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8A Unit 1
1. Reading
查阅_________________
Here are two articles from an encyclopaedia.
Da Vinci, Leonardo
Leonardo da Vinci (1452-1519) was an Italian painter, inventor, musician, engineer and scientist.
达芬奇生于乡村________________________________. 从幼年起,他展示了极好的智慧和艺术能力____________________________________________________________. 随着年龄的增长,他学会做很多不同的东西_________________________________________. His paintings are very famous, and one, 蒙娜丽莎有可能是世界上最著名的画_____________________________. He also had many inventions. For example, 他的笔记包含了一些飞行器的有趣的草图___________________________________________________________.
Dinosaurs
恐龙在人类之前6千多万年前就生活在地球上________________________________________
________________. 它们居住在地球的每个地方_______________________________. 一些恐龙像鸡一样小___________________________________. 其他的像十头大象一样大________________________________________________. Some could even fly.
Many dinosaurs ate plants. However, 有些恐龙喜欢吃肉________________________________.
恐龙在地球上生活了一亿五千万年_______________________________________________. Then, suddenly,它们都灭绝了_______________________. Nobody knows why. However, 我们可以从它们的化石了解它们______________________________________________.
1.What was Leonardo da Vinci?
2. Why did the author mention Da Vinci’s paintings and inventions?
3. When did he die?
4. Which of his paintings was the most famous ?
5. What can we find in his notebook?
6. Who lived on Earth earlier, dinosaurs or human beings?
7. Where did dinosaurs live?
8. How long did dinosaurs live on Earth before they disappeared?
9. What did dinosaurs eat?
10. How do we know about dinosaurs?
二. More practice
Australia’s Big Attractions(同义词语_______________)
Australia is a very big country. It also has many big attractions(句子改写为______ _____ large ______ ______big attractions in it).
The Big Banana
The Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour. It(指代的是____________) was made(同义词语_____) in 1964 ____(填词) John Landy. Landy wanted something to make people come to his(指代的是______) fruit shop, so he built the Big Banana(改写为____ _____ _____ the Big Ban