Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the
Natural World
Section Ⅱ Integrating Skills & Cultural Corner
Ⅰ.七选五
Do you have a spare room in your house? Do you like to share your driveway in front of your garage with others？ 1 Many people are benefiting from this new business of renting.
Perhaps the best?known example of a company in this field is Airbnb—an American web business which allows you to rent out your spare room to holidaymakers. It says it operates in 34，000 cities and it has 800，000 listings of rooms and apartments. 2
A British company is doing something with parking spaces.JustPark's founder，Anthony Eskinazi，says，“When I had the original idea，I spotted a driveway close to a sports stadium.It would have been so convenient if I could have just parked in that driveway rather than in a commercial car park.” 3 Around 20，000 people have advertised their spaces on the website，and he says around half a million drivers use it.
4 They are people who run things like traditional hotels and commercial car parks.They are afraid of ending up losing money.
5 Regulations for these new businesses are unclear.How will renting out your driveway affect your neighbor? Because this is a new business world，those rules aren't there yet.
A．They seem to have occupied the majority of the market.
B．Both of these can help you make money.
C．And there is another problem.
D．And his great idea has proved a success.
E．But the new business of renting has its competitors.
F．There are many ways to earn money.
G．A commercial car park is inconvenient.
【语篇解读】 本文是一篇说明文。文章介绍了一种新的租赁形式：把你家空闲的地方租赁出去。
1．解析：选B 空前提到了把多余的房子和车库前的车道租出去，空后说许多人已经从这种新的租赁生意中获益，可知空处要表达的是“把房子和车道租出去都可以使你赚钱”，故答案为B项。
2．解析：选A 根据空前的“it operates in 34，000 cities and it has 800，000 listings of rooms and apartments”可知，这种租赁业务已经占据了市场的大部分份额，故答案为A项。
3．解析：选D 根据空后的“Around 20，000 people have advertised their spaces on the website，and he says around half a million drivers use it.”可知，这项租赁业务获得了成功，故答案为D项。
4．解析：选E 前面的内容都是叙述这项租赁业务好的方面，而空后是讲经营传统酒店和商业停车场项目的人们，他们害怕最终赔钱，可知他们也有竞争者，故最佳答案为E项。
5．解析：选C 根据空后讲的这个新行业的规则还不清楚，如租赁车道是否影响邻居等，可知这是这项新业务的另一个问题，故答案为C项。
Ⅱ.完形填空
Jack was happily trying his new car.The car was good and there wasn't 1 traffic on the roads.Suddenly，a flower shop 2 his attention.He stopped his car and took a closer look at the flowers 3 there.The beautiful “Mother's Day” card 4 him it was Mother's Day.
Jack thought about his loving 5 who lived two hundred miles away.So he 6 a nice bouquet(束) of pink roses，signed the card and 7 the shopkeeper to send it express to his mother.Just 8 he got into his car，he noticed a girl standing outside the shop.She was 9 the money in her hand.She seemed a little 10 ．Jack asked，“Can I help you？” She replied in a 11 voice，“I want to buy some 12 for my mother，but I don't have enough money.”
Jack asked her to go to the shop with him and 13 a big bouquet of red roses for her.She 14 him.While leaving the shop，Jack offered her a 15 ．She was pleased and her eyes were shining with 16 ．
On the way，she told him that her mother was dead.So when they arrived，she ran to her mother's 17 and placed the bouquet there.Jack was silent for a minute.Then he made a U?turn 18 and drove back to the 19 flower shop to take the flowers.He decided to drive down to meet his mother.
He handed his mother the bouquet and said，“I love you，Ma.” She kissed him and asked，“Why did you 20 down all the way？You could have simply sent the bouquet to me.” He understood this was a Mother's Love：mothers think only about their children's comforts.
