新目标英语八年级（下）各单元课前预习提要Unit 8 Why don‟t you get her a scarf?知识要点及目标语言1、学习掌握情态动词should表示征求意见的用法；2、学习使用Why don‟t you …? 和How/What about …? 来向别人提出建议；3、学会谈论和比较不同的事物；4、初步了解现在完成时的用法；4、学会一定的阅读技巧----- 通过寻找“who、what、when、where、why”来进行总结，以便更好地理解短文意义。

预习指导1、给别人提建议常使用以下句型（注意其后的动词形式）：Why don‟t you do s.th? = Why not do s.th?为什么不做某事呢？How/What about doing s.th? 做某事你认为怎么样？2、现在完成时的基本用法：现在完成时用以表示过去发生的某一动作对现在所造成的影响或结果，不考虑动作发生的具体时间，主要强调的是现在的情况；不同表示具体时间关系的时间状语连用，常用的时间状语有：recently; in the last/past two years（in the last/past+一段时间）; over the years（over the+一段时间）; since 2005（since+具体时间或从句）; for two years（for+一段时间，句中无其它时间状语）; before（单独用于句尾）等。

短语词组及重要句型fall asleep = go to sleep 入睡give … away赠送；分发make progress 取得进步take an interest in 对……感兴趣hear of 听说make friends with 与……交朋友a boy named Jim 一个叫Jim的男孩in different ways 用不同的方法across China 全中国receive s.th from s.b 从某人那里得到某物get s.b s.th = get s.th for s.b 给某人买某物instead of 代替encourage s.b to do s.th 鼓励某人做某事 a twelve-year-old girl 一个十二岁大的女孩would rather do s.th than do another thing 宁愿做某事而不愿做另一件事would do s.th rather than do another thing 宁愿做某事而不愿做另一件事Why don‟t you get her a camera? = Why not get her a camera?How about a scarf? = What about a scarf.Dogs are too difficult to take care of.I fell asleep half way through it.Some people ask their families and friends to give money to charity rather than buy them gifts.This kind of contest encourages people in China to speak English.It suggests ways for Beijingers to take an interest in learning English.Besides singing English songs, there are many other fun ways to learn English.Maybe you could even make friends with a native speaker of English.新目标英语八年级（下）单元练习题一、单项选择( )1. This kind of computer is too expensive. It _____ two thousand dollars.A. spendsB. paysC. takesD. costs( )2. I usually _____ two hours doing my homework every night.A. spendB. payC. takeD. cost( )3. How much did you _____ for the meal?A. spendB. payC. takeD. cost( )4. How long did it _____ you to finish the work?A. spendB. payC. takeD. cost( )5. Mr. Smith is ill. So Mr. Black will take his class _____.A. insteadB. instead ofC. besidesD. except( )6. At last they decided to go hiking _____ going swimming.A. insteadB. instead ofC. besideD. except( )7. Wh would stay at home rather than _____ to such a movie.A. goB. wentC. goingD. to go( )8. We were doing our homework when Miss Brown _____ the classroom.A. went inB. came inC. entered intoD. entered( )9. Linda is very friendly and helpful. Everyone wants to _____ her.A. make a friend withB. make friends withC. have a friend withD. have friends with( )10. I think cats are very easy _____.A. taking careB. to take careC. taking care ofD. to take care of( )11. This is the most interesting movie that I have ever _____.A. seeB. sawC. seeingD. seen( )12. You are going to be late. _____ start off right now?A. Why don‟tB. Why notC. What aboutD. How about( )13. I like this piece of music. It _____ really beautiful.A. listensB. listens toC. hearsD. sounds( )14. Today we will introduce a _____ boy to you.A. 12-year-oldB. 12-years-oldC. 12 year oldD. 12 years old( )15. It‟s fine today. Why not _____.A. to go fishingB. going fishingC. go fishingD. go to fish( )16. I‟m going to get a CD _____ Linda _____ her birthday present.A. to; onB. for; asC. for; onD. to; as( )17. What she said made all of us _____.A. feeling happyB. happilyC. happyD. to feel happy( )18. “What fine weather! Why don‟t we go boating on the lake?” “_____.”A. That‟s all rightB. Good ideaC. Thank youD. It doesn‟t matter ( )19. Tomorrow is David‟s birthday. I want to buy _____ for him.A. something specialB. anything specialC. special somethingD. special anything( )20. John is _____ to work out the math problem all by himself.A. enough cleverB. too cleverC. clever enoughD. so clever( )21. “Why not join us in the game, Nancy?” “_____, but I have to do the dishes first.”A. Yes, pleaseB. I‟d love toC. That‟s OKD. I‟d like( )22. We are free this afternoon. How about _____ shopping?A. goB. will goC. goingD. to go( )23. _____ fine weather it is today! Let‟s go hiking together, shall we?A. HowB. WhatC. How aD. What a( )24. Thi s is Tom‟s dictionary. Please _____, will you?A. give him itB. give it himC. give him to itD. give it to him( )25. I _____ Mary‟s invitation to her birthday party. But I didn‟t want to _____ it.A. received; receiveB. accepted; acceptC. received; acceptD. accepted; receive( )26. This pair of shoes is _____ for me to wear.A. too smallB. enough smallC. so smallD. very small( )27. I would like the sandwich _____ turkey _____ it.A. with; withB. with; inC. of; withD. have; in( )28. His mother waited there until he was fast _____.A. sleepB. sleepingC. sleepyD. asleep( )29. The flowers need _____ every day, or they will die.A. waterB. wateredC. wateringD. to water( )30. She is very kind and she has _____ a lot of money to the charity.A. given awayB. given upC. given outD. given in( )31. Our teachers often _____ us students to study hard for the future.A. letB. keepC. encourageD. make( )32. Mr. Brown suggested _____ the children to the museum.A. takeB. tookC. takingD. to take( )33. All the students in our class passed the exam _____ Mike.A. besideB. besidesC. exceptD. instead of( )34. He bought many other fruits _____ apples and pears last Sunday.A. besideB. besidesC. exceptD. instead( )35. I think _____ important for us to listen carefully to the teacher in class.A. itB. thisC. thatD. what( )36. “What are you going to do this weekend?” “We _____yet.”A. won‟t decideB. don‟t decideC. didn‟t decideD. haven‟t decided( )37. “Would you like some orange juice?” “_____.”A. Yes, I wouldB. Yes, I‟d love toC. Yes, pleaseD. No, I wouldn‟t( )38. She‟s already finished her homework, _____?A. hasn‟t sheB. isn‟t sheC. has sheD. is she( )39. Would you please tell me _____?A. what should I doB. what I should doC. I should do whatD. How I should do( )40. “Linda, you look very beautiful in this skirt.” “_____.”A. Thank youB. Don‟t say soC. So do youD. You‟re right二、完形填空In the USA, Mother‟s Day is a holiday on the second Sunday in May. Kids usually do many things to make the day __1__ for their mothers. They send their mothers present __2__ their love.For most mothers, the best present is a day __3__. Let them __4__ a good rest while other members of the family do the housework.Many families begin Mother‟s Day __5__ breakfast in bed. That means, on Mother‟s day, a mother can stay longer in bed and __6__ get up early to make breakfast for her kids and husband. __7__, her kids and husband make breakfast for her. A Mother‟s Day breakfast can be anything the mother __8__.Many families also __9__ mother out to her favorite restaurant for a meal. It is a good day to let your mother rest and let her see __10__ a wonderful family she has.( )1. A. special B. interested C. strange D. terrible( )2. A. show B. showed C. showing D. to show( )3. A. out B. away C. off D. on( )4. A. have B. has C. having D. to have( )5. A. in B. with C. at D. for( )6. A. needs B. need C. doesn‟t need D. needn‟t( )7. A. However B. Instead C. Besides D. Luckily( )8. A. likes B. is interested C. hates D. falls in love( )9. A. bring B. take C. carry D. let( )10. A. such B. so C. what D. howBSometimes we say he can remember things like an elephant. That __1__ he can remember things very well. Elephants are like people __2__ some ways. They live for a long time ---- fifty or sixty years. One special thing about elephants __3__ their good memory. They __4__ forget great sadness or great __5__. One story says that one day an old female（雌的）elephant __6__, her daughters and her grand daughters are very __7__ for many months. They stay with the dead body for a long time. Then they carry a bit of the dead body with them. They can still remember the place __8__ the female elephant died. They will never forget the thing which they want to __9__. __10__ strange elephants they are!( )1. A. mean B. means C. meaning D. meant( )2. A. in B. on C. by D. for( )3. A. have B. has C. are D. is( )4. A. always B. sometimes C. never D. ever( )5. A. happy B. happily C. unhappy D. happiness( )6. A. die B. dead C. died D. death( )7. A. sad B. angry C. worried D. happy( )8. A. that B. where C. when D. which( )9. A. remember B. have C. forget D. keep( )10. A. How B. What C. What a D. What an三、阅读理解AAn important question about eating out is who pays for the meal. If a friend of yours asks you to have lunch with him, you may say something like this, “I‟m afraid it‟ll ha ve to be cheap, as I have very little money.” The other person may say, “OK, I‟ll meet you at McDonald‟s.”This means that the two agree to go Dutch, that is, each person pays for himself. He may also say, “Oh, no. I want to take you to lunch at Johnson‟s.” or “I want you to try the steak （牛排）there. It‟s great.” That means the person wants to pay for both of you. If you feelfriendly towards this person, you can go with him and you needn‟t pay for the meal. You may just say, “Thank you. That would be very nice.”American customs（风俗）about who pays for dates（约会）are much the same as in other parts of the world. In the old days, American women wanted men to pay for all the meals. But today a university girl or a woman in the business world will usually pay her way during the date. If a man asks her to dinner, outside the working hours, it means “come as my guest”. So you can see, it is a polite thing to make question clear at the beginning.