Unit4Thenandnow学生讲义-沪教版八年级英语上册

学生版讲义内容U4Thenandnow知识梳理U4强化练习（课文解析&U4词转专项&U4基础强化&U4主题阅读）【课文解析】Harryisintheattic阁楼withhisgreatgrandma.Theyarechoosingitemstosellatthecarbootsale汽车尾箱集市.Harry: What'sinthisbox?Whatarealltheselittle_____________(square)?Greatgrandma: Oh!They'remycassettetapes盒式磁带.Harry: What'sacassettetape?I'venever_____________(see)onebefore.Greatgrandma:Thatcan'tbe_____________(truth)!ItseemslikeonlyyesterdaythatIboughtmy_____________(one)cassette!Harry: Whatdoesitdo?Greatgrandma:Itplaysmusic.Everyoneused_____________(have)acassetteplayer.Youputthecassette_____________(indoor/inside)themachineandmusicplays.Harry: Wow!Canweplayacassetter_____________now?Greatgrandma: Mycassette_____________(play)doesn'tworkanymore.Youcanaskyourdad_____________(borrow)his.Harry: Dadhasonet_____________?!Greatgrandma: Yes!Iboughthimone_____________(when/while)hewasalittleboy.Hejustlovedit.Harry: Ilikelisteningtomusictoo.Ihavetonsofsongsonmysmartphone.Greatgrandma: SMART?Phonescanthinknow?Technology___________(go)sofarsinceI__________(be)young!Lifein19thcenturyBritainItwasthebestoftimes;itwastheworstoftimes.CharlesDickensThe19thcenturysawgreatchangesinBritain._____________[ˈɪndəstri]grewfastandmorejobs________________(create).Progressintechnologymadetravelandmunicationmuch_____________(easy).Livesof_____________[ˈɔːdnri]peoplewerealsochanged_______________(drama),bothforthebetterandforthe_____________(bad).TrasportAtthe_____________(begin)ofthe19thcentury,therewerenobusesorrailwaysinLondon.Ordinarypeoplewalkedtoworkand_____________(rare)travelledfarfromhome.Overthenextfew_____________(decade),horsebusesandrailwaytrainsbecamepopular.The_____________(develop)ofpublictransport_____________(bring)newchancesfortravelling,carryinggoodsanddevelopingbusinesses.Livingconditions_____________(another/other/theother)majorchangewasthe_____________(grow)ofcities.Manypeoplemovedfromthecountrysideintofastgrowingcities.A_____________(conj.)thereweremorenewchancesinthecity,____________________(生活条件)therewere_____________(pleasant)formostpeople._____________[lɑːdʒ]familieswithfiveorsixchildrenlivedinoneortworooms.Fewhomeshadabathroomwithatoilet,bath,orevenrunningwater.Theconditionsoutsidethehomeswerealso_____________(extreme)bad.Theairwasfoggy.Thestreetsweredirtyand_____________(smell).Theriverswereheavilypolluted.LifeofchildrenNotallchildrenwenttoschool.Childrenfrom_____________(wealth)familiesreceived_____________[ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn]andwereencouraged_____________(learn)musicandforeignlanguages.Childrenfrompoorfamilies,however,werenotsolucky.Manybecamechildworkers.Theyworkedlonghoursinplaceslikefactoriesand_____________(mine),andeventhe_____________(small)mistakecouldresult_____________severe_____________(punish).Lifemovesfast.Today'sworldisalotdifferent_____________thepast.Butstill,itisimportanttolearnaboutthepastifabetterfutureistobecreated.Mygreatgrandmaoftentellsmeaboutlifeinthep_____________.Youcan’t_____________[ɪˈmædʒɪn]howdifferentitwas.Whenshewasachild,peoplelivedinhouses_____________electricity.They_____________(burn)woodtokeepwarmandhadnomachinestohelpwithcookingorcleaning.Lifetodayismucheasier.Weuseelectric_____________(heater)towarmthehouseandhavemachinesdothe_____________(housework).Intheolddays,manyschoolshadonlyoneroom,wherechildrenofd_____________ageslearnedtogether.Today,schoolsaremuch_____________(large).Thereareclassrooms,librariesandevenlabs.It’samazinghowmuchlifehas_____________(change)!NewforoldModerntechnologyhasbroughtancientbooksbackfornewreaders.AteamfromauniversityinTianjinhasusedscannerstomake_____________(digit)copiesofmorethan20,000ancientbooks.Themostrecentbookisover70yearsoldandthe_____________(old)morethan300yearsold.Laser激光technology_____________(use)tocreate3Ddigitalmodelsforimportantold_____________(building).OnesuccessstoryhasbeentheKasubiTombs卡苏比王陵inUganda乌干达.Adigitalcopyofthetombswasmade_____________(before/after)afiredestroyedthem.Thishelps_____________(build)thetombs.MuseumsaroundtheworldareusingAR(augmentedreality)tobringancientobjectsto_____________(live).AmuseuminParis_____________(hold)aspecialARexhibitionin2021.Visitorscouldefacetofacewithdigitalanimalsthatnolongerexistintherealworld.【U4单词】单词音标词性释义memory/ˈmeməri/n.记忆seldom/ˈseldəm/adv.不常；很少；难得nowadays/ˈnaʊədeɪz/adv.现今；现在；目前truck/trʌk/n.卡车；货运汽车wide/waɪd/adj.宽的；宽阔的modern/ˈmɒdn/adj.现代的；近代的highway/ˈhaɪweɪ/n.公路stay/steɪ/n.停留；逗留（时间）tape/teɪp/n.磁带；录像带player/ˈpleɪə(r)/n.播放机inside/ˌɪnˈsaɪd/prep.在（或向）…内；在（或向）……里anymoreadv.（常用于否定句和疑问句句末）再也（不），（不）再borrow/ˈbɒrəʊ/v.借；借用imagine/ɪˈmædʒɪn/v.想象；设想roll/rəʊl/n.卷；卷轴record/ˈrekɔːd/n.唱片business/ˈbɪznəs/n.公司；商业except/ɪkˈsept/prep.除……之外belong/bɪˈlɒŋ/v.应在（某处）belongtosb属于某人；归某人所有century/ˈsentʃəri/n.世纪；百年worst/wɜːst/adj.最差的；最坏的；最糟的industry/ˈɪndəstri/n.工业progress/ˈprəʊɡres/n.进步；进展ordinary/ˈɔːdnri/adj.普通的；平凡的dramatically/drəˈmætɪkli/adv.突然地；巨大地；令人吃惊地rarely/ˈreəli/adv.罕有；很少；不常decade/ˈdekeɪd/n.十年development/dɪˈveləpmənt/n.发展；成长；壮大develop/dɪˈveləp/v.（使）成长，发展，壮大condition/kənˈdɪʃn/n.状况；状态livingconditions生活条件major/ˈmeɪdʒə(r)/adj.主要的；重要的growth/ɡrəʊθ/n.增长countryside/ˈkʌntrisaɪd/n.乡村；农村although/ɔːlˈðəʊ/conj.虽然；尽管unpleasant/ʌnˈpleznt/adj.令人不快的；不舒服的large/lɑːdʒ/adj.大的；大规模的；大量的bath/bɑːθ/n.浴缸；洗澡extremely/ɪkˈstriːmli/adv.极其；非常smelly/ˈsmeli/adj.有难闻气味的；有臭味的wealthy/ˈwelθi/adj.富有的；富裕的education/ˌedʒuˈkeɪʃn/n.教育foreign/ˈfɒrən/adj.外国的mine/maɪn/n.矿井；矿resultin造成；导致severe/sɪˈvɪə(r)/adj.极为恶劣的；十分严重的punish/ˈpʌnɪʃ/v.处罚；惩罚punishment/ˈpʌnɪʃmənt/n.惩罚；处罚burn/bɜːn/v.燃烧；烧heater/ˈhiːtə(r)/n.加热器；炉子；热水器housework/ˈhaʊswɜːk/n.家务劳动；家务事.【U4词转】businessn.公司;商业→busyadj.忙碌的→businessman/businesswomann.商人/女商人belongv.应在（某处）→belongingn.附属品,附件burn→burnt/burnedburnt/burnedv.燃烧;烧→burningadj.燃烧的;火热的bathn.浴缸;洗澡→bathroomn.洗手间;浴室municatev.交流→municationn.交流→municablea.可交流的→municativea.交流的convenienta.方便的→conveniencen.方便→inconvenienta.不方便的→inconveniencen.不方便conditionn.