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, (1)_________, engineer and (2) __________.
Da Vinci was born in the countryside. (3)_________an early age, he showed great intelligence and artistic ability. (4)___________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 (5)__________had many inventions.(6)__________, his notebooks (7) __________ some interesting drawings of flying machines. (See Art)
Dinosaurs
Dinosaurs lived on Earth more than 60 million years before human beings. They lived (8) _________ on Earth. Some dinosaurs were as (9) _________as chickens.
(10)__________ were as big as ten elephants. Some could even fly.
Many dinosaurs ate plants.(11)_________, some dinosaurs liked to eat meat. Dinosaurs lived on Earth (12) ________ more than 150 million years. Then, suddenly, they all (13)__________. Nobody (14)__________why. However, we can learn about (15)_________from their fossils. (See Earth history)
1. A. musician B. musical C. music D. musicians
2. A. science B. scientific C. scientists D. scientist
3. A. From B. In C. to D. By
4. A. While B. As C. When D. Since
5. A. too B. either C. also D. as well
6. A. Such as B. For example C. Like D. As
7. A. include B.includes C. including D. to include
8. A. everywhere B. nowhere C. somewhere D. anywhere
9. A. smallest B. smaller C. small D. the smallest
10. A. The others B. Another C. Other D. Others 11.A. However B. But C. Yet D. Although
12. A. since B. in C. on D. for
13.A. died out B. died from C. died of D. died in
14. A.knows B. is knowing C. knew D. has known
15. A. they B. theirs C. them D. their
参考答案：ADABC BAACD ADAAA
Unit1 More Practise
Australia’s big attractions
Australia is a very big country. It (1)_________has many big attractions.
The Big Banana
The Big Banana is in Coffs Harbour. It was made(2)_________ 1964 by John Landy. Landy wanted something(3)__________ people (4)_________to his fruit shop,
(5)__________he built the Big Banana. The ide（a6）__________. Many people visited (7)__________fruit shop and took pictures (8)____________the Big Banana. Soon people all over Australia beganmaking big things.
The Big Merino
The Big Merino is in the city of Goulburn. Merinos are a type of sheep. They can
(9)_________ in dry weather. Some places in Australia are very dry, so these sheep
(10)__________very important (11)____________the farmers there. Inside the Big Merino, there (12)__________a (13)___________museum about the history of wool in Australia. Visitors can also climb up to the Big Merino’s head and look
(14)__________the view (15)__________its eyes.
1.A.also B.too C. either D. as well
2. A.in B. by C. from D. of
3. A. make B. making C. made D. to make
4. A.came B. comes C. come D. coming
5. A. but B. so C. and D. or
6. A. working B. worked C. to work D. works
7. A. his B. he C. him D. his’
8. A. from B. in C. of D. by
9. A. living B. live C. lived D. to live
10. A. are B.was C. were D. is
11.A. to B. with C. on D. by
12. A.was B. is C. were D. are
13.A. small B.smaller C. smallest D. the smallest
14.A. from B. out C. at D. over
15.A. through B.on C. by D. to
参考答案：1-5 AADDB 6-10 DACBA 11-15ABACA
