重点短语识记
1. 古典园林 2. 自然美景地
3. ……的象征 4. 历史底蕴深厚之地
5. 制定……计划 6. 出差
7. 线上游览 8. 中华文化瑰宝
9. 炫耀；展示 10. 无论你站在哪里

1. classical gardens
2. places of natural beauty
3. a symbol of...
4. places with rich historical heritage
5. make a plan for...
6. on business
7. take an online tour
8. treasures of Chinese culture
9. show off
10. wherever you stand

本题考查译林版八年级下册本课时的重点短语英汉互译，需结合单元所学词汇与固定搭配进行翻译，积累这类主题短语可提升英语表达能力。

一、短文填空：阅读下面短文，在空白处填入一个适当的单词或用括号内单词的正确形式填空
Ge Garden is very beautiful and peaceful. The ticket has a map on the back of it that I didn't notice (1) I had already left. But to be honest, I don't think that map is very useful because it isn't very clear. (2) my opinion, it's better to improve it. Compared with He Garden, the map on the back of the ticket for He Garden is much (3) (clear), more detailed and more useful. However, in the room that has the picture of the family members, there is only Chinese, no English, so my advice is (4) (add) English in interesting places. I got lost in the Slender West Lake. I spent about 30 minutes just (5) (try) to get out of one area. I think they need more signs posted along the trails. I like the Slender West Lake best, as she is so pretty! The ladies that were sweeping were very sweet. They always smiled at me and said hello, so it was nice.

1. until/till
2. In
3. clearer
4. to add
5. trying

1. 考查时间状语从句引导词。“not...until/till”是固定搭配，意为“直到……才”，结合语境“直到我离开我才注意到票背面的地图”，此处填until/till。
2. 考查固定短语。“in one's opinion”是固定表达，意为“在某人看来”，句首单词首字母需大写，所以填In。
3. 考查形容词比较级。much用于修饰形容词比较级，clear的比较级形式是clearer，结合语境中与何园门票地图的对比，此处填clearer。
4. 考查不定式作表语。“my advice is...”后接不定式作表语，用来说明建议的内容，所以填to add。
5. 考查非谓语动词。“spend time (in) doing sth”是固定用法，意为“花费时间做某事”，所以填trying。

二、阅读短文，将短文中的汉语翻译成英语
The Li River rests in the heart of Guilin, Guangxi.
. (其壮丽景观可追溯至两千年前。) The karst mountains mirrored in the water. (宛如活起来的中国山水画。)
Visitors often take boat tours to fully enjoy this poetic scenery.
. (无论季节更迭，碧绿的江水总令游人沉醉。)
. (对于自然爱好者而言它是一个十分受欢迎的景点。) Local fishermen use cormorants to catch fish, a tradition from ancient times.
. (它是华南探索者的必游之地。) Truly, this river is a cultural treasure of China.

1. Its magnificent scenery dates back to 2,000 years ago.
2. are just like living Chinese landscape paintings.
3. No matter how the seasons change, the green river water always enchants visitors.
4. For nature lovers, it is a very popular attraction.
5. It is a must-visit place for explorers in South China.

1. 第一句：“其壮丽景观”译为"Its magnificent scenery"，“追溯至”用八年级重点短语"date back to"，主语为单数，谓语动词用第三人称单数形式"dates"，整句译为"Its magnificent scenery dates back to 2,000 years ago."；
2. 第二句：主语为前文的"karst mountains"（复数），“宛如”译为"are just like"，“活起来的中国山水画”译为"living Chinese landscape paintings"，整句译为"are just like living Chinese landscape paintings."；
3. 第三句：用"no matter how"引导让步状语从句（八年级语法点），“季节更迭”译为"the seasons change"，“碧绿的江水”译为"the green river water"，“令游人沉醉”用"enchants visitors"，整句译为"No matter how the seasons change, the green river water always enchants visitors."；
4. 第四句：“对于自然爱好者而言”译为"For nature lovers"，“十分受欢迎的景点”译为"a very popular attraction"，整句译为"For nature lovers, it is a very popular attraction."；
5. 第五句：“必游之地”译为"a must-visit place"，“华南探索者”译为"explorers in South China"，整句译为"It is a must-visit place for explorers in South China."

三、阅读短文，回答问题(答案不超过8个词)
They say that "travel is the best teacher" and there is no better example of this idea than the Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake (1587-1641). His book The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake encouraged a love of travelling among Chinese people.
Born into a wealthy Jiangyin family, Xu became interested in books about different places at an early age and wanted to travel. When he was 18, however, Xu's father died and so did his travelling dreams. He now was responsible for the family farm and taking care of his 60-year-old mother as tradition required.
But his mother had different ideas. Understanding her son's love of travel, this modern-thinking woman refused to keep her son at home. She agreed that Xu could travel for three months every year, when there was less farm work.
So at the age of twenty and with his mother's support, Xu set off for the first time. He travelled throughout the Ming kingdom, carefully studying the lands he passed through and recording his experiences and many discoveries in a diary. This diary which once had over 500,000 words, would finally become The Travel Notes of Xu Xiake.
Although rich, Xu avoided comfortable travel, preferring to go almost everywhere on foot. This way he could research the environment in detail and get a true picture of the natural world. Many of his trips were to hard-to-reach mountain areas, and through wild forests where few people lived. After many years' travelling, Xu became seriously ill during his last and longest journey, a 4-year trip through the Southwest of China. He died in 1641, soon after returning to his hometown for the last time. And his diary was finally printed some years after his death.
1. What is Xu Xiake famous for?

2. Why did Xu Xiake's mother refuse to keep her son at home?

3. What did Xu Xiake record in the diary when travelling?

4. When was Xu Xiake's dairy printed?

5. How do you like travelling? What can you get from it? (此题不限词数，言之有理即可)

1. A travel writer and geographer.
2. She understood his love of travel.
3. His experiences and discoveries.
4. Some years after his death.
5. 示例：Travelling is wonderful. It broadens my horizons.

1. 根据第一段首句“there is no better example of this idea than the Ming dynasty travel writer and geographer Xu Xiake”可知，徐霞客作为明代旅行作家和地理学家而出名。
2. 根据第三段“Understanding her son's love of travel, this modern-thinking woman refused to keep her son at home.”可知，徐霞客的母亲理解儿子对旅行的热爱，因此不愿留他在家。
3. 根据第四段“recording his experiences and many discoveries in a diary”可知，徐霞客旅行时会在日记里记录自己的经历和诸多发现。
4. 根据最后一段末句“And his diary was finally printed some years after his death.”可知，他的日记在其去世数年后被印刷出版。
5. 本题为开放性试题，可结合自身感受作答，比如旅行能开阔视野、增长见闻等，言之有理即可。