初中英语重难点词汇解析8A

初中英语重难点词汇解析
Book 8A
Unit 1 Friends
Key V ocabulary :
more, honest, secret, joy, believe, magazine, good-looking, musical, generous, almost, sense, humour, bored, joke, advertisement, shoulder-length, everyone, true, vote, better, worse, height, competition, test, diving, editor, famous, agree, advice, general, appearance, pleasant, exciting
（标注星号的词为拼写错误的词）
1. secret —screct*
2. magazine —magzine*
3. singer —singger*
4. humour —humor*
5. advertisement —advertisment*
6. shoulder-length —shouder-length*
7. true —ture* 8. height —hight*
9. competition —compitition* 10. skiing —sking*
11. editor —editer* 12. future —futrue*
13. nervous —nervouse* 14. pleasant —plesant*
用法易错的词
1. more: adj. 更多的(是much 和many 的比较级)
『相关词汇』most: adj. 最多的
e.g. Our country will become more beautiful.
A silent tongue and true heart are the most admirable things on earth.
(缄默的嘴，真诚的心，是世界上最令人赞美的东西。

)
2. believe: v. 相信
『易混淆词』trust: v. 信任，信赖
e.g. I can not believe she is the principal of this school.
You should trust yourself.
3. good-looking: adj. 好看的，漂亮的
『易混淆词』handsome: adj . 英俊的(多指男性)
e.g. She’s terribly good-looking.
He is quite handsome.
4. musical: adj.有音乐天赋的；爱好音乐的
『相关词汇』music: n.音乐
e.g. They performed a musical play.
I especially dislike jazz music. (我特别不喜欢爵士音乐。

)
5. generous: adj. 慷慨的，大方的；宽厚的
『易混淆词』general: adj.大体的，笼统的；总的
e.g. He is a very generous man.
The general condition is bettering instead of worsening. (总的情况不是在恶化而是在好转。

)
6. sense: n.观念，意识；感官，感觉
『易混淆词』science: n.科学
『主要用法』a good sense of humour很强的幽默感
e.g. He has a good sense of humour.
Modern science is developing quickly.
7. humour: n.幽默
『相关词汇』humorous: adj.幽默的
e.g. He has no sense of humour.
A humorous person is readily accepted everywhere. (有幽默感的人处处受欢迎。

)
8. bored: adj.无聊的
『相关词汇』boring: adj.令人无聊的
『主要错误』boring主要用来形容事物，bored主要用来形容人的感觉。

e.g. I feel very bored during this summer holiday.
It’s very boring to talk to her.
9. joke: n.玩笑
『易混淆词』joy: n.欢乐，高兴，乐趣
e.g. He always tells us funny jokes.
She often shares her joy with her classmates.
10. everyone: pron.每个人(只能用来指人，相当于everybody,后面不能跟of。

)
『易混淆词』every one: (是两个词，可以用来指人，也可以用来指物，后面可以跟of。

) e.g. Everyone should get to school on time.
Every one of us here today has good reason to be proud. (在座的每一位今天都应感到自豪。

)
11. vote: v. 选举；投票
『主要用法』vote for sb. 为…投票
e.g. I vote for Mary to be the chairperson.
12. worse: adj.更坏的，更差的
『主要错误』不要错写成badder
e.g. I felt even worse today.
13. worst: adj.最坏的，最差的
『主要错误』不要错写成baddest
e.g. Every man is his own worst enemy. (每个人都是自己最大的敌人。

)
14. height: n. 高；高度
『相关词汇』high: adj. 高的
『主要用法』the height of
e.g. The young man is of medium height. (这个男人中等身高。

)
15. test: n.测试，考察
『易混淆词』exam: n.考试
『主要用法』test和exam都有考试,测验的意思，test还有考验的意思。

e.g. That’s a real test to me. (对我是不小的考验。

)
John did not pass the exam.
16. diving: n.潜水；跳水
『主要错误』不要错写成driving
e.g. Some birds like diving into the water to look for food.
He has driving lessons every week.
17. famous: adj.著名的
『主要用法』be famous for 由于…而著名
be famous as 作为…而著名
e.g. He becomes famous for his international work.
Gong Li is very famous as a good actress all over the world.
(巩俐作为一个好演员而举世闻名。