状况;状态→conditionaladj.附带条件的;条件的dramaticallyadv.突然地;巨大地;令人吃惊地→dramaticadj.戏剧的;激动人心的→draman.戏剧developv.(使)成长,发展,壮大→developmentn.发展;成长;壮大→developeda.发达的→undevelopeda.不发达的extremelyadv.极其;非常→extremeadj.极度的;极大的educationn.教育→educationaladj.教育的;有关教育的→educatev.教育→educatorn.教育学家exceptprep.除···之外→exceptionn.例外;例外的事物foreignadj.外国的→foreignern.外国人growthn.增长→growv.成长;长大heatern.加热器;炉子;热水器→heatn.热度v.把···加热imaginev.想象;设想→imaginationn.想象;想象力industryn.工业→industriala.工业的→industrializev.工业化improvev.改善→improvementn.改善→improveda.改进的large→largerlargestadj.大的;大规模的;大量的→enlargev.使···扩大;扩充memoryn.记忆→memorize/memorisev.记住;熟记modernadj.现代的;近代的→modernizev.使现代化→modernizationn.现代化majoradj.主要的;重要的→majorn.某专业的学生;主修科目→majorityn.大部分;大多数minen.矿井;矿→minern.矿工;采矿者→mineraln.矿物;矿物质ordinaryadj.普通的;平凡的→ordinarilyadv.一般情况下;通常地→extraordinaryadj.不平常的;卓越的punishv.处罚;惩罚→punishmentn.惩罚;处罚progressn.进步→progressv.进步→progressivea.进步的playern.播放机→playn.戏剧v.玩耍;播放→playlistn.播放清单recordn.唱片→recordv.录音记录;记载→recordern.录音机;记录器→recordingn.录音→recordeda.记录的rarelyadv.罕有;很少;不常→rareadj.稀少的;罕见的smellyadj.有难闻气味的;有臭味的→smelln.气味v.闻到;嗅到（气味）severeadj.极为恶劣的;十分严重的→severelyadv.严厉地;严重地→severerseveresttransportv.运输→transportationn.交通→transportivea.运输的technologyn.技术→technologicala.技术的→technologizev.技术化unpleasantadj.令人不快的;不舒服的→pleasantadj.令人愉快的;吸引人的→pleasuren.快乐；愉快usev.使用→usagen.用处→usablea.使用的wideadj.宽的;宽阔的→widelyadv.广泛地→widenv.（使）变宽,加宽wealthyadj.富有的;富裕的→wealthn.财富;财物workv.工作→workern.工人→workinga.工作的【U4词转专项练习】Humanbeingsusedfiretocookfoodformany______________.(century)Mobilephonesare______________usedinourdailylivesnow,likemakingphonecalls,payingandreading.(wide)Whatdoyouthinkofthefilmlastnight?Notsogood.Infact,itisthe______________oneIhaveeverseenbefore.(bad)ThegamebetweenEnglandandFrancehada______________ending.(dramatically)Storesarelosingtheircustomersbecauseofthe______________oftheInternet.(develop)Don'tthrowrubbisheverywhere,ortherewillbean______________smellaroundyourhouse.(pleasant)Somepeoplebelievethatiftheyare______________,theywillbeabletodoanythingtheywant.(wealth)HemadeJohnwashthecarforaweekasa______________.(punish)Inthe19thcentury,manyfamilieslivedinsmallhouseswithout_________,andtheyusedcandlesforlight.(electric)The____________ofpublictransportinthe19thcenturymadeiteasierforpeopletotravellongdistances.(develop)The______________ofriversinthe19thcenturymadethewaterunsafetodrink.(pollute)Moderntechnologyhasmade______________muchfasterandeasierthanbefore.(municate)The_____________oftheInternethaspletelychangedthewaywemunicateandaccessinformation.(invent)Inthepast,people______________onhorsesandcarriagesfortransportation.(rely)Theweatherhaschanged______________inthelastfewdays.(drama)Jennyesfroma______________familyandhasneverexperiencedrealhardship.(wealth)Weareseeingthe______________ofanewgenerationofsmartdevices.(develop)The______________smellintheroommademefeelsick.(please)Different______________havedifferentwaysofcelebratingfestivals.