Units 1 -4 Reading及语法复习练习 牛津深圳版八年级上册英语

Name:
Look it up!
把它查查看！
Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia.
这里是来自百科全书的两篇文章。

Da Vinci, Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, (invent), musician, engineer and scientist.
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) 是一名意大利的画家，发明家，音乐节，工程师和科学家。

Da Vinci (bear) in the countryside.
Da Vinci出生在农村。

From early age, he showed great intelligence artistic ability.
从小，他就在艺术方面展现出极大智慧。

As he grow older, he learnt (do) many different (thing).
当他长大后，他学会了做不同的事情。

(he) paintings are very famous, and one, the Mona Lisa, is perhaps the (famous) painting in the world.
他的画非常有名，然后那个，蒙娜丽莎，可能是世界上最有名的画。

He also had many (invent).
他也有很多发明。

example, (he) notebooks include some (interest) drawings of (fly) machines.
比如，他的笔记本包含一些有趣的飞行机器的画。

Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs (live) on Earth (much) than 60 million (year) before human beings.
恐龙生活在地球上比人类早6000万年。

They lived (where) on Earth.
他们住在地球上的各个地方。

Some dinosaurs were big as chickens. Others were as (bigger) as ten elephants. Some could even fly.
一些恐龙和鸡一样大。

其它的和10个大象一样大。

一些甚至能飞。

Many dinasours (eat) plants. , some dinosaurs liked (eat) meat.
很多恐龙吃植物。

然而，一些恐龙喜欢吃肉。

Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 150 million years.
恐龙住在地球上已经超过1.5亿年了。

Then, they all (die) out. Nobody (know) why.
然后，它们都灭绝了。

每人知道为什么。

, we can learn about (they) from (they) fossil.
然而，我们可以从它们的化石中了解它们。

语法：some与any的区别
①用于肯定句，用于否定句或一般疑问句
②Could/Would/Can you ... ?
③something important ( ), important something ( )
④Everyone (like) the book.
The king and the rice
国王和大米
long time ago, there (be) king in India.
很久以前，在印度有一个国王。

(king) favourite game was chess.
这个国王最喜欢的游戏是国际象棋。

One day, wise old man (come) to the palace and the king challenged (he) to a game.
一天，一个聪明的老人来到了宫殿然后国王向他挑战一个游戏。

The king promised the old man, ‘‘You can (has) any prize you win the game. ’’
这个国王承诺这个老人，‘‘如果你赢了这个游戏你可以拥有任何奖品。

’’
The old man (say), ‘‘I win the game, I’d like one grain of rice for the (one) square of the chessboard, two for the (two), four for the (three), and then double the amount for each of the rest of the squares.’’
这个老人说, ‘‘如果我赢了这个游戏，我想要在象棋盘的第一格放一粒米，第二格放歌两粒米，第三格放四粒米，然后剩下的格子的数量都乘以2。

’’
‘‘Is that all?’’(ask) the king. ‘‘Wouldn’t you like gold silver instead?’’
‘‘完了?’’国王问到。

‘‘你难道不想要黄金或者白银吗？’’
‘‘No, just rice,’’(reply) the old man.
‘‘不，只是米, ’’老人回复。

The king the old man played the game a long time.
国王和老人下了很长时间的棋。

(final), the old man (win), the king ordered (he) man (collect) a bag of rice. 最后，老人赢了。

所以国王命令他的手下去收集一袋米。

He (put) one grain on the (one) square, two on the (two) and so on.
他在第一个格子放了一粒米，第二个格子放了两粒米等等。

The king (quick) realized the problem —even with all the rice in the country, he would still not (had) enough rice (put) on all the (square)!
国王很快意识到问题了—就算把国家所有的米都拿来，他仍然不能有足够的米来放在格子上！
语法：基数词与序数词
①three thousand三千，thousand of 数以千计
②the / / 第一 / 第二 / 第三
Computer facts
电脑事实
Smaller better
更小，更好
the 1940s, the (one) computers were (big) than cars.
在20世纪40年代，最初的电脑比汽车还要大。

