八年级英语上册第四单元知识点和练习

八年级英语上册第四单元知识点一、重要词汇1．arrive ( at\ in) 到达I arrived in Beijing yesterday evening .get ( to ) 到达I got to Beijing yesterday evening .reach到达I reached Beijing yesterday evening .当宾语是副词时，要省略上面短语中的at\ in和to，如arrive home\ here \ thereget home\ here \ there2. leave for 离开去、、、、、、，动身去、、、、、、I‟ll leave for Shanghai tomorrow .leave… for…离开、、、、、、去、、、、、、、They‟ll leave shanghai for Hong Kong next week .3. depend on 取决于、、、、、、，依靠、、、、、、而定---- when shall we start ? ----- It depends on the weather .4. must be , “一定是, 肯定是” , 表示有把握的猜测------My father bought a large house with a beautiful garden .------ It must be very expensive .may be , “可能是” , 表示把握性不大的猜测---- Who‟s that man ? -- It may be Mr Zhang . But I‟m not sure .can‟t be “不可能是”表示有把握的否定Is that man Mr Liu ? -- It can‟t be him . He is much fatter . 5．It takes sb some time to do sth . 做某事花费某人多长时间It takes me half an hour to do my homework every day .It will take them six months to build the teaching-building .It took him 2 hours to do this work yesterday .就句型中的提问时，要用how long，以上三句分别变为：How long does it take you to do your homework every day ?How long will it take them to build the teaching-building ?How long did it take him to do this work yesterday ?6. from …to…从、、、、、、到、、、、、、，表示时间或地点We have four classes from 8:00 to 12:00 in the morning .It‟s about two hours‟drive from the city to the countryside .7. quick , 形容词，“快的，迅速的”，quickly , 副词，“快地，迅速地”She has a quick breakfast . === she has breakfast quickly .Can you give me a quick answer to the question ?=== Can you answer the question quickly ?8. take … with随身携带, 带上某人Take some food and water with you .Don‟t forget to take some money with you .Take your brother with you when you go to the cinema .Take …to…把、、、、、、带到、、、、、、On Sunday , my parents often take me to the park .take , bring , fetch 的区别:(1)take 意为“带走，拿走”，指从说话的地方将人或物带到别的地方please take these things to your sister .(2)bring “带来”，指把人或物从别的地方带到说话的地方could you bring your photos to school tomorrow ?(3)fetch “去拿，去取”，指离开说话的地方去拿到某物再回来There‟s little salt here . could you go to fetch some ?9. be different from 和、、、、、、不同The weather in Australia is quite different from that in China . be the same as 和、、、、、、一样Your composition is the same as Lucy‟s .10．a number of + 可数名词复数，“许多、、、、、、”the number of + 可数名词复数，“、、、、、、的数量”a small number of + 可数名词复数，“少量的、、、、、、”a large number of + 可数名词复数，“大量的、、、、、、”A number of students in our school have been to Beijing .The number of the students in our school is about 1,000 .A large number of subways have been built these years .11. What do you think of … ? === How do you like … ?你认为、、、、、、怎么样？----What do you think of the plan ? --- It‟s a good one .---- How do you like your new teacher ? ---- She …s kind and helpful .12. ill 形容词，“生病的，不舒服”，只能作表语。

