【牛津版】八年级英语上册Unit8Naturaldisasters词汇与语法基础训练卷_含答案

Unit 8 Natural disasters 知识精讲

一、必背词汇

disaster n. 灾难；不幸，祸患

mop vt. 用拖把擦干净

up adv. 完全地

earthquake n. 地震

accident n. 事故，意外的事

coach n. 长途汽车

crash vi. & vt. 猛撞；碰撞

flood n. 洪水，水灾

village n. 村庄，乡村

lightning n. 闪电

storm n. 风暴，暴（风）雨

thunder n. 雷，雷声

slight adj. 轻微的

shake vi. & vt. 摇动，震动

loud adj. 响亮的；大声的；喧闹的

bomb n. 炸弹

fear n. 害怕，恐惧

direction n. 方向

brick n. 砖，砖块

silent adj. 寂静的

nervous adj. 紧张不安的

heart n. 心脏

beat vi. & vt. （使）规律作响，作节奏运动trapped adj. 困住的

mind n. 头脑

calm vi. & vt. （使）平静，（使）镇定since conj. 由于，既然

still adv. 仍然

alive adj. 活着的

dark n. 黑暗

shout n. 呼喊，喊叫声

safe adj. 安全的

asleep adj. 睡着的

break vi. 损坏；打破

towel n. 毛巾，浴巾

rule n. 规则

railway n. 铁路

pancake n. 烙饼，薄饼burn n. 烧伤，烫伤，灼伤board n. 木板

headache n. 头痛toothache n. 牙痛countryside n. 乡下, 农村nearly adv. 几乎，将近clear vt. 清除，清理shaking n. 摇动，震动

二、重点词汇

1. break verb /breɪk/

1). to (cause something to) separate suddenly or violently into two or more

pieces, or to (cause something to) stop working by being damaged 破碎，破裂；打破；打断；损坏，弄坏

例句：

The dish fell to the floor and broke.

碟子掉到地上摔碎了。

She fell and broke her arm.

她摔断了胳膊。

2). to destroy or end something, or to come to an end 毁坏，打破；结束，终结

例句：

Eventually someone spoke, breaking the silence.

最后终于有人开口打破了沉默。

She broke the record for the 5,000 meters.

她打破了5000米的纪录。

3). to interrupt or to stop something for a short period 打断；中断，中止

例句：

We usually break for lunch at 12.30.

我们通常12点半休息吃午饭。

The phone rang, breaking my concentration.

电话铃响了，打断了我的注意。

2. shake verb & noun /ʃeɪk/

1). v. to move backwards and forwards or up and down in quick, short movements,

or to make something or someone do this 摇动；抖动；使颤动

例句：

A young boy climbed into the apple tree and shook the branches so that the fruit fell down.

一个男孩爬上苹果树，用力摇着枝条好让苹果掉下来。

She shook her hair loose from its ribbon.

她抖了抖头发，把丝带抖掉。

2). v. If you are shaking, your body makes quick short movements, or you

feel as if it is doing so, because you are frightened or nervous. （因害怕或紧张而）打颤，发抖

例句：

She was shaking as she opened the letter.

她颤抖着拆开了信。

I was shaking like a leaf (= very nervous) before the test.

我考试前特别紧张。

3). n. an act of shaking something 摇动；抖动；震动

例句：

She gave the box a shake to see if there was anything inside it.

她摇了摇盒子，看里面有没有东西。

"No, no, no," he said with a shake of his head.

“不，不，不”，他摇着头说。

3. since adverb & preposition & conjunction /sɪns/

1). adv. from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until

now

此后，从此

例句：

Emma went to work in New York a year ago, and we haven’t seen her since.

埃玛一年前去纽约工作了，自那时起我们就没有见过她。

He started working for the company in 1995, and has been there ever since.

他毕业后就开始为这家公司工作，在此之后他一直呆在那里。

2). prep. from a particular time in the past until a later time, or until now

自从……；从……以来

例句：

He hasn’t won a game since last year.

1966年以后，英格兰队就再没有拿过世界杯冠军。