八年级下英语8单元.docVIP

Unit 8 Have you read Treasure Island yet? 1.When Sarah was a teenager, she used to fight over almost everything with her family. 当萨拉还是一个青少年的时候，她常常几乎所有事情都和她的家人争吵。 【解析】fight over 为……争吵; fight for + 抽象名词（事业、自由、权利） 等 “为......而斗争” have a fight with 和......打了一架 2.But five years ago , while she was studying abroad in England, she heard a song full of feelings about returning home on the radio.但是五年前，当她在英国留学时， 她在收音机上听到一首充满思乡之情的歌曲。 【解析1】abroad adv 在国外；到国外 My father often goes abroad. abroad?用法：表示到（在）国外，是一个副词，前面不加介词。 go abroad 出国 live abroad 住在国外 at home and abroad 在国内外 【解析2】return = come / go back返回= give sth back 归还 returen ... to ... 把.......归还给....... Don’t forget to return it to the library. 【解析3】on the radio 在收音机里；通过无线广播 介词on 表示 “ 以......方式” on the Internet 通过因特网；在网上 on the telephone 通过电话 on TV 通过电视 3.She came to realize how much she actually missed all of them.她开始意识到事实上她是多么想念他们。 【解析】actually 真实地，事实上actually 和 in fact 用法的区别 　actually adv.　① (无比较级、最高级)实际上,事实上,实际 4.He looks unpleasant, but actually he is very kind. 他看起来板着面孔,但事实上很和蔼。 　　in fact 相当于really, truly 5.No one believed it, but in fact, Mary did pass her exam. 尽管没有人相信，但实际上玛丽确实考试及格了。 　　前者通常作状语，用于书面语，修饰副词不可单独使用。后者可作状语或表语，可单独使用，既可用于书面也可用于口语中。( ) ________the earth is actually a bit nearer to the sun during our winter. 　　 A. actually　　 B. in fact　　 C. real　　　 D. / 6.Ever since then, she has been a fan of American country music. 从那以后，她成了一名美国乡村音乐爱好者。 【解析】ever since 自从……以来;作连词时=since, ever起强调作用 ,主句常用现在完成时. I haven’t heard from him since last year. =I haven’t heard from him ever since last year. I met Lucy in the primary school and we have been close friends _____. A.as usual B.again and again C.sooner or later D.ever since 7.Many songs these days are just about modern life in the US, such as the importance of money and success, but not about belonging to a group.现在的很多歌曲是关于美国现代生活的，例如：金钱和成功的重要性，但它们不属于一种类型。 【解析1】modern adj.现代的，当代的 such as “例如，诸如此类的，像……那样的”，相