【语篇解读】 母亲节这天，Jack开着新车，打算给远方的妈妈寄送一束玫瑰花表达感情。在花店外遇到一个女孩，因为钱不够买花而伤心。他主动为她买了玫瑰花，还送她去她妈妈那里，结果他们去的是墓地。这让他很感动，立刻回到花店，开车200多英里亲自把花送到妈妈手上，表达他对妈妈的爱。
1．A.much B．enough
C．any D．little
解析：选A 句意：Jack在试他的新车。车很好而且路上的交通不太拥挤。traffic 是不可数名词。故选A。
2．A.caught B．turned
C．kept D．paid
解析：选A catch one's attention“吸引某人的注意”。句意：一个花店引起了他的注意。故选A。
3．A.planted B．displayed
C．transported D．repaired
解析：选B 句意：他停下车走近去看那里摆放的花。前面说到花店，应该是摆放鲜花。故选B。
4．A.answered B．stopped
C．reminded D．failed
解析：选C 句意：漂亮的母亲节卡片提醒他今天是母亲节。故选C。
5．A.father B．mother
C．brother D．sister
解析：选B 今天是母亲节，Jack应该是想到了远在200英里外的母亲。故选B。
6．A.discovered B．invented
C．chose D．made
解析：选C 句意：所以他选了一束粉色玫瑰，根据语境可知，是在花店选花。故选C。
7．A.forced B．requested
C．encouraged D．invited
解析：选B 句意：签好卡片，请店主把它快递寄给他的母亲。故选B。
8．A.while B．since
C．after D．before
解析：选D 句意：就在他进入他的车之前，他注意到一个女孩站在店外。故选D。
9．A.counting B．touching
C．taking D．wasting
解析：选A 根据下一句可知，她在数她手里的钱。counting“数”；touching“触碰”；taking“拿”；wasting“浪费”。故选A。
10．A.curious B．excited
C．angry D．upset
解析：选D curious“好奇的”；excited“激动的”；angry“生气的”；upset“心烦的”。应该是钱不够，这个女孩有一点儿心烦。故选D。
11．A.pleased B．satisfied
C．low D．gentle
解析：选C 女孩说话应该是用低低的声音说。因为后面说钱不够。pleased“高兴的”；satisfied“满意的”；low“低的”；gentle“温和的”。故选C。
12．A.cards B．candies
C．roses D．clothes
解析：选C 下文“a big bouquet of red roses for her”是提示。故选C。
13．A.bought B．lent
C．packed D．grew
解析：选A 句意：杰克请她和他一起去花店，然后给她买了一大束红玫瑰。故选A。
14．A.thanked B．praised
C．ignored D．respected
解析：选A 杰克为她买花，女孩应该表示感谢。故选A。
15．A.walk B．present
C．ride D．rest
解析：选C 句意：离开商店的时候，Jack主动提出捎她一段路。故选C。
16．A.happiness B．sadness
C．weakness D．kindness
解析：选A 由语境可知选A项。happiness“快乐”；sadness“伤心”；weakness“弱点”；kindness“仁慈”。
17．A.grave B．house
C．car D．shop
解析：选A 上一句说女孩的妈妈去世了，所以他们去她妈妈的墓地，把花放在那里。故选A。
18．A.nervously B．immediately
C．carefully D．painfully
解析：选B 句意：他沉默了一分钟。然后立刻拐了一个U型的弯。nervously“紧张地”；immediately“立刻，马上”；carefully“小心地”；painfully“痛苦地”。故选B。
19．A.old B．beautiful
C．same D．only
解析：选C 句意：……开车到同一个花店去拿花。因为他决定开车去见他妈妈。故选C。
20．A.break B．drive
C．run D．fly
解析：选B 句意：她吻了他，问道：“怎么一路开车来了？邮寄一束花给我就行了。”故选B。
1．garage n．车库
2．original adj.最初的；原来的
3．commercial adj.商业的
4．bouquet n．花束
5．comfort n．宽慰；安慰
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Section Ⅳ 单元知识巩固
重 点 短 语
重 点 单 词
话 题 写 作
重 点 句 型
重 点 单 词
with
on/upon
under
attack
in
existence
出现；产生
existing
to do
to have done
claimed
keep
down
with
be covered
an
to
from
for
a
try
fortunate
fortunately
重 点 短 语
of/from
for/to do
to
off
(in) doing
to
to do sth.
重 点 句 型
claimed to have found
There have been many buildings
of the same age
of different
heights
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基 础 巩 固
能 力 提 升
基 础 巩 固
covering
surface
frightening
existence
creatures
to have gone
was attacked
existence
to attend
have been
a
frightening
frightened
about
down
covered
have后加been
去掉were
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Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the
Natural World
Section Ⅰ Introduction & Reading and Vocabulary
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
One night in March 1999，a man was driving from California to Oregon，US，to visit some friends.He had stopped his car to have some food when he started to hear strange noises.Turning on the headlights，he saw an 8?foot?tall creature covered in thick，dark hair.The creature stared at him for a minute，turned in the road and walked off slowly into the woods.