)
18. advice: n. 建议，忠告，劝告(不可数名词)
『相关词汇』advise: v.建议，劝告
e.g. Can you give me some advice?
I wouldn’t advise you to leave early.
19. appearance: n.外貌，相貌；出现
『相关词汇』appear: v.出现
e.g. Her appearance created a sensation. (他的样貌轰动一时。

)
A smile appeared on her face. (她的脸上露出了微笑。

)
近义词/反义词
n.欢乐，高兴；乐趣
『近义词』pleasure, happiness
e.g. Success brought him joy.
He finds great pleasure in reading.
Money does not always bring happiness.
2. honest: adj.诚实的，正直的
『反义词』dishonest
e.g. All my life I have tried to be an honest man. (我一生都想做一个诚实的人。

)
It is dishonest to lie about one's age. (虚报年龄是不诚实的。

)
3. willing: adj.乐意的，愿意的
『近义词』ready
e.g. They are willing to come.
I am always ready to work for you. (我愿意随时为你效劳。

)
4. almost: adv.几乎，差不多
『近义词』nearly
e.g. It was almost dark when they got there. (他们抵达那里时，天几乎黑了。

)
They are nearly related. (他们是至亲。

)
5. smart: adj. 聪明的
『近义词』clever
e.g. The boys in their smart school uniforms marched at the head of the parade.
(身着整齐校服的男学生走在游行队伍的前列。

)
My brother is a clever carpenter. (我的兄弟是个灵巧的木匠。

)
6. true: adj. 忠实的，真的，真实的
『近义词』real
e.g. Is it true they're getting married? (他们真要结婚了吗？)
The TV play was based on real life. (那出电视剧是根据现实生活写成的。

)
7. thin: adj. 瘦的，薄的
『反义词』thick
e.g. She looks thinner than before.
The air was thick with smoke. (空气中烟雾弥漫。

)
8. agree: v. 同意，赞同
『反义词』disagree
e.g. I don't agree with Phil on many things. (我和菲尔在许多事情上意见不一致。

)
Our answers to the problem disagreed. (我们对这个问题的回答不一致。

)
9. nervous: adj. 紧张不安的
『反义词』relaxed
e.g. He's nervous of strangers. (他见到陌生人就感到紧张不安。

)
I felt quite relaxed after the exam. (考试过后我感到无比的轻松。

)
10. uncomfortable: adj. 不舒服的，不舒适的
『反义词』comfortable
e.g. He feels uncomfortable with strangers. (他与陌生人在一起感到不自在。

)
We're not rich but we're fairly comfortable. (我们并不富有,但生活还较宽裕。

)
11. pleasant: adj. 令人愉快的，舒适的
『反义词』unpleasant
e.g. The new manager is a pleasant Chinese American. (新任经理是个和气的美籍华人。

