沪教版英语八年级上册-U1-U8-Reading-原文(含习题)

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 mother's body c leaves his/her parents

b goes to see a doctor

2 Benny's 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 connecte

d 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 drew many pictures of different in 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 at school, with my studies, and my poems and pictures.

I was a student just like you. you will do something important or become famous one day. Just remember to think and to dream.

D Comprehension

D1 Below are some notes about the encyclopaedia articles, but some of the facts are wrong. Read the articles and correct the notes if necessary.

1 Da Vinci, Leonardo

a he lived from 1425 to 1519.

b He was born in the city.

c He showe

d great artistic ability from an early age.

d H

e is famous for his paintings and books.