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时文阅读巨型鹦鹉曾生活在新西兰Childsizedparrotoncelivedin

Child-sizedparrotoncelivedinNewZealand

Scientistshavefoundfossilsthatoncebelongedtoagiantparrot.Theysaythefossilizedbonesarefromthebiggestparrotthateverlived.Itwasprobablyastallasathree-year-oldchildandweighedaroundeightkilograms.TheresearchersfoundthefossilsinNewZealand.TheyhavecalledthenewparrotHercules,afterastrongmanofancientGreekmythology.ThescientistsstudiedthefossilizedlegbonestheyfoundandsaidHerculeswasaroundametretall.ThismeansHerculesistwicethesizeofallotherknownparrots.Thelargestparrotscientistsknowofisthekakapo,aflightlessbirdthatalsolivesinNewZealand.Thekakapoisonthecriticallyendangeredspecieslist.

NewZealandisfamousforitsflightlessbirds.Thekiwiisasymbolofthecountry.Scientistssaythesearevulnerable.Thismeanstheycouldbecomeendangerediftheirenvironmentstaysthesame.AnotherfamousNewZealandbirdisthe3.6-metre-tallmoa.Theseflightlessbirdswerethebiggestbirdsthateverlived.Theywereoverhuntedtoextinctionearlyinthe15thcentury.Herculeslivedabout19millionyearsago.Aresearchersaiditprobablyatenuts,fruitandseeds,and"perhapsevenotherparrots".Aresearchersaid:

"NewZealandiswellknownforitsgiantbirds.Untilnow,noonehaseverfoundanextinctgiantparrot,anywhere.Therearemanymoreunexpectedspeciesyettobediscovered.

材料来源：

https:

//www.cbc.ca/news/2019/08/11/

生词表

fossil化石

Hercules大力神;赫尔克里斯

mythology神学

kakapo鸮鹉（新西兰的一种鹦鹉）

flightless（鸟或昆虫）不能飞的

critically批判性地；危急地；严重地

kiwi鹬鸵，几维鸟，新西兰特产，喙长，无翼，不能飞（也是新西兰的国鸟及象征）

vulnerable易受攻击的

moa恐鸟，摩亚鸟（一种新西兰无翼大鸟，现已灭绝）

overhunted过度狩猎

extinction熄灭

extinct灭绝的

参考

译文

巨型鹦鹉曾生活在新西兰

科学家发现了曾经属于一只巨大鹦鹉的化石。

他们说这些骨头化石来自有史以来最大的鹦鹉。

它大概和一个三岁的孩子一样高，重约八公斤。

研究人员在新西兰发现了这些化石。

他们以古希腊神话中的大力神命名新鹦鹉为赫尔克里斯。

科学家们研究了他们发现的腿骨化石，并说赫尔克里斯大约有一米高。

这意味着它是所有其他已知鹦鹉的两倍大。

科学家所知最大的鹦鹉是鸮鹉，一种不会飞的鸟，也生活在新西兰。

鸮鹉被列为极度濒危物种。

新西兰以其不会飞的鸟而闻名。

几维鸟是这个国家的象征。

科学家说它们是脆弱的。

这意味着，如果环境保持不变，它们可能会受到威胁。

另一种著名的新西兰鸟是3.6米高的摩亚鸟。

这些不会飞的鸟是有史以来最大的鸟。

它们在15世纪早期被过度猎杀而灭绝。

赫尔克里斯生活在1900万年前。

一位研究人员说，它可能吃坚果、水果和种子，“甚至可能吃其他鹦鹉”。

一位研究人员说：

“新西兰以其巨大的鸟类而闻名。

到目前为止，还没有人在任何地方发现一只已经灭绝的巨型鹦鹉。

还有许多意想不到的物种尚未被发现。

EXERCISE

ITRUE/FALSE判断正误

1.Scientistsfoundfossilsfromthebiggestparrotinhistory.

2.Thegiantparrotweighedabouteighteenkilograms.

3.Thescientistsusedawingbonetoguessthesizeoftheparrot.

4.ThelargestparrotinNewZealandtodayisthekea.

5.ThesymbolofNewZealandisaflightlessbird.

6.TherewasonceabirdinNewZealandoverthree-and-a-halfmetrestall.

7.Thegiantparrotbecameextinctaround19millionyearsago.

8.Aresearchersaidtherearenomorenewspeciestodiscover.

IIGAPFILL选词填空

fossilsflightlessbelongedprobably

listtwicebonesancient

Scientistshavefoundfossilsthatonce

（1）____toagiantparrot.Theysaythefossilized

（2）____arefromthebiggestparrotthateverlived.Itwas（3）____astallasathree-year-oldchildandweighedaroundeightkilograms.Theresearchersfoundthe（4）____inNewZealand.TheyhavecalledthenewparrotHercules,afterastrongmanof（5）____Greekmythology.ThescientistsstudiedthefossilizedlegbonestheyfoundandsaidHerculeswasaroundametretall.ThismeansHerculesis（6）____thesizeofallotherknownparrots.Thelargestparrotscientistsknowofisthekakapo,a（7）____birdthatalsolivesinNewZealand.Thekakapoisonthecriticallyendangeredspecies（8）____.