(family)Cosmetics（化妆品）arestillused______________acrosstheworldtodaybywomenandevenbymen.(wide)Shewasgoingtogetthecollege______________thatshehadlookedforwardto.(educate)The______________ishavingafriendlytalkwiththegirlinblue.(foreign)George'smotherwillnever______________himifhetellsthetruth.(punishment)MrZhouisaChinese______________whostartspanies.(business)Somekids______________knowhowtocontrolthemselvesinfrontofaputer.(rare)Weallknowthateatingvegetablesisgoodforchildren's______________andhealth.(grow)Someplantspumpout______________chemicalstokeepinsectsaway.(smell)Iusea______________tolistentomyfavouritemusic.(play)Many______________areattendingtheinternationaltradefair.(business)Ourcityhasmany______________areaswherefactoriesmakedifferentthings.(industry)Theteacheraskedusto______________thepicturesowecouldseeitbetter.(large)Chinaisa______________countrywithalargepopulation.(develop)Theweatheris______________hottoday,soweshoulddrinkmorewater.(extreme)Outofalltheseasons,hethinkswinteristhe______________becauseofthecold.(bad)Theinventionofthesteamengine______________changedthetransportationmethodsinthe19thcentury.(dramatic)Propersunlightandwaterareessentialforthe______________ofhealthyplants.(grow)Hefoundthetasteofthemedicineso______________thatherefusedtotakeitagain.(pleasant)It's______________importanttofollowthesafetyinstructionswhenconductingexperimentsinthelab.(extreme)Sheacceptedthe______________withoutplaint,knowingshehadbrokentheteam'strust.(punish)It'shardto______________howpeoplelivedwithoutphonesinthepast.(imagination)Itwasbyfarthe______________speechhehadevermadeinpublic.(bad)Manyadultschoosetopursuefurther______________togetbettercareerchances.(educate)The______________wereamazedatthesceneryintheZhangjiajieNationalForestPark.(foreign)Theguidestudiedthemap,tryingto______________thewaytothecave.(memory)Itcould______________affectthechild'sbraindevelopment.(severe)Thecarelessdriverwas______________fordisobeyingthetrafficrules.(punish)From2010to2020,thenumberoftheunemployed______________byalmost2million.(growth)Theweatherwas______________cold,sowestayedindoors.(extreme)She______________goestothemoviesbecausesheprefersreadingbooks.(rare)Itwasraining______________,sowedecidedtostayhome.(heavy)The______________oftheplantswasquiteclearafteraweekofwatering.(grow)The______________ofnewtechnologieshaschangedthewaywelive.(develop)Thesituation______________improvedafterthenewrulesweremade.(dramatic)Thisisthe______________stormwe'vehadalltheseyears.(bad)The______________smellintheroommadeeveryonefeelunfortable.(pleasant)The______________rubbishneededtobetakenoutimmediately.(smell)The______________businessmandonatedalargeamountofmoneytocharity.(wealth)Agood______________isveryimportantforasuccessfulcareer.(educate)Theteachergavethestudenta______________forbreakingtheschoolrules.(punish)【U4Thenandnow知识梳理】dramaticallyadv.突然地；巨大地；令人吃惊地exceptprep.除…之外【辨析】except，exceptfor，exceptthat与besides①except表示“除了…之外，不再有…”，用于排除某个特定的项目或情况。