) The smell was unpleasant. (这味道很难闻。

)
基础导航
一、根据句子意思及首字母提示完成句子：
1. He has very poor e___________ because of working on the computer too much at night.
2. My uncle gave me a lot of useful a___________ to learn English well.
3. She is very pretty and a very good s___________ too. She sings very well.
4. The boy has big round eyes and a white s___________ face.
5. I don ’
t think all of these outdoor a___________ are dangerous if we are very careful.
6. Do you b___________ what he says? I think he is lying to us.
7. What do you want to be in the f___________?
8. I like reading m___________ in the bookshop because there are a lot of beautiful pictures on them.
9. Mark Twain was a h___________ person. He often told his friends many funny things.
10. When I feel b___________, my mother always tells me many interesting stories.
二、选用合适的词组并用其正确形式填空：
1. Our teacher was ill ___________________ too much teaching work.
2. We should ___________________ to learn English well.
3. Peter wants to be a policeman when he grows up ___________________.
4. There is a saying “A friend ___________________ is a friend in deed.”
5. Yesterday he walked past my table and ___________________ my bowls and dishes.
拓展延伸
一、根据汉英释义写出相应单词：
1. My best friend Betty often shares her ___________ (欢乐) with me.
2. We can borrow many books and ___________ (杂志) from our school library.
3. —I don’t think Jay Chou is ___________ (英俊).
—I really don’t agree with you.
4. We won’t forget the ___________ (令人愉快的) trip to Xi’an forever.
5. —I want to be a doctor like him in the ___________ (将来).
—So do I .
6. Your idea is great, I ___________ (have the same idea with sb.) with you.
7. Can you keep a ___________ (something that only can be known by few people)? This is only between us.
8. —I am very ___________ (can’t be relaxed) when I speak in front of many people. —There’s no need to be afraid next time.
9. Lily is a top student. He thinks fast and always answers the questions ___________ (something is true).
10. I hate the ___________ (something that tells you a kind of goods and asks you to buy it) when
I watch TV.
二、根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空：
1. Lind a’s handwriting is ___________ (good) among all the students in her class.
2. Diving is ___________ than swimming. But it is not as ___________ (interesting) as skiing.
3. I ___________ (real) like PE. It is so interesting!
4. We are all ___________ at the ___________ news .(surprise)
5. They are clever enough to work out the problem ___________ (quick) and ___________ (easy).
6. She is studying in a ___________ (mix) school.
7. Millie is a good student. She is very ___________ (care). She always listens to the teacher
___________ (care).
8. Please keep ___________ (quiet). It’s too ___________ (noise) here.
9. The ___________ (follow) Friday , they came to see me again.
10. What is the ___________ (long) of the table ? Two meters.
三、选择适当的单词并用其正确形式填空：
Have you ever traveled in Hongkong? Do you know that you must be ______1_____ of the traffic rules? B ecause the traffic there keeps to the left and it’s different from that of the interior(内地)of China. Before ______2_____ the street, you must look to the right and then to the ______3_____. If the traffic lights are red, the traffic must stop, people can go across the zebra line. If the lights turn green, the traffic can go, people ______4_____ cross the road. In the morning and in the evening, when people go home from ______5_____, the streets are very busy. The traffic is very ______6_____.When you go ______7_____ by bus in Hongkong, you have to be careful, too. Always remember the traffic keeps to the left. Have a look first, or you may go the ______8_____ way. In Hongkong, there are a lot of big buses ______9_____ two floors. You’d better sit on the ______10_____ floor. From there you can watch the city well.
中考链接
根据括号中的中英文提示或首字母提示，用单词的适当形式完成句子：
1. Thank you for giving us so much good ___________ (建议).(2010兰州)
2. They ___________ (agree) with each other, so they argued for a long time. (2010兰州)
3. They ___________ (同意) us on some matters yesterday afternoon. (2009河北)
4. Jeff ___________ (几乎) went mad when his elder brother died young. (2009浙江省义乌市)
5. This restaurant looks new and big. I think it is ___________ (好的) than the first one.
(2008佛山市模拟卷)
Unit 2 School life
Key V ocabulary :
article,
geography , language , science, useful,
unimportant, useless, unpopular, point, least, health, timetable, length, able, finish, baseball, ideal
（标注星号的词为拼写错误的词）
1. vacation —vocation*
2. math —mathe*
3. soccer —socker*
4. hero —hreo*
5. article —aticle*
6. geography —geografy*
7. language —langage* 8. useless —usless*
9. timetable —timtable* 10. length —longth*
1. mixed: adj. 男女混合的；混合的
『主要用法』get … mixed
e.g. Lily, can you help me to get the water and the milk mixed?
(莉莉，你能帮我把水和牛奶混合起来吗？)
2. tasty: adj. 味道好的
『相关词汇』taste: v. 尝，品尝
e.g. There is a lot of tasty food in Japan.
The liquid has a bitter taste. (这种药水有苦味。