In the past 50 years alone，there have been thousands of reported sightings of similar creatures in the US，Canada，the Himalayas(喜马拉雅山地区)and even Hubei Province in China.The creature is known as bigfoot.
Bigfoot is said to be a very tall(between 2 and 4.5 metres)，ape?like(类人猿似的)creature that is covered in hair and walks upright on two legs.It is very wary(警惕的)of human beings.
Believers think bigfoot is a direct descendent(后代)of ancient gigantopithecus(巨猿). But it remains one of the planet's undiscovered secrets.There is a little evidence (证据) to support the believers' theory: traces of hair，footprints and body prints as well as the reported sightings.Some people have even showed what they say with photos or films of bigfoot.
But so far，no one has found bones or any other definite proof that the giant creature exists.
As a result many people believe the evidence is just part of a big trick.
The footprints are easy to make and they say: all you need to do is to make two large feet out of plaster(石膏)，attach them to the bottom of your shoes and walk with big steps.As for the photos and films，they are just people dressed in ape suits.
They also say the sightings are not real，just people making mistakes.For example，bigfoot could be a bear living in the wild that sometimes stands up on its back legs.
【语篇解读】 本文描述了“雪人”的一些目击证据并对其进行了分析说明，同时给出了一些相对比较科学的猜测。
1．So far what we can be sure about is that________．
A．there exist savages(野人)in several places in the world
B．there are some traces of hair，footprints and body prints of the “bigfoot”
C．bigfoot is a direct descendent of ancient gigantopithecus
D．all the big feet discovered have the same look
解析：选B 细节理解题。的确是有“bigfoot”留下的痕迹，到底“bigfoot”是谁留下的，谁也没有把握。A项属于将猜测的东西当成事实；C项是某些人的“认为”；D项与文章描述不符。
2．The article infers but doesn't say so that some people________bigfoot's existence.
A．may fool the world into believing
B．have definite evidences to prove
C．refuse to believe
D．will soon offer proofs of
解析：选A 推理判断题。根据第六段“As a result many people believe the evidence is just part of a big trick.”可知，作者在暗示有人故意捏造证据，骗人相信。
3．If bigfoot is just a misunderstanding，what they saw might NOT be________．
A．apes B．bears
C．gigantopithecus D．people dressed in animal skins
解析：选C 推理判断题。如果真的是“gigantopithecus”留下的脚印，那就证明的确有这样的动物，而整篇文章都是用的推测语气，由此可得答案为C。
B
Millions of years ago there were many types of dinosaurs on earth.Most dinosaurs were plant?eaters.The Apatosaurus，for example，had a long thin neck so that it could eat leaves from trees.Other dinosaurs were meat?eaters.The Tyrannosaurus Rex killed smaller dinosaurs for food.
Dinosaurs were real animals that once lived on the earth，but they died out about 65 million years ago.
The disappearance of the dinosaurs is in some way a great mystery.Some scientists think that the climate changed suddenly.Fossils(化石)of trees tell us that the temperature dropped a lot and that the level of the sea dropped as well.This means that it got suddenly much colder.Perhaps the dinosaurs were too slow to change with the climate.
A new idea is that a meteor(流星)crashed into the earth.Scientists discovered a place in Mexico where they think the meteor crashed.They think that there was a lot of dust from the meteor.The dust landed on the plants.Also the dust blocked(阻挡)the sun's light for as long as five years.Many animals，including dinosaurs，were plant?eaters，and perhaps the dust killed them.This means there was nothing left for meat?eating dinosaurs to eat，and so they died out.But，as many animals from that time didn't die，we are not 100% sure what really happened.
【语篇解读】 本文主要介绍了恐龙灭绝两个可能的原因。
4．What is the subject discussed in the text?
A．Dinosaurs，the real animals living millions of years ago.
B．The two types of dinosaurs.
C．The probable reasons for dinosaurs' disappearance.
D．A meteor crashed into the earth.
解析：选C 主旨大意题。纵观全文，可知本文介绍了恐龙灭绝两个可能的原因。
5．What are the two possible explanations to the dinosaurs' disappearance?
A．Temperature dropping and sea level dropping.
