沪教版英语八年级上册1-U8-Reading-原文及习题.docx

Unit1 EncyclopaediasLook it up!Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia.Da Vinci, LeonardoLeonardo 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)DinosaursDinosaurs 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)Module 1 CVocabularyC1The words in italics are from the two articles. Circle the correct answersto complete these sentences.1When somebody is born, he/she.a comes out of his/her mothers bodyc leaves his/her parentsb goes to see a doctor2Bennys grandparents live in the countryside. They livethe city.a insideb outsidec in the centre of3Birds have a musical ability. Theysing.a canb cannotc are happy to4The book includes some beautiful photos. These photos arethebook.a part ofb at the end ofc connected to5A human being is a(n).a animalb machinec personC2 Complete the article below with the words from the box. Change their forms ifnecessary.even however invention notebook perhaps scientist When I was young, I used to keep a.I wrote manypoems and drew many pictures of differentin it.They were not very good, but they helped me think and dream. Now I am a famous and I do many important things.my journey began when I was