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1、Early in the 19th cen tury, about 60 millio n bis on lived on the Great Plai ns in North America. They were cen tral to the existe nee of the Plains people. Then from 1830 to 1889 they n eared ext in cti on, with less than 1,000 still roaming. Today, they are a protected animal and there are well ov

2、er 200,000 livi ng in protected areas and ran ches. live in North America, however, I have some close relatives in Europe. live in plains regions. I am able to survive cold winters.-1 roam out in the open on the Great Plains of North America, mostly in protected areas and private ran ches. have a ma

3、ssive head, a hump over my front shoulders and sharply poin ted horns. have a thick coat of dark brow n and black hair. am about 6.5 feet (2 meters) tall and about 9-12 feet (2.7-3.7 meters) Iong.Im quite heavy. I can weigh 1800-2400 pou nds (850-1100 kg). eat lots leaves and lots of grass. I have h

4、elp gett ing protect ion now, because I was n ear ext in cti on. But I do have horns and I usually hang out i n a group with my frien ds.I first came to North American in prehistoric times when I crossed the Bering Strait land bridge from Eurasia.譯文 野牛一一地圖上涂綠色的地方是我的家有趣的常識：早在十九世紀(jì)，約六千萬野牛生活在北美大草原上。 它們曾

5、是草原人民的生活中 心。然而從1830年到1889年，它們?yōu)l臨滅絕，只有1000只野牛尚存。今天， 它們是保護(hù)動物，并且超過20萬只野牛很好地生活在保護(hù)區(qū)和農(nóng)場。-我生活在北美，然而，我有一些近親在歐洲。 -我生活在草原地區(qū)，我能在寒冷的冬天生存。 我在北美大草原上露天閑逛，大部分是在保護(hù)區(qū)中和私人牧場 我有一個大大的頭，前肩上面有個隆起和一個尖銳突出的角。我有著黑棕色的厚粗外衣和黑色的頭發(fā)。我大約6.5英尺2米高，約9-12英尺米長。我非常重，我能重達(dá)1800-2400磅850-1100千克。我吃大量的樹葉和草。現(xiàn)在我受到了保護(hù)，因為我正瀕臨滅絕。但是我有角，我通常和朋友結(jié)伴出 行。在史前時

6、期，我從歐亞大陸穿越白令海峽、走過陸地、橋第一次來到了北美Red-crowned Cranes 丹頂鶴I am n amed for the cap on top of my head. 在中國我是和平與吉祥的象征。我們棲息在開闊的平原、沼澤、湖泊及近水灘涂。集中 生活在中國的黑龍江、吉林、遼寧、長江中下游、臺灣 等地。俄羅斯、日本、朝鮮也是我們喜歡的聚居地。-1I am an excelle nt flyer and I can fly longdistances. During the spring and summerl fly east to the wetla nds in warm

7、 East Asia. 我們在那里繁殖 后代。我們在那里繁殖后代。Do you know I have many extremes（ 之最）?I am one of the most endan gered（瀕危的）cra ne species.我是瀕危物種之一，是國家一級保護(hù)動物。rm one of the worlds largest birds.我是世界上最大的鳥類之一。I have one of the most beautiful dan ces in my bird world.我擁有鳥類世界中最優(yōu)美的舞姿。I amthe heaviest crane of the cranes

8、（weighing up to 24 pounds or 11kg）. 我也是所有鶴種中最重的鶴。Dino saurs are reptiles 爬行動物）who lived ma in ly on the land during the Mesozoic era中生代）.They are often huge. They are meat eaters or pla nt eaters. But they do not exist any more.What killed the dino saurs?Evide nee證據(jù)）shows that a huge meteo隕石）hit the

9、 earth about 65 milli on years ago. It raised milli ons of tons of dust into the sky, caused volca noes to erup火山爆 發(fā)）,acid rain（酸雨）and eve n tsun amis海 嘯）.Scie ntists thi nk that all the dino saurs died because of these cha nges to the en vir onment.What does the word dino saur mean and how are dino

10、 saurs n amed?Sir Richard Owe n coin ed（造字） the word dino saur, meaning fearfully（極）great lizard, i n 1842. In Greek, de inos means fearfully great and sauros means lizard.There are many differe nt ways to choose a dino saur n ame. Sometimes the dino saur is give n a n ame that describes somethi ng

11、unu sual about its body, head or feet. Some are n amed after the locati on 位置）where they are found. Others are n amed for their behaviour（行為）or size, and some are n amed to honou尊敬）a pers on. The n ame has to be approvec批比準(zhǔn)）by the Intern ati onal Commissio n on ZoologicalNomenclature國際動物學(xué)命名委員會）.Pter

