Unit 8?Is there a post office near here?

本單元知識(shí)網(wǎng)絡(luò)

重點(diǎn)單詞

pay? v. & n.? 付費(fèi)

turn? v.? 轉(zhuǎn)向;翻

spend? v.? 花（時(shí)間、錢等）

climb? v.? 爬

enjoy? v.? 享受;喜愛

post? n.? 郵政

office? n.? 辦公室

police? n.? 警察

hotel? n.? 旅館;酒店

restaurant? n.? 餐館

bank? n.? 銀行

hospital? n.? 醫(yī)院

street? n.? 大街

front? n. 前面

town? n.? 鎮(zhèn);市鎮(zhèn)

north? n.? 北方;北

adj.? 北方的

crossing? n.? 十字路口

neighborhood? n. 街區(qū);街坊

air? n.? 空氣

sunshine? n.? 陽(yáng)光

free? adj. 免費(fèi)的

across? adv. & prep.? 過(guò);穿過(guò)

around? adv. & prep.? 到處;大約

重點(diǎn)單詞

right? adv.? 向右邊

n.? 右邊

left? adv.? 向左邊

n.? 左邊

often? adv.? 時(shí)常;常常

easily? adv.? 容易地

near? prep.? 在……附近

behind? prep.? 在……的后面

along? prep.? 沿著

重點(diǎn)詞組＼短語(yǔ)

post office? 郵局

police station? 警察局

pay phone? 付費(fèi)電話

across from? 在……對(duì)面

in front of? 在……前面

go along （the street）? 沿著（這條街）走

turn right/left? 向右/左轉(zhuǎn)

spend time? 花時(shí)間

重點(diǎn)句型

1. Is there a/an... near here？

這附近有一個(gè)……嗎？

2. Are there any... near here？

這附近有一些……嗎？

3. Wheres the...？

……在哪里？

4. Its on/in/over/behind...

它在……上面/里面/上方/后面。

重點(diǎn)語(yǔ)法

1. There be句型

2. 用Where問(wèn)路的表達(dá)方式

3. 表示地點(diǎn)的介詞的用法

重點(diǎn)知識(shí)園地

Section A

1. Is there a hospital near here？

這附近有醫(yī)院?jiǎn)幔?/p>

這是一個(gè)there be結(jié)構(gòu)的一般疑問(wèn)句形式。其肯定句型為“There be + sb/sth + 地點(diǎn)”，表示“某地有某人或某物”（there是引導(dǎo)詞沒(méi)有詞義;be 是謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞;某人/物是主語(yǔ);地點(diǎn)作狀語(yǔ)，多為介詞短語(yǔ)）。

There is a bank in the neighborhood.

附近有一家銀行。

2. The pay phone is across from the library.

付費(fèi)電話在圖書館對(duì)面。

across from是方位介詞短語(yǔ)，意為“在……對(duì)面”。常見的方位介詞短語(yǔ)有：next to 在……旁邊，between... and... 在……和……之間，in front of 在……前面，in the front of 在……的前部。

3. Oh... wheres Center Street？

噢……中央街在哪里？

where是特殊疑問(wèn)詞，含有“哪里，某地”的意思，一般用來(lái)詢問(wèn)地點(diǎn)。where引導(dǎo)疑問(wèn)句時(shí)，主謂要求倒裝，且助動(dòng)詞必須與后面的主語(yǔ)保持一致。

—Wheres the park？

公園在哪里？

—Its on Center Street.

它在中央街。

—Where are the books？

書在哪里？

—They are on the desk.

它們?cè)谧郎稀?/p>

—Where do you live？

你住在哪里？

—I live in Changsha.

我住在長(zhǎng)沙。

—Where does he live？

他住在哪里？

—He lives in Mexico City.

他住在墨西哥市。

GRAMMAR FOCUS

There be句型

（1）There be結(jié)構(gòu)表示“某地有某物或某人”。其基本句型為“There be + 某物或某人 + 某地”。

（2）there be句型的謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞be在人稱和數(shù)上應(yīng)與后面的第一個(gè)名詞保持一致。如果后面的名詞是可數(shù)名詞單數(shù)或不可數(shù)名詞，謂語(yǔ)動(dòng)詞用is;如果后面的名詞是可數(shù)名詞復(fù)數(shù)，be 動(dòng)詞用are。

There is a boy and two girls in the room.

房間里有一個(gè)男孩和兩個(gè)女孩。

There is some salad on the table.

