2016-2017学年度深圳观澜中学8AUnit1主题阅读

1、八年级 Unit 1 主题阅读 I 语法填空 American Thomas Edison (1847-1931) was one of the greatest 1. (invention) in his life. inventor) in the world. He made 1,093 2. The most famous one was the light bulb! At the 15.of 26, Beethoven began to lose his 16. Yet he was Thomas Edison spent a long time 3. (make) the lig

2、ht bulb. He tried over 1,600 different kinds of material1 to get the right filament (灯丝) for the light bulb. He used things like the hair from a man 胡须 s bSome( peo pie 4.(thi nk) he could not make it. 5. , finally he did. Edison went to school for only three months. His teacher told him that he was

3、 so stupid that he couldn t learn 6. (something). But he kept 7. (study) on his own. He taught himself everything he needed 8. (know). When Edison worked on 9. new kind of battery 电( 池), he tried out 8,000 ways to make it. Then he said: Well, at least we found 8,000 things that don work! ” This is t

4、he longest lasting light bulb 10. the world. The light burns for 108 years in California (加利福尼亚 ), US. The light is still working today. II 完形填空 Can you imagine trying to write music if you were deaf? Most of us couldn t dream of it. But for the great composer Ludwig van Beethoven, this was no 11. a

5、t all. Beethoven did not begin life deaf. He was12. on Dec 16, 1770 in Bonn, Germany. He lived a 13. life, and faced much sadness. One of his piano pieces, F r EJise (致爱丽丝),was written for a failed love interest -a woman 14. Therese Malfatti. 17. to go on writing music through hearing vibrations (振动

6、). There is a story that after the performance of his famous Ninth Symphony( 第 9 号交响曲), people cheered and clapped 鼓掌).Beethove n could not hear them cla pping, and whe n he turned 18. and realized, he began to 19. Before Beethoven, most music was very controlled 克( 制的 ). He 20. all this and created

7、 a powerful, violent sound. At first, many people hated his music, saying it was too emotional (情绪化的 ). But today, his name is a symbol for passion 热( 情) ( ) 11. A. dream B. problem C. wish ( ) 12. A. out B. ill C. born ( ) 13. A. simple B. difficult C. happy ( ) 14. A. called B. written C. done ( )

8、 15. A. year B. age C. season ( ) 16. A. seeing B. feeling C. hearing ( ) 17. A. able B. interested C. excited ( ) 18 A. around B. off C. on ( ) 19. A. smile B. laugh C. cry ( ) 20. A. did B. changed C. made III. 阅读理解 and genius (天才). A Charles Darwin, was born on February 12, 1809. His family lived

9、 not far from the River Severn, England. Charles father was a well-known doctor and he hoped that his son would also become a doctor. As a boy Charles liked collecting things like eggs, stones, and leaves. When he was sixteen ,Darwin was sent to Edinbrugh University to become a doctor. But he was in

10、terested in the history of nature. Then he was sent to study in Cambridge University until 1831. Later, he worked in the ship Beagle.The Beagle studied the waters in the sea near South America. It also visited New Zealand, Australia and islands in the Pacific. Darwin studied many new plants and anim

11、als.In 1842, Darwin went to live in Kent. There Darwin understood that plants and animals are not always the same, and that they really change . By 1859, Darwin had finished his famous book The Origin of Species. It made a great hit in the world of science. He was opposed (反对) by the church and even

12、 by some scientists . But later, more and more scientists agreed with him. Darwin continued his studies in science until he died in 1882. ( )21.Where was Darwin born? A.In Germany B.In France C.In England D.In America ( )22.What kind of books did Darwin like reading when he was a boy? A.Science book

13、 B.Chemistry books C.History books D.Medical books ( )23.Darwin visited the followi ng pl aces with the ship Beagle exce pt除了) A.the sea near North America B.Zealand C.Australia D.islands in the Pacific ( )24.When did Darwin go to Edinburgh University to become a doctor？ A.1809 B.1825 C.1831 D.1842

14、( )25.According to the passage，which of the following is NOT true？ A. His father was a famous doctor B. He went to live in Kent in 1842 C. Darwin s famous book The Origin of Species was opposed by his family D. Charles Darwin died at 73 Once people thought that dinosaurs were brown or gray in color,

15、 but the answer is to find out. After examining the remains of a dinosaur, scientists say the color of the feathers are bright. American and Chinese scientists rebuilt the feathers of a flightless(不能飞的)dinosaur that lived about 150 million years ago, and researchers studied mela no somes黑素体)in the f

16、eathers. The researchers comp ared them to the melanosomes that control the color of feathers on modern birds. They were then able to make out the colors of the dinosaur feathers. Richard Prum, a biologhis生物学家) at Yale University, said the dinosaur would be a beautiful creature if it were still aliv

17、e. The discovery is useful to scientists in another way. It helps them better understand not only how dinosaurs looked but also how they lived in their daily life. Some researchers plan to use this way to study the colors of other feathered dinosaurs. ( )26. What did scientists discovered recently?

18、A. Brown and gray dinosaurs B. The first remains of a dinosaur C. A kind of dinosaur with bright color feathers D. A flightless dinosaur ( )27. What does the underlined word rmemeanin?s ” A. bodies B. dead bodies C. bones D. blood to A. 60 million years ago B. 150 million years ago C. in the museum

19、D. in old China ( )29. The researchers compared of the dinosaur to those of modern ( )28. American and Chinses scientists studied the dinosaur that lived find out its color. birds. A. the white wings B. the leg and the body D. the living conditions C. the melanosomes in the feathers ( )30. Which of

20、the following is NOT TRUE according to the passage? The discovery helps scientists A. to change colors of modern birds B. know how the dinosaurs lived in their daily life C. to study the color of other feathered dinosaurs D. understand how dinosaurs looked in the old times If you have heard of Lenoa

21、rdo da Vinci, you must know something about the Mona Lisa. Maybe it is the most famous painting in the world. Da Vinci himself loved it so much that he always carried it with him, until it was sold to Frances King Francis I in 1519. In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a former employ

22、ee, who took it out of the museum hidden under his coat. He said he planned to return it to Italy. The painting was sent back to France two years later. During World War II, French hid the painting in small towns to keep it out of thehands of German forces. Nowadays we can still enjoy the beautiful

23、painting in the Louvre Museum(卢浮宫),P aris now. However, the health of the famous picture is getting worse by the year, according to Visitors have noticed the Louvre Museum where it is housed. The museum said, changes but repairing the worlds most famous painting is not easy. Experts are not sure abo

24、ut the materials the Italian artist used and their modern chemical state. Nearly 6 million people go to see the Mona Lisa every year, many are attracted by the mystery of her smile.It is very interesting that when youre not looking at her, she seems to be smiling ,and then you look at her and she st

25、ops, said Professor Margaret Livingstone of Harvard University. Its because direct vision is excellent at picking up detail, but less suited to looking at shadows. Da Vinci painted the smile in shadow. Like many old ladies, the Mona Lisa has some interesting stories to tell. ()31. According to Para.

26、 2, which of the following statement is TRUE? A. The Mona Lisa was sold to Frances King Francis III in 1519. B. In 1911, the painting was stolen from the Louvre by a farmer. C. The painting was sent back to France in 1913. D. During World War II, Germans stole the painting. ()32. The health of the famous picture is getting worse by the year.(in Para. 3) means the Mona Lisa A. is losing its value B. is being damaged after so many years C. is getting more valuable with years passing D. will