人教版八年级英语下Unit5知识点讲解

Section A

1. What were people doing yesterday at the time of the rainstorm ? 昨天当暴风雨来临的时候人们正在做些什么？ 【解析 1】过去进行时 过去进行时态

⑴ 用法：① 过去某个时间正在发生的动作

He was cooking at six last night. 昨天晚上六点，他正在做饭。 ② 过去某段时间正在发生的动作

I was staying here from March to May last year. 去年从 3 月到 5 月，我一直呆在

这里。

⑵ 与过去进行时连用的时间状语，常见的有

at nine last night/at that time=then/at this time

yesterday/或有 when the teacher came in/ while he was reading 的提示

⑶ 过去进行时的构成： was\\were +现在分词 ⑷ 过去进行时的四个基本句型

肯定句 否定句 一般疑问句 两回答 特殊疑问句

He was cooking at six last night. He was not cooking at six last night. Was he cooking at six last night? Yes, he was. /No, he wasn ’ t. What was he doing at six last night?

⑸ 过去进行时的固定句型

Jim was reading when the teacher came in.当老师进来的时候，吉姆正在读书。

Jim was reading while Kate was watching TV. 在凯特正在看电视的同时，吉姆正在读书。 Jim came in while Kate was watching TV. 在凯特正在看电视的时候，吉姆进来了。 ⑹ 请比较

He watched TV last night.（过去时间 last night, 用一般过去时）

He was watching TV at nine last night. (过去时间 last night+点时间 at nine, 用过去进行时 ) 【2013 浙江杭州】 Sally took a photo of her friends while they computer games.

A. play B. are playing C. have played D. were playing

【2013 黑龙江绥化】 My uncle books in the room at this time yesterday. B. is reading you C. was reading

A. was seeing

【2013 黑龙江齐齐哈尔 3】What when the captain came in? B. did; do

C. were; doing

A. are; doing

巩固练习：用所给动词的适当形式填空 1. Now Jim ’ s sister 2.He 3. He 4. What 5. — (read) newspapers. (watch)TV at nine last night. (watch)TV last night. the twins Lily you (have) supper at that time?

(not read) a book at nine yesterday evening.

(play) basketball on the playgroun（d 操场） . he (do) at nine o

’ clock last night.

(do) then? (draw) a cat when the teacher came in ?

— No, she 6. 7. Jack

8. Now Jim

9. What 10. They (listen) to the music at that time. (read) the text.

11. When the teacher came in, the students 12. We

(watch) TV when suddenly the telephone rang. (cook) while her father was watching TV.

13. Her mother

【解析 2】

at the time of 在...... 的时候 （常用于过去进行时）

【解析 3】rainstorm n 暴风雨 raincoat 雨衣 raindrop 雨滴 2. My alarm didn ’gto off so I

up late. 我的闹钟没有响，因此我 晚了。

【解析 1】alarm n 闹钟 an alarm clock 一个闹钟 【解析 2】go off 发出响声 , (闹钟)闹响，离开 The alarm went off just now. 刚才警钟响了 【短语】 go over 复习

go by (时间)过去

go away 离开

go for a walk 出去散步

去钓鱼/去买东西 /去溜冰 /去游泳

go fishing/shopping/skating/swimming

( ) I was late today because my alarm clock didn A. run off

B. go off

C. give out

D. give up

’ t ( ) —What a big storm last night!

—Yes. I was doing my homework. Suddenly, all the lights in my house A. went off

B. turned off

C. took off

D. got off

.

.

(

) How I wish could sleep longer! However, I had to get up as soon as the alarm clock A. ran off

3. I B. went off

C. took off

for the bus when it began to rain heavily. 当天开始下大雨的时候我 公交车。

【解析】 heavily adv 在很大程度上

heavy heavily

adj. 沉重的 adv 沉重地

How heavy are you? The army lost heavily.

