1. look up 查阅

2. be born 出生

3. in the countryside 在农村

4. grow older 长大

5. learn to do sth 学习做某事

6. the most famous painting 最著名的话

7. for example 比如

8. flying machines 飞行器

9. more than 多余，超过

10. human beings 人

11. die out 灭绝，消失

12. as small as chicken 和鸡一样小

13. as big as ten elephants 有石头大象一样大

14. learn about 了解

Task I下面的句子是课本中的原句再现，你能写出划线部分的汉语意思吗？ 4. ... the Mona Lisa, is perhaps in the world.

________ _________ _________

Task II 从下面各题所给的A、B、C、D四个选项中选择最佳答案。 A. person B. machine C. child D. people

A. about B. over C. nearly D. around A every place B some places C one place D no places A Everybody B Anybody C somebody D No one A gain information about B look for

C make information for D search for

Task III.根据汉语提示补全句子，每空一词。

13.如果我们污染地球，一些动物有一天会灭绝。

If we pollute the Earth, some animals will ________ ________ one day.

14. 努力向其他的人了解这里的文化，否则你可能不会和你的同学们相处得好。 Try to ________ ________ the culture here ________ others, or

you may not get along well with your classmates,

15.我的祖父母过去一直住在乡下，但是现在他们住在城里。

My grandparents used to live________ ________ ________, but now they live in the city.

16.桌子底下的黑狗和门旁边的白狗一样小。

The black dog under the table is________ small ________ that white one next to the door.

17.他出生于一个军人家庭，他的父母对他非常严格。

He ________ ________ in a soldier family, and his parents were very strict with him.

18. 他很小时就开始工作。

He started to work ________ ________ ________ ________.

19. 我在生日那天收到了朋友们的20多个礼物。

I got ________ ________ 20 gifts from my friends on my birthday.

20. 动物和人类相当不同。

Animals are quite different from________ ________.