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One large dinosaur hid in the thick jungle （热带雨林）. With small， hungry eyes he watched a larger dinosaur， about 90 feet long！ It was eating grass by a lake.

The one in the jungle stood 20 feet tall on his powerful back legs. His two front legs were short， with sharp claws on the feet. His teeth were like long knives.

There was only one hope for the grass-eating dinosaur. Even though he was three times as large as his enemy， he was not a fighter. He could only try to get away， into deep water， where he could be safe.

The grass-eater tried to move fast. But the enemy was faster. His three-toed footprints show that he came closer and closer.

We cant be sure how the fight ended. We can only tell by the animals footprints that the fight did take place. The mud where the two dinosaurs walked has turned into stone.

Footprints are not all that tell us about dinosaurs. Their bones and teeth have also been found. We even have some of their eggs in museums.

Scientists know how to fit a dinosaurs bones together. Then they can tell how the animal may have looked. From its teeth they know whether it ate meat or grass.

Dinosaurs were of many sizes and shapes. Some were as small as chickens. But all of them had very small brains.

Millions of years ago， the dinosaurs ruled the earth. Since then， there have been no dinosaurs. What happened to them？

We know they did not all die at once. It may have taken a few million years for all of them to die.

In the days of the dinosaurs， the whole earth was warm and wet. There were many green jungles. But the earth changes slowly. When parts of the earth became cold and dry， the jungles were becoming less and less. Then dinosaurs could not find enough to eat. This must be one reason why the dinosaurs died out.

1. According to the passage， the grass-eating dinosaurs ___ .

A. had three-toed feet

B. were much smaller than the meat-eaters

C. were three times as large as the meat-eaters

D. had two short front legs， with sharp claws on the feet

2. Which of the following is TRUE about dinosaurs？

A. Dinosaurs had very big brains.

B. All the dinosaurs were meat-eaters.

C. Most dinosaurs were the same size.

D. Some dinosaurs tore their enemy with long knife-like teeth.

3. The appearance of dinosaurs would be repaired if ___ .

A. scientists have found their teeth

B. a full-size picture was kept in our mind

C. their bones were well fitted together by scientific method

D. their footprints were entirely taken from the stone for research

4. The dinosaurs all died out maybe ___ .

A. the reduction of jungles

B. the fights among the dinosaurs

C. the occurence of some diseases

D. the appearance of the global warming

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1. These ____ spend their lives below the ground.

2. He ____ he had not been at the scene of the crime.

3. A lion will ____ people only when it is hungry.

4. The young man made a movement of impatience， but Quilp went on talking ____ .

5. Few animals can ____ in the freezing waters of Arctic.

6. A mountain range shown by this method can look like a（n） ____ caterpillar（毛虫）.

7. The sound of the river moving about downstream was ____ .

8. The ____ parts of a comb or a saw are called teeth.

句子翻译

1. 首领死后这些士兵不知该何时发起进攻。

2. 能够目击白鲨被认为是很幸运的，因为这种动物已经非常稀少了。

3. 男孩潜入水中去了解那儿究竟发生了什么。

4. 我祖父留给我的房子占地约400平方米。

单项选择

1. — Sorry， I have kept you waiting.

— ___ .

A. Thats all right B. I dont care

C. You are welcome D. No， not at all

2. — Did you get a clear look at the monster？

— No， but it seemed to be red ___ .

A. in colour B. in the colour

C. with colour D. with the colour

3. He was rather ___ that she should drive the car at such a ___ speed.

A. frightening； frightening B. frightened； frightened

C. frightening； frightened D. frightened； frightening

4. If you dont take away your things from the desk， there wont be enough ___ for my books.

A. area B. place

C. room D. surface

5. — Will Yao Ming take part in the Spring Festival Party？

— Sorry， he is ___ to appear there.

A. likely B. possible

C. unlikely D. impossible

6. The suspect claimed ___ TV with his family when the house caught fire.

A. watching B. to have watched

C. to be watching D. having watched

7. Most animals that could be seen often before are ___ in the world.

A. dying away B. dying down

C. dying for D. dying out

8. He claimed ___ in the supermarket when he was shopping yesterday.

A. being badly treated B. treating badly

C. to have been badly treated D. to treat badly

9. The fire spread through the hotel very quickly but everyone ___ get out.

A. had to B. would

C. could D. was able to

10. — Were you all frightened at the sound of the fire alarm？

— No. Everyone stayed ___ and called the fire department.

A. calm B. peaceful

C. quiet D. silent