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Many animals have disappeared during the long history of the earth. The most famous of these animals are dinosaurs. They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being and their future seemed to be safe at that time. There were many different kinds of dinosaurs and a number of them used to live in China. The eggs of twenty-five species (种类) have been found in Xixia County, Nanyang, Henan Province. Not long ago a rare new species of bird-like dinosaur was discovered in Chaoyang County, Liaoning Province. When scientists inspected the bones, they were surprised to find that these dinosaurs could not only run like the others but also climb trees. They learned this from the way the bones were joined together
Dinosaurs died out suddenly about 65 million years ago. Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air. Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more .Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time.
We know many other wild plants, animals, insects and birds have died out more recently. According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years. The dodo is one of them. It lived on the Island of Mauritius and was a very friendly animal. But it disappeared in the late of sixteen century.
（1）From the first paragraph we know that ________.
A.dinosaurs have recently disappeared
B.a number of dinosaurs used to live in Canada
C.dinosaurs' existence is long before humans came into being
D.dinosaurs can't climb trees as other animals do
（2）The possible reasons for the disappearance of dinosaurs is the following except that ________.
A.they lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago
B.it came after an unexpected incident
C.the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on
D.nobody knows for sure the reason
（3）According to a UN report, we know that ______.
A.some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years
B.the dodo, a very friendly animal can live longer on the earth
C.dinosaurs can not only run but also climb trees
D.too much dust in the air killed dinosaurs
（4）From the whole passage we can learn that ________.
A.if we protect the earth well, dinosaurs can't die out quickly
B.the eggs of twenty-five species will be found in China
C.scientists found a surprising result of the brain of the dinosaurs
D.the next part of the passage will be about dodo's disappearance
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Answer 1

【答案】
（1）C
（2）A
（3）A
（4）D
【解析】这是一篇关于动物灭绝的记叙文。主要讲述了恐龙的存在年代及其灭亡，还有恐龙化石的发现与对恐龙灭绝的原因的猜测。在最后又讲到了地球上的物种在不断灭绝减少。
(1)细节理解题。根据第一段 "They lived on the earth tens of millions of years ago, long before humans came into being"可知，他们生活在千万年前的地球上，在人类形成的很久之前。故选C。
(2)细节理解题。根据第二段" Some scientists think it came after an unexpected incident when a huge rock from space hit the earth and put too much dust into the air. Others think the earth got too hot for the dinosaurs to live on any more"可知，一些科学家认为恐龙灭绝的原因是宇宙陨石撞击地球在空气中扬起大量灰尘，其他科学家则认为是地球变得太热不再适于恐龙生存居住。“Nobody knows for sure why and how dinosaurs disappeared from the earth in such a short time.”没有人确切的知道恐龙为什么又是如何在如此短的时间里消失在地球上的。故选A。
(3)细节理解题。根据最后一段“ According to a UN report, some 844 animals and plants have disappeared in the last 500 years. ”可知，根据英国的一篇报道，在近500年间共有844种植物和动物已经消失了。故选A。
(4)推理判断题。通过通读全文对文章的理解把握，便能选出正确选项。故选D。