Unit 2 It’s Show Time!
Lesson 8
Ⅰ. 根据汉语提示写出下列单词或短语
1. 商品; 物品 n. _____
2. 旅行; 旅程 n. _______
3. 国王 n. ____
4. 别的; 其他的 adj. _____
goods
journey
king
other
5. 意大利n. _____→ ______n. 意大利人; 意大利语
6. 欧洲n. _______→_________n. 欧洲人
7. 亚洲n. Asia →_____n. 亚洲人
8. 在……岁时 ___________
9. 对……陌生 _________
10. 在……和……(两者)之间 ________________
Italy Italian
Europe European
Asian
at the age of
be new to
between. . . and. . .
11. 为……效力 ________
12. 带回来 __________
work for
bring back
Ⅱ. 根据汉语提示完成下列句子
1. 在17岁时, 他去了中国。
___ ___ ___ __ 17, he _____ to China.
2. 中国人发现了煤, 并发明了纸。
The Chinese __________ coal and ________ paper.
3. 他们的旅行持续了大约20年!
Their journey ______ _____ twenty years!
At the age of went
discovered invented
lasted about
4. 他也带回许多丝绸、 茶和别的货物。
He ____ _______ _____ a lot of silk, tea, and _____
goods.
5. 我希望有一天写一本那样的书。
I _____ __ _____ a book like that ________.
also brought back other
hope to write someday
Ⅲ. Read the lesson and answer the questions.
1. When did Marco Polo go to China?
_______________________
2. What did Marco Polo learn about in China?
_______________
When he was 17 years old.
Coal and paper.
要点1 at the age of 在……岁时
Step 1 难点·探
at the age of后接什么词? 可转换为什么从句?
Step 2 语境·悟
*At the age of 17, he went to China.
在17岁时, 他去了中国。(P20)
*When he was four years old , he began to learn to
swim.
当他4岁时, 他开始学习游泳。
*The little boy learned the piano at the age of three.
=The little boy learned the piano when he was three
years old.
在3岁时, 那个小男孩学习了弹钢琴。
Step 3 知识·得
“at the age of+ _______”, 相当于“at age+基数词
”,
意为“在……岁时”。 可转换为when引导的时间状语
从句, 即: “_____sb. ____+基数词+(years old)”, 主句
常用___________。
基数词
when was
一般过去时
Step 4 考点·练
①在25岁时, 他搬到了这里。
He moved here __ ___ ___ __ twenty-five.
②Tony came to China when he was 5 years old. (改为
同义句) 导学号
Tony came to China __ ___ ___ __ 5.
at the age of
at the age of
( )③Susan joined an art club at ________age of
six and painted well soon.
A. the B. an C. a D. /
A
要点2 between prep. 在……之间
Step 1 难点·探
(1)between与哪个词构成固定结构?
(2)between与among有什么区别?
Step 2 语境·悟
*Together, they moved goods between Europe and
Asia on the Silk Road.
同时, 在丝绸之路上他们在欧洲和亚洲之间运输货物。
(P20)
*The team have a lot of work to do between now and
Sunday.
从现在到星期日之前球队有很多事情要做。
*Among all the subjects, I like Biology best.
在所有科目当中, 我最喜欢生物。
Step 3 知识·得 between和among
between
用于“两者”之间, 表示双方之间的关系。常
与and构成词组 between. . . and. . . “在……
和……之间”。“两者”可以是人, 也可以是
两个不同的物或两点(时间、数字或场所)
among
用于表示三者或三者以上的“中间”, 其宾语
可以是复数的名词或代词, 也可以是集合名
词
【助记】
Step 4 考点·练
( )①(2019·青岛中考)The high-speed train
________Qingdao and Beijing travels faster now. The
train ride takes only about three hours.
A. from B. among C. in D. between
D
( )②There’s one taken by the River Seine
________these photos. Can you find it out? 导学
号
A. from B. at C. between D. among
D
③(2018·宁波中考)There will be a high-speed railway
________(在……之间) Ningbo and Zhoushan.
between
要点3 discover v. 发现; 了解
invent v. 发明
Step 1 难点·探
discover与invent的区别是什么?
Step 2 语境·悟
*The Chinese discovered coal and invented paper.
中国人发现了煤, 并发明了纸。(P20)
*Edison invented the electric light bulb.
爱迪生发明了电灯泡。
*Scientists have discovered another galaxy.
科学家又发现了一个星系。
Step 3 知识·得 “发现”与“发明”有何不同?
discover 意为“发现”, 指初次看见本来已存在, 但以
前未被发现的事物
invent 意为“发明”, 指创造出以前不存在的事物或
方法等
【助记】
【拓展】
discovery n. 发现; inventor n. 发明家; invention n. 发
明
Step 4 考点·练
( )① (2018·武汉中考) —Who ________the
computer?
—Sorry, I’ve no idea. But it has changed the world
greatly.
A. invented B. discovered
C. made D. played
A
②哥伦布发现了美洲大陆。
Columbus __________the American Continent.
③用discover或invent的适当形式填空
导学号
a. Can you tell me who ________the telephone?
b. Jack likes astronomy(天文学). Maybe he wants
to ________other planets someday.
discovered
invented
discover