Module 1 Wonders of the world
U1 It’s more than 2,000 years old
同步词汇
1、wonder n. 奇迹；奇观 wonderful adj. 奇妙的，非凡的，have a wonderful time
v. 怀疑，惊奇，对…感到惊讶 I wonder that…
2、discussion n. 讨论；商讨 v. 讨论，论述，辩论 discuss with 商洽；与…谈论
3、opinion n. 看法，主张 in one’s opinion 按某人的意见，据某人看来
4、man-made adj. 人造的 man-made wonders 人文景观
5、natural adj. 大自然的 natural wonders 自然景观 adv. naturally 自然地；天然地（高频词汇）
6、eastern adj. 在东边的，方位词-ern adj. 在…边的
7、loud adj. 响亮的，大声的 adv. Loudly
8、though conj 虽然，但是，引导让步状语从句
中考链接：
(2013.杭州) I think he’s been drinking,_____ I’m not completely sure.
A. if B. though C. until D. as
词汇训练
1、The Great Pyramid is one of the greatest man-made______in the world.
A. events B. place C. wonders D. experience
2、After a few minutes’__________,the children knew how to use the word.
A. meeting B. fight C. question D. discussion
3、You can choose to take a plane there. But _______,it’s better to take a coach.
A. in my opinion B. on the other hand C. that’s to say D. in another way
4、We want to travel to some _______places such as Mount Tai and the West Lake.
A. natural B. high C. warm D.man-made
5、New York is _____the ______coast of America.
6、----What did our teacher say just now?
----He asked us to answer questions in a _____voice.
A. silent B. loud C. noisy D. loudly
7、----Would you like some milk?
----No, thanks. I don’t like it, ______I know it’s good for my health.
A. because B. though C. if D. so
8、The Three Gorges Dam _______electricity for millions of people in China.
A. creates B. invents C. builds D. produces
9、选词填空
discussion eastern huge opinion though
1、 In my _______,natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
2、 Victoria Falls, about 1700 metres wide and 100 metres high,is_________.
3、 Let’s join in the _______about the wonders of the world.
4、 I think the Giant’s Causeway on the ________coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.
5、 To some degree,Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway,________she thinks Vi toria Falls is more
fantasic.
重点短语
1、 join in 参加，加入（活动、游戏，游行，会议等）
join 参加，加入（组织，党派等），成为其中一员；
take an active part in 参加，加入 侧重于表示在其中起积极作用
2、 agree with sb 赞同某人的意见
3、 most of 多数……
4、 six sides 六个面 side 面
5、 on the eastern coast of 在……沿岸 in the east 在东方
6、 1700 metres wide 1700米宽 基数词+metres +wide/ long/ high
7、 a few +可数名词复数 a little of +不可数名词
8、 more than 超过=over no more than 仅仅；只是（高频词汇）
9、 at the top of 在……顶端 at the end of 在……末端
10、millions of people 大量的人 基数词+hundred +可数名词复数 hundreds of +可数名词复数
中考链接：
（2012. 临沂）Did you know that the earth is home to ______animals?
A. million B. millions C. million of D. millions of
11、woulde like =want would like to do =want to do would like sth =want sth
重点句型
1、I have never seen it . 我从没见过
2、I am not sure …… 我不确定
3、In my opinion, …… 在我看来，……
4、Who’d like to…… 谁愿意……
5、I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
U2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
同步词汇：
1、below prep. 在下面，在……之下 不一定是某物的正下方 反义词 above
under prep. 在下面，在……之下 一般是某物的正下方 反义词 over
2、beside prep. 在……旁边；在……附近 by prep. 在……旁边；靠近
区分： at beside by near
（1） at “靠近”往往动作联系，意味着有目的、有意识的靠近，而by, beside, near只意味着就“靠近”而言。
如：He sat at the desk. He wanted to read, 他坐到桌边，想看书。
（2） beside “在……旁边”；by = just at the side of “就在旁边”。两者一般可通用。但by 比beside 语势较强些，并
多用于日常用语中。
如：There is a hospital beside / by the river. 河边有一家医院。
[注]：指“在某人身边”时，常多用beside.
Eg: The little boy is standing beside his mother.
