearefriendly.GrowingupinWestwoodwasfunandexciting.Ihadmanyfriendshere.Theycamefromdifferentcountries.SoIcouldlearndifferentkindsoflanguagesfromthem.Welovedtododifferentkindsofactivities(活动)together.Weusuallyrodebikes，climbedmountainsorplayedbaseballatweekends.

LivinginWestwoodisneverboringthoughWestwoodisaquietplace.Itisnotonlybeautifulbutalsorelaxing.Ilovemyhometown.11.WhydoesthewritercallWestwoodanoldtown？A.BecauseWestwoodisverypoor.

B.BecausepeopleinWestwoodareveryold.C.BecauseWestwoodhasmanyoldbuildings.

D.BecauseWestwoodhasalonghistory.12.WhatcanyouseeinWestwoodVillage？①Theatres.

②Cinemas.

③Hotels.

④Restaurants.

⑤Museums.A.①②③

B.①③④

C.①③⑤D.①④⑤CD13.Paragraph2ismainlyabout

.A.thepeopleinWestwood

B.theschoolsinWestwoodC.thehistoryofWestwood

D.thecultureofWestwood14.WhatkindofactivitydoesthewriterNOTtalkaboutinthepassage？A.Flyingkites.

B.Ridingbikes.C.Playingbaseball.

D.Climbingmountains.BA15.Fromthepassage，wecanknowthat

.A.thewriter’smotherdidn’tgrowupinWestwoodB.thewriterstudiedinamiddleschoolinWestwoodC.thewriter’sfriendsallcamefromthesameplaceD.thewriterthinksthelifeinWestwoodiswonderfulD三、词汇运用。A)从方框中选择适当的单词，并用其恰当形式填空。16.Cambridgehaslotsofoldbuildingsandchurches

.17.Thecityhasapopulationoffiveandahalf

.18.Thereare

ofoldbuildingsandchurchesinCambridge.19.

youtravel，remembersafety(安全)comesfirst.20.You’realwaysneartheseabecauseEngland

ispartofanisland.tovisitmillionlotsEverywhereitselfB)根据短文内容和所给中文提示，在空白处写出单词的正确形式。Wenzhouismyhome21.

(家乡).Itisacityinthe22.

(南部)ofZhejiangProvince.The23.

(人口)ofWenzhouisabout924.

(百万).Theweatherisgood.It’snevertoocoldortoohot.Wenzhouhasalonghistoryofmorethan2,000years.Itisagoodplacetospendyour25.

(空闲的)time.Youcanenjoyits26.

(自然的)scenery(景色).Therearemanymaininterestingplacestovisit，suchasYandang27.

(山岳)andJiangxinIsland.townsouthpopulationmillionfreenaturalMountain(s)Nothingismore28.

(令人愉快的)thantakingaholidayhere.Everyyearvisitorsfromallovertheworldcomeheretospendtheir29.

(假期).YoucancomeandseeWenzhouanytimeoftheyear.Iam30.

(确定的)itisagoodchoicetohaveyourjourneyhere.enjoyableholidayssure四、语法填空。

LondonisthecapitalofEngland.Itis31.

thesouthofEngland.Thecityhastwopar