形容风大的时候常用 strong/hard, 形容雨雪下得大的时候用 heavily/hard (

) The sun is shining A. brightly

(

. You'd better wear sunglasses while you are out. C. heavily

in Guizhou in summer .

B. heavy

C. strong

D. Strongly

B. lightly

) Sometimes it rains A. heavily

【注】 heavy 改 y 为 i +ly 变为 adv ,类似的 adj 还有：

hungry happy

4. I to

angry

饥饿的 快乐的 生气的 幸运的

hungrily happily angrily luckily

the bus stop but I still missed 向公共汽车站但还是错过

the bus. 我 lucky

了公共汽车。 【解析】 miss

v. ① 错过 (后接名词、代词或动车 ing ）

Be quick! Or you will miss the early bus. ② 想念；思念 I miss you.

n. ③ 用于姓名或姓之前，是对未婚女子的称呼，但首字母要大写， (

) — I “小姐；女生 ”

the early bus and I had to wait for the next one on such a cold morning. — Bad luck!

A. missed

B. caught

C. followed

D. left

5.I called at seven and you didn ’ptick up. 我七点钟给你打电话，你没有接。

【解析】 pick up 接电话

接电话

Tom, I called you, but you didn I pick up a wallet on my way home I will pick you up at the station He was picking up the skills quickly.

’t pick up

pick up 捡起；拾起 （开车）接某人 学到；获得

(

) The workers in the Huashan Mountains have to A. turn up

B. pick up C. mix up

D. give up

rubbish to keep the mountains clean. ( ) It seems that the aged people A. pick up

B. mix up

the H7N9 more easily from the recent case. C. set up

D. use up

6. That ’sstrange. 真奇怪 .

【解析】 strange adj. 奇怪的 →strangely adv 奇怪地 →stranger n 陌生人

be strange to 对

strange

奇怪的 陌生的

感到陌生

It ’ s strange that she came to the party. He stands in a stranger street.

7. With no light outside, it felt like midnight. 外面没有一丝光亮，让人感觉这是在午夜。 【解析 1】with + n +adv ，在句中做伴随状语

with +n +adj.

She can see stars in the dark sky with the window open

【解析 2】feel like doing sth = would like/want to do sth 想要做某事

I feel like (catch) a clod today.

电视新闻报道，这个地区

8. The news on TV reported that a heavy rainstorm was in the area. 有一场大暴雨。

【解析】 report v 报道 → reporter n 记者

make a report 做报告 weather report 天气预报

give a report 作报告

It ’ s reported that 据报道 (report) when I grow up. I want to be a 9. so ,when the rainstorm suddenly came, what were you doing? 那么，当暴风雨突然来临的时 候，你正在做什么呢？ 【解析】 so 的用法：

无实际意义，表示惊讶或领会，引出后面内容

做 语 气

so

So, you were the first one to enter the

so + adj./ adv “如此

”

作副词

The book is so interesting.

so + adj./adv +that 从句

He ran so fast that no one could catch up

作连词

so + 从句 “所以“

I was ill yesterday, so I didn’t go to

so that + 从句 “以便，为了 ”

I fixed the TV so that we can watch it

10. I see. I called again at eight and you didn ’atnswer then either. 我八点钟又给你打电话， 你 也没有接。

【解析 1】I see . 我知道了。 （表示通过别人提醒而明白、了解） (

) — It ’ s bad for your eyes to read in the sun. —

.

B. I don ’ t know C. I ’ m sorry D. I see

A. I ’ m OK

【拓展】 see sb. do sth 看到某人做某事

see sb. doing sth 看到某人正在做某事

【解析 2】either 也

【辨析】 also /too/as well/ either

(1) also 也，用于肯定句句中，用在实义动词之前，系动词、助动词、情态动词之后。 (2) too 也， 用于肯定句句末 (3) either 也 ，通常放于否定句末 【练习】用 either, also , too, as well 填空

①Tom can sing this song . I can sing it, ②Tom can sing this song, I can sing it ③Tom can sing this song, I can . . sing it.