（3） near “在……附近”或“离……不远”，它表示的距离要比by / beside 来得远些。如：
We live near the sea.我们住在海边。（表离海边有些距离）
We live by / beside the sea.我们就住在海边。（表海就在身边）。
3、sign n. 迹象；标志；招牌 sign language 手语 sign of sth ……的标志（高频词汇）
4、silent adj. 寂静的 n./v. silence 沉默；寂静；无声状态；消除噪音
in silence 在沉默中；静静地 keep silence 保持安静；保持沉默
5、shine v. 照耀 shine on 发光；照在……上 shine in 照射进来；出众 shine through 表现出来 shine at
干得出色 shine out 照射出去
6、reply vt./vi. 回答；答复 n. 回答；答复；答辩 new reply 新答复 the reply to ……的答复 In reply to 作为……的答复 no reply 无回答。无应答 reply for 代表……作答
7、clear vt. 通过；清除；使干净；跳过 vi. 放晴；变清澈 n. 清除；空隙
adj. 清楚的；清澈的；无罪的；晴朗的； adv. 清晰地；完全地
clear up 整理；打扫 in the clear 不受阻碍 make clear 显示；解释清楚
keep clear of 避开；不接触
8、nearly adv. 几乎，差不多 not nearly 远不，根本就不 Nearly there.就要到了。nearly half 近一半
9、remain v. 留下；保持 可以和keep 通用 n. 遗迹；剩余物，残骸
词汇训练
1、 If the weather is _____,there are many clouds in the sky and the light is dull.
A. bright B. grey C. heavy D. clean
2、---Is Daming next to you in the classroom?
---Yes, he sits _____me.
A. besides B. in front C. beside D. far from
3、We all look forward to the answer, but he hasn’t _____anyone.
A. replied B. answerer to C. listened D. replied to
4、It ’s been so dry for about two months, but the sky is clear and clean and there’s still no_____of rain.
A. report B. feeling C. sign D. luck
5、It ’s ________half past seven. Let’s go to school in a hurry.
A. near B. hardly C. next D. nearly
重点短语
1、go out of 从……出来 同类型词汇：jump out of hurry out of run/climb out of
2、go through 穿过， go along 沿着=walk along
区分across, past,through
（1） across 穿过，通过，强调在物体表面穿过；
（2） past 通过，经过，强调从物体旁边经过；
（3） through 穿过，通过，强调在物体内部穿过
3、fall away 突然向下倾斜
4、look over sth 从……看过去 look across sth 向……对面看 look to +方位词 朝……方向看
look down to sth 向下看…… on top of sth 在……上面；盖住； at the bottom of 在……底部
the other side of 在……对面
4、fifteen miles away 十五英里远 = far away for fifteen miles far away 遥远
重点句型
1、 There was nothing to see.看不到什么东西。
例题：
1、Complete the sentences with the follwing words
agree with at the bottom of go through looking forward to millions of more than
I’m really ____1____my visit to the Louvre Museum in Pairs. It’s the most visited mese um in the world —everyyear,_____2____ people visit it.The Louvre is in an old building,but to get inside you must _____3____a giant glass pyramid that is ____4____20 metres tall.The entrance to the meseum is ____5___
the pyramid.Some people do not like the glass pyramid.They say it looks too new and does not suit the older buildings. I do not ___6___them.I think it looks great!
2、 话题写作
根据下列提示，写一篇介绍旅游胜地夏威夷的短文。
夏威夷对于喜欢旅游的人来说是一个有魔力的名字。它地处太平洋（the Pacific Ocean ），由130多个岛屿组成，长度达到1500英里。人们可以用不同的方式到达夏威夷。那里有很多不错的大型宾馆可供居住。白色的沙滩、摇曳的棕榈树（waving palm trees）令游人流连忘返。早上你可以沿海滩散步，黄昏时分看日落更是很多人的梦想，太阳像一个明亮的大火球瞬间坠入大海，快得你甚至看不清它的移动。晚上游客们可以在一起聚
会、聊天或跳舞。如果你想放松自己的话，夏威夷是你的首选之地。
Hawaii has always been…… It is …… More than 130 islands …… People can ……There are……
The white sand beaches and the waving palm trees…… People often ……It’s always …… The sun drops……At night,they ……So if you’re……
3、 用所给动词的适当形式填空
（1） Every year _________(million) of foreigners come to visit China.
（2） I ________(not read) the story, so I’m not sure what it tells.
（3） Do you think man-made wonders are more exciting than the natural______(one)?
（4） They ’ll have a ________(discuss)on where to have a picnic.
（5） I wonder if Shanghai can become an _______(east)Hollywood.