( )1. “OK, I‟ll meet you at McDonald‟s.” “McDonald‟s” here means _____.A. a tea houseB. an officeC. a schoolD. an eating-place( )2. “To go Dutch” means “_____”.A. to go to play outsideB. to eat outsideC. to pay for oneselfD. to go to a cheaper eating-place( )3. In the old days, _____ often paid for all the meals in America.A. womenB. menC. businessmenD. university students( )4. If you feel friendly to the person, _____.A. you should pay for himB. you needn‟t pay for himC. you can accept his invitationD. you can‟t accept his invitation( )5. We‟d bette r know who will pay for the meal _____.A. at the beginningB. at the endC. in the middle of the mealD. after drinkingBA rabbit is running into its hole. You may ask, “What happened.”Well, when a rabbit sees something dangerous, it runs away. Its tail moves up and down as it runs. When the other rabbits see this tail moving up and down, they run too. They know that there is danger. The rabbit has told them something without making a sound. It has given them a signal（信号）.Many other animals use this kind of language. When a bee has found some food, it goes back to its home. It can‟t tell the other bees where the food is by speaking to them, but it does a little dance in the air. This tells the bees where the food is.Some animals say things by making sounds. A dog barks when a stranger comes near. A cat purrs when it feels pleased. Some birds make several different sounds, each with its own meaning.But man has something that no animal has ---- a large number of words about things, actions, feelings or ideas. We are also to give each other information, to tell or inform other people what is in our mind or how we feel. By writing words down we can remember the things that have happened, or send messages to people far away. No animal can do this. No animal has the wonderful power of language.No one knows how man learned to make words. However, man learned to make them. As centuries went by, man made more and more new words. This is what we mean by language.People living in different countries made different kinds of words. Today there are about fifteen hundred different languages in the world. A very large English dictionary, for example, has four or five hundred thousand words. But we don‟t know all these. The words we know are called vocabulary. We should try to make our vocabulary large, read as many books as possible. When we meet a new word, look it up in the dictionary. A dictionary is the most useful book.( )1. What does a rabbit do to give a warning of danger to the other rabbits?A. It runs into its holes.B. It stops to move its tail.C. It runs with its tail moving up and down.D. It stops moving its tail up and down as it runs.( )2. In the passage the animals that use body language to express their actions and feelings are _____.A. bees and rabbitsB. bees and catsC. dogs and catsD. birds and rabbits( )3. The passage yells us that no animals is able to _____.A. give the others informationB. inform the others how it feelsC. tell the others its actions and feelings with wordsD. make different sounds, each with its own meaning( )4. How can we make our vocabulary larger?A. We must make more and more new words.B. We should learn more languages.C. We can look up any new word in a dictionary.D. We must read as much as we can.( )5. Which do you think is the best title of the passage?A. The Power of LanguageB. Different between Man and AnimalsC. Signals and SoundsD. One of Man‟s InventionsCPeople know the danger of fires. It‟s good for a family to learn how to prepare for a fire. Here are some suggestions.Put a smoke alarm in the house. Smoke from a fire causes the alarm to go off. The alarm makes a loud sound. The sound tells everyone to leave the house at once.Make escape（逃脱）plans. They should know all the ways out of the house. If there is a fire, everyone follows the plan to get out. Part of the plan is to check all the windows to make sure they can be opened easily.Buy fire extinguishers（灭火器）in the house. Everyone in the family should know how to use them.Practice for a fire. They do fire practice because they teach children about fire safety. Everyone in the family should know the following fire rules:★Don‟t open a hot door! The fire can grow more quickly if you o pen the door.★Stay close to the floor! Smoke can be more dangerous than fire. The best air is near the floor because smoke rises.★What will you do if your hair or clothes start to burn? First, stop! Don‟t run! The fire burns faster because of more air. Drop! Fall to the floor. Then roll! Turning over and over will make the fire go out. Put a blanket（毯子）around you to keep air away from the fire that may still be on you.There are many possible causes for fire. A wise family is ready all the time. If there is a fire, don‟t forget to call 119 for help.