初中英语牛津版（深圳·广州）九年级下册Module 1 Explorations and exchanges Unit1 Great explorations同步练习

-- Oh! He is the Ming dynasty explorer of            all the Chinese are proud.

    A young man went to visit a wise man living deep in the mountain for the wisdom of life.

    "Excuse me! Could you please tell me what the most 1 day in our lives is? Is it the day when we were born or the day we 2? Is it the day when we fall in love or the day we succeed?" The young man asked.

    "3. The most important day in our lives is today," the wise man replied calmly.

    "Why?" The young man felt more than 4, "Is it because there is a moving event taking place today?"

    "No. Nothing has happened today."

    "Is it because of my visit?"

    "Even if nobody visited me today, today is 5 very important because today is the only wealth we have. No matter how memorable yesterday is, it has gone by like a ship going down into the sea; no matter how bright tomorrow may be, it is yet to come; but no matter how common today is, it is 6 our control. "

    The young man still wanted to ask something, while the .wise man 7 him and said, "When we are talking about the meaning of today, we have 8 a lot of it."

    The young man nodded and then went down the mountain.

    Actually, today is the only 9 we have. So, what we should do now is to 10 yesterday and tomorrow and catch fast today!

    There were many famous explorers during 1400--1600. What were the names of the most famous explorers? What were the major achievements of the famous explorers? This website provides what you want to know.

    Famous Canadian Explorers   The discovery of the New World opened up new colonies(殖民地) in Canada. One of the most famous Canadian explorers was Louis Joliet who explored the Great Lakes area and discovered the Mississippi River.

Famous Spanish Explorers Famous Spanish explorers explored the Caribbean and South America. Just a few famous Spanish explorers conquered (征服) millions of local people who made up the nations of the Incas and the Aztecs. Famous Spanish explorers included Hernando Cortes, Francisco Pizarro, Hernando De Soto, Vasco Nunez de Balboa and Juan Ponce de Leon.

Famous English Explorers The most famous English explorers started their voyages of discoveries during the Elizabethan reign of Queen Elizabeth I. The most famous English explorers included Sir Walter Raleigh, Sir Francis Drake, Sir Martin Frobisher and Sir John Hawkins.

    Famous Portuguese (葡萄牙的) Explorers   The famous Portuguese explorers led the way when it came to exploration. The most famous Portuguese explorers included Ferdinand Magellan, Vasco da Gama, Bartholomeu Dias and Miguel Corte-Real.

    What can little money do? It's worth thinking it over.

    A few weeks ago, I got $120 from a friend in a Smile Group. He asked me to do good things with the money. Since then I have used the money to help strangers, and raised a lot of smiles.

   One day I was in a shop, looking at the second-hand books. It happened that the book shelves (架子) were next to the toy shelf. I noticed that a poorly dressed woman standing behind me. A girl about 3 years old came over to the toy shelf. At once her attention was caught by a toy dog. She spoke to her mother and her mother asked the shop owner how much it cost. The answer was $ 3. Then she said “no”. The child said nothing. Maybe "no" was not new for her, but she couldn't keep the disappointment away from her face.

    I had a total of $ 5. I put the money in the mother's hand and said, "Buy her a book, too." I didn't wait to see the end. I walked out of the shop.

    The money the friend gave me was to help me find happiness in the world. Was there any better way to get so much happiness with so little money?

    MARS--The Red Planet!    "MARS--The Red Planet!" is one of our Early Reader Space books. It has surprising facts and photos explaining all about Mars. Aiming mainly at kids aged 7--10, it's an interesting way for readers to find out more about the red planet.

    The Weather    "The Weather" is one of our Early Earth books for boys and girls aged 13--15. This is a fun and fantastic way for readers to find out more about the weather on our earth. It offers information in a fun way--mixing facts, photos, and even has a web page with video clips explaining more about the information in the book.

     Horses   Kids Book of Fun Facts& Amazing Pictures on Animals in Nature--A Perfect Horse Book for Kids Aged 5--8. The book written by Kate describes the most noble animal on the planet for early readers. The book is packed with beautiful and clear pictures that help your child to understand the (fun) facts about this animal. It also includes anatomy (解剖) of horses.

内容提示：1. 艾萨克·牛顿于1642年出生在英国；2. 他出生时特别瘦弱，人们都没想到他会活下来；3. 当他还是小孩子的时候，他喜欢制作风筝或者其他简单的机器，但他的学习成绩  不好；4. 有一天，一个学习成绩好的同学踢了他一下。他决定比这个同学得更高的分数，结果他在很短的时间内就做到了。

When Isaac Newton was young