初二英语下册期中必背20个短语，背熟就能提分

【来源：易教网 更新时间：2025-11-04】

期中考试临近，很多学生还在死记硬背单词，结果一做题就懵。英语不是靠背单词拿分的科目，真正拉开差距的是短语和句型的熟练度。下面这20个短语，是初二下册期中考试高频考点，全部来自教材和近三年真题，背熟就能稳拿基础分。

1. work on doing sth.

不要只记“致力于”，要会用。例句：She’s working on writing a letter to her teacher. 考试常考填空，看到“正在忙于做某事”，立刻反应这个结构。

2. as soon as ...

时间状语从句核心搭配。注意：主句用将来时，从句用一般现在时。正确用法：I’ll call you as soon as I get home. 错误用法：I’ll call you as soon as I will get home. 这类错误每年扣分率超过35%。

3. once upon a time

阅读理解常出现的开头句。别以为这只是童话专用，它在完形填空里经常用来引出过去的故事。记住：它只用于过去时语境，后面接的动词必须是过去式。

4. continue to do sth.

和keep doing sth. 区别要分清。

continue to do 强调“继续做同一件事”，比如：He continued to study after dinner. keep doing 强调“持续重复”，比如：She keeps checking her phone. 考试常设陷阱，让你选错。

5. make sth. happen

主动语态高频词。考试常考被动：Something must be done to make the project happen. 不要写成make the project to happen。记住：make + 宾语 + 动词原形，是固定搭配。

6. try to do sth.

和try doing sth. 是高频易错点。try to do 是“努力去做”，结果不一定成；try doing 是“尝试做一下看看效果”。例：I tried to open the door, but it was locked.（努力了，没打开）

I tried opening the window, and the air got better.（试了，有效）

7. the journey to sp.

写作和阅读题常出现。注意：to 后接地点，不能加the。正确：the journey to Beijing。错误：the journey to the Beijing。地名前不加the，除非是复数或特指（如the United States）。

8. tell the/a story

固定搭配，别写成say a story。tell 用于“讲述”，say 用于“说内容”。例：My grandma can tell stories about the old days. 考试完形填空最爱考这个搭配。

9. put on

重点区分put on（穿、戴）、wear（穿着状态）、dress（给……穿衣）。例：She put on her coat and left.（动作）

She wears glasses every day.（状态）

Mother dressed the baby.（给别人穿）

考试选择题常考这三个词混用。

10. a little bit

修饰形容词或动词，不能修饰名词。正确：It’s a little bit cold.

错误：I have a little bit money.

要表达“一点钱”，说a little money。a little bit = a little，但更口语。

11. keep doing sth.

和continue doing sth. 几乎同义，但keep 更强调“不间断”。例：He kept walking for two hours. 考试听力题常出现“keep doing”表示持续动作，听清关键词就能选对。

12. give up

后面接名词或动名词。正确：give up smoking / give up his dream.

错误：give up to smoke。这是高频语法错误，每年都有学生在这里丢分。

13. instead of

代替，后接名词、动名词、代词。例：I drank tea instead of coffee.

He went to school instead of staying home.

注意：不能接动词原形。错句：I went out instead of watch TV。必须是watching。

14. turn...into...

使……变成……。常用于比喻和科技类阅读。例：The magician turned the card into a bird.

考试作文题常要求你写“科技如何改变生活”，这个短语就是高分句型。写成：Smartphones turn phones into computers.

15. get married

结婚，是固定搭配。不要写成marry with。正确：They got married last year.

marry 是及物动词：She married a doctor.

get married 是状态，marry 是动作。考试填空常考时态：He ___ (get) married in 2020. 答案是got。

16. be famous for

虽然没在列表里，但常和这些短语一起出现。别忘了：be famous for（因……出名） vs. be famous as（作为……出名）。例：Hangzhou is famous for tea.

She is famous as a singer.

17. look forward to

后面必须接动名词。正确：I’m looking forward to seeing you.

错误：I’m looking forward to see you.

这个结构在写作和听力中出现频率极高，错过就是白丢分。

18. be interested in

和be good at、be good for 一样，属于“be + 形容词 + 介词”结构。别写成：I interest in reading。必须是I am interested in reading.

19. spend time (in) doing sth.

虽然没列在原文，但和keep doing、continue doing 是同类考点。例：She spends two hours doing homework every day.

考试常考：He spent 50 yuan buying the book.（spend + 钱 + on sth. / in doing）

20. be proud of

写作加分项。例：I’m proud of my brother for winning the race.

和be happy with、be satisfied with 搭配使用，能让你的作文显得更自然。

这些短语，不是让你背十遍，而是每天用它们造三个句子。早上背，中午写，晚上默。三天后，你再看试卷，会发现填空题全都会，阅读题句子结构一眼看懂。

别再刷题到深夜，真正提分的是把高频短语变成条件反射。考试不是考你记了多少词，是考你能不能在30秒内写出正确的句子。

每天花15分钟，用这20个短语写一段话。坚持一周，期中英语至少多拿15分。

记住：英语不是背出来的，是用出来的。》