上海牛津英語8AU5-Reading 1+Using English

1、Is my encyclopaedia useful, Lo?Yes, Hi.Very useful.Answer the following questions.1What is an enclopaedia?Answer the following questions.2What does Hi think Lo is probably doing?3Does Lo find the book useful? 4In fact, what is Lo doing?5What will Hi probably be like when he knows that Lo is standing

2、 on his encyclopaedia?1Have you got an encyclopaedia at home?2Have you ever read an encyclopaedia in the library?3Do you know any types of encyclopaedias?Encyclopaedias can help you with your studies. Some encyclopaedias give us facts or information about all kinds of subjects. The subjects are usua

3、lly in alphabetical order with guide words at the top of each page. An encyclopaedia often consists of a number of books. These books are called volumes.A In which volumes of the encyclopaedia on theright would you find the information listed below? Write the number of the volume for each topic.Some

4、 encyclopaedias give information on different subjects. Do you know what topics these books give information on?aElephants_bLight_cThe Stone Age _dOpera_ePianos_fSound_gThe Tang Dynasty_hTrees_B In which of the following encyclopaediaswould you look for information on these topics? Write the numbers

5、 for each topic.When we use an encyclopaedia, we should knowwhat kind of information we need to look for first. Sometimes, we do not understand some important words (we call them key words) in the sentences. Then we can look in an encyclopaedia and try to find them. C Here are some instructions for

6、findinginformation. Which word or words in the instructions tell you where to look in an encyclopaedia? The first one has been done for you.1Find information on how people make paper.2Find information on the invention of numbers.3Make some notes on how electricity is produced.4Find out about festiva

7、ls in Japan.5Learn some facts about swimming.6Read about how the human heart works.7Write a paragraph on the history of computers.8Make a list of some of the ways that animals help us.Sometimes, at the end of an article, an encyclopaedia will tell us where to look for more information on a similar s

8、ubject. For example, the article on disnasaurs on page 75 tells us to See Earth History.Sometimes you cannot find a subject in an encyclopaedia. This may be because it is part of a larger subject. Here are two examples:D Match the subjects in Column A below withthe larger subjects in Column B.AB1 Au

9、tumna Animals2 Calendarsb Farming3 Camerasc Jewels4 Cloudsd Metals5 Diamondse Photography6 Ironf Planets7 Marsg Seasons8 Riceh Shopping9 Supermarketsi Time10 Whalesj WeatherA Read the title and introduction on page 75. Then answer the questions. 1What is May reading?2Who gave her the encyclopaedia?3How many articles did she find in it?4What does the title look up pro