B．Climate changing and meteor's crashing.
C．The dropping of temperature and sea level.
D．Climate changing and the dust blocking the sun's light.
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第三段和第四段可知，文中分别讲述了两个可能的原因： 气候变化和流星撞击地球。
6．What is the direct cause of the disappearance of meat?eating dinosaurs?
A．A meteor's crashing.
B．The dust blocking the sun's light.
C．The plant?eating dinosaurs' death.
D．It is still unknown.
解析：选D 推理判断题。根据文章中作者的口气“perhaps”和“we are not 100% sure what really happened”可判断，恐龙灭绝的原因还没有准确的说法。
Ⅱ.语法填空
I don't very often have a full day off work.Today I did.I had a leisurely morning, going to the gym, 1.________ (walk) the dog, feeding my friend's cat, and thought I would hurry into the office at Job number 2, to fill in my time sheet so I would 2.________ (pay) for the hours I have worked.I was thinking that I had worked less hours because the lady I share job with was working instead 3.________ me.I prayed then, that somehow we would have 4.________ (much) money coming in this month and imagined money coming in to my bank account.
I arrived at the office to see the main secretary looking very pale.She asked what my afternoon 5.________ (plan) were, when I said I had the afternoon free she asked me 6.________ I could work for her, as she had really hurt her back.I was really looking forward to a day off, but she looked in such pain that I said yes straight away.She did a quick handover of what 7.________ (be) urgent and needed to be done.
I raced home and got 8.________ (change) into work appropriate clothes and took over. Our boss phoned and thanked me for stepping in so that everything went 9._____ (smooth)．The unwell person went home, and I got four hours extra pay.It's amazing how 10.________ universe works.
【语篇解读】 这是一篇记叙文。本文主要讲述了作者很少有一整天的休息时间，恰巧有一天他不用工作但同事因为背疼请求作者代替她工作，最终作者想休息一整天的心愿没有实现。
1．解析：考查现在分词。根据前面的going to和后文的feeding可知，该空需填现在分词，故填walking。
答案：walking
2．解析：考查被动语态。这里指的是得到工作的报酬，因为是别人付给报酬，所以该空需用被动语态。故填be paid。
答案：be paid
3．解析：考查介词。instead of “代替，而不是”，为固定短语。故填of。
答案：of
4．解析：考查比较级。这里指的是在未来的一个月将有更多的钱，所以这里需用比较级，故填more。
答案：more
5．解析：考查名词复数。根据动词were可知plan需用复数形式，故填plans。
答案：plans
6．解析：考查宾语从句。该句为宾语从句，这里的意思是她问“我”是否能替她工作，所以这里需用连词if或者whether引导，故填if/whether。
答案：if/whether
7．解析：考查be动词。根据后文的 needed可知，该空也需用动词的过去式。故填was。
答案：was
8．解析：考查固定短语。get changed“换衣服”，为固定短语，这里指的是换上工作服，故填changed。
答案：changed
9．解析：考查副词。该空需用副词修饰动词，表示的是每件事情都进展顺利，故填smoothly。
答案：smoothly
10．解析：考查定冠词。当表示独一无二的事物时需用定冠词the，这里的universe意为“宇宙，世界”，是独一无二的，所以需用冠词the，故填the。
答案：the
1．headlight n．(车辆的)前灯
2．sighting n．看见；目睹
3．trace n．痕迹；踪迹
4．proof n．证据
5．crash v．撞击
6．die out 灭绝
The footprints are easy to make and they say: all you need to do is to make two large feet out of plaster(石膏)，attach them to the bottom of your shoes and walk with big steps.
[分析] “you need to do”为定语从句修饰先行词all，“to make..., attach them...and walk with...”为三个并列的不定式结构，在句中作表语。
[翻译] 脚印很容易制作，据说是这样的：你需要做的就是用石膏制作两只大脚，把它们绑在鞋底，然后大步走路。
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Section Ⅲ Grammar
基 础 巩 固
能 力 提 升
基 础 巩 固
must
might
might have hurt
shouldn't have shouted
needn't have
could/would have caught
should have arrived
bought
may/might
Could
shouldn't have come
could
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should→must
take→taken
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Section Ⅰ Introduction & Reading
and Vocabulary
语 篇 理 解
基 础 巩 固
能 力 提 升
基 础 巩 固
attack
creature
grey
claim
surface
calm
sceptical
cover
frightening
exist
sharp
mysterious
unlikely
get close to
be sceptical about
cover an area of...