New computers are (become) smaller and (good).
新的电脑变得又小又好。

Some computers (be) tiny.
一些电脑很微小。

You may (be) unaware of (they).
你可能没意识到它们。

There is probably one inside (you) TV washing machine.
很可能在你的电视或洗衣机里就有一个。

You depend computers (much) than you realize.
你比你意识到的还依赖于电脑。

What can we(do) with computers?
我们能用电脑做什么？
We can (use) computers (caculate).
我们可以用电脑来计算。

They can calculate at a (fast) speed than we can and almost never give wrong answers.
它们可以计算得比我们更快而且几乎从不出错。

We can also type and draw things (they).
我们也可以用它们打字和画画。

addition, computers can do (importance) jobs like (operate) railways and flying planes and spaceships.
另外一点，电脑可以做重要的工作，比如修铁路和飞飞机和宇宙飞船。

Is a computer (clever) than (I)?
电脑比我们更聪明吗？
The answer is ‘‘No’’. (you) brain can produce new ideas computers cannot.
答案是否定的。

你的大脑可以产生新的主意但是电脑不行。

, one day computers may (be) (ability) (do) a (good) job than human beings. 然而，总有一天电脑可能有能力比人做得更好。

example, they may be (good) than doctors at (do) (they) job.
例如，它们可能能比医生的工作做得更好。

What will happen to us computers can do all (we) jobs?
如果电脑会做我们所有的工作，我们将会发生什么？
Will we have nothing (do)?
我们会无事可做了吗？
Computers may (change) (we) (life), will they make (they) better? 电脑可能改变我们的生活，但是它们能够使它们更好吗？
语法: 原级(as ... as)，比较级( ... than, much ... )，最高级(the ... )
Great inventions
伟大的发明
Great (invent) change the world. They help people (live) better life. The following are three of the (important) (invent) in history.
伟大的发明改变了世界。

他们让人们过上更好的生活。

下面是历史上三个最重要的发明。

The Wheel
轮子
The wheel is perhaps the (great) (inventor) in history.
轮子可能是历史上最伟大的发明。

After (it) invention, travelling became faster and (comfortable).
在它的发明之后，旅行变得更快更舒服了。

A few thousand (year) ago, people started (use) wheels on carriages.
几千年前，人们开始在马车上用轮子。

In the early 19th century, the (one) trains began (carry) passengers.
在十九世纪早期，最初的火车开始运送乘客。

At the start of the 20th century, cars became (popularly).
在20世纪初期，骑车开始变得流行了。

the wheel, we would not have these (invent).
没有轮子，我们将不能有这些发明。

The telephone
电话
Alexander Graham Bell (invent) one of the (one) practical (telephone) in 1876. Alexander Graham Bell在1876年发明了世界上第一个有用的电话。

Since then, people (be) (ability) (speak) to each other over long distances.
从那时开始，人们有能力远距离地和其他人说话了。

Today (million) of people across the world own mobile phones.
今天世界上数以百万计的人们拥有手机。

They allow people (keep) in touch with each other anytime, anywhere.
他们让人们能够在任何时候，任何地点互相联系。

The light bulb
电灯泡
Thomas Edison developed the (one) practical light bulb in 1879.
Thomas Edison在1879年开发了第一个有用的电灯泡。

Before the (invent) of the light bulb, people had (use) oil lamps, gas lamps candles to see at night.
在电灯泡的发明之前，人们在夜晚不得不用油灯，瓦斯灯或者蜡烛。

light bulbs, people can (do) as (more) things in the evenings as they can in the daytime. 有着电灯泡，人们可以做和白天一样多的事情。

Can you (imagine) (live) without (they)?
你能想象没有它们的生活吗？
语法: 原级(as ... as)，比较级( ... than, much ... )，最高级(the ... )。