桌上有一些沙拉。

There are some students in the classroom.

教室里有幾個(gè)學(xué)生。

（3）There be句型的否定句是在be動(dòng)詞后加not。

There isnt a post office near here.

這周圍沒(méi)有郵局。

（4）there be句型的一般疑問(wèn)句是將be動(dòng)詞提到句首?？隙ɑ卮穑篩es， there is/are;否定回答：No， there isnt/arent。

—Is there a bank near here？

這附近有銀行嗎？

—Yes， there is. / No， there isnt.

是的，有。/ 不，沒(méi)有。

表示方位的單詞、短語(yǔ)

（1）behind 在……后面

There is a cat behind the door.

門后面有只貓。

（2）on the left/right 在左/右邊

Who is sitting on your right？

誰(shuí)正坐在你的右邊？

（3）next to... 在……旁邊，緊挨著……

The bank is next to the library.

銀行在圖書館旁邊。

（4）in front of... / in the front of... 在……前面/在……前部

He is in front of the restaurant.

他在餐館前面。（餐館外）

He is in the front of the classroom.

他在教室前面。（教室內(nèi)）

（5）between... and... 在……和……之間

The garden is between a school and a store.

花園在學(xué)校和商店之間。

（6）across from... 在……的對(duì)面

There is a school just across from our house.

有一所學(xué)校就在我們家對(duì)面。

活學(xué)活用

單項(xiàng)選擇。

（ ） 1. The supermarket is ___ the left.

A. in B. at

C. on D. from

（ ） 2. Can you tell me how to get ___ there？

A. at B. in

C. / D. to

（ ） 3. He sits between Li Ping ___ Wang Hai.

A. and B. but

C. or D. from

（ ） 4. —___ is your book？

—It is on the desk.

A. What B. How

C. Where D. What

（ ） 5. ___ there a bank near here？

A. Does B. Is

C. Are D. Do

Section B

1. Turn right at the first crossing and the restaurant

is on your left...

在第一個(gè)十字路口向右轉(zhuǎn)，餐館就在你左邊……

（1）crossing? n.? 十字路口

turn left/right at the + 序數(shù)詞 + crossing = take the + 序數(shù)詞 + crossing on the left/right，意為“在第幾個(gè)十字路口向左/右轉(zhuǎn)”。

Turn left at the second crossing.

= Take the second crossing on the left.

在第二個(gè)十字路口向左轉(zhuǎn)。

（2）on ones left 在某人的左邊;on ones right 在某人的右邊。

Zhang Feng is sitting on my left.

張峰坐在我的左邊。

2. There is a zoo in my neighborhood.

我家附近有一個(gè)動(dòng)物園。

“在附近”可以用near here，around here和in ones neighborhood來(lái)表示。

Is there a post office near here？

= Is there a post office around here？

= Is there a post office in your neighborhood？

這附近有郵局嗎？

3. To get there， I usually walk out and turn right on

Bridge Road. Then I walk along Bridge Road.

The zoo is on the right.

要去那兒（動(dòng)物園）的話，我通常步行外出，在大橋路向右拐。然后我沿著大橋路直走，動(dòng)物園就在右邊了。

（1）這是英語(yǔ)行文的一種方式，即在句子的開頭用To do... 短語(yǔ)，并用逗號(hào)將其與句子的主體部分隔開，相當(dāng)于漢語(yǔ)“（若）要做……的話”。

To listen to world news， please key in “1”.

若要收聽國(guó)際新聞，請(qǐng)輸入“1”。

To get it right， you must think hard.

要想把它做對(duì)，你必須得認(rèn)真思考。

（2）turn right表示“向右轉(zhuǎn)”，“向左轉(zhuǎn)”則是turn left;walk along表示“沿著……路走”，而表示“直走”的話可以用go/walk straight。

4. The best things in life are free！

生活中最美好的東西是免費(fèi)的！

free? adj.? 免費(fèi)的;有空的，空閑的

You can take this book with you—its free！

你可以拿走這本書——它是免費(fèi)的！

Are you free tomorrow？ I want you to come to my birthday party.

你明天有空嗎？我想你來(lái)參加我的生日聚會(huì)。

5. It is very quiet and I enjoy reading there.

那里很安靜，我喜歡在那里看書。

enjoy? v.? 喜歡，欣賞，享受……的樂(lè)趣

Thanks for the great evening. I really enjoy it.

