沪教版英语八年上册-U1-U8-Reading-原文(含习题).docVIP

第 第 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 16 页 共 NUMPAGES \* MERGEFORMAT 16 页 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) Module 1 C Vocabulary C1 The words in italics are from the two articles. Circle the correct answers to complete these sentences. 1 When somebody is born, he/she . a comes out of his/her mothers body c leaves his/her parents b goes to see a doctor 2 Bennys grandparents live in the countryside. They live the city. a inside b outside c in the centre of 3 Birds have a musical ability. They sing. a can b cannot c are happy to 4 The book includes some beautiful photos. These photos are the book. a part of b at the end of c connected to 5 A human being is a(n) . a animal b machine c person C2 Complete the article below with the words from the box. Change their forms if necessary. even however invention notebook perhaps scientist When I was young, I used to keep a .I wrote many poems and dre