sick 形容词，“生病的，不舒服的”，既可作表语，也可作定语。

The boy looks terrible . I‟m afraid he is ill .What‟s wrong with you ? you look ill .The mother is looking after her sick son in the hospital .Her son is ill \ sick .13. in the hospital ,“在医院”，指具体某一家医院in hospital , “住院”My mother works in a hospital .---Is he ill ? ---- I‟m afraid so . He is still in hospital .14. worry 担心，担忧，为、、、、、、、担心(1) Don‟t worry .(2) worry about 为、、、、、、担心She used to worry about english test .(3) be worried about 为、、、、、、担心He is worried about his sick mother .15. go to … by bike == go to …on a bike == ride a bike to …16. go to …by car== go to … in a car == drive to…17. take the train to … == go to …by train == go to … on a train18. go to …by plane == go to … by air == fly to === go to on a plane19. go to…by subway == take the subway to …20. go to … by boat == go to …by ship == go to …by sea21. go to…on foot == walk to …二、句型操练：( 注意划线部分的变化)1．----How do you get to school ? ---- I take the train .(1) he , take the subway (2) she , take the bus(3) they , take the plane (4) Mr Zhang , take the taxi(5 ) Miss Wang, take the car (6 ) Li Hong, take the ship(7) the twins , ride their bikes (8 ) the students , walk2.How long does it take you to do your homework ? 做作业花了他多少时间？（1）him, wash his clothes (2 ) her, build the house(3) they , finish the work (4 ) Mr Liu , go home from school3. How far is it from your home to school ?It‟s three miles from my home to school .(1 ) Xinfeng --- Gangzhou , about 80 kilometers(2) Xinfeng ----Nanchang , about 500 kilometers .(3) the park ---the zoo , 5 kilometers4. ----How far do you live from school ?----I live 10 miles from school .5. It takes five minutes to walk\ drive \ ride to the post office .== It is five minutes‟walk \ drive \ ride to the post office .练习一、根据句意和首字母提示补全单词1．You can‟t find the number “zero ”from one to h__________ .2．Thirty minutes is half an hours________ .3. One kilometer_________ is one thousand meters .4. Every day she gets up early_______ and has a quick_________ breakfast .5. The old man is about ninety________ years old .6. Do you like taking trains__________ or buses ?7. It usually takes_________ twenty minutes to get to school .8. There are two bus stay________ around here .9. I don‟t like s_________ , I like swimming in the river .10. I learn English b__________ listening to tapes .11. My grandfather is i______ in hospital . I must look after him after school .12. Don‟t w________ about them . They are not kids .13. That must be a lot m________ fun than taking a bus .14. Let‟s stop t__________ . The teacher is coming .15. Some students drive , o_________ take the bus .二、句型转换1．My father often goes to work on foot . ( 改为同义句)My father often _________ ______ work .2. We plan to go by train . （对划线部分提问）________ _____ you plan to go ?3. It takes me two days to make it . （对划线部分提问）_______ ______ _______ it ________ you to make it ?4.The school is 10 miles from the station . （对划线部分提问）_______ ________ is the school from the station ?5. It takes you five minutes to walk to the post office . ( 改为同义句)It is five _________ ________ to the post office .\6. He often takes a train to London . ( 改为同义句)He often goes to London _________ _______ .He often goes to London _________ ________ ________ .7. He takes the bus to school every day . ( 改为同义句)He goes to school _______ _______ every day .He goes to school ________ _____ ________ every day .8. My house is near my school . ( 改为同义句)My house isn‟t ________ __________ my school .9. Uncle Wang usually goes to town by bike . ( 改为同义句)Uncle Wang usually _____ _________ ______ to town .10. Does your friend go to work on foot ? ( 改为同义句)Does your friend _____ ________ work ?11. Mr Chen goes to his hometown by boat . ( 改为同义句)Mr Chen ________ ________ _______ to his hometown .12. Is your father from Beijing ? ( 改为同义句)Does your father _________ ______ Beijing ?三、单项选择1. ---- _______ are you staying in New York ? ---- For about two weeks .A. How soonB. How oftenC. How longD. How far2. ---______ are you going on a visit to Beijing ? ---- We‟ll drive there .A. WhenB. HowC. WhyD. What3. ---_____ is the library from our school ?--- It‟s quite near . Just go ________ the road .A. How far, crossB. How long, acrossC. How far, acrossD. How long , cross4. My sister has two skirts . One is yellow ,__________ is black .A. otherB. anotherC. othersD. the other5. The zoo keepers is worried because the number of visitors ___________smaller and smaller .A. becomeB. becameC. is becomingD. have become6. ---__________ does your brother go to work ? --- on foot .A. whereB. WhatC. HowD. Why7. How can I ________ there ?A. get toB. arrive inC. getD. reach in8. --- How does he get to school ? --- He gets to school __________ .A. by a car b. by foot C. in his father‟s car D. on bus9. ---________ do you live from your school ? --- About ten minutes‟walk .A. How manyB. How longC. How farD. How soon10. --- How far is it from the park to the post office ? ---- It‟s _________ .A. five minutes walkB. an hour from hereC. three kilometers farD. about one hundred meters away11. Can you _______ a horse ?A. rideB. driveC. onD. taking12. He gets up _______ in the morning to catch the _________ bus .A. late , laterB. early , laterC. early , earlyD. late , early13. ________ is it from your home to the post office ?A. How oftenB. How longC. How farD. How many14. My father ________ a bus to the town when he was young .A. walkedB. tookC. sitsD. sat15. It takes me forty minutes ________ there by bus .A. getB. to getC. getsD. getting16. The train station is not far_________ my home .A. toB. andC. fromD. with17. __________ it take you to go to work on foot ?A. How many hours isB. How long doesC. How long isD. How many times does18. Meimei ____a bus to school and the bus ______ usually takes 30 minutes .A. gets, roadB. drives, driveC. takes , rideD. catches, way19.Does your father go to work _________ ?A. by his bikeB. on his bikeC. ride a bikeD. on bike20. What time does he ______ home __________ school ?A. come , forB. go , toC. return , toD. leave , for21. He told me that he _______ to London the next day .A. would goB. goC. wentD. goes22. ---- when shall we have a picnic ? --- It all ________ the weather .A. looksB. decides onC. depends onD. sees23. I like walking __________ than riding my bike .A. moreB. mostC. muchD. good24. ---I saw Kevin in the supermarket this morning .---- No, it ________ him . He moved to Canada last week .A. can beB. must beC. can‟t beD. mustn‟t be25. ---Do you know ________ for shanghai last night ? ------ At 9: 00 .A. what time he leavesB. what time does he leaveC. what time he leftD. what time did he leave26. The food _____ my country is quite different _____ that here .A. in , likeB. to, fromC. from, toD. in , from27. --- How many students are there in your school ?--- __B______ the students in our school ______ over two thousand .A. The number of, isB. The number of , areC. A number of , is28. His father works _______ hospital for ______ people .A. in, illB. in , sickC. in the , illD. in , sick .29. Tim‟s mother is worried ______ her son‟s eyesight as he playsonline games too much .A. forB. aboutC. withD. of30. English is not easy to learn , _________ you must work hard .A. notB. soC. andD. or31. ----We must come here on time . --- I think ______ .A. itB. thatC. soD. one32. try to guess its meaning when you meet a new word , don‟t _______Your dictionary all the time .A. keep onB. depend onC. decide onD. try on四、选词填空depend on, ride , twenty minutes , must , meanHow far , leave for , many , part , than1. The bus ________ usually takes us more than half an hour .2. Drinking water is a big problem in some p_______ of the country .3. People found __________ problems about the milk .4. It‟s about ____________ walk from here to the station .5. ----Are you going camping ? ---- It _____________ the weather .6. __________ is it from your home to school ?7. We are _______________ Shanghai early tomorrow morning .8. No one answered the phone . They ________ be out .9. Taking trains must be a lot more fun ________ taking buses .10. In china bikes and buses are the most popular _________ of transportation .五、作文1．根据下表中五名学生上学方式的调查结果，写一篇短文( 开头已写出)。