感謝這美好的夜晚。我真的玩得很開心。

enjoy的相關(guān)用法及短語(yǔ)：

（1）enjoy doing sth? 喜歡做某事

I enjoy watching TV.

我喜歡看電視。

（2）enjoy oneself = have a good time? 過(guò)得快樂(lè)，玩得開心

They all enjoy themselves at the party.

= They all have a good time at the party.

他們?cè)诰蹠?huì)上都玩得非常高興。

（3）過(guò)愉快些;好好欣賞（祝愿時(shí)說(shuō)）

Heres a book for you. Enjoy！

給你一本書。好好欣賞吧！

活學(xué)活用

完成譯句。

6. 我們學(xué)校后面有一條河。

____? ____ a ____? ____ our school.

7. 公園和郵局之間有路嗎？

____? ____ a road ____ the park ____ the post office？

8. 那個(gè)公園是個(gè)散步的好去處。

The park is a good place ____ ____ ____

____ ____? .

9. 不要乘出租車了，我們要經(jīng)過(guò)三條單行道。

____ ____ a taxi. We will ____ ____ three one-way streets.

10. 希望你們旅途愉快。

I hope you will ____? ____? ____? ____ .

基礎(chǔ)過(guò)關(guān)

單項(xiàng)選擇

（ ） 1. Can you swim ___ the river？

A. near B. between

C. from D. across

（ ） 2. ___ ， where is the park？

A. Hi B. Hello

C. Excuse me D. Excuse

（ ） 3. Just go along the street and turn ___ . The school is ___ .

A. left; left B. left; to the left

C. on the left; left D. left; on the left

（ ） 4. —Is there a library in your school？

—___ .

A. No， there isnt B. No， it isnt

C. Yes， there isnt D. No， there is

（ ） 5. There isnt a restaurant ___ here.

A. in B. near

C. from D. on

根據(jù)首字母填寫單詞

1. People can visit the park for f .

2. Is there a p phone near here？ I want to call my father.

3. Hebei is in the n of China.

4. Please turn right at the first c .

5. On Lilys left I see an English boy， and on her r I see an American girl.

用所給詞的適當(dāng)形式填空

1. I think you can do it well（easy）.

2. I spend much time（speak） English every morning.

3. There are two（road） to our village.

4. The children enjoy（play） soccer after class.

5. There are two（bank） in the neighborhood.

按要求完成句子

1. There is a post office near the library.（對(duì)畫線部分提問(wèn)）

near the library？

2. There is a shop near the school.（改為一般疑問(wèn)句）

a shop near the school？

3. The school is across from the bank.（對(duì)畫線部分提問(wèn)）

the school？

4. There is a pen in my pencil case.（改為同義句）

Ia pen in my pencil case.

5. Is there a baseball under the chair？（作肯定回答）

， ?.

6. 郵局在旅館的后面。（完成譯句）

The post office isthe.

7. 我爸爸花很多時(shí)間跟我一起讀書。（完成譯句）

My dadlots of timewith me.

8. 醫(yī)院緊挨著公園。（完成譯句）

The hospital is ?the park.

9. there， a， near， cinema， is， house， your（連詞成句）

？

10. right， the， at， second， turn， crossing（連詞成句）

.

閱讀理解

A

Dear Blaire，

How are you？ I have a good time living in my new neighborhood. Here is a sports center in it. Its just in front of our house， so I often go there to swim. There is also a park in my neighborhood. Its not far from my school. I like to spend time there with my friends after school. But my favorite place is the zoo. To get here， I usually ride my bike for ten minutes.

On Friday evening， my parents and I usually eat out. There are three restaurants near my home. Mr Greens Restaurant is our favorite. Mr Green is always friendly. The food is cheap and delicious. Lots of people like to have dinner there.

Can you come to see me when youre free？ Ill show you around my neighborhood.

Yours，

Michael

（ ） 1. The sports center is ___ Michaels house.

A. in front of B. behind

C. across from D. next to

（ ） 2. Where does Michael like to go after school？

A. The zoo. B. The library.

C. The park. D. The supermarket.

（ ） 3. How does Michael go to the zoo？

A. By bus. B. By car.

C. By bike. D. On foot.

（ ） 4. What does the word “cheap” mean in Chinese？

A. 糟糕的 B. 便宜的

C. 浪費(fèi)的 D. 昂貴的

（ ） 5. Michael writes to Blaire to tell her about his ___ .