重难点及考点总结
1、 形容词位于“数词+名词”后将句意补充完整。
It’s about 1,700 metres wide and 100meters high. 瀑布宽约1700米，高约100米。
2、 用in my opinion 引出自己的观点
But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
但是在我看来，人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。
3、一般现在时、一般过去时、一般将来时、现在进行时、过去进行时、现在完成时的基本用法。（语法专项讲解）
Module 1 Wonders of the world
U1 It’s more than 2,000 years old
同步词汇
1、wonder n. 奇迹；奇观 wonderful adj. 奇妙的，非凡的，have a wonderful time
v. 怀疑，惊奇，对…感到惊讶 I wonder that…
2、discussion n. 讨论；商讨 v. 讨论，论述，辩论 discuss with 商洽；与…谈论
3、opinion n. 看法，主张 in one’s opinion 按某人的意见，据某人看来
4、man-made adj. 人造的 man-made wonders 人文景观
5、natural adj. 大自然的 natural wonders 自然景观 adv. naturally 自然地；天然地（高频词汇）
6、eastern adj. 在东边的，方位词-ern adj. 在…边的
7、loud adj. 响亮的，大声的 adv. Loudly
8、though conj 虽然，但是，引导让步状语从句
中考链接：
(2013.杭州) I think he’s been drinking,_____ I’m not completely sure.
A. if B. though C. until D. as
词汇训练
1、The Great Pyramid is one of the greatest man-made______in the world.
A. events B. place C. wonders D. experience
2、After a few minutes’__________,the children knew how to use the word.
A. meeting B. fight C. question D. discussion
3、You can choose to take a plane there. But _______,it’s better to take a coach.
A. in my opinion B. on the other hand C. that’s to say D. in another way
4、We want to travel to some _______places such as Mount Tai and the West Lake.
A. natural B. high C. warm D.man-made
5、New York is _____the ______coast of America.
6、----What did our teacher say just now?
----He asked us to answer questions in a _____voice.
A. silent B. loud C. noisy D. loudly
7、----Would you like some milk?
----No, thanks. I don’t like it, ______I know it’s good for my health.
A. because B. though C. if D. so
8、The Three Gorges Dam _______electricity for millions of people in China.
A. creates B. invents C. builds D. produces
9、选词填空
discussion eastern huge opinion though
1、 In my _______,natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
2、 Victoria Falls, about 1700 metres wide and 100 metres high,is_________.
3、 Let’s join in the _______about the wonders of the world.
4、 I think the Giant’s Causeway on the ________coast of Northern Ireland is a fantastic natural wonder.
5、 To some degree,Lingling agrees with Tony about the Giant’s Causeway,________she thinks Vi toria Falls is more
fantasic.
重点短语
1、 join in 参加，加入（活动、游戏，游行，会议等）
join 参加，加入（组织，党派等），成为其中一员；
take an active part in 参加，加入 侧重于表示在其中起积极作用
2、 agree with sb 赞同某人的意见
3、 most of 多数……
4、 six sides 六个面 side 面
5、 on the eastern coast of 在……沿岸 in the east 在东方
6、 1700 metres wide 1700米宽 基数词+metres +wide/ long/ high
7、 a few +可数名词复数 a little of +不可数名词
8、 more than 超过=over no more than 仅仅；只是（高频词汇）
9、 at the top of 在……顶端 at the end of 在……末端
10、millions of people 大量的人 基数词+hundred +可数名词复数 hundreds of +可数名词复数
中考链接：
（2012. 临沂）Did you know that the earth is home to ______animals?
A. million B. millions C. million of D. millions of
11、woulde like =want would like to do =want to do would like sth =want sth
重点句型
1、I have never seen it . 我从没见过
2、I am not sure …… 我不确定
3、In my opinion, …… 在我看来，……
4、Who’d like to…… 谁愿意……
5、I think natural wonders are more interesting than man-made ones.
U2 The Grand Canyon was not just big.
同步词汇：
1、below prep. 在下面，在……之下 不一定是某物的正下方 反义词 above
under prep. 在下面，在……之下 一般是某物的正下方 反义词 over
2、beside prep. 在……旁边；在……附近 by prep. 在……旁边；靠近
区分： at beside by near
（1） at “靠近”往往动作联系，意味着有目的、有意识的靠近，而by, beside, near只意味着就“靠近”而言。
如：He sat at the desk. He wanted to read, 他坐到桌边，想看书。
（2） beside “在……旁边”；by = just at the side of “就在旁边”。两者一般可通用。但by 比beside 语势较强些，并
多用于日常用语中。
如：There is a hospital beside / by the river. 河边有一家医院。
[注]：指“在某人身边”时，常多用beside.
Eg: The little boy is standing beside his mother.
