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初中英语重点短语（上册Module 2 Science and technology Unit 3 Computers（2））知识梳理：【短语学习】1. look forward to 盼望；期待【用法】look forward to 此处的“to”是介词，后面需跟名词或动名词。
【例句】We look forward to seeing you again. 我们期待着与你再次相见。
Every year people look forward to the day with great eagerness.每年人们都急切地盼望那一天。
【考题链接】Mary was looking forward to __________________ to Kate’s birthday party.A. invitingB. being invitedC. inviteD. be invited答案：B思路分析：look forward to 中的“to”为介词，后面接动名词，通过分析句意可知是被邀请，故选B。
2. go to hospital 去医院【用法】go to hospital意思是“去医院（看病）”，hospital前不加冠词，go to the hospital意为“去医院（上班或探视病人）”。
【例句】You must go to hospital today. 你今天一定要去看病。
I shall go to the hospital to see her this afternoon. 我今天下午去医院看她。
【考题链接】She didn ’t _________________（go to hospital; go to the hospital ）although she was ill. 答案：go to hospital思路分析：生病应该去医院看病，故选go to hospital 。
沪教版八年级英语上册课文原文及翻译Module 2 Unit 4Module 2 Science and technologyUnit 4 InventionsReadingGreat inventionsGreat inventions change the world. They help people live a better life.The following are three of the most important inventions in history.The wheel The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history.After its invention, travelling became faster and more comfortable.A few thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages.In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry passengers.At the start of the 20th century, cars becamepopular.Without the wheel, we would not have these inventions.The telephone Alexander Graham bell invented one of the first practical telephones in 1876.Since then, people have been able to speak to each other over long distances.Today millions of people across the world own mobile phones.They allow people to keep in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.The light bulb Thomas Edison developed the first practical light bulb in 1879.Before the invention of the light bulb, people had to use oil lamps, gas lamps or candles to see at night.Withlight bulbs, people can do as many things in the evenings as they can in the daytime.Can you imagine living without them?伟大的发明伟大的发明改变了世界。
知识梳理：一、单词领读二、重点单词【单词学习】1. funny adj.滑稽的；好笑的【用法】funny, humorous, comic的用法区别，这些词都有“使人高兴的；令人发笑的”之意。
funny非正式用词，通常侧重因古怪、奇特或不合时宜的举动引起的发笑。
My funny drawings amused thekids. 我的滑稽图画把孩子们逗乐了。
humorous 指富有幽默感，诙谐，引人发笑的。
We found Mr. Green veryhumorous. 我们发现格林先生非常幽默。
comic 指像喜剧一样滑稽可笑。
She prefers to play comic roles.她更喜欢扮演滑稽角色。
—What do you think of the TV sitcom Home with kids?—It’s very _________. Many children like watching it.A. boringB. funnyC. surprisingD. terrible答案：B思路分析：句意：许多孩子都喜欢看这部电视剧，由句意可知孩子喜欢看有趣的节目，故选B。
2. create v. 发明；创造【用法】create, invent, make的用法区别，这些词均有“创造；制作”之意。
create 侧重创造出来的东西以前并不存在，或者指独具特色的创作。
Let us act together to create a smoothroad! 让我们大家行动起来，一起创造一条畅通的道路！invent 主要用于科技领域，指通过思考、研究或实验制造出前Cheap cars can be expensive toinvent. 低价车的创造是很费精力的。
【考题链接】—Have you ever heard of Dolly, the cloned sheep?—Yes, she ____________ in Scotland a few years ago.A. createdB. was discoveredC. was createdD. discovered答案：C思路分析：discover “发现”，指本来存在但没人知道的，故排除B、D；create “创造”，指创造新的事物，且本句需用被动语态，故选C。
知识梳理：【短语学习】1. at the start of 在……的开始【用法】at the start of 的同义词组是at the beginning of。
【例句】The players were serious at the start of the game.队员们在比赛开始时很紧张。
I wish everybody good luck at the beginning of the year. 我祝大家岁首大吉。
【考题链接】完成句子故事一开始, 霍尔顿被勒令退学。
______ ______ ______ ______ ______ ______, Holden is kicked out of school.答案：At the start of the story2. since then 此后【用法】after that 与since then的用法区别。
_________ (After that; Since then), the picture has changed completely.答案：Since then思路分析：因句中用了现在完成时，故选Since then。
3. across the world 全世界【用法】across the world 的同义词组是“throughout the world ; all over the world”。
【例句】Since then, countries across the world take part in it every year.从那以后, 每年世界上的很多国家都会加入这个联盟。
The British Broadcasting Corporation is very famous across the world.英国广播公司在世界上很出名。
【考题链接】Right now, we have been in about 55 countries and cities across the world. (同义句转换）__________________________________________________________________答案：Right now, we have been in about 55 countries and cities all over the world/throughout the world.4. keep in touch with 与……保持联系【用法】keep in touch with, be in touch with, get in touch with的用法区别keep in touchwith 指“与……保持联系”，强调状态。
