沪教版八年级英语第一学期试用本Encyclopaedias.pptVIP

Is my encyclopaedia useful, Lo? Yes, Hi.Very useful. Answer the following questions. What is an enclopaedia? Answer the following questions. What does Hi think Lo is probably doing? Does Lo find the book useful? In fact, what is Lo doing? What will Hi probably be like when he knows that Lo is standing on his encyclopaedia? Have you got an encyclopaedia at home? Have you ever read an encyclopaedia in the library? Do you know any types of encyclopaedias? “博大精深，优美典雅，刚正义烈。” 庐陵文化重视教育 , 科举兴盛。从隋至清的千多年间 , 朝廷通过科举选拔人才和任命官吏。于是科举考中进士的多少 , 往往成为衡量一个地方文风是否昌盛 , 文化是否发达 , 人才是否众多 , 声望是否显扬的重要标志。庐陵地区考取的进士近 3000 名 , 而文化发达的苏州只 1771 人 , 就一个州府而言 , 是全国最多的。明代有两届科考 , 前三名都是吉安府人 ,“ 双连冠 ” 在全国更是绝无仅有。共考取状元 16 名 , 名列全国前茅。隋唐以后 , 官员多从举人、进士中任命 , 正宰相江西共 28 人 , 其中吉安就有 8 人 , 占 28.6% ；还有副宰相 9 人和众多的尚书、巡抚。他们的为人行政 , 是好的和比较好的 , 为国家、为社会做了大量有益的事情 , 有的为国捐躯 , 名留青史 , 好几位在中国历史上具有深远的影响。 它崇尚文化 , 成就突出 , 文学家、思想家多。《全宋词》中作者 1397 人 , 其中江西 174 人 , 占 12.5%, 居全国第二；吉安有 52 人 , 占全国的 3.7%, 占江西的 29.9% 。《哲学大辞典》收江西宋明时哲学家 50 人 , 其中吉安 10 余人。 Encyclopaedias can help you with your studies. Some encyclopaedias give us facts or information about all kinds of subjects. The subjects are usually in alphabetical order with guide words at the top of each page. An encyclopaedia often consists of a number of books. These books are called volumes. A In which volumes of the encyclopaedia on theright would you find the information listed below? Write the number of the volume for each topic. Some encyclopaedias give information on different subjects. Do you know what topics these books give information on? a Elephants _____ b Light _____ c The Stone Age _____ d Opera _____ e Pianos _____ f Sound _____ g The Tang Dynasty _____ h Trees _____ B In which of the following encyclopaediaswould you look for information on these topics? Write the numbers for each topic. When we use an encyclopaedia, we should knowwhat kind of information we need to look for first. Sometimes, we do not understand some important words (we call them key words)