Unit1EncyclopaediasReading

1、Unit1Encyclopaedias第2课时Reading（1）课内基础练一、根据教材P3的课文内容，补全下面短文，每空一词。DaVinciwasfromItaly.Hewasagreatpainter,1.,musician,engineeranscientist.Borninthe2.,heshowedgreat3.andartistic4.fromanearlyage.Hispaintingsarewell-known,andone,theMonaLisa,is5.themostfamouspaintingintheworld.DinosaurslivedonEarthover60mi

2、llionyearsbefore6.beings.Someofthemwereassmallaschickens.Whileotherswerehuge.Somecould7.fly.Theyalldiedout8.9.knowswhy.10.,wecanlearnaboutthemfromtheirfossils.二、根据教材P3的课文内容，回答下列问题1. WhatwasLeonardodaVinci?2. WhatisLeonardodaVincimostpfaainmtionugs?3. Whatcanwefindinhisnotebooks?4. Wherediddinosaursl

3、ive?5. Whatdiddinosaurseat?三、根据句意及首字母提示完成句子。1. DoyouknowthatfamousmcalledLangLang?2. HewantstobeaslikeQianXuesenwhenhegrowsup.3. Hewasbinapoorfamily.4. Whenshewasachild,shelivedinthecwithhergrandparents.5. OurEnglishteacherisamanofhighi.6. Doesyourbrotherhaveanyspeciala?7. Thisboyisveryclever.Hehasm

4、anyi.8. Thetoolsiaknifeandafork.四、用括号中所给单词的适当形式填空。1. Edisonisagreat(invent).2. Itsusefulforyou(learn)Englishwell.3. Pizzaisakindoffamous(Italy)food.4. Lindaisan(art)girl.Shepaintsverywell.五、单项选择。1. Myparentsboughtencyclopaediaformeonmybirthday.A.aB.anC.theD./2. NobodymeEnglish.Ihavetolearnitbymyself

5、.A.teachB.teachesC.teachingD.toteach3. Sheishemostfamoussingeramongtheyoungpeople.A.maybeB.mayC.perhapsD.can4. Samusedtogamesforfun,butnowhewantstodo.A.play;somethingelseB.playing;somethingelseC.play;elsesomethingD.playing;elsesomething5. Therearesomeplayerstheplaygroup,John.A.play;includeB.playing;

6、includingC.play;includingD.playing;include六、根据所给中文意思,完成下列各句.1. 一些学生正在扫地,另一些学生正在擦窗户。studentsaresweepingthefloor,arecleaningthewindows.2. 多于一半的学生在学校里吃午饭。halfofthestudentshavelunchatschool.3. 我也不知道这个词的意思。你可以在词典里查阅它。Idon'tknowthemeaningofthiswordeither.Youcaninadictionary.4. 我们可以从这本书上了解欧洲的历史。Wecanth

7、ehistoryofEuropethisbook.课外提升练七、阅读理解LibrariesPublicLibrariesMosttownsinBritainhaveapubliclibrary.Alibraryusuallyhasalargeselectionofbooksandotherresources,whichlibrarymemberscanuseandborrowforfree.BritainsFirstPublicLibraryThefirstpubliclibraryinBritainopenedinManchesterin1852.Itsfirstlibrarianwasam

8、ancalledEdwardEdwards.EdwardsattendedthelibrarysopeningceremonyandtwofamouswriterscalledCharlesDickensandWilliamThackerayweretheretoo.HowtoJoinaLibraryTojoinalibrary,gotoyourlocallibraryandfillinaform.Youlrleceivealibrarycardwhichisneededwhenusinglibraryservices.LibraryServicesModernpubliclibrariesh

9、avesomethingforeveryone.Mostofthemhaveaudiobooks,CDs,newspapersandDVDsaswellasbookstoborrow.MobileLibrariesNoteveryonecangettoalibrary.Somepeoplelivefarawayfromtownsandcities.Otherpeoplefinditdifficulttogooutbecausetheyhavedisabilitylibraries.thesepeoplecanstillborrowbooks.Unlikemostlibraries,whichs

10、torebooksinbuildings,mobilelibrariesusuallykeeptheirbooksinamini-bus.Thebackofthemini-bushasshelvesforthebooks,anditisbigenoughforborrowerstostepinsideandlookaround.Adrivertakesthemini-bustoacertainplaceatacertaintime,sopeopleknowwhentoexpectit.Theycanthenreturntheirbooksandborrowsomemore.AllAboardt

11、heLibrary!AschoolinLondondidn'thavespaceforalibraryinsidethebuilding.However,everybodyagreedthatitwasstillimportanttohaveaschoollibrary.So,theheadoftheschool,GrahamBlake,decidedtoparkanoldbusontheschoolcarparkandchangeitintoalibrary.Pupilshelpedtopaintthebus,andaftereightmonths,thenewlibrarywasr

12、eady.1.WhowasthefirstlibrarianofthefirstpubliclibraryinBritain?A.CharlesDickens.B.WilliamThackeray.C.EdwardEdwards.D.GrahamBlake.2.Whocanusepubliclibraryservices?A.CDorDVDsellers.C.Apersonwithalibrarycard.B.AnyonelivinginBritain.D.Newspaperorbookwriters3. Whatisspecialaboutthemobilelibrary?A. Keepin

13、gbooksinbuildings.B. Returningbookstoreaders.C. Offeringspecialservicestopupils.D. Goingtoacertainplaceatacertaintime.4. WhydidtheschoolinLondonbuilditslibraryonanoldbusA. Becauseparentsofferedtheschoolanoldbus.B. Becausepupilsthoughtitwasfuntoreadonabus.C. Becausetheschooldidnthaveenoughmoneytobuyb

14、ooks.D. Becausetheschooldidnthaveenoughspaceinsidethebuilding.5. Whatcanwelearnfromthepassage?A. SchoolsinLondonlikemobilelibraries.B. PubliclibraryservicesintheUKarefree.C. Peoplelivingfarawaycantuselibraries.D. ManyfamousBritishwriterslivedinManchester.八、阅读填空。AmericanThomasEdison（1847-1931）wasoneo

15、fthegreatestinventorsintheworld._1Themostfamousonewasthelightbulb!_2Hetriedabout1,600differentkindsofmaterialstogettherightfilament（丝）forthelightbulb.Heusedthingslikethehairfromaman'sbeard朝须）!_3However,finallyhesucceeded.Edisonwasinschoolforonlythreemonths.Histeachertoldhimthathewassostupidthath

16、ecouldntlearnanything.Hetaughthimselfeverythingheneededtoknow.WhenEdisonworkedonanewkindofbattery（电池）,hetriedout8,000waystomakeit.Thenhesaid,“_5”Thisisthelongestlastinglightbulbintheworld.Thelightbulbburnsfor108yearsinCalifornia（加利福尼亚）.Itisstillworkingtoday.A. Somepeoplethoughthecouldnotmakeit.B. We

17、ll,atleastwefound8,000thingsthatdon'twork!C. Hemadealotofinventionsinhislife.D. Buthekeptstudyingonhisown.E. ThomasEdisonspentalongtimemakingthelightbulb.1. inventor2. countryside3. intelligence4. ability5. perhaps6. human7. even8. suddenly9. Nobody10. However2、1. Hewasapainter,inventor,musician,engineerandscientist.2. TheMonaLisa.3. Wecanfindsomeinterestingdrawingsofflyingmachinesinhisnotebooks.4. Theylivedeverywhere