)
3. hero: n. 被崇拜的对象；英雄
『主要用法』复数形式heroes
e.g. A monument to the national heroes was erected here after the war.
(战后在这儿竖起了民族英雄纪念碑。

)
4. close: adj. 密切的，亲密的
『相关词汇』closed: adj. 关闭的
e.g. She closed the door softly.
The street has been closed for two days. (这条街已被封闭两天了。

)
5. science: n.科学
『相关词汇』scientist: n.科学家
e.g. The computer is a marvel of modern science. (电子计算机是现代科学的一个奇迹。

)
Many scientists devoted their lives to their work.
(许多科学家把他们的一生都献给了他们的工作。

)
6. least: adj.最少的
『易混淆词』last: v. 持续上一个，最后一个
e.g. He has least money of all of us.
He was the last person to leave.
He was the last of the passengers to leave the ship. (他是最后一个下船的乘客。

)
7. health: n.健康
『相关词汇』healthy: adj.健康的
healthily: adv.健康地
e.g. We all drank a health to the bride. (我们都为新娘的健康干杯。

)
That book is not healthy reading for a child. (对孩子来说那书不是本健康读物。

)
If you want to be healthy, you should eat healthily. (如果你想健康，你必须吃的健康。

)
8. length: n.长，长度
『相关词汇』long: adj.长，长的
『主要用法』the length of
e.g. The railway is 1000 miles long.
The length of the movie is two hours. (影片长两小时。

)
9. finish: v. 结束，停止，完成
『易混淆词』over: adj.结束的，完了的
e.g. I haven't finished reading the book yet.
We spread a carpet over the floor. (我们给地板铺上了地毯。

)
10. baseball: n.棒球
『易混淆词』softball: n.垒球
e.g. Baseball is very popular among Americans. (棒球运动很受美国人的欢迎。

)
Can you play softball? (你会打垒球吗？)
11. ideal: adj.想象的，理想的
『相关词汇』idea: n. 主意，想法
e.g. You're an ideal family. (你们真是个模范家庭。

)
He hit upon the good idea of spending the weekend in the nearby holiday camp.
(他想到去附近度假营过周末这个好主意。

)
近义词/反义词
n.假日，假期
『近义词』holiday
e.g. School is closed for the summer and children are on vacation. (学校夏天关闭,孩子们放假。

)
Friday is a holiday in Muslin countries. (在穆斯林国家里星期五是假日。

)
2. useful: adj. 有用的，有益的
『反义词』useless
e.g. She gave us some useful information. (她给了我们一些很有用的信息。

)
I realized it was useless to reason with him. (我知道和他说理是毫无意义的。

)
3. unimportant: adj.不重要的
『反义词』important
e.g. The issue was considered unimportant. (该问题被看成无关紧要。

)
It is important to learn to communicate. (学会沟通思想很重要。

)
4. unpopular: adj.不受欢迎的，不流行的
『反义词』popular
e.g. The war was both costly and unpopular. (这场战争既费钱又不得人心。

)
She is now a popular film star.
5. point: n.分数
『近义词』mark
e.g. In the game we got ten points while the Medical School got only three.
(比赛中我们得了十分，而医学院只得了三分。

)
He often get full marks in exams.
6. able: adj.能够…的
『反义词』unable
e.g. I am afraid I won't be able to visit you on Saturday. (恐怕我无法在星期六来拜访您了。