②exceptfor用于指出某个特定的例外情况，强调某个细节或部分的例外。③exceptthat后接从句，说明某个例外的情况或原因。④besides表示“除了…之外，还有…”，表示添加或补充。journeyn.旅行makelongjourneys（进行）长途旅行【辨析】trip，tour与journey①trip通常指往返的旅行。abusinesstrip出差②tour多指游览多地的旅游、旅行。atourofAustria奥地利之旅③journey尤指长途旅行。alonganddifficultjourneyacrossthemountains漫长而艰难的翻山之旅majoradj.主要的；重要的mainadj.主要的；最重要的ordinaryadj.普通的；平凡的【辨析】ordinary与mon①ordinary与mon都可以表示“普通的”或“常见的”，描述某事物没有特别之处。ordinary一般只能用作定语，mon则通常没有使用位置的限制。Coldsarequitemoninwinter.（✓）感冒在冬季常发。Coldsarequiteordinaryinwinter.（x）感冒在冬季常发。②mon还有“共同的”之意，ordinary则没有该含义。overprep.在…期间during意思相近recordn./ˈrekɔːd/唱片；纪录；记录v./rɪˈkɔːd/记录；录制severeadj.极为恶劣的；十分严重的【辨析】severe与serious①两者都可以表示“严重的”，常常可以互换使用。②severe表示的严重程度高于serious，它强调程度上的极端性，表示某事物达到了令人难以忍受或难以应对的程度。另外，serious还可以用于描述人的态度或行为非常严肃或认真。worstadj.最差的；最坏的；最糟的n.（可能发生的）最严重的事；最坏的部分（或情况、可能性等）Worstofall最糟糕的是①worst是形容词bad的最高级形式。②worst还可以作副词，是副词badly的最高级形式，表示“最坏；最糟；最严重”之意。【重要词汇运用】Thesituationchanged___________inthelasttenminutesofthefootballgame.足球赛的最后十分钟，比赛形势发生了巨大变化。Everyonewent___________Tom.除了汤姆，大家都去了。Ilikeallfruits___________bananas.我喜欢所有水果，除了香蕉。Thereportisgood______________________afewspellingmistakes.报告很好，只是有一些拼写错误。Thebookisinteresting______________________itisabittoolong.这本书很有趣，只是有点太长了。___________John，wealsoinvitedSarah.除了约翰，我们还邀请了萨拉。The___________waslongbutinteresting.旅途很长但很有趣。She_________________________________tovisitherfamilyabroadeveryyear.她每年都会长途旅行去看望她远在海外的家人。Englishisa___________languageinthispany.在这家公司里，英语是一种主要语言。The___________problemofthisplanisalackoffunds.这项计划的主要问题是缺乏资金。Heisan___________a.m.p.mwhoworksfrom9a.m.to5p.m．他是一个普通人，做着朝九晚五的工作。Sheleadsa___________life／an___________life.她过着普通人的生活。Theyhavea___________interestinmusic.他们对音乐有共同的兴趣。___________thenextfewdays，theygottoknowthetownwell.在之后几天中，他们逐渐熟悉了这个小镇。Iboughta___________ofmyfavouritesinger.我买了一张最喜欢的歌手的唱片。Sheholdstheworld___________forthe100metres．她保持着100米的世界纪录。Youshouldkeepa___________ofyourexpenses.你应该记下各项开支。Thecaraccidentwas___________.这次车祸很严重。Theeconomicdownturnhashada___________impactontheindustry.经济衰退对工业产生了严重影响。The___________stormcausedalotofdamage.这场严重的风暴造成了大量损失。Heisa___________studentandalwaysstudieshard.他是一个认真学习的学生。Thisisthe___________dayofmylife.这是我生命中最糟糕的一天。___________ofall，Ilostthewatchmyfatherhadgivenme.最糟糕的是，我把父亲送给我的表弄丢了。The___________ofthestormwasover.最厉害的一阵风暴过去了。allovertheworld全世界；世界各地=throughouttheworldanymoreadv.（常用于否定句和疑问句句末）再也（不），（不）再atthebeginningof在…的开始；在…之初attheendof在…的结尾；在…之末beusedtodosth被用来…beusedtodosth是被动语态的用法，强调某物的用途。要注意与usedtodosth（过去常做某事）的差别。belongtosb属于某人；归某人所有beencouragedtodosth被鼓励做某事这是encourage的被动语态用法，强调被鼓励的行为，鼓励的对象在前文中已被提及。burndown烧毁（建筑物等）burnup烧光；烧尽burnout烧毁（设备等）②burnoff烧掉（脂肪等）gosofar发展到如此程度；进展到如此地步esofar或progresssofar表达类似的含义havesbdosth要（或安排）某人做某事have后接宾语再接动词不定式时，动词不定式不能加to。intheolddays在过去；在很久以前makeprogress取得进展resultin造成；导致【辨析】leadto与resultin①两者都可以表示“导致”或“引起”，在许多情况下可以互换使用。②leadto用法更灵活，可以用于表示某事物或行为导致某种结果，也可以用于表示某条路径或方向通向某个地方。resultin更强调结果的产生，通常用于更正式的书面语境。