( )1. What does it mean when a smoke alarm rings at home?A. You should get up.B. Water is running to the floor.C. Something is burning.D. Someone breaks your window.( )2. The writer advises people to do the following to prepare for a fire except that _____.A. they practice for a fireB. they make escape plansC. they buy fire extinguishersD. they use electrical cookers( )3. When a fire happens, _____ if you open the hot door.A. the fire will grow more quicklyB. the electricity will be cut offC. the door will soon be on fireD. the house will fall down( )4. What are the right steps you should take when your hair or clothes catch fire?A. Stop, run, roll.B. Stop, drop, roll.C. Run, drop, roll.D. Roll, drop, stop.( )5. What is the best title for this passage?A. The Dangers of FireB. The Causes of a FireC. Learn to Use a Fire ExtinguisherD. Be Ready for a Fire四、根据短文内容和首字母提示，把所缺单词补充完整，使短文意思通顺、完整In some _1 w_________ countries, people try to _2 p________ tricks on others on the first day of April. If somebody is tricked, people will _3 l________ and say, “April Fool!” And the person who is tricked laughs, too.One day, a big bus was going along a country road. Then it slowed down and stopped. The driver tried his best to _4 s________ up the bus, but he failed. With a worried look he said, “This poor bus is getting old. It is difficult _5 f________ me to start it up again. There is only one thing we can do if we want to get home today. I shall count three, and on the word …three‟, you must lean（倾斜）forward suddenly as hard as you _6 c________. That will get the bus started again. But if it doesn‟t _7 w________, I am afraid there is _8 n________ else I can do. Now all of you lean as far as you can in your seats and get ready.” The people all lean ed back in their seats and waited.Then the driver turned his head and asked, “Are you ready?” The people answered, “Yes.”“One! Two! Three!” counted the driver. The people all leaned _9 f________ suddenly and the bus started up.Everyone in the bus began to smile with joy. But their smile turned to surprise, and then laughed, when the driver happily cried, “_10 A________ Fool!”五、用所给词语的适当形式填空1. Don‟t you think that present is too __________ ( person ).2. He was tired and __________ ( sleep ), but he tried his best not to fall __________ ( sleep ).3. It rained hard. We had to stay at home instead of __________ ( go ) to the movie.4. It‟s not far from here. How about __________ ( go ) there on foot.5. What is __________ ( good ) gift that you have ever received?6. I don‟t have enough money __________ ( get ) the CDs.7. There are too many __________ ( mouse ) in the old house.8. What pets do you think are too different __________ ( take ) care of?9. You are __________ ( luck ) enough to be chosen for the team.10. Who was the __________ ( win ) of the 100-meter race?11. I can‟t hear you __________ ( clear ). Could you please speak a little __________ ( loud )?12. Could you give us some __________ ( suggest ), please?13. Be careful! You __________ ( near ) fell off your bike.14. Why not __________ ( turn ) down the music. It‟s too __________ ( noise).15. Parrot can speak to people. They are the most __________ ( usually ) pets.16. When __________ he __________ ( buy ) the computer?17. “__________ you __________ ( finish ) your work?” “No, not yet.”18. Linda is very happy because she __________ ( pass ) the math exam.19. They __________ ( work ) in that factory since they finished high school.20. We __________ ( have ) a sports meeting if it __________ ( be ) fine next Friday.21. The __________ ( hard ) you study, the __________ ( good ) grades you will get.22. Which do you like __________ ( well ), cats, dogs or parrots?23. Mr. Black sat in the sofa and __________ ( read ) a newspaper.24. Mr. Black sat in the sofa, __________ ( read ) a newspaper.25. I think it is one of ______________ ( interest ) movies.26. Our life is getting __________ ( good ) and __________ ( good ).27. Jim is __________ ( fat ) of the two boys.28. Connie does __________ ( well ) in English than in math.29. Our teacher encouraged us __________ ( speak ) more English after class.30. Yesterday I bought a book __________ ( name ) Red Star over China.六、根据汉语提示用单词的正确形式完成句子1. One of his __________（优点）is that he is always ready to help others.2. I saw some __________（老鼠）in that old building.3. We were singing when Miss White __________（走进）the classroom.4. We can improve our English in different __________（方法）.5. Don‟t shout at him. He is just a __________（六岁大的）boy.七、根据汉语提示完成下列句子每空一词1. 老师说我在英语学科取得了很大的进步。