livedsymbolendangeredeven

vulnerableextinctdiscoveredcentury

NewZealandisfamousforitsflightlessbirds.Thekiwiisa（9）____ofthecountry.Scientistssaytheseare（10）____.Thismeanstheycouldbecome（11）____iftheirenvironmentstaysthesame.AnotherfamousNewZealandbirdisthe3.6-metre-tallmoa.Theseflightlessbirdswerethebiggestbirdsthatever（12）____.Theywereoverhuntedtoextinctionearlyinthe15th（13）____.Herculeslivedabout19millionyearsago.Aresearchersaiditprobablyatenuts,fruitandseeds,and"perhaps（14）____otherparrots".Aresearchersaid:

"NewZealandiswellknownforitsgiantbirds.Untilnow,noonehaseverfoundan（15）____giantparrot,anywhere.Therearemanymoreunexpectedspeciesyettobe（16）____."

IIIMULTIPLECHOICE阅读理解

1）Whatdidfossilsoncebelongto?

A.afossilexhibition

B.amuseum

C.abonecollector

D.agiantparrot

2）HowmuchdidscientistssayHerculesweighed?

A.18kg

B.eightkilograms

C.tenkilograms

D.80kg

3）WhatbonedidscientistsusetofindthesizeofHercules?

A.awishbone

B.abreastbone

C.askull

D.alegbone

4）HowmuchbiggerwasHerculesthanotherparrots?

A.fivetimesthesize

B.threetimesthesize

C.twicethesize

D.tentimesthesize

5）Whatlistdidthearticlesaythekakapowason?

A.awatchlist

B.ato-dolist

C.atoptenlist

D.acriticallyendangeredlist

6）WhatisasymbolofNewZealand?

A.ahobbit

B.acloud

C.akiwi

D.arugbyball

7）Howtallwasabirdcalledthemoa?

A.3.6metres

B.3.8metres

C.2.6metres

D.2.8metres

8）Whendidthemoabecomeextinct?

A.millionsofyearsago

B.lateinthe18thcentury

C.earlyinthe15thcentury

D.over1,000yearsago

9）WhendidHerculestheparrotlive?

A.300yearsago

B.19millionyearsago

C.100thousandyearsago

D.halfamillionyearsago

10）Whatdidaresearchersaytherewouldbemorediscoveriesof?

A.unexpectedspecies

B.giantparrots

C.innovations

D.inventions

IVCLOZE完形填空

Scientistshavefoundfossilsthatonce

（1）____toagiantparrot.Theysaythefossilizedbonesarefromthebiggestparrotthat

（2）____lived.Itwasprobablyastallasathree-year-oldchildand（3）____aroundeightkilograms.TheresearchersfoundthefossilsinNewZealand.TheyhavecalledthenewparrotHercules,afterastrongmanof（4）____Greekmythology.ThescientistsstudiedthefossilizedlegbonestheyfoundandsaidHerculeswasaroundametretall.ThismeansHerculesis（5）____thesizeofallotherknownparrots.Thelargestparrotscientistsknowofisthekakapo,aflightlessbirdthatalsolivesinNewZealand.Thekakapoisonthecriticallyendangeredspecies（6）____.

NewZealandisfamousforitsflightlessbirds.Thekiwiisasymbol（7）____thecountry.Scientistssaythesearevulnerable.Thismeanstheycouldbecomeendangered（8）____theirenvironmentstaysthesame.AnotherfamousNewZealandbirdisthe3.6-metre-tallmoa.Theseflightlessbirdswerethebiggestbirdsthateverlived.Theywere（9）____toextinctionearlyinthe15thcentury.Herculeslivedabout19millionyearsago.Aresearchersaiditprobablyatenuts,fruitandseeds,and"perhapseven（10）____parrots".Aresearchersaid:

"NewZealandiswellknownforitsgiantbirds.（11）____now,noonehaseverfoundanextinctgiantparrot,anywhere.Therearemanymoreunexpectedspecies（12）____tobediscovered."

1.A.possessedB.belonged

C.ownedD.member

2.A.neverB.everC.evenD.every

3.A.wheyB.waylaidC.weightD.weighed

4.A.elderlyB.ancient

C.historyD.out-of-date

5.A.twoB.twiceC.duplicateD.paired

6.A.lostB.lastC.listD.lest

7.A.atB.asC.ofD.by

8.A.thatB.soC.ifD.and

9.A.overlyB.overturned

C.overhauledD.overhunted

10.A.etherB.anotherC.othersD.other

11.A.UntilB.ThroughC.PriorD.Earlier

12.A.soonB.besidesC.yetD.already

习题

答案

I判断正误

1.T2.F3.F4.F

5.T6.T7.T8.F

II选词填空

1.belonged2.bones3.probably4.fossils

5.ancient6.twice7.flightless8.list

9.symbol10.vulnerable11.endangered12.lived

13.century14.even15.extinct16.discovered

III阅读理解

1.D2.B3.D4.C5.D

6.C7.A8.C9.B10.A

IV完形填空

1.B2.B3.D4.B5.B6.C

7.C8.C9.D10.D11.A12.C