seemlike看起来像；似乎seemlike后也可以跟从句，表示可能性seem的常见用法还有：①后接形容词，用于描述某人或某事给人的印象或感觉。②后接动词不定式，表示某事发生的可能性。③后接that引导的从句，表示印象或者可能性④后接asif／though引导的从句，表示印象或感觉。tonsof大量的；许多tonsof使用的是夸张的表达手法。在意义上，它与alargenumber／amountof或many／much相近，但语气上更加强烈。【重要词组运用】Theenvironmentalmovementhasgainedsupport____________________________________________.这项环保运动在世界范围内获得了支持。I’mfullandIdon’twanttoeat______________________.我饱了，不想再吃了。____________________________________________theyear,wesetourgoalsforthenexttwelvemonths.在年初，我们设定了未来十二个月的目标。____________________________________________thefilm，theleadingroleisintroduced.电影的开头介绍了主角。Books_________________________________gainknowledge.我们用书来获取知识。He_________________________________alotofbooks.他以前会读很多书。Thecar______________________me.这辆车是我的。Students_________________________________takepartinextracurricularactivities.学生们被鼓励参加课外活动。Thefactorywas______________________lastnight.工厂昨晚被烧毁了。Thepaper______________________inthefire.纸在火中烧光了。Theelectricalshortcircuit______________________themotor.电路短路烧毁了电机。Exercisecanhelpyou______________________excessfat.运动可以帮助你燃烧多余的脂肪。Educationhas_________________________________thatonlinelearningisnowverymon.教育发展至今，在线学习已十分普及。Theteamhas_________________________________intheirresearch.团队在研究中取得了如此巨大的进展。He___________theguards___________themoutoftheclub.他叫保安人员把他们轰出了俱乐部。Lifewassimpler____________________________________________.过去的生活更简单。Hehas___________great___________inhisstudiesthisyear.今年，他在学业上取得了很大的进步。Longscreentimecan______________________pooreyesight.长时间使用电子设备会导致视力不好。Apoordietandalackofexercisecan______________________healthproblems.不良饮食和缺乏锻炼可能导致健康问题。Thispath______________________thelake.这条小路通向湖边。Thepany’spoormanagement______________________agreatloss.公司的管理不善导致了重大损失。It______________________agoodidea.这听上去是个好主意。She______________________aniceperson.她看起来是个好人。It______________________itmightrainlater.看起来稍后可能会下雨。Thesolution______________________.这个解决方案看起来很有效。It_________________________________agooddayforapicnic.看起来今天的好天气很适合野餐。It______________________thesolutionworkswell.看起来这个解决方案效果很好。He_________________________________hehasseenthisboybefore.他貌似以前见过这个男孩。Ihave______________________worktodothisweekend.这个周末我有很多工作要做。Thereare______________________reasonstovisitthiscity.有很多理由去参观这座城市。Butstill,itisimportanttolearnaboutthepastifabetterfutureistobecreated.但是，如果要创造一个更美好的未来，了解过去是很重要的。划线部分中，使用了一种特殊的表达将来含义的结构：be动词＋动词不定式。这种结构通常用于表达意图、安排或必然性，强调某个动作或事件在未来会发生。划线部分的动词不定式部分使用了被动语态，强调“更美好的未来要被创造出来”。由于“be动词＋动词不定式”通常被认为是用现在时表达将来的含义，因此可以被用于if或when等引导的状语从句中。Sheis______________________hernewjobonMonday.她打算在周一开始她的新工作。Themeetingis_________________________________tomorrow.会议安排在明天举行。【U4强化】pletethepassagebyusingthewordsandphraseintheboxintheirproperforms.用方框中所给单词和短语的适当形式完成短文。