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福建省厦门双十中学2017届九年级下学期英语第二次模拟考试试卷
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What are fossils?
Fossils are the remains of plants or animals. For such remains to be considered fossils, scientists have decided they have to be over 10,000 years old. The word fossil comes from the Latin word “fossilis”, which means, “dig up”. Fossils can be divided into “body fossils” and “trace(痕迹) fossils”. Body fossils are the remains of a plant or animal's body. Trace fossils are the remains of the activity of an animal, such as footprints, egg shells, and nests.
How are fossils formed?
Some animals were quickly covered after their death by sediment(沉淀物) like earth, mud or sand. Over time, the parts of the animals that didn't rot (usually the harder parts like bones and teeth) were covered in the newly formed sediment. Then, a lot of chemical changes happened to the animals bodies. Water with minerals(矿物质) went into the bone and took the place of the chemicals in the bone with rock-like minerals. In the end we get a heavy, rock-like copy of the original object - a fossil. There weren't any changes in size and shape when an object changed into a fossil, but the fossil of a bone doesn't have any bone in it! It is chemically more like a rock! According to scientists, fossils have been found on every continent(大陆) on Earth.
Do you know Dragon King in the novel Journey to the West? He can control rain. When he sneezes, it rains.
Dragons are common in Chinese culture. {#blank#}1{#/blank#}. How often do your parents say "wang zi cheng long"? They say it because they want you to be successful. That means you not only have the ability to control your life but also have much time to have fun.
Chinese dragons are not real. They usually have fantastic power like controlling the weather. The Chinese emperors liked dragons very much. {#blank#}2{#/blank#}. They hoped they could have the power, too.
{#blank#}3{#/blank#}. In the West, there is a bad dragon. It has seven heads and eats babies! Western dragons look like dinosaurs. They don't have moustaches, but do have wings. In stories, they spit out (吐出) fire and catch women. {#blank#}4{#/blank#}. In one of the Harry Potter stories, Harry Potter has to kill a deadly dragon to get a gold egg.
Because of this, some Chinese experts have advised changing the English word for Chinese dragons to "Loong". They believe the word "dragon" makes western people think badly about China. But some don't agree. {#blank#}5{#/blank#}. Most western people already know the differences between Chinese dragons and western dragons.
A. They think we have our own culture. B. They wore clothes with dragon pictures. C. A man usually becomes a hero after killing a dragon. D. Dragons are huge animals with strong bodies and long tails. E. We Chinese call ourselves "the descendants (传人) of the dragon". F. However, in western countries, people think differently about dragons. |
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Also, the places include many less popular {#blank#}9{#/blank#} , travel mystery boxes also bring vigor (活 力) to {#blank#}10{#/blank#}. For example, Dehong city is a beautiful city in Yunnan province yet has few visitors due to a lack of promotion. Now, it has gained {#blank#}11{#/blank#} of attention.
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