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Passage 1(原创)
Elephants' trunks (象鼻) are amazing. They weigh over 200 pounds (91 kilograms), but there 1 no bones in an elephant's trunk. That helps explain why they can bend and twist, and be used 2 so many different ways.
Elephants use their trunks to breathe, to smell, and to make sounds. Though trunks aren't connected 3 elephants' stomachs, they are used to grab around 400 pounds (180 kilograms) of food every day and bring it to the elephants' mouths.
But elephants' trunks are also strong enough to be used for fighting. They're made 4 pure muscle, and can lift things as heavy as 770 pounds (350 kilograms). The scientists wanted to learn more 5 how elephants' trunks deal with small things that don't weigh much.
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Passage 2(原创)
Planet Word is a museum all about words and languages in Washington,D.C. The museum is designed mainly 1 teenagers, but most adults can also learn from it and enjoy 2 visit to it.
In one room, a video plays, showing babies saying their first words. Another room invites listeners to speak and learn about different languages. Native speakers of 28 languages and two sign languages teach people sayings in those languages. They also explain how language shapes their understanding of the world and why words cannot be separated 3 culture.
One room is all about books. It is designed to look 4 an old, rich library. Books line the shelves. When a book 5 placed on the table, a recorded reading begins and pictures appear.
Friedman, Planet Word's founder and director, hopes people will leave the museum with a better understanding of the words they use every day and the world of languages around them.
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Passage 3(2021·株洲茶陵县模拟改编)
There was a little boy named Harry. He had a dream that he could fly like birds. There was another little boy named Mike. He was disabled. He wished he could walk and run 1 other persons.
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