tape inside borrowseemlikeimagine film record businessLifeinthepastwasverydifferentfromtoday.Let'stakeatripbackintime!Inthe1980s,whenpeoplelistenedtomusicathome,theywouldmostlyputthe(1)___________________intoacassetteplayerandpressPLAY.Ifyouwantedtohearasongagain,youhadtorewindit—noskippingtracks!Somehomesstillhada(2)___________________playerforplayingvinyl(黑胶唱片).Thesoundwaswarm,butscratchescouldruinthemusic.Backthen,familiesoftengatheredaroundasmallTVsettowatchfilms.Theycouldn'tstream(流播)anything.Iftheywantedtowatchaspecificfilm,theyhadto(3)___________________avideotapefromastore.Takingphotoswashardertoo.Camerasused(4)___________________thatcouldonlytake24or36picturesforeachroll.Youhadtowaitfordaystoseethephotos(5)___________________thedarkroom(冲洗胶片的暗室).Andcanyou(6)___________________lifewithoutsmartphones?Peoplewrotelettersorusedpayphones.Small(7)___________________,likegrocerystores,didn'thavedigitalcashiers.Itmight(8)___________________aslowerworld,butitwasfullofsimplejoys.Figureoutthepartofspeechandthemeaningoftheunderlinedwordineachsentence.写出句中划线单词的词性和词义。1.Wewatchedaninterestingfilmlastnight. __________________Thedirectordecidedtofilmthesceneagaintogetitperfect.__________________2.Theywalkedalongtheriverbank.__________________ Sheworksatabankasateller.__________________ 3.Theleadactorintheplayisveryfamous.__________________Shewillleadtheteamtovictory.__________________4.Hebroketheworldrecordforthe100metredash.__________________Sherecordedthemeetingsowecouldlistentoitlater.__________________ 5.Thechildrenlovetoplayinthepark.__________________Sheplayedthepianobeautifullyattheconcert.__________________Fillintheblankswiththeverbsintheirproperforms(用所给动词的适当形式填空)1.BeforetheInternet_________________,peoplehadtorelyonbooksforinformation.(exist)2.Theoldman_________________howheusedtotravelbyhorseandcarriage.(recall)3.Whentheteacher_________________thehistoryoftechnology,thestudentswerefascinated.(explain)4.Thescientist_________________thatfuturehomeswouldbepoweredbysolarenergy.(predict)5.Inthepast,people_____________________accesstomodernentertainmentlikestreamingservices.(not/have)6.Theinventionoftheairplane_____________________thewaypeopletravelaroundtheworld.(revolutionize)【U4主题阅读】Readthepassageandpletethetasks.阅读短文,完成任务。ChinesebeliefsaboutcoloursDifferentcolours,differentmeaningsWhenyouseecolours,somefeelingsorimagesmayetomind.Forculturesaroundtheworld,coloursaresymbols.Theirmeanings,though,arenotthesameineachculture.FortheChinese,somecolourshavespecialmeanings.InancientChina,theheavensweresaidtobedescribedasXuan,amysteriousblack.Itshowedtheuniversealwayschangedinmysteriousways.Blackwasalsothecolourrelatedtodeath.Redwasthecolourofgoodfortuneandjoy.Therefore,itwasseeneverywhereduringcelebrationssuchasweddings,birthdays,andtheChineseNewYear.Greenwasthecolourofspring,anditrepresentedenergyandstrength.Whitewasasymbolofbrightnessandpurity.Italsosymbolizeddeath,sopeopleworewhitewhentheirlovedonesdied.Yellowwasconsideredtobeapowerfulcolour.TheChineseemperorsworeyellowandlivedinpalaceswithyellowroofs.Someofthesecolourbeliefsremaintothisday,andtheChinesecontinuetofollowthem.Forexample,peoplestilluseredforcelebrations——likegivingmoneyasgiftsinredenvelopesduringtheChineseNewYear.Thetraditionalcolourbeliefshelpconnecttoday'sChinatoitsancientpast.Whatdocoloursmeantoothercultures?AretheysimilartotheChinesebeliefsabove?Choosethebestanswer.