Unit 8?Is there a post office near here?

本單元知識網絡

重點單詞

pay? v. & n.? 付費

turn? v.? 轉向;翻

spend? v.? 花（時間、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.? 醫院

street? n.? 大街

front? n. 前面

town? n.? 鎮;市鎮

north? n.? 北方;北

adj.? 北方的

crossing? n.? 十字路口

neighborhood? n. 街區;街坊

air? n.? 空氣

sunshine? n.? 陽光

free? adj. 免費的

across? adv. & prep.? 過;穿過

around? adv. & prep.? 到處;大約

重點單詞

right? adv.? 向右邊

n.? 右邊

left? adv.? 向左邊

n.? 左邊

often? adv.? 時常;常常

easily? adv.? 容易地

near? prep.? 在……附近

behind? prep.? 在……的后面

along? prep.? 沿著

重點詞組＼短語

post office? 郵局

police station? 警察局

pay phone? 付費電話

across from? 在……對面

in front of? 在……前面

go along （the street）? 沿著（這條街）走

turn right/left? 向右/左轉

spend time? 花時間

重點句型

1. Is there a/an... near here？

這附近有一個……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。

重點語法

1. There be句型

2. 用Where問路的表達方式

3. 表示地點的介詞的用法

重點知識園地

Section A

1. Is there a hospital near here？

這附近有醫院嗎？

這是一個there be結構的一般疑問句形式。其肯定句型為“There be + sb/sth + 地點”，表示“某地有某人或某物”（there是引導詞沒有詞義;be 是謂語動詞;某人/物是主語;地點作狀語，多為介詞短語）。

There is a bank in the neighborhood.

附近有一家銀行。

2. The pay phone is across from the library.

付費電話在圖書館對面。

across from是方位介詞短語，意為“在……對面”。常見的方位介詞短語有：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是特殊疑問詞，含有“哪里，某地”的意思，一般用來詢問地點。where引導疑問句時，主謂要求倒裝，且助動詞必須與后面的主語保持一致。

—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.

它們在桌上。

—Where do you live？

你住在哪里？

—I live in Changsha.

我住在長沙。

—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結構表示“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句型的謂語動詞be在人稱和數上應與后面的第一個名詞保持一致。如果后面的名詞是可數名詞單數或不可數名詞，謂語動詞用is;如果后面的名詞是可數名詞復數，be 動詞用are。

There is a boy and two girls in the room.

房間里有一個男孩和兩個女孩。

There is some salad on the table.

桌上有一些沙拉。

There are some students in the classroom.

教室里有幾個學生。

（3）There be句型的否定句是在be動詞后加not。

There isnt a post office near here.

這周圍沒有郵局。

（4）there be句型的一般疑問句是將be動詞提到句首。肯定回答：Yes， 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，沒有。

表示方位的單詞、短語

（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）

（5）between... and... 在……和……之間

The garden is between a school and a store.

花園在學校和商店之間。

（6）across from... 在……的對面

There is a school just across from our house.

有一所學校就在我們家對面。

活學活用

單項選擇。

（ ） 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...

在第一個十字路口向右轉，餐館就在你左邊……

（1）crossing? n.? 十字路口

turn left/right at the + 序數詞 + crossing = take the + 序數詞 + crossing on the left/right，意為“在第幾個十字路口向左/右轉”。

Turn left at the second crossing.

= Take the second crossing on the left.

在第二個十字路口向左轉。

（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.

我家附近有一個動物園。

“在附近”可以用near here，around here和in ones neighborhood來表示。

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，動物園就在右邊了。

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

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

若要收聽國際新聞，請輸入“1”。

To get it right， you must think hard.

要想把它做對，你必須得認真思考。

（2）turn right表示“向右轉”，“向左轉”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的！

free? adj.? 免費的;有空的，空閑的

You can take this book with you—its free！

你可以拿走這本書——它是免費的！

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

你明天有空嗎？我想你來參加我的生日聚會。

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的相關用法及短語：

（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? 過得快樂，玩得開心

They all enjoy themselves at the party.

= They all have a good time at the party.

他們在聚會上都玩得非常高興。

（3）過愉快些;好好欣賞（祝愿時說）

Heres a book for you. Enjoy！

給你一本書。好好欣賞吧！

活學活用

完成譯句。

6. 我們學校后面有一條河。

____? ____ a ____? ____ our school.

7. 公園和郵局之間有路嗎？

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

8. 那個公園是個散步的好去處。

The park is a good place ____ ____ ____

____ ____? .

9. 不要乘出租車了，我們要經過三條單行道。

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

10. 希望你們旅途愉快。

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

基礎過關

單項選擇

（ ） 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.（對畫線部分提問）

near the library？

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

a shop near the school？

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

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. 我爸爸花很多時間跟我一起讀書。（完成譯句）

My dadlots of timewith me.

8. 醫院緊挨著公園。（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

根據材料內容，從下面五個選項中選出能填入文中空缺處的最佳選項。

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.

語法填空

閱讀下面短文，在空白處填入1個單詞或括號內單詞的正確形式。

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

假如你是許廷，請用英語寫一封郵件，向你的筆友Alice介紹你的住房及所在小區的環境。內容提示：

1﹒你家住在一樓，前面有個小花園，家里有一個客廳、三個臥室、一個廚房和兩個衛生間;

2﹒你所在的小區有20棟樓，環境很安靜，離超市和公交車站很近。

要求：詞數60左右，可適當發揮。

Dear Alice，

Yours，

Xu Ting