Module 1 Unit 1 Encyclopaedias Period 5 Speaking & Writing 同步练习

中小学教育资源及组卷应用平台 牛津深圳版 八上 Module 1 Unit 1 Period 5习题 一、根据首字母提示完成句子 1. Recently s_____ have found that dogs are cleverer than cats. 2. The light bulb is a very important i_____ in history. 3. Da Vinci was b_____ in the countryside. 4. Mike is smart, but his brother is much more i_____. 5. The Mona Lisa is one of Da Vinci’s most famous p_____. 二、语法填空 Long long ago, 1. _____(dinosaur) ruled(统治) the earth. We now know a lot about the many different types of dinosaurs because scientists have found many dinosaur bones. 2. _____, around 65 3. _____(million) years ago, all the dinosaurs 4. _____(sudden) disappeared. People argue(争论) about what really 5. _____(happen) to them. Some 6. _____(science) believe that dinosaurs died out 7. _____ there was sudden temperature(气温) change on Earth. But what could have caused this huge change? Many people believe that Earth might have been hit by a really large rock, or even 8. __ very small planet. Scientists have even found a 200-kilometre-wide hole in Mexico. They think it might be the place where the small planet hit Earth. But some people do not agree with these explanations(解释)．They believe that dinosaurs died as Earth slowly got 9. _____(cold)than before. Until now, people are still not sure 10. ____ dinosaurs disappeared.? 3、阅读理解 Jack Brown, an office worker, lives in Washington. He inherited(继承) a million dollars when he was 23, but he wasn’t happy at all. When his college friends were looking for their jobs, he didn’t have to. Jack decided to keep living a simple(朴素的) life like everyone else. He gave $10,000 of his money to a charity to help poor children live a happy life. Today he is 36．He still wears cheap shoes and clothes and drives a small car only, but he is very happy. Up to now Jack has helped some children from poor countries all over the world, by sending them each $200 a month. The money is used for the children’s study, food, medicine and clothing. Jack receives a report each year on the children’s progress. They can write to each other, but usually the children do not speak English. When Jack first heard about these children, he wanted to help them.“It was nothing special,”he said.“Until I went to these countries and met the children I was helping, I didn’t know anything about their life.”Once Jack went to meet a little girl in Africa, he said that the meeting(相识) was very exciting.“When I met her, I felt very, very happy,”he said.“And I saw that the money was used for a good cause. It brought me happiness. I want to do everything I can to go on helping these children.” ( )1．Jack has sent some poor children _____ each $200 a month to help them. A．only in Washington B．only in England C．only in Africa D．around the world ( )2．What is NOT the money that Jack gives the children used for? A．Clothing. B．Medicine. C．Study. D．Playing. ( )3．How does Jack learn about the children’s progress? A．By going to visit the ... ...