再次成为新闻
伸出
claims to have seen
moving quickly
There have been reports of monsters
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Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the
Natural World
Section Ⅲ Grammar
Ⅰ.阅读理解
A
For centuries，men at sea have told stories about their experiences of seeing sea monsters like sea snakes and big whales.These stories are often considered as folk tales(民间传说)rather than real experiences.However，the large number of sightings and the use of modern technology are changing this attitude，making us wonder if those men were telling real experiences.
The following are some of the most well?known cases about sea monsters living in the oceans.On August 6，1848，in the Atlantic Ocean，seven men reported that they saw a creature about 60 feet long.The creature's body was dark brown in color except for its white throat area.The creature was swimming at a speed of 15 miles per hour with its head above the water.
In 1961，Mrs.Stoudt and her sister were walking with their children along a strait in Washington, D．C.when they saw something like a tree branch in the water.As the object moved closer to them，they saw a creature，which had a snake?like head and 3 humps(峰)．They said it looked like some sort of dinosaur.Then it moved even closer to them.Its frightening look made one of Mrs.Stoudt's children cry.
On December 12，1964，French photographer Robert Serrec was having a holiday in Queensland，Australia.He was out off the coast in small boats with his family and friends.Suddenly，they noticed a creature，about 75～80 feet long.They described it as a tadpole?like(像蝌蚪的)creature with a snake?like head.They took pictures of the creature before it swam off.
【语篇解读】 数个世纪以来，有许多关于人们看到海怪的故事。这些故事经常被认为是民间传说，但大量的目击和现代科技的应用正在改变这种态度，使我们惊奇于这些故事可能是真的。
1．What does the underlined word “cases” in Paragraph 2 most probably mean?
A．Boxes. B．Examples.
C．Explanations. D．Creatures.
解析：选B 词义猜测题。文章第二、三、四段给出了三个目击实例，故cases意为“实例”。
2．Which of the following statements about the 1848 sea monster is NOT true?
A．It was about sixty feet long.
B．It kept its head above the water when it swam.
C．Its whole body was dark brown.
D．It was found in the Atlantic Ocean.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“in the Atlantic Ocean，seven men reported that they saw a creature about 60 feet long.The creature's body was dark brown in color except for its white throat area.The creature was swimming at a speed of 15 miles per hour with its head above the water.”可知C项符合题意。
3．It can be inferred from the passage that__________．
A．the 1848 sea monster swam faster than the 1961 and the 1964 sea monsters
B．the three sea monsters mentioned in the passage each had a snake?like head
C．the 1964 sea monster was longer than the 1848 sea monster
D．Robert Serrec went to Australia in order to see a sea monster
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第二段中的“about 60 feet long”和第四段中的“about 75～80 feet long”可知，1964年目击的海怪比1848年的海怪更长，所以C项正确。
4．The writer's purpose of writing the passage is________．
A．to show people the danger of traveling by sea
B．to tell us that sea monster stories might be true
C．to explain why people are afraid of sea monsters
D．to tell people where they can find sea monsters
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据文章第一段中的“the large number of sightings and the use of modern technology are changing this attitude，making us wonder if those men were telling real experiences”可知，作者写这篇文章的目的是告诉读者那些关于海怪的故事可能是真的，故B项正确。
B
Unlike modern animal scientists，dinosaur scientists cannot sit on a hillside and use telescopes to watch dinosaurs in order to know how they lived and whether they were good parents.Instead，they have to search hard for information from dinosaurs' fossils(恐龙化石)because dinosaurs died out millions of years ago.
It's very difficult for the scientists to reach an agreement because different results can be got from the same fossils.Many fossils of the same kind of dinosaurs have been dug out from one place.They might have formed when an entire group of dinosaurs got stuck(陷入)all at once，or they might have been the result of dinosaurs getting stuck one after another over a course of a few centuries.Thus we can say that dinosaurs might have in the first case lived in big groups and in the second lived alone.
Though there are two different results，dinosaur scientists now generally agree that at least some kinds of dinosaurs lived in big groups.“That's pretty much settled at this point.” says Paul Sereno.A kind of dinosaurs called Sauropods left behind tracks in the western United States that appear to run north and south，suggesting that they even moved long distances together.
