期中复习8AUnit 1 Encyclopaedias一．词语释义。

1.include =have/ be a part of 包括2.die out =disappear 灭绝3.perhaps=maybe=possibly 可能4.nobody =no one= not…anybody没有人5.go for a walk=take/have a walk 去散步6.human being=person 人7.in the countryside=outside the cities and towns 在农村8.however=but 然而9.be born=come out of his/her/its mother’s body 出生10.have the ability to=can 能够做…11.intelligent=wise=clever=smart=bright 聪明的12.for example=such as 例如13.suddenly=quickly and surprisingly 突然地14.more than=over 多于15.the same age as=as old as 年龄一样大16.attractions=places of interest 景点，名胜古迹17.from an early age=when…was very young 在…很小的时候Unit 2 Numbers一．词语释义。

1.realize=get to know=be aware of=understand 意识到2.wise=clever=smart=intelligent=bright 充满智慧的3.check=go over=examine 检查4.copy down=write down=put down=note down 抄写5.prize=reward=a thing that is given to the winner 奖品6. a long time ago=long long ago=once upon a time. 很久以前7.and so on=and so forth 等等8.realize the problem=know something is wrong. 认识到问题9.instruct=teach 指导，教10.copy=a thing made to be exactly like another 复制本11.traffic=cars, buses and people moving along a road and street 交通12.rest= something left 剩余部分13.double=make twice as much 加倍Unit 3 Computer一．词语释义。

1. tiny=very small微小的2. depend on=need help from=be decided by 依靠3. operate=make…work=control 操作4. popular=liked by many people 受欢迎的5. in addition=and…as well=besides=additionally 除…以外(还)6. be unaware of=don’t know/realize/understand 没有意识到7. alone=by oneself=on one’s own独自8. what to do with=how to deal with 如何处理9. be able to=can 能够10. for example=for instance=such as 例如11. improve=make sth. better 提升12. change one’s life=make one’s life different 改变生活Unit 4 Inventionsfortable=nice and soft 舒适的2. passengers=people on the bus 乘客3. develop=create 生产4. century= one hundred year 一个世纪；centuries= a few hundred years 几个世纪5. practical=useful 有用的6. instead of= in (the) place of=instead 代替7. funny=amusing=a person or thing that makes you laugh or smile 好笑的8. start=beginning 开始9. invent= produce for the first time 发明10. create=make 创造11. comfort=make sb. feel better 安慰Unit1练习题一．词语释义。

1.This house includes five bedrooms and two living rooms.A. takesB. hasC. collects2. –Why did dinosaurs die out suddenly?–Sorry, but I don’t know. I think nobody knows the reason.A.go outB. runC. disappear3. –Will he come here tonight? –Perhaps. I’m not sure.A. ExactlyB. CarefullyC. Maybe4. Don’t be sad Each human being may make mistakes.A. personB. machineC. animal5. Mr. and Mrs. Hill prefer to live in the countryside.A. outside the cityB. in the hillC. in the city6. There are more than 1,000 trees in the park.A. onB. beforeC. aboveD. over7. James is as old as Tom.A. younger thanB. older thanC. the same age asD. as young as8. Dinosaurs all died out suddenly.A. went outB. disappearedC. were aliveD. appeared9. A human being is a(n)________.A. animalB. machineC. personD. object10. Birds have a musical ability. They______ sing.A. canB. cannotC. are happy toD. like to11. The baby panda was born on a cold winter evening.A. went to see a doctorB. left its parentsC. came backD. came out of its mother’s body12. A good British breakfast always includes sausages. The sentence means sausages are_____ thebreakfast.A. part ofB. at the end ofC. connectedD. not13. Each human being has to die, but mankind goes on world without end.A. animalB. machineC. dollarD. person14. Australia also has many big attractions. Many people come to visit them every year.A. places of interestB. sheepC. kangaroosD. delicious food15. I feel healthier after a visit to the countryside.A. outside the cities and townsB. in the middle of the cities and townsC. inside the cities and townsD. in the center of the cities and towns二．根据句子意思，用所给适当形式填空。

1. The fee_________(include) many different kinds of food-cakes fruit, coffee and so on.2. ___________(sudden), an accident happened in front of the supermarket.3. Einstein was outstanding and he loved___________(scientist) very much.4. Can you tell me the__________(invention) of the telephone?5. It will be nice to be________(ability) to afford to buy a big house in big cities.6. Can you say it in__________(Italy)?7. Black is clever, but his sister is far more_____________(intelligence).8. I saw some interesting drawings of__________(fly) machine in the museum.9. I saw some boys playing football on the ground. ___________(other) were watching them.10. Da Vince’s is one of the most famous___________(artistic).11. When she heard the news, she___________(sudden) laughed.12. Y uan longping is a great__________(science) and he works hard all the year.13. My little brother wants to be a_________(music) like Beethoven in the future.14. Edison is one of the great____________(invent) in the world.15. We finally_______(win) the first prize after two months.Unit 2练习题一．词语释义。