)
John was unable to afford the house. (约翰买不起这房子。

)
基础导航
一、根据句子意思及首字母提示完成句子：
1. Which subject do you like better, history or g___________?
2. In a m___________ school, boys and girls have lessons together.
3. My father can cook healthy and t___________ food. It’s very delicious.
4. Our monitor is a top student and she scored the m___________ points in the last Maths exam.
5. Millie walks very fast and Nancy a___________ walks fast.
6. His T-shirt is the same as m___________. We look like twin brothers.
7. Our s___________ teacher told us that the earth goes around the sun.
8. Follow me. Let’s go to the library t___________.
9. You must finish the report t___________. We will leave here tomorrow morning.
10. She is an u___________ person. We all hate her very much.
二、选择方框中合适的单词或词组并用其正确形式完成短文：
Harry studies in a mixed school. He is (1) ___________________. He has many subjects at school and his favourite is Home Economics because he likes (2) ___________________. Now he can cook (3) ___________________. He also prefers to (4) ___________________. His home is far from school. He wants to (5) ___________________ by himself because it will take less time than (6) ___________________.
Harry is a member of Buddy Club. He has about (7) ___________________ every day. So he only goes to the club (8) ___________________. In the club, he has a buddy (9) ___________________ Nick. He always (10) ___________________ Nick about his school life.
拓展延伸
一、根据汉英释义写出相应单词：
1. I often go to the school library ___________ (两次) a week. I can read many interesting books there.
2. English is one of my favourite ___________ (科目).
3. Many people ___________ (钦佩) Wang Meng very much because she can skate very well.
4. Yang Liwei is becoming the ___________ (偶像)of teenagers in our country.
5. I always go to the Buddy Club and chat with my ___________ (亲密的) friends.
6. —What does she ___________ (确实，真地) want to do? —I don’t know.
7. I’m lucky that I study in an ___________ (理想的) school in Shanghai.
8. Can you tell me any ___________ (different) between ___________ (Britain) English and ___________ (America) English?
9. This old computer is ___________ (have no use). You’d better buy a new one.
10. Red is ___________ (many people know something and all like it very much ) than black.
二、根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空：
1. Thank you for ___________ (tell) us about your ideal school.
2. Do you think dogs are much ___________ (smart) than people?
3. Of all the sweaters, the one on the left is ___________ (bad).
4. My grandma can cook ___________ (health) and ___________ (taste) food for us.
5. It takes ___________ (little) time to drive a car to school than to take a bus.
6. Before having ___________ lesson, you can’t be a ___________. (drive)
7. Jay Chou spends a lot of time ___________ (practise) ___________ (play) the piano.
8. Don’t worry about my English. I know how to teach ___________ (I) now.
9. It’s raining outside. We have ___________ (stay) at home.
10. It’s wrong to think Maths is ___________ (important).
11. The film is so ___________ (bore) that nobody in our class likes it.
三、选择适当的词组并用其正确形式填空：
1. My father began to work in this shop ___________________ 28.
2. Mr Li will go hiking and his wife will go hiking ___________________.
3. Yesterday my father ___________________ work because his car was broken.
4. John’s new trousers ___________________ Daniel’s. They are b lue.
5. ___________________ you ___________________ come to my birthday party next Sunday?
6. Millie and I help ___________________ do the homework on Saturdays.
7. My mother bought a car last week. She will ___________________ from this week on.
8. My English is poor, but Linda is good at it. She often ___________________ my English.
9. We usually have a free talk ___________________ each class.
10. I would like to have Home Economics next term because I want to learn ___________________ for my family.
中考链接
根据括号中的中英文提示或首字母提示，用单词的适当形式完成句子：
1. English dictionaries are very ___________ (use) to you when you study English. (2010常州)
2. Man-made satellites are usually ___________ (use) for sending and receiving the messages. (2010来宾市模拟)
3. Eat some vegetables and fruit every day because they are ___________ (health) food. (2009常州)
4. I tried my best to remember all the speech and ___________ it over 100 times. (2009泰安市)
5. Jeff began to understand it wasn’t ___________ (有用的) to be sad. (2009浙江省义乌市)
Unit 3 A day out
Key V ocabulary :
ourselves, president, foreign, beginning, model, metal, inside, interest, real, stomach, beauty, sunset, possible, wonder, luckily, final, support, medal, winner, receive, fact, opinion, instead
（标注星号的词为拼写错误的词）
1. ourselves —ourselfs*
2. beginning —begining*
3. foreign —foreigh*
4. model —modal*
5. metal —matel*
6. stomach —stomack*
7. themselves —themselfs* 8. luckily —luckly*
9. support —surpport* 10. cheer —chear*
11. medal —madel* 12. winner —winer*
13. opinion —opnion*
用法易错的词
1. president: n.总统，国家主席
『易混淆词』present: v. 赠，送 n. 礼物 adj. 在场的，出席的
『主要用法』the president of
e.g. The president of France visited our country last week. (上星期法国总统访问了我国。