’t , .

④Tom couldn’t sing this song, I couldn

（ ）⑤ He can ’t swim .I can

A. too

B. also

’t, .

C. either D. neither

11. Ben’sdad was putting pieces of wood over the windows while his mom was making sure the flashlights and radio were working. 本的爸爸正在把木头块搭在窗户上面， 而他的妈妈正在确 保手电筒和收音机能正常使用。

【解析 1】while 当 的时候 (

) Amy was reading a book A. when

B. while

I came in. C. because

D. though

( ) the children have fun, parents can take dance lessons on the beach. A. When

B. If

C. While

D. Once

【解析 2】make sure 确信； 确保

make sure to do sth

Please make sure to turn off the computer when you leave.

make sure of

Do you know the time of the train? You (

’ d better make sure of it.

that you get one today. ) There aren ’ t many tickets left for the concert, yobue'tdter A. make sure of B. make a decision

C. make sure D. make plans

【解析 3】work 运转；发挥作用 The madi cine doesn ’t work.

【拓展】 work 有三个意思很容易弄混： ⑴ 表示“工作”，是不可数名词：

He has too much work to do. 他要做的工作太多。 work → worker

⑵ 表示“著作”或“作品”，是可数名词，但多用复数：

He has read many of Hemingway

’ s works.

⑶ 表示“工厂”，只用复数形式，但可表示单数意义：

The glass works （=factory) is [are] near the station.

玻璃工厂在车站附近。

(work). 【2012 曲靖中考】 My mother is a doctor , and my father is a 12. Ben was helping his mom make dinner when the rain began to beat heavily against the

windows. 当雨点开始重重地打在窗户上的时候，本正在帮助他的妈妈做晚饭。 【解析 1】.beat 与 win 辨析

beat 比赛、竞争对手（如人

或球队等）

获胜，赢得

win

战争 奖杯、奖牌 比赛、游戏

We beat them by the score of 2 to 1.我们以 2:1 赢了他们。 Which team won the football match? 哪个对赢了那场足球赛？ 【解析 2】heavily 在很大程度上；大量地

【拓展】 heavy adj. 重的（反） light → heavily adv 猛烈地 【注】形容雨雪下得大用 heavily/hard

①It rained

(heavy) ,so he didn in Xi

wor’k yt egsotetorday. ’ an in summer.

( ) ②Sometimes it rains A. heavy

B. heavily

C. strong D. strongly

( ) —Peter is —Yes, but he is A. heavier; best

than you, right? runner in our class. B. heavy; the best

C. heavier; the best D. heavy; better

(

) Sometimes it rains A. heavily

in Guizhou in summer .

B. heavy

C. strong

D. Strongly

【解析 3】 against 倚；碰；撞

⑴ 表示“反对”，其反义词为 for 。若表示 “强烈反对 ”，一般用副词 strongly ：

Are you for or against the plan? 你对这个计划是赞成还是反对呢 ? ⑵ 表示位置，意为 “靠着”、“顶着 ”、等：

The teacher ’dsesk is against the wall. 老师的办公桌靠墙放着。 He stood leaning against the tree. 他站着斜靠在墙上。 (

) Mr. Wang is strongly enjoy freedom. A. up

(

B. for

C. against

D. down

keeping animals in the zoo, because he thinks animals should also

) I'm building a new zoo because I think zoos are terrible places for animals to live in.

A. against

B. on

C. in

D. for

13. Ben could not sleep at first . 起初，本睡不着。

【解析】 at first 首先；最初

【拓展】 (1) at first = at the beginning 最初，开始

【强调在时间顺序或做某事过程等开始之初】

(2) first of all 首先，第一

(

【表明陈述事情的重要性】

, we should have strong body and

) When you want to work for our country in the future, rich knowledge.

A. at first

B. first of all

C. for the first time

D. after all

( ) We can do a lot to stay healthy. A. At a time

B. In fact

, we should eat a balance平d(衡的 ) diet.

D. All together

C. First of all

14. He finally fell asleep when the wind was dying down at around 3:00 a.m. 在大约凌晨三点逐渐减弱的时候，本终于睡着了。

【拓展】 sleep / asleep 辨析：

(1) sleep =be in bed v 睡觉，指睡的动作状态

(2) get to sleep =fall asleep 入睡，强调进入睡眠的状态

(3) go to bed 上床睡觉，强调睡觉的动作

【解析 1】 fall asleep 进入梦乡；睡着

【记】 He went to bed at ten last night , but he didn

go to’slteep until . He only fell asleep

for 5 hours.

(

) — Jim, Where is your sister? — Oh, She is still in bed.

A. going to bed

David fell be asleep fall asleep (

B. in her bedroom C. sleeping D. sleepy

(sleep) in class because he stayed up too late last night. 强调睡着的状态 强调入睡的动作

The baby is asleep

My father was so tired that he fell asleep quickly

) He found it was hard to get to sleep those days. A. sleeping

B. fall asleep

C. be asleep

【拓展】 fall asleep, sleep, go to sleep, get to sleep, go to bed用法区别。

⑴ fall asleep 属“连系动词 +表语”结构， “入睡；睡着 ”，指进入梦乡，往往含有 “不知不觉就

睡着了 “的意思。 asleep 在此作表语形容词。

He was just falling asleep when there was a loud knock at the door. 他刚要入睡时，这时传来了响亮的敲门声。

⑵ sleep指睡觉时的一种状态，是一个延续性的动词。

He likes to sleep for an hour in the afternoon.他喜欢在下午睡上一个小时。 ⑶ go to sleep意为“入睡，睡着 ”，强调从开始睡到睡着的过程。

I just want to close my eyes and go to sleep as quickly as possible我. 只是想闭上眼睛， 尽快地 睡上一觉。

⑷ get to sleep与 go to sleep 意思相近，但它强调的是进入睡眠状态。

She was too excited to get to sleep last night.她昨晚因太激动而不能入睡。

⑸ go to bed 就“寝”，“上床睡觉 ”，指上床去睡这个动作，与 get up 相对应。

The students in our school usually get up at six in the morning and go to bed at half past nine in the evening. 我们学校的学生通常早晨六点起床，晚上九点半睡觉。 【解析 2】die down 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失 【拓展】 die down 与 die out 的用法区别：

指火的熄灭时，用 die down 或 die out 皆可。

die down 往往指火势由强到弱慢慢熄灭，植物慢慢死亡这一过程； die out 则指熄灭这一事实，而且不及 die down 用的普遍。

die down: 反映风、声音、愤怒、掌声、战斗等平息下来。 die out: 指家庭、种族、物种、组织、信仰等的消失或消亡。 This kind of bird has died out in the world.这种鸟已经在世界上灭绝了。

15. When he woke up. the sun was rising. 当他醒来的时候，太阳已经升起来了。

【解析 1】wake up (v+ adv) 醒来；睡醒 (

) , Tom! It A. Wake up

(

’ s time to get up and go tool.scho B. Make up

C. Grow up

D. Look up

) — What’ s wrong with you, Eric? You look tired. — I to prepare for the final exam last night.

B. woke up

C. stayed up

D. put up

A. picked up

【解析 2】rise 增加；提高；增强；上升，升起 rise raise (

升起；上升 主语自身移向较高位置

举起；提高 主语发出的动作作用于其他事物

two inches this morning. B. raised

C. are getting up

D. grow

Price rose gradually

Let ’ s raise our glasses to Tom.

