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1 Unit1 Encyclopaedias Look it up! Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia. Da Vinci, Leonardo Leonardo da Vinci(1452-1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist. Da Vinci was born in the countryside. From an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic ability. As he grew older, he learnt to do many different things. His paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the most famous painting in the world. He also had many inventions. For example, his notebooks include some interesting drawings of flying machines. (See Art) Dinosaurs Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. They lived everywhere on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as small as chickens. Others were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly. Many dinosaurs ate plants. However, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat. Dinosaurs lived on Earth for more than 150 million years. Then, suddenly, they all died out. Nobody knows why. However, we can learn about them from their fossils. (See Earth history) 查找它 这里有来自百科全书的两篇文章。 列奥纳多?达?芬奇 列奥纳多?达?芬奇 (1452 - 1519) 是意大利画家 , 发明家 , 音乐家 , 工程师和科学家。 达芬奇出生在农村。从很小的时候 , 他表现出极大的智慧和艺术才能。当他长大时 , 他学 会了做很多不同的事情。他的画是非常出名的 , 其中一个 , 蒙娜丽莎 , 也许是世界上最著名 的画。他也有很多发明。例如 , 他的笔记本包括一些有趣的飞行机器的图画。 ( 见艺术 ) 恐龙 恐龙生活在地球上人类 6000 万多年前。他们生活在地球各个地方。一些恐龙和鸡一样 小。其他的有十头大象一样大。一些甚至可以飞。 许多恐龙吃植物。然而 , 一些恐龙喜欢吃肉。 恐龙在地球上生活了 1.5 亿多年。然后 , 突然 , 他们都灭绝了。没有人知道为什么。不过 , 我们可以从化石中了解他们。 ( 见地球历史 ) 4 Unit 4 Inventions Great inventions Great inventions change the world. They help people live a better life. The following are three of the most important inventions in history. The wheel The wheel is perhaps the greatest invention in history. After its invention, travelling became faster and more comfortable. A few thousand years ago, people started to use wheels on carriages. In the early 19th century, the first trains began to carry p