八年级英语上册 Module 9 Population Unit 3 Language in use新课落实 (新版)外研版

Unit 3

Language in use

●1 quiet adj. 寂静的；安静的

[观察] Parkville was a quiet village.

帕克维尔曾经是一个安静的村庄。

[辨析] quiet 与silent

两个词都是形容词，都有“安静的”之意。其区别如下：

(1)quiet 意为“安静的，平静的”，指没有吵闹和动乱，作表语时可与silent 互换。 He wants to live a quiet life.

他想过一种平静的生活。

(2)silent 常作表语，指“寂静的”，以没有喧闹和声音为特征；也指沉默寡言的，不喜欢说话的，可译为“静的，无声音的，沉默的”。

He kept silent at the meeting.

他在会上保持沉默。

(1)她在家里读书，度过了一个平静的夜晚。

She spent a __quiet__ evening reading at home.

(2)当老师宣布竞赛的获胜者时，所有人都静悄悄的。

Everyone was __silent__ as the teacher announced the winner of the competition.

●2 pollution n. 污染

[观察] There is a lot of traffic and pollution in the city. 城市里有许多车辆和污染。

[探究] pollution是不可数名词。

Pollution is one of the most important problems in China.污染是中国最重要的问题之一。

[拓展] pollution的动词形式为pollute；其形容词形式为polluted。

●The small local school in Parkville closed down five years ago…

帕克维尔当地的一所小学校在五年前关闭了……

[探究] close down 意为“(永久)关闭；关停”。

Many businesses have closed down because of the recession.由于经济衰退，许多企业倒闭了。

[拓展] shut/close one's eyes to sth. 不理会某事；对某事视而不见

The park is beautiful if you close your eyes to the litter. 如果你不去注意那些垃圾，你就会发现这个公园很美。

Ⅰ.用方框中所给短语的适当形式填空

1.I'm sorry to say you can't smoke __in_public__．

2．Mo Yan's works now are popular __all_over_the_world__．

3．There are too many people in our city. Does our city need a better __bus_service__？

4．Jim couldn't buy things here, because all the shops __closed_down__ at that time.

5．Will everyone send their homework by emails __in_the_future__？

6．The little girl is becoming __more_and_more__ beautiful.

7．Tom works in a car factory now.He was __not__ a student__any_more__．

8．She lives __close_to__ the bus station, so she goes to work by bus.

Ⅱ.根据句意及首字母或汉语提示完成句子

1. Be quiet__， please. I'm doing my homework.

2. My sister is a pupil__ and she is in Class 1, Grade 2.

3. His flat__ is near his company, so he walks to work every day.

4. Please don't throw rubbish__ here and there. We should keep our city clean.

5．Can you give us a progress __report__(报告)?

6．__Pollution__(污染) has become one of the most serious problems in the world.

7．The food of the restaurant is good but the __service__ (服务) is very bad.

8．My father works at the __local__(当地的)post office.

Ⅲ.用所给词的适当形式填空

1．Many people must walk hours __to_bring__ (bring) water back to their homes in some poor villages.

2．Farmers work in the __fields__ (field) every day.

3．It takes us twenty minutes __to_get__ (get) to Gaomi by bus.

4．In the past, girls had no chances __to_go__ (go) to school.

5．We have to find somewhere __to_live__ (live) first.

6．Jo and his family __moved__ (move) to Arnwick five years ago.

7．With more and more cars and buses, there will be more and more __pollution__ (pollute)．

8．It's more difficult for old people __to_learn__ (learn) English well.

Ⅳ.根据所给汉语及关键词汇提示，写出完整的句子

1. 他的家离学校很近。(close to)

__His_home_is_very_close_to_school.___

2. 你必须在8点钟之前到达公司。(have to)

__You_have_to_get_to_the_company_before_eight_o'clock.___

3. 事实上，他的真名是王晓晨。 (in fact)

__In_fact,_his_real_name_is_Wang_Xiaochen.___

4. 我与你有一样的想法。(the same…as…)

__I_have_the_same_idea_as_you.___

5. 完成这项工作花费了我十个小时。(It takes sb.… time to do sth.)

__It_took_me_ten_hours_to_finish_the_work.___

Ⅴ.按要求完成下列各题