英語の質問です!
Have you ever seen the fossils of dinosaurs in a museum?Some are gigantic and horrible and some are small and pretty.If dinosaurs ( (1)) today, the world would get into a total panic.Of course we know that they disappeard from the Earth about 65 million years ago.But wouldn`t you be surprised to hear that their descendants still exist today?Dinosaurs are reptiles that existed in ancient times.Today,reptiles can be found all over the world.For example,lizards,snakes,alligators and turtles are all reptiles.So, are these animals the direct descendants of dinosaurs?Some scientists say it`s actually birds that are the descendants of dinosaurs.This may seem unbelievable, because birds have feathers,wings and most of them can fly.These characteristics seem completely different from those of dinosaurs. But if you have seen the fossil of an ancient bird called the archaeopteryx , you may have noticed some similarities in form between the archaeopteryx and some dinosaurs.Recently,dinosaur fossils which share many properties with birds have been found(another/after/one). Some of them are said to have had feathers on thier body, In view of this evidence, more and more scientists have come to think that birds have evolved from dinosaurs of some kind. If dinosaurs hadn`t existed, there wouldn`t be any birds today. It`s a real surprise that two animals that look so different are so closely related to each other.
1空所(1)に入れる語として適切なものを選べ。
アexisted イhave existed ウexist エwill exist
2These characteristics とは何か。日本語で3つ書きなさい。
3(another/after/one).の語を正しく並べ換えなさい。
4If dinosaurs hadn`t existed, there wouldn`t be any birds today. を和訳しなさい。
5When did dinosaurs disappear from the Earth?
6次のa~eについて本文に合うものには○、合わないものには×を書きなさい。
a.All of the dinosaurs were gigantic.
b.Reptiles didn‘t disappear from the Earth.
c.There are no dinosaur fossils which share properties with birds.
d.Some dinosaurs probably had feathers on their body.
e.Some scientists think dinosaurs are the direct descendants of birds.