Unit1 more practice 阅读学习单2025-2026学年牛津上海版（试用本）英语九年级上册

拓展阅读1 Archimedes and the crown课堂学习单 Task 1. Look at the picture, the title, the first and the last paragraphs of the story on page 14. Then decide whether the following statements are true or false. Tick the correct box. True False The story is probably related to water. The story happened in ancient Greece. The crown-maker made a golden crown for King Hiero. Archimedes probably helped King Hiero find out that the crown-maker cheated him. The crown-maker was killed in the end. Task 2. Read the story again and decide whether the statements below are T (true) or F (false). If the story does not tell you about them, circle DK (Don’t know). 1. King Hiero sent the crown to Archimedes as a gift. T / F / DK 2. Archimedes had several servants. T / F / DK 3. Archimedes got in the bath to solve the problem. T / F / DK 4. When Archimedes put the crown in the pot, thecrown displaced three centimetres of water. T / F / DK 5. King Hiero sent the crown-maker to prison because the crown was not completely made of gold. T / F / DK Task 3. Find words to match these meanings in the story on page 14. Word box 1. the place where a king lives __________ 2. the place where police keep people who have done something wrong __________ 3. something worn by a king or queen on his or her head __________ 4. a person owned by another person and forced to work __________ 5. a kind of white metal for making coins and other things __________ 6. think that someone did something wrong, but is not sure __________ 7. completely __________ 8. take the place of something or somebody __________ 学科网（北京）股份有限公司 $