牛津初中英语 8B unit1—unit8 知识点归纳8B Unit1【考点精讲】一、关键词汇1.past n.[考点点拨] past 作名词,意为“过去”,其还可作介词和形容词,可用于如下状况:in the past(n.)在过去;half past(prep.)five 5 点半;in the past(adj.)three years 在过去的 3 年里。如:When he walks past our desks, he always knocks ourbooks and pens off the desks.当他走过我们课桌的时候,他总是把我们的书本和钢笔从课桌上碰掉下来。The boy finished his homework with the help of his father in the past.这个男孩过去是在他父亲的协助下完毕作业的。2.present n.[考点点拨]present 作名词,意为“目前,目前”。At present=at the moment=right now 目前;其还可作形 容词,your present job 你目前的工作;present 用作名词,还可表达“礼品”,a birthday present -份生日礼品。如:He is washing his clothes at present.目前他正在洗衣服。3.northern adj。[考点点拨] 方位词:north-northern; west-western; south-southern; east-eastern。如:in the north of China = in the northern part of China在中国北部East China 华东;North China 华北The northern part of the city used to be sparsely populated, but has now become a cultural centre.城北过去人口稀少,但目前成了文化中心。4.pollution n.[考点点拨] 常见短语:air pollution 空气污染;noise pollution 噪音污染;light pollution 光污染。如:I could hardly believe she had made a video about water pollution by herself.我几乎不能相信她靠自己制作了一份有关水污染的录像。pollute 作动词,意为“污染”,pollute the air 污染空气。5.interview n.& vt.[考点点拨] interview 作名词,意为“采访,会见”,还可作动词,意为“采访,面试”;interviewer 作名词,意为“采访者,面试官”。如:interview sb.= have an interview with sb.采访某人Sally became a member of the company after the job interview.萨莉在求职面试后成为了这家企业的一员。I interviewed Mr Zhang yesterday afternoon=I had an interview with Mr Zhang yesterday afternoon.昨天下午...