) The river A. rose

16. Fallen trees, broken windows and rubbish were everywhere. 到处都是倒下的树，破碎的窗户和垃圾。

【解析 1】过去分词做定语 fallen leaves 落叶 【解析 2】everywhere 处处，到处；各个地方 词条

含义 用法 例句

We have many friends everywhere in the world

everywhere

处处；到处； 可用于任何句式 各个地方

somewhere anywhere

某个地方 任何地方

多用于肯定句中 否定句 疑问句

You can go somewhere you like to. You can’t go anywhere Can I go anywhere I choose

in the world. D. nowhere

( ) There has never been such a beautiful village A. anywhere

B. everywhere

C. somewhere

( ) We arrived at the station too early and had to go, so we sat there and chatted with each

other.

A. somewhere

B. anywhere C. everywhere D. nowhere in the world. D. nowhere

( ) There has never been such a beautiful village A. anywhere

B. everywhere C. somewhere

17. They joined the neighbors to help clean up the neigh hood together. 他们加入到邻居们中， 一起打扫社区。

【解析】 join 加入；参加 【辨析】 join/join in/take part in

(1) join=be a member of 参加 ,指加入某种组织，并成为其中的一员。

join the army / party ◆ join in 后接活动名称 ◆ join sb. 加入到某个人群之中

(2) take part in 参加，指加入群体活动中并在活动中发挥重要作用。 (

)① –I suppose we ’ ll go to plant trees next week.

-- Terrific! Planting trees is a lot of fun. I

A. visit

(

B. join

C. follow

D. meet

’ d like to you.

入伍/ 党

join the club 加入俱乐部

)② –Mary, would you like to this game? the composition first. — I ’ d love to, but I have to finish A. join in; to write C. join; to write

B. attend; writing D. take part in; writing.

( ) He an English club last year and has improved his English a lot. B. produced

C. joined

D. received

A. protected

18. turn on the radio 打开收音机

【解析】 turn on 打开（反） turn off 关掉 (

) It ’ s time for CCTV news. Let A. turn on

(

B. get on

’ s C. try on

the TV and watch it.

D. put on

) It's getting dark. Please A. turn on

B. turn off

the light. C. turn down

D. turn around

( ) The boy is sleeping. Please A. turn up

B. turn down

the radio.

C. turn on

( ) a light when necessary. You will bring light to other people and yourself. A. Try on

B. Get on

C. Turn on

D. Put on

当

19. When we got to the place of the accident, the car was in bad shape from hitting a tree. 我们到达事故现场的时候，看到汽车由于撞在了树上，已经变了些。 【解析】 get to 到达

get → got → gottevn 得到

【辨析】 get/ reach/ arrive

get to +地点=arrive in/at + 地点=reach+ 地点 get on 上车

get up 起床

get used to 习惯于

get along with sb 与某人相处融洽 get together 相聚 (

) —When will the plane —Sorry, I don ’ t know.

A. get

(

B. arrive at

C. reach

just fine together. Shanghai?

) I used to quarrel a lot with my parents, but now we A. get along

B. get up

C. get away

D. get off

Section B.

1. What event happenedat the school yesterday? 昨天学校发生了什么事？

【解析】 happen 发生；碰巧（指偶然性发生）

happen v 发“)1(生”没有被动语态 ，主语是物，强调某事发生的偶然性

a. sth. happen to sb. 某事发生在某人身上

What happened to you?=What was wrong with him? b. sb. happen to do sth. 某人碰巧做某事

She happened (be) out when we called. (2)take place 发生，指事情有计划有安排地发生

The sports meeting took place in our school last week. (3) It happened that (

碰巧

at the school gate this morning. C. took place

D. took places

) ① An accident A. happened B .happened to

(

) ②What happened the boy? A. with

(

B. to

C. at D. on

) ③A serious bike accident A. happened to

her , and she was badly hurt. D. was happen

B. was happened to C. was happing

( ) ④The accident took place on a cold night.

A. took the place B. happened

C. told

D. hold

( ) ⑤I happened A. to meet

him last night. B. meet

C. meeting D. meets

in Tongren in the past five years.

