8B  Unit 1 要点与中考考点(一)

1. 【原文再现】How long have you known the Kowloon Walled City, Mr Dong?
【链接中考】(1)-____ has this food store been in business?
-Since 2001. (2004广东广州)
A. How long B. How often
C. How old D. How soon
(2) How long ______ you ______ here since you came to China? (2004四川泸州)
A. did, live B. do, live C. have, lived D. will, live
【答案导析】（1）A；（2）C。此处how long意为"多长（时间）"，对"一段时间"提问，其后须接延续性动词。
2. 【原文再现】... and have known it since I was very young.
【链接中考】(1) Mrs White ______ in this school since she came here. （2004湖南永州）
A. teaches B. taught C. has taught D. had taught
(2)-Do you know Betty very well?
-Yes, she and I ______ friends since we met in Guangzhou last summer. (2004广东广州)
A. have made B. have become
C. have been D. have turned
(3)-How long have you been friends?
-We've been friends since we ______ (be)very young. （2004江苏南京）
（4）翻译：她姐姐去英国已有五年了。
It has ______ five years ______ her sister went to England. （2004湖南娄底）
【答案导析】（1）C；(2) C；(3) were；（4）been, since。上述考题均考查现在完成时态的常见句型，即：主语 ＋ have / has＋过去分词 ＋ since ＋ 时间点。用于现在完成时态中需要注意的是：1. "since ＋ 时间点"前面的主句必须用延续性动词的现在完成时；如果是短暂性动词，则须用于否定句中。2. since可用作介词或连词，其后面要接表示时间点的词语，或引导一个表示时间起点的时间状语从句，从句常用短暂性动词的一般过去时，主句则用现在完成时。
3. 【原文再现】I've known the place for many years.
【链接中考】Mr Green is an engineer. He ______ (work) in China for about two years.（2004辽宁大连）
【答案导析】has worked。该考题考查的句型是现在完成时态的常见句型，即：主语 ＋ have / has＋过去分词＋ for ＋ 一段时间。用于现在完成时态中时需要注意的是："for＋一段时间"前面必须是延续性动词的现在完成时，如果是短暂性动词，则须用于否定句中。

Unit 1要点与中考考点(二)
1. 【原文再现】Although Mr Dong is over 70, he still looks very unhealthy.
【链接中考】（1）My grandma is over 70 years old, but she can still look after herself.(2004新疆生产建设兵团)
A. less than B. more than C. nearly D. about
（2）More than two hundred students will take part in the competition next week. （2004江苏镇江）
A. About B. Less than C. Over D. Almost
（3） -How do you like the concert given by the "Foxy Ladies"?
-Exciting, ________ one piece of the music wasn't played quite well. （2004安徽）
A. so B. though C. because D. and
（4） I enjoy learning English, ________ it takes me a lot of time. （2004辽宁锦州）
A. as if B. though C. because D. for
【答案导析】(1)B；（2）C；（3）B；（4）B。考题（1）、（2）考查over的用法，over意为"高于；超过"，相当于more than。考题（3）、（4）考查though的用法，though和although用法相似，引导让步状语从句，不与并列连词but连用，但可以和still，yet连用，不过although引导的从句常置于句首。
2. 【原文再现】Have you seen any films recently?
【链接中考】 ________you________(hear) about any exciting news recently? （2004江苏南通） liuxuepaper.com