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牛津版（深圳•广州)2019-2020学年初中英语八年级上册Module 1 Unit 1 Encyclopaedias第6课时 Integration

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Once people thought that dinosaurs were brown or gray in colour, but the answer is to be found out. After examining the remains of a dinosaur, scientists say the colour of the feathers is 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 melanosomes(黑素体)in the feathers. The researchers compared them to the melanosomes that control the colour of feathers on modern birds. They were then able to make out the colours of dinosaurs' feathers. Richard Prum, a biologist(生物学家)at Yale University, said the dinosaur would be a beautiful creature if it were still alive. 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 colours of other feathered dinosaurs.

（1）、What did scientists discover?

A、Brown and gray dinosaurs. B、The first remains of a dinosaur. C、A kind of dinosaur with brightly-coloured feathers. D、A flightless dinosaur.

（2）、What does the underlined word "remains" mean?

A、legs B、dead body C、bones D、blood

（3）、American and Chinese scientists studied the dinosaur that lived to find out its colour.

A、60 million years ago B、150 million years ago C、in the museum D、in old China

（4）、The researchers compared of the dinosaur to those of modern birds.

A、the white wings B、the leg and the body C、the melanosomes in the feathers D、the living conditions

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Expressions cover all parts of our life. They may be around your ears every day. You may know a lot of Chinese expressions that describe how you feel. Here are some English ones for your enjoyment.

Have Your Heart in Your Mouth.

This expression means that you're really afraid or anxious about something. When your heart starts beating so much that you can feel a thumping(怦怦跳) in your throat, it may feel like you "have your heart in your mouth."
Have Butterflies in the Stomach
How did butterflies get in your stomach? Well, those really aren't butterflies in there. It is a way of describing those nervous feelings you might get before a test or a very important decision.These stomach flutters (跳动) are normal and happen to many people. Some people believe having a few butterflies might even help you perform better.
Sick as a Dog
If you've ever been very sick, you may have used this expression. Because dogs eat just about anything they find, they often get sick. So it's all right to describe someone who's not feeling well as being "sick as a dog".
Under the Weather
When it's rainy all day outside, how would you feel? This expression comes from the idea that bad weather might hurt a person's health and mood(心情).

The first telephone cards, produced in 1976, were Italian. Five years later the first British card appeared, and now you can buy cards in more than a hundred countries. People usually start collecting cards because they are small and light and you do not need much space for them. It is also a cheap hobby for beginners, although for some people it becomes a serious business. In Paris, for example, there is a market where you can only buy telephone cards, and some cards cost up to ￡4,000.The first Japanese card has a value of about ￡28,000. Most people only see cards with prices like these in their collectors' magazine.

    Today there are 6.4 billion people on the earth. By the year 2050 there may be 12.5 billion . There are a lot of people to feed. We need more and more food.
    One way to produce more food is growing stronger plants. For thousands of years, farmers have made plants better. Every season, they pick the best plants for the next season. It works very slowly. Since 1983, scientists have been able to change plants more quickly by changing their genetic（遗传的） material. Foods from plants grown in this way are called genetically modified(改变的) foods, or GM foods
    By changing the genetic material of a plant, it is possible to make new plants. They make plants which are strong against plant diseases. They can also help in our diseases; a kind of rice is being prepared , for example , which stops people becoming blind.
    Rich countries produce GM foods because they are easy to grow and bring in more money. Poor countries are interested in them because they help produce more food.
   GM plants are not natural. No one knows how good or bad they are,. Making GM foods is only one way of feeding people in 2050. There are strong feelings against them, because they are unnatural. They may feed people , then hurt them or their children later. But both rich and poor countries are interested in their use, and they are not going to go away. In 2050, we may think differently about them.

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Are you bored with your mobile phone? Is it too heavy? Does it take too long to send and receive text message? If your answer is “Yes”, then read on!

EXIT introduces you to the latest mobile phone in town—the Speed Set 12000! It has over 30 features（特点）and weighs less than 130 grams! It is designed in Italy and made in India. It has a special gold button at the front that allows you to take pictures while you are talking. That's right, you can now talk and take pictures at the same time!

The Speed Set 1200 is even more convenient to use than the Speed Set 1001. Like the Speed Set 1001, it has voice mail and caller show function, but the 1200 model has a bigger memory, so you can send and receive longer voice mails. Not only that, the newer model recognizes the voice mails, so it can tell you who the caller is. Also, the Speed Set 1200 has a more powerful battery, so you can recharge(充电) faster. With this model, it only takes you thirty minutes to recharge.

The Speed Set 1200 has been already widely used in Asia and Europe. It is very popular with students and business people, as it has an Internet function that allows you to get information about news, sports and entertainment in just a few seconds.

In the past, mobile phones were widely used to keep in touch with other people, but with the new Speed Set 1200, you can not only use it as a phone but also use it as a mini computer. So, if you are thinking of getting a new mobile phone, choose the Speed Set 1200. It's not just a phone. It's also a computer. At 2800 yuan, it's the cheaper mini computer in town!

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▲How nosebleeds happen：

Nosebleeds are very common among children and often result from activities such as blowing the nose too hard or getting hit on the nose during play.Catching colds or the flu can also cause (引起) nosebleeds.Usually，bleeding isn't very serious and it will stop in less than ten minutes.

▲When nosebleeds happen：

Your child may be frightened that there is something seriously wrong.Crying may make the bleeding worse, so it is important for you to tell him that he will be fine.

▲How to give first aid：

Let your child sit upright(直立) and tell him to put his head down.

Help your child press the sides of the nose for ten minutes.Do not stop to see if the bleeding has stopped.

▲If first aid works：

Rest your child for the next 12—24 hours.Tell him to do quiet activities such as drawing，reading a book or watching TV.

Tell him not to take a hot shower for at least 24 hours after a nosebleed.

Tell him not to touch or blow his nose for 24 hours.

▲If first aid doesn't work：

You'd better take him to hospital.

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Now too much CO makes the Earth warmer and warmer, and brings bad effect to people. To save our Earth, a new lifestyle called low-carbon life becomes popular. Low carbon means low energy and no waste. It is necessary for everybody to learn to live a low-carbon life.

To live a low-carbon life, we'd better save as much energy as we can. For example, turn off the lights and TV when you don't use them, use cold water to wash clothes or dishes: take a short shower and try to take a cold one when the weather gets warm: don't do the cooking with electricity.

To live a low-carbon life, we should eat less meat. Being a vegetarian can help reduce (v)one and a half ton of carbon dioxide a year, but keeping animals for food produces even more carbon dioxide than all the cars do in the world.

To live a low-carbon life, we should plant more trees. Trees are very important for us. They can not only produce oxygen for us to breathe and keep the air clean. But also take in the harmful gases from the air. To protect trees we should stop people from cuing down trees and plant as many trees as we can.

If we can keep them a habit in our daily life, the earth will become a safer planet for us to live on.

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