选择最恰当的答案。()1.Thispassageismainlyabout____________.A.whycoloursarespecialaroundtheworldB.whatcertaincoloursmeantandmeantotheChineseC.howeverycountryhasdifferentbeliefsaboutcoloursD.howcoloursshowedaperson'ssocialpositioninChina()2.WhatdidthecolouryellowmeantotheChinese?A.Itwasthecolourofthesun.B.Itwasasymbolofpower.C.Itwasasymbolofenergyandstrength.D.Itwasthecolourofbrightnessandpurity.()3.Whatcanbeinferredfromthispassage?A.Peopleworegreenclothesinwinter.B.Littlegirlshadtowearwhitedresses.C.Peopleworeredclothesonhappyoccasions.D.ThecolourtraditionsinChinahavedisappeared.()4.Whichwordcanreplacetheunderlinedword“fortune”inparagraph2?A.time B.money C.luck D.prideAnswerthequestions.回答问题。1.WhatdidXuanshow?2.WhatdidthecolourgreenrepresenttoChinesepeople?3.WhatexampledoesthewritergivetoshowredisstillacolourofcelebrationinChinatoday?Choosethebestanswer（根据以下内容，选择最恰当的答案）HiJim!I'msendingthisemailfromaputerinayouthhostel,andI'monahikingtripwithmybrother.We'rewalkingalongHadriansWall.ItcrossesEnglandfromonesidetotheother.TheRomansbuiltitabout1,900yearsago.ThiswastheedgeoftheRomanEmpire（帝国）then.Archaeologists（考古学家）saytheRomansprobablybuiltthewalltokeepoutthepeoplewholivednorthofhere.There'sstillquitealotofthewallleft,butinsomeplacesit'sdisappearedpletely.Overtheyears,peopletookthestonesawaytobuildhousesandroads.Youcanwalkalongthewall—orwhereitusedtobeformorethan120kilometres.We'regoingtodoallofit!Todaywedidabout20kilometres.We'recampingsomenightsandstayinginyouthhostelsonothernights.It'sreallyinteresting.Somepartsofthewallhavebeenrebuilt,soyoucanimaginehowitalllooked.Yesterdaywewenttoamuseum.ItshowedwhatlifewaslikefortheRomansoldierswhohadtolivehereallthoseyearsago.Lotsofthemhateditbecauseitwassocoldandwet.Butithasn'tbeencoldandwetforusthisweek!Theweathersbeennice.Therearelotsofpeopledoingthewalk,andthecampsitesandhostelsareprettycrowded.Someonetoldusit'sthemostpopularplacefortouristsinthenorthofEngland.Thatisallfornow.Someonewantstousetheputer.Yours,Robin()1.RobinwroteJimtheemailto_________.A.plainabouttheweather B.tellhimabouthishikingtripC.introducethearchaeologists D.askhimtousetheputer

()2.Theunderlinedword“It”inthefirstparagraphrefersto“_________”.A.RomeB.Hadrian'sWall C.EnglandD.thecampsite()3.SomepartsofHadrian'sWalldisappeared_________.A.becauseforeigntouristsdestroyeditB.andnoneofthemhavebeenrebuiltC.becausepeopletookthestonesawayD.andnobodyknowswhy()4.Onthisvacation,Robinisstaying_________.A.onlyinyouthhostels B.onlyincampsitesC.inyouthhostelsandcampsitesD.athisbrother'shome()5.ManyRomansoldiershatedlifeatHadrian'sWallbecause_________.A.ofthebadweather B.itwasfarfromhomeC.itwasdangerous D.theydidn'tlikethefoodChoosethebestanswerto