重点短语识记
1. 踏上宽阔的马路
2. 幸亏，多亏
3. 对……充满希望
4. 帮忙干农活
5. 步行在镇上游览
6. 过夜
7. 享受更幸福的生活
8. 发生
9. 对……感到高兴
10. 在最近几年

1. step onto the wide road
2. thanks to
3. be full of hope for... / be hopeful about...
4. help with the farm work
5. take a walking tour around the town / walk around the town for a visit
6. stay overnight / spend the night
7. enjoy a happier life
8. take place / come about
9. be happy about... / feel glad about...
10. in recent years

这些是本单元需掌握的重点短语，要牢记对应的固定英文表达，便于在语境中灵活使用。

一、阅读短文，将短文中的汉语翻译成英语
(已经发生巨变) in our hometown. Back then, the area near my home (曾是一块空置的田地) with only a few old trees. Now, a big park stands there, and a new school is beside it. (看见孩子们玩耍是很常见的) in the park after class. My brother will (上大学) next year, and he says the new roads (让出行更容易了). All my family (为这些变化感到高兴). The living conditions in our hometown have improved a lot (多亏了政府的支持). People here are (享受更幸福的生活). We often walk in the park and talk about how our hometown will be even better in the future.

开头：Great changes have taken place
pos1: used to be an empty field
pos2: It's common to see children play
pos3: go to college
pos4: make it easier to travel
pos5: are happy about these changes
pos6: thanks to the government's support
pos7: enjoying a happier life

本题考查译林版八年级下册的重点短语、固定句型及时态的综合运用，需结合语境选择恰当的表达：
1. “已经发生巨变”用现在完成时，强调变化对现在的影响；
2. “曾是一块空置的田地”用used to do结构，表达过去的状态；
3. “看见孩子们玩耍是很常见的”使用“It's + 形容词 + to do sth.”的固定句型，搭配“see sb. do sth.”表示看见动作的全过程；
4. “上大学”是八年级下册的常用短语；
5. “让出行更容易了”用“make it + 形容词 + to do sth.”的结构，it作形式宾语；
6. “为这些变化感到高兴”用“be happy about”短语，主语“all my family”表复数概念，be动词用are；
7. “多亏了政府的支持”用固定短语thanks to；
8. 结合“People here are”的语境，此处用现在进行时表达正在进行的动作。

二、阅读短文，回答问题(答案不超过6个词)
Villages in China have enjoyed their development in a digital (数字) way in recent years. With the help of digital technology, villagers are living an easier and happier life.
Farming in the past was not an easy job. Farmers worked hard all year round. At the same time, they usually found it difficult to solve problems like plant diseases and pests (害虫). Now, there have been big changes in farming. For example, in Dayi County, Sichuan Province, AI machines help local farmers know when and how to fertilize (施肥) and kill pests. In this way, they make farmers work more easily with less time and energy.
Thanks to the Internet, a new business called rural e-commerce (乡村电子商务) grows. Selling fresh fruit and vegetables to cities is faster. The business also helps villagers live a digital life. They can get many things done on different kinds of apps. They can also use drones to help with their farm work.
More visitors travel in beautiful villages because of digital technology. A good example is Huacheng Town, Guangdong Province. Visitors can know where to park their cars for free, when to book a ticket easily and what to buy online. They can also enjoy the view of nearly every part of the town by using VR.
1. What do villagers in China think of their life now?
2. What was difficult for farmers in the past?
3. What helps farmers sell things quickly and live a digital life?
4. How can visitors have a better view of the beautiful villages?
5. Do you think life in the village is getting better now? Why or why not? (本小题词数不限)

1. Easier and happier.
2. Solving plant diseases and pests.
3. Rural e-commerce.
4. By using VR.
5. Yes, I do. Because digital technology makes villagers' life easier.（答案不唯一，合理即可）

1. 根据第一段最后一句"villagers are living an easier and happier life."可知中国村民认为现在的生活更轻松快乐。
2. 根据第二段内容"they usually found it difficult to solve problems like plant diseases and pests"可知过去农民很难解决植物病虫害问题。
3. 根据第三段内容，乡村电子商务的发展让农产品售卖更快捷，同时帮助村民过上数字化生活。
4. 根据第四段最后一句"They can also enjoy the view of nearly every part of the town by using VR."可知游客可通过VR更好地欣赏乡村景色。
5. 本题为开放性问题，结合文中数字技术改善乡村生活的内容，给出合理观点及理由即可。