题型:阅读选择 题类:常考题 难易度:普通
牛津版(深圳•广州)2019-2020学年初中英语八年级上册Unit 2 自主检测
A rich man was riding along the road and saw an old man digging in his garden. There was a young tree lying on the ground. The rich man asked the old man, "What kind of tree are you planting there, my good man?
"This is a fig(无花果)tree, sir," he said.
"A fig tree?" the rich man was very surprised." How old are you, may I ask?"
"I am ninety years old."
"What!" shouted the rich man." You're ninety years old. You are planting a very young tree now and it'll take years to give fruit. You certainly don't hope to live long enough to get any fruit from this tree." The old man smiled and said, Tell me, sir, did you eat figs when you were a boy?" "Sure," the man did not know why he asked this question.
The old man asked, "Who planted the fig trees?"
"I don't know."
" You see, sir," the old man said slowly," our forefathers(祖先) planted trees for us to enjoy and I am doing the same for the people after me."
The rich man was quiet. Then he said, "You are right, my good man. We should do some things for the people after us. Thank you very much." Then he rode away.
Leonardo da Vinci was a famous artist who was born in Italy. He was also a great inventor. Many of his inventions have become important in modern life. Although Leonardo hated war. he invented many different machines used for war. His most special invention was the machine gun, which was produced and used in war. Besides, Leonardo spent days thinking about how to save time. He developed ideas for something like cutting machines.
Leonardo was a strange man. He never ate meat. That was very unusual in those times. He never published(发表) discoveries about science. He usually used mirror writing, which looks like usual writing in a mirror, starting from the right side of the page and moving to the left side。
Only a few of his paintings are left today. Many paintings were not finished because he thought they were not perfect.
Leonardo was talented and creative. He was regarded as one of the most intelligent men in the world.
Leonardo da Vinci |
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His status(身份) |
Not only an artist but also an {#blank#}1{#/blank#} |
His special invention and ideas |
•The machine {#blank#}2{#/blank#} •Ideas for something like machines used to {#blank#}3{#/blank#} |
His strange behaviors |
•He never ate meat. •He never published discoveries connected with {#blank#}4{#/blank#} •He used mirror writing |
{#blank#}5{#/blank#} only a few of his paintings are left today |
Because many paintings were not finished |
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