) How many people were present at the meeting? (到会的有多少人？)
He often gave his neighbor's kids little presents. (他常常送些小礼物给邻居的孩子。

) They presented him with a bunch of flowers. (他们献给他一束鲜花。

)
2. foreign: adj. 外国的
『相关词汇』foreigner: n. 外国人
e.g. He likes collecting foreign stamps. (他喜欢收集外国邮票。

)
More than a million foreigners visit the city every year.
(每年有一百多万外国人来访问该城市。

)
3. beginning: n. 开始，起初
『主要用法』in the beginning
『主要错误』不要错写成beginning
e.g. He disliked school in the beginning.
4. model: n.模型，模特儿
『易混淆词』medal: n.勋章，奖章
e.g. He made a clay model of the Eiffel Tower. (他做了一个艾菲尔铁塔的粘土模型。

)
She won an Olympic gold medal in swimming. (她获得奥林匹克游泳金牌。

)
5. interest: n.令人感兴趣的事，兴趣
『相关词汇』interested: adj.对…感兴趣的
interesting: adj.有趣的
e.g. I have lost my interest in chemistry. (我对化学已不感兴趣。

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We had a long and interesting talk.
I'm not interested in politics. (我对政治不感兴趣。

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6. beauty: n.美，美丽
『相关词汇』beautiful: (adj) 美丽的，漂亮的
『主要用法』the beauty of
e.g. I was attracted by the beauty of the sunrise when I arrived the top of the mountain.
(当我到达山顶的时候我完全被日出的美丽所吸引了。

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She has a beautiful face.
7. sunset: n.日落，傍晚
『相关词汇』sunrise: (n) 日出
e.g. They stopped work at sunset. (他们日落而息。

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They woke up at sunrise. (他们黎明即起。

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8. wonder: n.奇迹v.对…感到疑惑；想知道
『相关词汇』wonderful: adj.精彩的，令人赞叹的
e.g. I wonder at her rudeness. (我对她的粗鲁感到惊讶。

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I think the heart transplant is a wonderful thing. (我认为心脏移植是件神奇的事。

)
9. luckily: adv.幸好；幸运的是
『相关词汇』luck: n. 运气
lucky: adj.幸运的
e.g. It's a matter of luck whether we are successful. (我们是否成功是碰运气的事。

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You are lucky to be alive. (你活着算是幸运的了。

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Luckily, he was in when I called.
10. final: n.决赛；期中考试adj.最后的
『相关词汇』finally: adv.最后的，最终的
e.g. This is your final chance. (这是你的最后一次机会。

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They finally realized that the whole thing was a joke.
(他们终于意识到整个事情是场玩笑。

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11. support: v.&n.支持
『相关词汇』supporter: n.支持者，拥护者
e.g. They supported the Democratic Party. (他们支持民主党。

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I'm a strong supporter of women's rights. (我是一个妇女权益的坚强支持者。

) 12. receive: v.得到，接到
『易混淆词』accept: v.接受
e.g. I've just received a telegram. (我刚收到一份电报。

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He has accepted our invitation. (他已经接受了我们的邀请。

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13. fact: n.实事
『主要用法』in fact
e.g. In fact, I dislike your way of dealing with problems. (事实上，我不喜欢你处理问题的方式。

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14. opinion: n. 观点，看法
『主要用法』in one ’s opinion
e.g. In my opinion, you should say sorry to her. (我认为你应该向她道歉。

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15. instead: adv. 代替
『主要用法』instead of
e.g. He is too busy, let me go instead. (他太忙了，让我去吧。

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Instead of disturbing her, the news had a strangely calming effect.
(这消息非但没有令她不安，反而产生了一种奇怪的镇定效果。

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近义词/反义词
adv. 在里面
『反义词』outside
e.g. There is a label on the inside of the box. (盒子内侧有个标签。

