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®A dinosaur of colorful feathers

By Pete Musto / 罩云华（译）

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古生物学家最近发掘了一个几乎完整的彩虹恐龙化石，推测它的羽毛鲜艳、宽大，科学家们给它命名为 \"彩虹恐龙”，这种恐龙大约生活在1.61亿年前的侏罗纪时期。你想知道这种恐龙的更多的情况吗？

Scientists have recently announced the discov­ery of a small, bird-like dinosaur from China which had unusual, colorful feathers.

The scientists named the dinosaur Caihong, which were discovered having the nearly complete and almost totally undamaged fossil in Hebei Province.

The structures of Caihong in the fossil suggest that the creature had wide, shiny feathers; and this

kind of colorful dinosaur lived 161 million years ago during the Jurassic Period of earth5s history. Cai­hong had many bird-like qualities. It was two-legged and had a long, small head with sharp teeth, and it had boney crests above its eyes, and it hunted other smaller animals for food, but researchers doubt that it could actually fly.

Scientists say many dinosaurs had feathers. Because birds evolved from small feathered d卜 nosaurs near the end of the Jurassic Period. Its feathers could have served the purpose of gaining the attention of sexual partners while also providing protection from heat and cold.

Caihong had two kinds of feathers. It is also the earliest-known creature with feathers that did not have the same shape on both sides. This is a physical quality that modern birds have and use to di­rect themselves while flying.

Xu Xing, a paleontologist with the Chinese Academy of Sciences, said, ‘ It is similar to some early birds such as Archaeopteryx.\" Then, he added, \"To be honest, I am not sure what function the feath­ers have, and I don5t think that you can completely exclude the possibility that the feathers helped the animal to fly in the air.\"

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undamaged /%n_d!mid3d / ac/y:未 损坏的；未受伤害的

fossil /_f(sl/ %.化石；思想僵化的人 crest /krest/ %.鸟冠；顶峰

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Archaeopteryx /, a:ki1 Dpteriks/ %.始祖鸟

The structures of Caihong in the fossil suggest that the

creature had wide, shiny feathers.彩虹恐龙的化石结构表明这种生物拥有宽大、靓丽的羽毛。

这是一个复合句，that引导的是宾语从句。在□语中，引导宾语 从句的连词that可以省略。本句中的主句谓语动词是一般现在时态，因此从句用了所需要的时态---------般过去时态;the structures of可以视为一个固定的词组，意为“……的结构”。

【即时尝试】他们相信计算机终将代替人类。

2. Its feathers could have served the purpose of gaining the attention of sexual partners while also providing protection from heat and cold.它的羽毛可能是为了吸引异性关注，同时可以保暖

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【即时尝试】吃饭时，安静地吃东西并且吃完自己餐盘里的所有食物是礼貌的行为。

3. It is also the earliest-known creature with feathers that did not have the same shape on both sides.它同样是已知最早的两侧羽毛具有不对称结构的生物。

此句为含that引导的定语从句的复合句。关系词that指物时，可以和which互换。但当先行词为all、much、little、 few、something、anything、everything、nothing 或被all、any、every、no、some等彳l爹饰时，只能用that。

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近曰，科学家宣布发现了一种来自中国的小型鸟 类恐龙，有着异常炫目的彩色羽毛。

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罗纪时期末期的有羽毛的小型恐龙演化而来的。它的 羽毛可能是为了吸引异性关注，同时可以保暖隔热。

“彩虹恐龙”有种羽毛；它同样是

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的恐龙化石命名中的恐龙为“彩虹恐龙”。

这种存活于1.61亿年前的侏罗纪时期的彩虹恐龙 的化石结构表明这种生物拥有宽大、靓丽的羽毛。“彩 虹恐龙”具有多种鸟类特质，它有两条腿，头部细长、牙 齿锋利。它的眼睛上方有如骨的鸟冠，靠捕捉其他小动 物为生，但是研究人员怀疑它是否真的能飞。

表示，很恐龙都有羽毛。因为类是由侏

侧羽毛具有不对称结构的生物。用不对称结构平衡飞 行是现代鸟类具备的飞行时掌控方向的物理特性。

中国科学院的一名古生物学家徐星说：“这种恐龙 与始祖鸟等早期鸟类相似。”徐星还表示：“老实说，我 不清楚羽毛的具体功能，我认为你不能完全排除羽毛 用来帮助飞行的可能性”。

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2. C他会把所有的球给她。give sb. sth.意为“把某物给某人”。

3. 巳女孩认为这是一个好主意。

4. A从后文得知男孩并没把所有的球给女孩。all of the balls意为“所有的球”。

5. C根据上下文推断，这个男孩一定会留下最大、 最美的球。

6. A表示转折关系，他没有把所有的球给这个女 孩,但这个女孩把所有的糖都给了他。

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女孩问心无愧呀。

8. C这个男孩一直在想那个女孩是否藏了一些糖 果不给他。

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2. I think you will soon get tired of living in this place.

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他人是否会百分百你。”

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10. 巳对于你所做的一切都是百分百地付出，你就

Tom is quite talented.

\"1. They believe that the computer will finally take this place of human beings.

2. While having a meal, it is polite to eat up all the food on your plate in quiet.

3. Please find a room which is big enough for all of us to live in.

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blackboard.

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My brother often uses his pen to write a let­

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命题点评:①两篇短文的写作题材一样，都是要求写\"感恩”之事;②体裁一样，都是属于写人的记叙文；_

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写作目的完全一样，都是通过回忆自己的过往经历，表达自己对亲人、老师、朋友等的感恩。勉励

大家要学会感恩，要学会做人；

④ 的写作要求T几乎相同，都是要求用具体事例来写人，写出真情实感。

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