B. have taken place D. have been taken place

in Brazil. C. take place

D. take away

( ) Great changes A. have happened C. have been happened

(

) The Olympic Games of 2016 will A. take after

B. take off

’ t it?

( ) — It ’ s hot today, isn —Yes, it is. Why not A. take care

your jacket?

C. take after

D. take off

B. take place

2. Kate realized her bag was still at home. 凯特意识到她的包还在家。

【解析】 realize v 意识到 ⑴ realize + n ⑵ realize +从句

she didn ’t realize her mistake.

I didn ’t realize that you were so unhappy.

3. Robert Allen is now over 50, but he was a school pupil at that time. 罗柏特 . 艾伦现在已经 50

多岁了，但那时候他还只是一名小学生。

【解析】 over= more than (

超过

) —Can I join Oxfam Trailwalker?

—Only if you are A. over

(

B. on

eighteen.

C. under

D. below

) Mrs. King put a coat A. over

B. with

the sleeping girl to keep her warm.

C. behind

D. beside

making her way to school. 当

4. When the school basketball competition started, Kate was still

学校篮球比赛开始的时候，凯特还在去学校的路上。

【解析】 make one’s way to

在 某人去 的路上

（当后接地点副词时，应省略介词 to） (

) I ’ ll make my way A. to

B. /

C. at

home n.ow

D. on

5. Our teacher said, “Dr. King died just 10 minutes ago.” 我们的老师说： “金先生 10 分钟前去世了 ”。

【解析】一段时间 + ago 之前，用于一般过去时 (

) —Who is the little girl in the picture? — It ’ s me. The picture 10 years ago. C. has taken

D. was taken

A. took

(

B. is taken

) I know a little about Thailand, as I A. have been

B. have gone

there three years ago. C. will go

D. went

6. We were completely surprised! 我们完全震惊了！

【解析】 complete v 完成 adj. 完整的 →completely 彻底地；完全地 【2013 】 Physical exercise makes you tired but ① I ② They

7. My parents did not talk after that, and we finished

the rest of our dinner in silence. 之后我

relaxed.

( complete) believe in you now. I think you are honest in the matter.

(complete) building the bridge late next year.

的父母没再讲话，我们在沉默中吃完了晚饭。

【解析】 the rest of

其余“的，剩下的 ” ,

做主语时，其谓语动词的数要与 the rest of 修饰的名词一致。

The rest of meatgoesbad.

The rest of workersare still working hard.

8. School closed for the day, and Robert and his friends walked home

天，罗柏特和他的朋友们沉默地走回了家。 【解析】 silence n 沉 默 → silent 沉默；缄默；无声

in silence 沉默地、无声地 = silently keep silent 保持沉默

(

) When he heard the bad news, Robert walked home together with his friends .

in silence . 学校停课一

（沉默地） (

) We should keep A. silence

in the library. C. silences

B. silently

( ) They stood A. in silent

as a mark of honor to her. B. in silence

C. silence

9. More recently , most Americans remember what they were doing when the World Trade Center in New York was taken down by terrorists. 最近，大部分美国人还记得当纽约世贸大楼被袭击的时候自己在做什么。

【解析 1】remember to do sth 与 remember doing sth 的用法区别。 ⑴ remember to do sth 记得去做某事（此事还未做）

Remember to turn off the light when you leave the room. 当你离开房间的时候记得关灯。 ⑵ remember doing sth 记得做过某事（此事已做完）

I remember turning off the light when I left the room.我记得离开房间时关灯了。 【解析 2】take down 拆掉；拆毁 【解析 3】terror

n. 恐 怖 → terrorist

be full of terror 充满恐怖

【拓展】 art n. 艺术→ artist

n.艺术家

science n. 科学→ scientist 科学家

piano n. 钢琴 → pianist n . 钢琴家

(

) — Did you watch the TV news? The whole event was full of — Yes, I did . Those were all caught by the police at last. . A. terror; terrorist C. terror; terrorists

