深圳牛津英语八年级上册chapter1(7)

必背句子

1. look it up. 查阅一下。

look up (查询) look it/ them up (代词因放于look与up之间)

2. Leonardo Da Vinci was an Italian painter , inventor, musician,

engineer, and scientist .

列奥纳多·达·芬奇是一位意大利画家，发明家，音乐家，工程师和科学家。

3. Da Vinci was born in the countryside. 达·芬奇出生在农村。

4. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things.

当他长大些，他学习做很多不同的事。

【解析】此句中，as为连词，意为“当……的时候”。

例如： I saw Lily as I was getting on the bus. 我上车的时候看见了莉莉。

5. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines.

例如，他的笔记本里包含一些飞行器的有趣图画。

6. Dinosaurs existed on Earth more than sixty million years before human beings.

恐龙先于人类六千万年就存在于地球上。

7. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants.

有些恐龙和鸡一样小，有的则有十头大象那么大。

【解析】此句中，sb / sth + be + as + adj. + as + sb / sth意为“……和……一 样……”。

例如：She is as tall as her sister. 她和她姐姐一样高。

【跟踪练习】根据汉语意思完成句子，每空一词。

1．我们从村民那里了解到了很多东西。

We ______ ______ many things ______ the villagers.

2. 100多人住在这个楼房里。

______ ______ 100 people live in this building.

3．那棵树和一个塔一样高。

The tree is ______ tall ______ a tower.

8. However, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat.

然而，一些恐龙喜欢食肉。

【解析】however在此为副词，意为“然而；但是；不过”，表示转折。

例如：However, I don't want to go with him. 然而，我并不想和他一起走。

9. Nobody knows why. 没有人知道为什么。

10. However, we can learn about them from their fossils.

然而，我们可以从它们的化石来了解它们。

【解析】learn about sth / sb from sth / sb意为“从……了解……”。

例如： We learn about the students from their words.

我们从学生的语言来了解他们。

练习：单项选择

1. —You look as tall _____ my brother. How _____ are you?

—I am 13 years old.

A. as; heavy B. with; old C. as; old D. and; tall

2. —Why did dinosaurs die _____ suddenly?

—Sorry, I don’t know. Nobody ______ why.

A. out; know B. away; knows C. from; know D. out; knows

3. —Who helped you mend the kitchen fan yesterday?

—______. I mended it all by myself.

A. Somebody B. Nobody C. Anybody D. Everybody

4. —How was your school trip on the farm?

—It couldn’t be worse! I don’t ______ want to talk about it.

A. however B. never C. then D. even

5. —_____ are those children doing now?

—Some children are playing computer games. _____ are watching TV.

A. What; Another B. Where; Others

C. What; Others D. Where; The other

6. --Do you think _______ are much cleverer than animals?

-- of course.

A people B children C persons D human beings

7. -- He is ill.____________，he decides to go to school.

-- I don’t think it is good for him ,

A no matter B whatever C however D how

8.--Why did the dinosaurs __________?

-- No one exactly knows.

A die of B die from C die out D die into

9. Leonardo da Vinci was _______ Indian painter, inventor and musician.

A a B the C an D /