（3） near “在……附近”或“离……不远”，它表示的距离要比by / beside 来得远些。如：
We live near the sea.我们住在海边。（表离海边有些距离）
We live by / beside the sea.我们就住在海边。（表海就在身边）。
3、sign n. 迹象；标志；招牌 sign language 手语 sign of sth ……的标志（高频词汇）
4、silent adj. 寂静的 n./v. silence 沉默；寂静；无声状态；消除噪音
in silence 在沉默中；静静地 keep silence 保持安静；保持沉默
5、shine v. 照耀 shine on 发光；照在……上 shine in 照射进来；出众 shine through 表现出来 shine at
干得出色 shine out 照射出去
6、reply vt./vi. 回答；答复 n. 回答；答复；答辩 new reply 新答复 the reply to ……的答复 In reply to 作为……的答复 no reply 无回答。无应答 reply for 代表……作答
7、clear vt. 通过；清除；使干净；跳过 vi. 放晴；变清澈 n. 清除；空隙
adj. 清楚的；清澈的；无罪的；晴朗的； adv. 清晰地；完全地
clear up 整理；打扫 in the clear 不受阻碍 make clear 显示；解释清楚
keep clear of 避开；不接触
8、nearly adv. 几乎，差不多 not nearly 远不，根本就不 Nearly there.就要到了。nearly half 近一半
9、remain v. 留下；保持 可以和keep 通用 n. 遗迹；剩余物，残骸
词汇训练
1、 If the weather is _____,there are many clouds in the sky and the light is dull.
A. bright B. grey C. heavy D. clean
2、---Is Daming next to you in the classroom?
---Yes, he sits _____me.
A. besides B. in front C. beside D. far from
3、We all look forward to the answer, but he hasn’t _____anyone.
A. replied B. answerer to C. listened D. replied to
4、It ’s been so dry for about two months, but the sky is clear and clean and there’s still no_____of rain.
A. report B. feeling C. sign D. luck
5、It ’s ________half past seven. Let’s go to school in a hurry.
A. near B. hardly C. next D. nearly
重点短语
1、go out of 从……出来 同类型词汇：jump out of hurry out of run/climb out of
2、go through 穿过， go along 沿着=walk along
区分across, past,through
（1） across 穿过，通过，强调在物体表面穿过；
（2） past 通过，经过，强调从物体旁边经过；
（3） through 穿过，通过，强调在物体内部穿过
3、fall away 突然向下倾斜
4、look over sth 从……看过去 look across sth 向……对面看 look to +方位词 朝……方向看
look down to sth 向下看…… on top of sth 在……上面；盖住； at the bottom of 在……底部
the other side of 在……对面
4、fifteen miles away 十五英里远 = far away for fifteen miles far away 遥远
重点句型
1、 There was nothing to see.看不到什么东西。
例题：
1、Complete the sentences with the follwing words
agree with at the bottom of go through looking forward to millions of more than
I’m really ____1____my visit to the Louvre Museum in Pairs. It’s the most visited mese um in the world —everyyear,_____2____ people visit it.The Louvre is in an old building,but to get inside you must _____3____a giant glass pyramid that is ____4____20 metres tall.The entrance to the meseum is ____5___
the pyramid.Some people do not like the glass pyramid.They say it looks too new and does not suit the older buildings. I do not ___6___them.I think it looks great!
2、 话题写作
根据下列提示，写一篇介绍旅游胜地夏威夷的短文。
夏威夷对于喜欢旅游的人来说是一个有魔力的名字。它地处太平洋（the Pacific Ocean ），由130多个岛屿组成，长度达到1500英里。人们可以用不同的方式到达夏威夷。那里有很多不错的大型宾馆可供居住。白色的沙滩、摇曳的棕榈树（waving palm trees）令游人流连忘返。早上你可以沿海滩散步，黄昏时分看日落更是很多人的梦想，太阳像一个明亮的大火球瞬间坠入大海，快得你甚至看不清它的移动。晚上游客们可以在一起聚
会、聊天或跳舞。如果你想放松自己的话，夏威夷是你的首选之地。
Hawaii has always been…… It is …… More than 130 islands …… People can ……There are……
The white sand beaches and the waving palm trees…… People often ……It’s always …… The sun drops……At night,they ……So if you’re……
3、 用所给动词的适当形式填空
（1） Every year _________(million) of foreigners come to visit China.
（2） I ________(not read) the story, so I’m not sure what it tells.
（3） Do you think man-made wonders are more exciting than the natural______(one)?
（4） They ’ll have a ________(discuss)on where to have a picnic.
（5） I wonder if Shanghai can become an _______(east)Hollywood.
重难点及考点总结
1、 形容词位于“数词+名词”后将句意补充完整。
It’s about 1,700 metres wide and 100meters high. 瀑布宽约1700米，高约100米。
2、 用in my opinion 引出自己的观点
But in my opinion, man-made wonders are more exciting than natural ones.
但是在我看来，人造奇观比自然奇观更激动人心。
3、一般现在时、一般过去时、一般将来时、现在进行时、过去进行时、现在完成时的基本用法。（语法专项讲解）