B. terrorist; terrors D. terrors; terrorists

我很害怕以至于后来我几乎无

10. I was so scared that I could hardly think clearly after that. 法正常思考。

【解析】 hardly 几乎不； 绝不 (

) Speak aloud, please! I can A. almost

(

B. hardly

hear you. C. usually

get out of bed without help. D. hardly

) Mike hurt his back seriously and can A. quickly

B. easily

C. nearly

( ) — Did you go to the cinema to see 3D Titanic last night? — No, I go to the cinema. The tickets are too expensive.

C. still D. Only

A. hardly B. nearly

(

) — How often do you exercise? —

ever. Because I am very busy with my work.

B. Nearly

C. Always

D. Almost

say a word.

A. Hardly

(

) David was so excited at the good news that he could A. nearly

B. hard

C. ever

D. hardly

11. Robert and his friends were surprised to hear the news. 罗柏特和他的朋友们听到这则消息感到很吃惊。

【解析 1】be surprised to do sth 做某事很吃惊

【拓展】 surprise v 使吃惊 →surprising adj. 令人吃惊的

→surprised adj. 吃惊的

to one ’ s surpris使e 某人吃惊的是 in surprise 吃惊地 be surprised at 对

感到吃惊

①

使( 我吃惊的是）， he got the first prize in the exam. at the news.(surprise) ②We are (

) ③ his surprise, she succeeded in climbing up the high mountain. A. At

(

B. To C. In D. On

) I was very surprised when the alien went into a souvenir shop.

A. excited

B. amazing

C. relaxing

D. amazed

”

(

) “ Henry, you tell the teacher if you want tgoo out of the classroom. ” “ Sorry, sir.

B. are surprised to

C. are afraid to

A. are supposed to

(

) The fans were A. glad

【解析 2】hear 的用法

to know the death of their favorite singing star Whitney Huston. B. angry

C. excited

D. surprised

hear 意为“听见”，强调听的结果。

【结构】：hear sb. do sth 听见某人做某事；

hear sb. doing sth 听见某人正在做某事

We can often hear some children play on the playground. 我们经常能听见一些孩子在操场上玩耍。

I heard my sister singing an English song in her room when I came back.当我回来时，我听见我的姐姐正在她的房间里唱一支英文歌。

hear 也有“听说”之意，这时后接 that 引导的宾语从句。 ① hear about 意为“听说”，相当于 hear of，后面接词或短语。

I have heard about/of the story before. 我以前就听说过这个故事。

② hear from 意为 “收到.......的来信；有 .......的消息 ”， =get/receive a letter from.

I haven ’ t heard from my mother for month我s.已经好几个月没有收到我妈妈的来信了。

12. Kate didn ’tthink her friend was telling the truth about the event. 凯特认为对于这次事件

她朋友没有说出。

【解析】 true adj. 真的 → truly adv. 真地 →truth 实情；事实 to be truth n.

honest = to tell (you) the truth 老实说；说实话

(

) To tell the ) — Is it (true), I don like the d’rintks in that caf .

that he missed the bus? é

(

— No, he didn ’ t tell the A. true; truth

. He was late because he got up late. C. true; reality D. real; reality

B. real ; truth

13. I had trouble thinking clearly after that because I was very afraid. 晰地思考。

【解析】 trouble n 困难； 苦恼； 忧虑

⑴ in trouble 处于困境中 get sb. into trouble 使某人陷入困境 ⑵ What's the trouble with you? = What ’ s the matter with you? = Wha’ t wrong with you? 你怎么啦？ ⑶ have trouble （in ） doing sth 做某事有麻烦 ◆ have problem /difficulty/fun (in) doing sth

后来由于害怕我无法清

做某事有问题 /困难/乐趣

( ) ① I had trouble

A. to finish

my homework.

B. finishing C. finishes D. finish

( ) ② –Mr. Wang , I have trouble the text.

