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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)
查找它
这里有来自百科全书的两篇文章。
列
奥纳多
?
达
?
芬奇
列奥纳多
?
达
?
芬奇
(1452 - 1519)
是意大利画家
,
发明家
,
音乐家
,
工程师和科学家。
达芬奇出生在农村。从很小的时候
,
他表现出极大的智慧和艺术才能。当他长大时
,
他学
会了做很多不同的事情。他的画是非常出名的
,
其中一个
,
蒙娜丽莎
,
也许是世界上最着名
的画。他也有很多发明。例如
,
他的笔记本包括一些有趣的飞行机器的图画。
(
见艺术
)
恐龙
恐龙生活在地球上人类
6000
万多年前。他们生活在地球各个地方。一些恐龙和鸡一样
小。其他的有十头大象一样大。一些甚至可以飞。
许多恐龙吃植物。然而
,
一些恐龙喜欢吃肉。
恐龙在地球上生活了
亿多年。然后
,
突然
,
他们都灭绝了。没有人知道为什么。不过
,
我们可以从化石中了解他们。
(
见地球历史
)
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Unit 4 Inventions
Great inventions
Great inventions change the world. They
help people live a better life. The following are
three of the most important
inventions in history.
The
wheel
The
wheel
is
perhaps
the
greatest
invention
in
history.
After
its
invention,
travelling
became faster and more comfortable. A
few thousand years ago, people started to use
wheels on carriages. In the
early 19th century, the first trains began to
carry passengers.
At the
start of the 20th century, cars became popular.
Without the wheel, we would not
have these inventions.
The telephone
Alexander Graham Bell invented one of
the first practical telephones in 1876. Since
then,
people
have
been
able
to
speak
to
each
other
over
long
distances.
Today
millions
of
people
across
the
world
own
mobile
phones.
They
allow
people
to
keep
in
touch
with
each other anytime,
anywhere.
The light bulb
Thomas Edison developed the
first practical light bulb in 1879. Before the
invention of
the light
bulb, people had to use oil lamps, gas
lamps or candles to see at night. With
light bulbs, people can do
as many things in the evening as they can in the
daytime. Can
you imagine
living without them?
伟大的发明
伟大的发明改变世界。
他们帮助人们过上更好的生活。
以下是三个历史上最重要的发明。
轮子
车轮也许是历史上最伟大的发明。它发明后
,
旅行变得更快、更舒适。几千年前
,
人们开
始使用轮子在马车上。在
19
世纪早期
,
第一列火车开始载客。
20
世纪初
,
汽车开始流行
起来。没有轮子
,
我们将没有这些发明。
电话
亚历山大
?
格雷厄姆
?
贝尔于
1876
年发明了第一个实用的电话。
从那时起
,
人们已经能够
长距离彼此说话。
今天世界各地数以百万计的人们拥有手机。
他们使得人们彼此保持联
系在任何时间
,
任何地方。
灯泡
托马斯
?
爱迪生在
1879
年开发第一个实用的灯泡。
在灯泡的发明之前
,
在晚上人们必须
使用油灯
,
气体灯或蜡烛来看。有了灯泡
,
人们在晚上可以像在白天一样做尽可能多的事
情。你能想象没有他们的生活吗
?
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Unit 5 Educational exchanges
An exchange visit is
educational and interesting!
A
group
of
British
students
from
Woodpark
School
in
London
are
visiting
Xinhua
Junior
High School in Beijing on an educational exchange.
“
I
was very nervous at first,” says Sarah. “However,
my host family are really friendly.
I’m glad to be a guest in
their home. I’ve learnt to use chopsticks, and
they’re teaching
me a
little Chinese!”
The
students spend the weekdays studying with Chinese
students. At the weekend, they
tour around Beijing and visit places of
interest with their host families.
“
It’s been a
fantastic experience so far,” says Eric. “ I’ve
learnt a bit of t’ai chi,
and I
really
enjo
y
it.
We’ve
already
learnt
a
lot
about
Chinese
culture
and
history.
The
teachers have introduced us
to Chinese painting as well. We’ll also tried to
paint some
pictures
ourselves! I haven’t had much success yet, but
I’ll keep trying.”
“
I’ve made many
new friends,” says Sarah.”I plan to keep in touch
with them when I
return
home.
We’ll
see
one
another
soon
because
they’ll
come
over
to
the
UK
for
the
second part of the exchange
next month. I can’t wait!”
教育交流
交换访问有教育意义，并且很有趣
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