Giant Animals

,Whatisthelargestanimalintheworld?,Lead-in,Whatclassofanimaldobluewhalesbelongto?,mammals,Classification,Whatisthebiggestsubgroupofinvertebrates,?,?,GiantAnimals,Lucy,Prediction,GiantAnimals,classifications/classes,features(height/weight),benefitsoftheenormoussize,.,Skimming:themainideaofeachparagraph,Scientistshavediscoveredthatvariousgiantanimalsonceexisted.,Themostprominentgiantanimalsarefoundinthevertebrateclass.,Giantanimalsinthereptilianclass,Thelargestlandmammal,Thelargestmarinemammal,Giantanimalsinthebirdclass,Theevolutionaryreasonsofgiantanimals,Scanning:details,Para.1:Thewordabundantisclosestinmeaningto_1A.limitedB.generousC.paltryD.copious,Para.1:Accordingtoparagraph1,whichofthefollowingistrueofcarbondating?3A.Itisprimarilyusedtodeterminetheageofacientfossils.B.Itisthelatesttechniqueinstudyinggiantanimals.C.Itisamethodtocalculatetheageoforganicmatters.D.Itisthemostaccuratemeasurementoftheageofartifactsofbiologicalorigin.,Para.2:Thewordprominentinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto_.1A.ancient.B.massive.C.striking.D.inconspicuous.,Scientistsbelievethattheinternalbonestructureandcirculatorysystemofvertebratesallowthemtosupportenormousheightandweightaswellasthesupplyofoxygennecessarytosustainanimalsofverylargesizes.,supportenormousheightandweightsupportthesupplyof.,Scientistsbelievethattheinternalbonestructureandcirculatorysystemofvertebratesallowthemtosupportenormousheightandweightaswellasthesupplyofoxygennecessarytosustainanimalsofverylargesizes.,supportenormousheightandweightsupportthesupplyof.,Scientistsbelievethattheinternalbonestructureandcirculatorysystemofvertebratesallowthemtosupportenormousheightandweightaswellasthesupplyofoxygennecessarytosustainanimalsofverylargesizes.,Whichofthesentencebelowbestexpressestheessentialinformationinthehighlightedsentence?4A.Paleontologistsconcludethatgiantanimalscanwithstandtheirenormousheightandweightbecauseoftheirstrongbonedensityandrespiratorysystem,allowingthenecessarysupplyofoxygentosurvive.B.Expertsattributetheinnerboneconstructionandcirculatorysystemofvertebratesasreasonswhythosecolossalanimalswereabletomaintaintheirheightandweightandsupplythemselveswithenoughoxygen.C.Thesegiantvertebrateswereabletosupporttheirenormousheightandweightandreceiveenoughoxygentolivebecauseoftheirsturdybonesandimmensecirculatorysystem.,Para.3:5.Accordingtoparagraph3,whichofthefollowingistrueoftheBrachiosaurus?4A.ItsferocityrivaledthatoftheT-Rex.B.Itwentextinctapproximately150millionyearsago.C.ItwasthelargestanimalthatappearedontheEarth.D.Itsdietexclusivelyconsistedofplants.,Para.4:6.Theworddwelledinthepassageisclosestinmeaningto_.2A.inhibited.B.depended.C.located.D.populated.,Para.4:7.WhichofthefollowingstatementsabouttheBaluchitheriumissupportedbyparagraph4?4A.Itwasthelargestmammalthateverlived.B.Itstoodabout18-feethighfromheadtotoe.C.Itwasaprecursortotherhinoceros.D.Ithadahornsimilartothatoftherhinoceros.,Para.5:8.Thewordtheminthepassagerefersto_.3A.whalers.B.grandanimals.C.protections.D.Numbers.,Para.5:9.Lookatthefoursquaresthatindicatewherethefollowingsentencecouldbeaddedtothepassage.4Otherverylargemarineanimalsarestillinexistencetoday.Wherewouldthesentencebestfit?,D,Para.6:10.Whatistrueaboutgiantbirdsfromtheinformationgiveninparagraph6?3A.Theyaremostlyvegetarians.B.Onlyafewofthemwereabletosoarintheair.C.Manyofthemhavebeenextinctsincethe1700s.D.Theireggswereasourceofproteinforhumans.,Para.7:11.TheauthormentionstheT-Rexinpara.7asanexampleofwhichofthefollowing?2A.ThemostfearlesspredatorontheEarth.B.Thepredatorfearedmostbytheplant-eatinganimalsC.Apredatorgettingbiggertohuntlargerprey.D.Apredatorwhichspecializedinkillinggiantprey.,Para.7:12.AllthefollowingarementionedinthepassageasreasonswhyanimalsevolvedtobeexceptionallyhugeEXCEPT_2A.forthesaftyfrompredators.B.forthedesiretosecurefood.C.forthecompetitionforabetterhabitat.D.forprotectionofoffspring.,ProseSummary,Direction:Anintroductorysentenceforabriefsummaryofthepassageisprovidedbelow.CompletethesummarybyselectingtheTHREEanswerchoices.4,ArangeoffactorshaveledtomanyvarietiesofhugeanimalsamongthevertebratesthathaveexistedontheEarth.,A.Carbondatingisespeciallyusefulindeterminingtheageofgiantanimals.B.Vertebratesbonestructureandcirculatorysystemenabledthemtobecomeenormous.C.TheBlueWhalewasclosetobecomingextinctbecauseoftherapidchangesinthemarineenvironment.D.ThemostpowerfulhunteronearthwastheT-Rex.E.Agrass-eatinganimalgrewtobesignificantlylargerthanapredatorinordertoscareoffpredators.F.Asurvivalinstinctofbothpredatorandpreyledtoaracetowardsupremacyinbulk.,LanguagePoints,TheAttributiveClauseVS.TheObjectClause,Keywordsandchunks,theorize,从理论上说明；理论化；推理,无角的,hornless,skull,头盖骨,rhino,犀牛,surmise,guess,为了领土竞争,competeforterritory,dwellon/in,居住在,epoch,时代；新纪元,骨骼残骸,skeletalremains,descendant,offspring,colossalanimals,enormous,维持；支撑,sustain,reptile,爬行动物,爬行动物的,reptilian,amphibian,两栖动物,mammalian,哺乳动物,两加仑的容积,avolumeoftwogallons,placeprotectionson,保护,supremacy,优势havesupremacyover,bulk,largesize,physiology,生理学,循环系统,circulatorysystem,prominent,striking/apparent/obvious,unnoticeable/invisible,inconspicuous,circumference,周长,确定.的年份,date,化石,fossil,世界各地；全球,aroun