We usually see ancient plants or insects in amber(琥珀). But recently, a group of researchers found something unusual in amber — a feathered tail!

The tail includes bones, soft tissue and even feathers. It is 37 mm long, which is about the length of a matchstick. It looks like a plant at first sight. But researchers later identified(确定) it as part of the tail of a dinosaur that couldn’t fly almost 100 million years ago.

Xing Lida of Beijing’s China University of Geosciences discovered the amber in a market in Myanmar in 2015. “It is an amazing fossil(化石) and the finest details of feathers can be seen in 3-D.” he said.

The researchers note in their paper that this finding is particularly special because, although dinosaur feathers have been found in amber before, we don’t know which dinosaurs they came from. But this time researchers know more.

The tail is likely to belong to a tiny dinosaur called coelurosaur. Famous coelurosaurs include the T-rex(霸王龙) and Velociraptor(迅猛龙) — the latter of which would finally evolve into birds.

So with the “once in a lifetime” finding, can we hope for the possibility of a real Jurassic Park (侏罗纪公园)? In the movie series, scientists bring dinosaurs back to life by getting their DNA from blood found in amber.

But Canadian scientist Ryan Mckellar said that although soft tissue and blood of the tail were found in the amber, no genetic material was kept. “The Jurassic Park answer is still a ‘no’ — this is in the science fiction.” he said.

1.What do you know about the amber?

a. It is about 100 million years old. b. It was discovered in Myanmar.

c. It was discovered this year. d. It is a valuable fossil.

A.ab B.bc C.ac D.bd

2.What does the underlined phrase “evolve into” in Paragraph 5 mean?

A.come into B.break into C.grow into D.get into

3.The movie Jurassic Park is mentioned to ________ .

A.talk about the use of DNA in this area B.call on people to watch it

C.compare different dinosaurs D.talk about science fiction

Dear Kitty,

News! We have a new flat! The rooms are small, but they are comfortable. There are more rooms here than in our old flat. This is good because now I have my own room. In the old flat, I shared with my sister.

My bedroom is my favourite room in our flat. I can be alone in it. I can read or draw. I can listen to my radio or play CDs. I can play games on my computer and send e-mails to my friends.

My second favourite room is the kitchen. I love helping my mother cook our meals. She is a very good cook. She is teaching me how to make many different kinds of dishes. She lived in Morocco when she was a girl, and she can cook Moroccan food. It’s very delicious.

That’s all for now. Write soon and tell me about your home. Please get on the Internet so that we can send e-mails to each other.

All good wishes

Anna

1.What is the main idea of this article.?

A.Anna told Kitty something about her family’s new flat.

B.Kitty lives with her family in America.

C.Anna likes her bedroom.

D.Anna’s mother is teaching her to cook Moroccan food.

2.What is the difference between the old flat and the new one?

A.The rooms in the new flat are bigger.

B.The rooms in the old flat were smaller.

C.There are more rooms in the new flat.

D.There were more rooms in the old flat.

3.Why is Anna very pleased with the new flat?

A.Because she has to share a room.

B.Because she has a big room.

C.Because she has a small room.

D.Because she has her own room.

4.Which room is Anna’s favourite?

A.The living room. B.The kitchen.

C.The bedroom. D.The bathroom.

5.What does Anna do in the kitchen?

A.She helps her mother cook their meals.

B.She plays computer games.

C.She teaches her mother how to cook.

D.She reads about Moroccan food.

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