牛津英语广州版七年级上册原文Unit4.docVIP

Unit4 ReadingA My lifes work — studying stars When I was about eight，I got a book about stars．That was the beginning of my lifes work．When I was young，I did not use to have much money．I could not buy expensivethings，but I had my eyes．I used to go outside every night to look at the stars． There are billions ofstars in the sky — but you can only see about 3，000 with your own eyes． Get a map of the stars and begin to find your way throughthe sky．In different seasons，you can see different groups of stars．The shapes of these groups never change．It is easy to learn the name of each group．When you know these，you may start to look at the stars inside each group．Not all stars are the same．Some are big，and some are small．Some look white，some look red and some look blue． Sometimes，you may see a star move．However，if you see it move from one group to another，then it is not a star but a planet．You are able to see Venus and Jupiter easily．They are both very bright．It is easy to see Mars，too．It looks red．You will soon begin to learn more and more about the stars．Then you will want to find out even more about them． ReadingB Taking photographs A photographer can have a very interesting life．Norman Parkinson was a famous English photographer．He liked travelling to interestingplaces and taking photographs．It was his hobby as well as his job． Taking photographs is a favourite hobby of many people all over the world．It can help us rememberthings．We all love to take photographs of each other，especiallywhen we travel to new places．We also like to have a photograph of everybody in the group together．When we want to be in the picture，we need to ask someone to take the photograph for us． Having photographs is important because people and places always change．It is very sad，for example，if children cannot look at photographs of their parents or grandparents．What did Grandfather look like? Where did he use to live? If we do not have photographs，children may not know the