As to whether dinosaurs cared for their young，dinosaur scientists have turned to the closest living relatives of dinosaurs—birds and crocodiles—for possible models. Birds give a lot of care to their young，while crocodiles just help their young to the water. The discovered fossils of dinosaurs sitting on their eggs and staying with their young suggest the parents were taking care of their babies，but we still cannot say that all dinosaurs did the same.
There is still a long way to go before the above questions could be answered. Dinosaur scientists will have to find more proof to reach an agreement.
【语篇解读】 研究恐龙的科学家通过研究恐龙化石来得到一些关于恐龙的信息。但对于同一个化石却有不同的研究结果。在研究恐龙是否能照看好幼崽方面，科学家们研究了恐龙的近亲——鸟类和鳄鱼，但没能完全解答这个问题。
5．Dinosaur scientists can get information directly by________.
A．studying dinosaur fossils
B．examining modern animals
C．watching dinosaurs
D．using telescopes
解析：选A 细节理解题。根据第一段中的“they have to search hard for information from dinosaurs' fossils(恐龙化石)”可知，研究恐龙的科学家通过研究恐龙化石来得到一些信息，故A项正确。
6．What is pretty much settled according to Paul Sereno?
A．Half of the dinosaurs lived alone.
B．Most dinosaurs moved long distances.
C．Many dinosaurs settled in the north.
D．Some dinosaurs lived in big groups.
解析：选D 细节理解题。根据第三段中的“dinosaur scientists now generally agree that at least some kinds of dinosaurs lived in big groups”可知，Paul Sereno说科学家们都认为至少某些种类的恐龙群居，故D项正确。
7．Dinosaur scientists can probably know whether dinosaurs were good parents by________．
A．watching many kinds of animals
B．studying dinosaurs' living relatives
C．following the tracks left behind
D．working on dug?out dinosaur eggs
解析：选B 细节理解题。根据第四段中的“dinosaur scientists have turned to the closest living relatives of dinosaurs—birds and crocodiles—for possible models”可知，科学家们通过研究现存的恐龙的近亲——鸟类和鳄鱼来判断恐龙是否能照看好它们的幼崽，故B项正确。
8．Which of the following is TRUE according to the 4th paragraph?
A．Birds hardly pay attention to their young.
B．Baby crocodiles can look after themselves well.
C．Some dinosaurs took care of their young.
D．Birds and crocodiles take good care of their young.
解析：选C 细节理解题。根据第四段可知，鸟类可以很好地照顾幼鸟，而鳄鱼只是帮助幼崽进入水里，并没有很好地照顾幼崽。化石表明一些恐龙照顾幼崽，但并不能证明所有的恐龙都是如此，因此C项符合题意。
Ⅱ.短文改错
Dear Jim，
I am so exciting that you will come to China.I will free from December 18 and will have a plenty of time to be together with you.I'll meet you at the airport and then you will take Bus No.8 for my home.You worry about the weather here in your email.In fact，the weather here is quite different from it in your city.It isn't very cold，but you needn't bring many clothes with you.During your stay here，I'll take you to some places of interests and you can taste some local snacks.I am sure we will have greatly fun together.
Looking forward to meeting you soon.
John
答案：
Dear Jim，
I am so that you will come to China.I will free from December 18 and will have plenty of time to be together with you.I'll meet you at the airport and then take Bus No.8 my home.You about the weather here in your email.In fact，the weather here is quite different from in your city.It isn't very cold， you needn't bring many clothes with you.During your stay here，I'll take you to some places of and you can taste some local snacks.I'm sure we will have fun together.
Looking forward to meeting you soon.
John
1．wonder v．想知道；好奇
2．strait n．海峡；水道
3．all at once 突然
4．generally adv.一般地；普遍地
5．crocodile n．鳄鱼
Unlike modern animal scientists，dinosaur scientists cannot sit on a hillside and use telescopes to watch dinosaurs in order to know how they lived and whether they were good parents.
[分析] 第一个and连接两个并列的谓语动词，in order to引导目的状语从句，后面and连接的how they lived和whether they were good parents作know的宾语。
[翻译] 为了知道恐龙是怎样生活的以及它们是否是优秀的父母，恐龙科学家们不能像现代动物科学家们那样，他们不能坐在小山坡上用望远镜观察恐龙。