--Remember

it three times at least.

B. understanding; reading D. to understand; to read

A. to understand; reading C. understanding; to read

Unit 5 What were you doing when the rainstorm came?

一、重点短语

1. make sure 确信;确认 3. fall asleep 进人梦乡；睡着 5. wake up 醒来 7. break.. . apart 使

分离

2. beat against... 拍打

4. die down 逐渐变弱；逐渐消失 6. in a mess 一团糟

8. in times of difficulty 在困难的时候 10. go off (闹钟)发出响声 12. miss the bus 错过公交车 14. bring... together 使

靠拢

9. at the time of 当.......时候 11. take a hot shower洗热水澡 13. pick up 接电话 15. in the area 在这个地区 17. by the side of the road 在路边

16. miss the event 错过这个事件 18. the Animal Helpline 动物保护热线 20. make one ’ s way在to某. 人去

的路上

19. walk by 走路经过

21. hear the news听到这个消息

22. , important events in history 历史上的重大事件 24., be killed 被杀害

26. a school pupil 一个小学生 28., in silence 沉默;无声

30., the World Trade Center 世贸中心 32., have meaning to 对 34., at first 首先; 最初 二、重点句型

有意义

23., for example 例如

25., over 50 5 0多(岁） 27. on the radio 通过广播

29., more recently 最近地;新近31., take down 拆除;摧毁

33., remember doing sth. 记得做过某事

1. — What were you doing at eight last night?昨晚 8 点你在干什么？

— I was taking a shower我. 在洗淋浴。

2. When it began to rain, Ben was helping his mom make dinner.

当开始下雨的时候，本正在帮他妈妈做晚饭。 3. — What was Jenny doing while Linda was sleeping?

琳达在睡觉的时候，珍妮正在干什么？

— While Linda was sleeping, Jenny was helping Mary with her homework.

琳达在睡觉的时候，珍妮正在帮玛丽做作业。

三、语法难点

过去进行时

1. 过去进行时的构成

过去进行时有 “was/were动+ 词-ing ”形式构成。以动词 work 为例，其肯定式、否定式、疑问式以及简略答语见下表：

肯定式

否定式

I/He/She/It was working. I/He/She/It was not working. We/You/They were working.

We/You/They were not working.

疑问句

简略答语

Was I working? Yes, you were. No, you were not Were you working? Yes, I was

No, I was not

Yes, she/he/it was

No, she/he/it was

Was she/he/it working?

not

Were you/we/they working?

Yes, we/you/they were No, we/you/they were not

【注意】 was not常缩写为 wasn’；twere not 常缩写为 weren’t.

2 过去进行时的用法

过去进行时表示过去某一时刻或某一段时间正在进行的动作。这一特定的过去时间，除

有上下文暗示以外，一般用时间状语表示。

—What were you doing this time yesterday你. 们昨天在这个时间做什么？

—We were having a class我. 们在上课。

状语从句

本单元我们接触了 when 和 while 引导的时间状语从句，时间状语从句的引导词有很多，常见的有：

引导词

when 当......的时候

例句

The army was disbanded when the war came to an end.

战争结束时，即被解散

while 在.....期间 I lived in a hostel while I was a student. 我求学期间住在招待所里

before 在.....之前 I wiped my shoes on the mat before I came in. 我在进门前把鞋子在垫子上擦了擦。

after 在...........之后 I found your coat after you left the house. 你离开房子之后，我发现了你的外衣。

as 当........的时候 He smiled as he passed. 他路过时笑了笑。

since自从 Since his wife died,he ’ s just let himself go.

自从妻子死后，他就变得不修边幅了。

until 直到......

Let ’ s wait until the rain stops. 咱们等雨停了吧。

【注意】 since引导的从句多用一般过去时，主句用现在完成时。如： She has worked in the factory since graduated from the university. 她大学毕业以后就一直在那一家工厂工作。