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The outside of the house is painted white. (房子外部漆成白色。

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2. real: adj. 真的，天然的，真实的
『近义词』true
e.g. His affection for the girl was real. (他对那女孩的爱是真心的。

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This is a true diamond. (这是一颗真的钻石。

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3. possible: adj. 可能的
『反义词』impossible
e.g. It's possible that he will not accept the invitation.
It is impossible for me to climb such a high mountain.
基础导航
一、根据句子意思及首字母提示完成句子：
1. My mother is p___________ the dinner for us.
2. Please r___________ to post the letter for me. Don ’t forget it.
3. Mr. Wu i___________ me to join their school trip to the World Park yesterday. But I didn ’t go.
4. We became very e___________ when we saw the Eiffel Tower from the coach.
5. We all learn Japanese by o___________. We work very hard.
6. A good b___________ is half done.
7. She likes to w___________ the sunset when she was a little girl.
8. Everything is p___________ if we do our best.
9. Please send my best g___________ to your parents.
10. Jack fell off the bike yesterday. But l___________, he didn’t hurt badly.
二、根据句意，选择合适的词组并用其正确形式填空完成句子：
1. — Who ___________________ the door.
—It must be Kate, I think.
2. —What do you usually do when you are free?
—We like to play ___________________.
3. If there is a sign “No Photos”, it means you can’t ___________________ here.
4. Nobody taught him how to use the computer. He ___________________.
5. He decided to ___________________, but he didn’t eat less at all.
拓展延伸
一、根据释义写出相应单词：
1. The teacher really ___________ (想知道) who broke the window yesterday.
2. Our team ___________ (赢得) the basketball final yesterday.
3. Every season lots of ___________ (外国的) visitors come to visit the Great Wall.
4. The medals are usually made of ___________ (金属).
5. He was late for work this morning because of too much ___________ (交通) in the street.
6. He doesn’t like to travel on ___________ (长途汽车). It’s so boring!
7. Who can describe the ___________ (美丽) of this old park?
8. You will enjoy the trip from the ___________ (开始) this time.
9. Look at the bottle yourself. There is nothing ___________ (在里面).
10. The bus was late, but ___________ (幸运地) he caught it.
二、根据句子意思，用所给单词的适当形式填空：
1. What an ___________ (amaze) story it is! Can you tell me again?
2. It ___________ (take) me 2 hours to finish my homework yesterday.
3. The students spent 2 hours ___________ (plant) the young trees on that day.
4. He ___________ (get) on the train and ___________ (leave) his hometown ten days ago.
5. Did your mother agree ___________ (go) with me?
6. I want to go to Lu shan mountain because I hope ___________ (see) the beautiful sunset and I want ___________ (take) photos of it.
7. He tried ___________ (open) the door with a knife, but he failed ___________ (do) it.
8. It is ___________ (interest) to see so many old things in this museum.
9. Beijing is one of ___________ (good) ___________ (city) in the world.
10. How ___________ (luck) you are to catch the last bus!
三、选择适当的词组并用其正确形式填空：
1. Tom ___________________ English during the summer holiday. Now he is very good at English.
2. Aunt Li finished the hard work ___________________. She didn’t ask anybody for help.
3. Tom and I will ___________________ with his parents. We will go there by taxi.
4. “Please ___________________.” Kitty said to her mother.
5. Daniel is good at computer. Every day he spends a lot of time ___________________.
6. You should be more careful, or you ___________________.
7. Daniel thinks the pyramids ___________________ the real ones in Egypt.
中考链接
根据括号中的中英文提示或首字母提示，用单词的适当形式完成句子：
1. The dresses ___________ (本身)are made of common materials, but they sell well because of the famous designer. (2010常州)
2. I couldn't understand why he was so ___________ (interest) in the invitation. (2010广州)
3. ___________ (luck), John got back the notebook that he had lost at the cafe. (2009常州)
4. Please tell me the ___________ (win) telephone number, I want to interview him. (2009常州)
5. 1 couldn't understand why he was so ___________ (interest) in the invitation. (2009广州)
6. Rush hour is the time of day when the t___________ is very heavy. (2009泰安市)
7. I'm glad to know you are going to give me some foreign stamps, but I still have not ___________ the stamps of Nepal which you said to post me. (2009广州)
Unit 4 Wild animals
Key V ocabulary :
wild, delicious, giant panda, kangaroo, squirrel, leaf, hunter, nowhere, action, encourage, continue, writer, wolf, snake, noon, attack, thirsty, performance, until, medicine, loss, sincerely, destroy, tusk
（标注星号的词为拼写错误的词）
1. delicious —deliciouse*
2. giant panda —gaint panda*
3. kangaroo —kangroo*
4. squirrel —squirel*
5. writer —writter*
6. snake —snack*
7. attack —attact* 8. thirsty —thirty*
9. until —untill* 10. medicine —medcine*
11. sincerely —sinserely* 12. destroy —distroy*
13. tusk —trusk*
用法易错的词
1. wild: adj. 野生的 n. 野生状态
『易混淆词』wide: adj. 宽的，广泛的
e.g. Those are wild roses. (那些是野玫瑰。