A. free time B. school life

C. favorite place D. new neighborhood

B

Mr Brown lives on Green Street now. He wants to send a postcard （寄賀卡） to his pen pal in Toronto， but he doesnt know where the post office is. “Which is the way to the post office？” he asks his new neighbor Joe. “I want to send a postcard to Toronto.” “The post office is on the Center Street. Its quite far from here，” answers Joe. “If you only want to post some letters or postcards， you neednt go to the post office. You can put them into a mailbox down the street.”

（ ） 6. Where does Mr Brown live now？

A. On Center Street. B. In Toronto.

C. On Green Street. D. In a post office.

（ ） 7. Where does Mr Brown want to go？

A. Toronto. B. Joes house.

C. A post office. D. A pen pals house.

（ ） 8. What does Mr Brown want to do in the post office？

A. Go to the mailbox. B. Send a postcard.

C. Buy some stamps. D. Ask the way to Toronto.

（ ） 9. Where is the post office？

A. On Green Street. B. In Toronto.

C. On the Center Street. D. In the neighborhood.

（ ） 10. Where can Mr Brown post the postcard？

A. The post office in Toronto.

B. The mailbox in the post office.

C. The mailbox on the Green Street.

D. The post office on the Center Street.

完形填空

Mike is an English worker. He lives in a1building. The building is in the2of London. There are eighteen floors in the building and he lives on the fifteenth floor. He3a lift （電梯） to go up and down. He works very hard. He4to work early. Every day he leaves his home and walks to the5 . He gets into the lift. It6him down to the first floor. He gets out of the lift. Then he7to the bus stop. The bus stop is in front of a cinema. It is about two hundred meters from his8 . Usually， he catches the No. 11 bus to work， but sometimes he goes9 . He works in a factory about two

10away from his home. His work starts at eight thirty， and finishes at a quarter to five. He gets back home at half past five.

（ ） 1. A. tall B. old C. quiet D. modern

（ ） 2. A. country B. town C. city D. village

（ ） 3. A. makes B. uses C. does D. mends

（ ） 4. A. begins B. wants C. runs D. goes

（ ） 5. A. lift B. building C. office D. room

（ ） 6. A. costs B. spends C. takes D. brings

（ ） 7. A. jumps B. swims C. walks D. drives

（ ） 8. A. home B. school C. cinema D. park

（ ） 9. A. by plane B. by train C. on foot D. by ship

（ ） 10. A. meters B. kilometers C. minutes D. hours

閱讀選擇填空

根據(jù)材料內(nèi)容，從下面五個(gè)選項(xiàng)中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項(xiàng)。

Pingyao is a beautiful old town.1When you go along the main （主要的） streets of the town， first you will see some old houses.2Some people live in the old houses. Then you will see a big store in the center of the town.3 There is a park at the end （盡頭） of the street.4You can see green trees， beautiful flowers and clean lakes （湖） in the park. People in the town are very nice.5This makes visitors feel like at home. So you can have a good time here.

A. Theyre over 100 years old.

B. Its very beautiful and quiet.

C. Its very interesting to visit it.

D. They always like to help others.

E. You can buy things you need there.

1.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 2.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 3.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 4.? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? 5.

語(yǔ)法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個(gè)單詞或括號(hào)內(nèi)單詞的正確形式。

Dear Linda，

How are things going？ Im happy that youll come1（visit） me. Let me tell you2I live.

I live in3noisy neighborhood. There are some big4（restaurant） near my home. Sometimes we have dinner there and we can find good food there5（easy）. Go along the street， and you can see there6（be） some big shops. Next to the shops there is a library. I often spend time7（read） there. There is a park8the library and the hospital. I enjoy9（walk） in it after dinner. The train station is near my home. So you can just walk about 200 meters and my home is on10（you） right.

Yours，

Li Hua

1. ? 2. ? 3. ? 4. ? 5.

6. ? 7. ? 8. ? 9. ? 10.

書面表達(dá)

假如你是許廷，請(qǐng)用英語(yǔ)寫一封郵件，向你的筆友Alice介紹你的住房及所在小區(qū)的環(huán)境。內(nèi)容提示：

1﹒你家住在一樓，前面有個(gè)小花園，家里有一個(gè)客廳、三個(gè)臥室、一個(gè)廚房和兩個(gè)衛(wèi)生間;

2﹒你所在的小區(qū)有20棟樓，環(huán)境很安靜，離超市和公交車站很近。

要求：詞數(shù)60左右，可適當(dāng)發(fā)揮。

Dear Alice，

Yours，

Xu Ting