12、osaur 翼龍）Diet: Meat eaterIt ate fish and squid（魷魚）.Size: Win gspa n翼展）of 4-22 feet longStegosaurus 劍龍）Diet: Pla nt eaterIt ate shrubs灌木） and bushes.Size: About 26-30 feet long and 9 feet tallHabitat（棲息地）:A hot and dry en vir onmentPsittacosaurus 鸚鵡嘴龍）Diet: Pla nt eaterIt ate plants like cycads裸子植物）a

13、nd other prehistoric（史前的）pla nts.Size: About 2.6 to 6.5 feet long and 4 feet tallA. 恐手龍擁有最大的爪。它的爪可長至30厘米！Deino cheirus had the Ion gest of all dino saur claws which could reach 30 cm in len gth!B. 鋸齒龍的腦袋跟身體比例是最大的，所以最 聰明。Trood on was the smartest dino saur, who had the largestbrain to body ratio（比例）!

14、There are two major kinds of elephantsAfrican and Indian. You can tell them apart pretty easily by their size. The Africa n elepha nt has a larger body and big, floppy ears, while the Indian elephant is a little smaller and has small, stubby ears. live on the continent of Africa and in the country o

15、f India. live on pla ins and deserts and in tropical rain forests and river valleys.Im too big to have a house. I rarely lie dow n and usually sleep sta nding up. have a large body with wrin kled skin and tusks made out of ivory. I also have a very long nose that I use to smell, make trumpet calls,

16、rip leaves off trees and spray water on myself.I am gray, tan or light brown with yellowish-white tusks.I am very tall -usually between 10 and 15 feet (between 3 and 4.5 meters)!Im huge! I can weigh between 11,000 and 15,000 pou nds (betwee n 5,000 and 7,000 kilograms)!I eat as much as 500 pounds (a

17、bout 225 kilograms) of food each day! And 50 gallons (almost 90 liters) of water! My meals include leaves, grasses and other plants.My on ly real en emies are huma n hun ters who value my ivory tusks. Eve n though I cant walk very fast, I have few enemies that are wild animals.I dont see very well,

18、but my ears and nose make up for it! My famous nose allows me to smell food (or dan ger!) and lets me talk to my frie nds.譯文大象地圖上涂藍(lán)色的地方是我的家 有趣的常識:象分為兩大類一非洲象和印度象。根據(jù)它們的大小，你能很容易將它們區(qū)分開 非洲象身軀比較大，耳朵大且松軟下垂，而印度象要小一些，耳朵小且粗厚。我住在非洲大陸和印度。我生活在草原、沙漠、熱帶雨林和河谷。我太大了以至于不能有個房子。我很少躺下，一般站著睡覺。我有一個滿是褶皺皮膚的龐大身軀和尖尖的象牙。我還有個非常長

19、的鼻子， 我用它聞味兒，當(dāng)喇叭叫，從樹上剝?nèi)~子，給自己灑水。我是灰色、茶褐色或淺棕色的，象牙黃白色。我非常高一通常在10-15英尺之間（約3-4.5米之間）!我是巨大的！我的體重在11,000-15,000磅之間（約5,000-7,000千克之間）!我每天吃500磅的食物！喝50加侖（將近90公升）的水！我的飯包括葉子、 草和其它植物。我唯一真正的敵人是人類捕獵者，他們認(rèn)為我的象牙很值錢。雖然我不能走 得很快，但是我卻沒有什么野生動物為敵。我的視力不是很好，但是我的耳朵和鼻子卻彌補(bǔ)了這個缺點！我著名的鼻子使得我能聞食物（或嗅到危險?。?，并且讓我和朋友交談。Scie ntists agree t

20、hat the dolphi n is a very smart ani mal. It com muni cates well and learns tricks and quickly and easily. The dolphi n sometimes is called a porpoise. But the dolphi n has a bottle-shaped nose and con e-shaped teeth while the porpoise has a flat nose and chisel-shaped teeth. live in all the oceans

21、of the world but am found most often in the Atlantic and Pacific Ocea ns.Im best known for living in the salt-water oceans. But I have been known to live in some fresh-water rivers, especially the Amaz on in South America. make my home in water but have to come to the surface to breathe.I have a sle

22、 nder body and a Ion g, ro un ded no se. There is a hole on the top of my head that I use for breathing. My mouth is full of sharp, cone-shaped teeth.Im ofte n show n on TV as blue, but rm actually more of a gray color with a white belly. If I live in the Pacific Ocean, I can be gray with black spots.I can be quite small, about 4 feet (1.2 meters) long or pretty big, up to 30 feet (about9 meters) log from nose to tail!I can be many differe nt weights, from almost 150 pounds (about 65 kilograms) to almost 1,500 pounds (about 650 ki