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They came to a wide river.
2. leaf: n. 树叶，菜叶
『相关词汇』leaves(复数形式)
e.g. The trees are thick with leaves. (这些树生长着浓密的树叶。

)
3. hunter: n. 猎人
『相关词汇』hunt: v. 打猎，搜寻
『主要用法』hunt for
e.g. November is a good time to hunt deer. (十一月正是猎鹿的好时节。

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John set out that day to hunt for work. (约翰那天外出找工作。

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David was a very brave young hunter.
4. nowhere: adv. 无处，没有地方
『主要用法』have nowhere to do 没地方做某事
e.g. If we go on polluting the environment, animals will have nowhere to live.
5. action: n.行动
『主要用法』take action to do sth.
e.g. The government has taken action to reduce the pollution.
6. encourage: v. 劝告，鼓励
『相关词汇』courage: n.勇气
『主要用法』encourage sb. to do sth.
e.g. She encouraged him to talk to her. (她鼓励他与她交谈。

)
7. continue: v. 继续
『主要用法』continue to do sth./ continue doing sth. 持续做某事
e.g. They continued to meet every week. (他们继续每周见面。

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I was allowed to continue using the library. (我获准继续使用该图书馆。

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8. wolf: n.狼
『相关词汇』wolves(复数形式，不要错写成wolfs)
e.g. Wolves kill sheep and sometimes even attack men. (狼吃羊,有时候甚至袭击人。

)
9. noon: n.中午，正午
『主要用法』at noon
e.g. The accident happened at noon. (事故时中午发生的。

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10. attack: v&n攻击
『易混淆词』attract: v. 吸引
e.g. The enemy attacked our airport all night. (敌人彻夜都在攻击我们的机场。

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The garden city attracts many tourists.
11. thirsty: adj.口渴的
『易混淆词』thirty: n.三十
e.g. Salty food makes you thirsty. (吃咸的食品会令你口渴。

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He lived in Canada in the thirties. (三十年代他住在加拿大。

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12. performance: n.表演
『相关词汇』perform: v. 表演
performer: n.表演者
e.g. The students will perform an opera next Friday. (这些学生下星期五将演出歌剧。

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He is a rotten performer on television. (他在电视上的表演糟糕极了。

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The evening performance begins at 8 o'clock.
13. until: prep. 直到…的时候；直到…为止
『易混淆词』till: prep.直到
e.g. Will this fish keep until tomorrow? (这鱼能搁到明天吗?)
They danced till midnight. (他们跳舞跳到半夜。

)
14. loss: n.丧失，损失
『相关词汇』lose: v. 失去，损失
lost: lose的过去式，过去分词形式
e.g. Did you lose your wallet?
Carl's father lost his job last month. (卡尔的父亲上个月失业了。

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The loss of the first game did not discourage them.
(第一场比赛的失败并没有令他们沮丧。

)。