Foundations Reading 11B

Chap 22 Reading 11B MONSTERS OF THE DEEP Sea monsters are not just imaginary. Millions of years ago, real monsters actually lived on Earth. Eyes in the Dark Temnodontosaurus was definitely an unusual animal. Its name means "cuttingtooth lizard," and with good reason—it had very big teeth. It also had some of the largest eyes in nature. They were over 25 centimeters across! With such big eyes, Temnodontosaurus could easily find its food in the dark water. Terror of the Deep Kronosaurus—the "Kronos lizard"—lived in the seas that once covered Australia. But it probably used its fins to climb out of the water and lay its eggs on land. Its head was two meters long, and its teeth were as big as bananas! The main purpose of strong jaws and teeth like these was to catch smaller animals. In fact, Kronosaurus was one of the most dangerous predators of all time. The Stalker Known as the "lord of the seas," Thalassomedon was a large sea monster with a very long neck. It also had a special way of hunting fish: It carried stones in its stomach! These helped keep the largest part of its body and tail down in the dark water. Meanwhile, its long neck slowly rose up toward the fish. The fish didn't have a chance to get away from Thalassomedon. They couldn't see the sea monster until it was too late!

第22章 阅读11B 深海怪物 海怪不仅仅是虚构的。 数百万年前，真正的怪物实际上生活在地球上。 黑暗中的眼睛 特姆诺多特龙绝对是一种不同寻常的动物。 它的名字的意思是“切牙蜥蜴”，而且有充分的理由——它有非常大的牙齿。 它还有一些自然界中最大的眼睛。 它们的直径超过25厘米！ 有了这么大的眼睛，Temnodotosaurus很容易在黑暗的水中找到食物。 深渊的恐怖 克罗诺斯龙——“克罗诺斯蜥蜴”——生活在曾经覆盖澳大利亚的海域。 但它可能是用鳍爬出水，在陆地上产卵的。 它的头有两米长，牙齿像香蕉一样大！ 像这样强壮的下巴和牙齿的主要目的是捕捉较小的动物。 事实上，克龙是有史以来最危险的捕食者之一。 潜行者被称为“海洋之王”，海水浴水母是一种脖子很长的大型海怪。 它还有一种特殊的捕鱼方式：肚子里装着石头！ 这些有助于将其身体和尾巴的大部分放在黑暗的水中。 与此同时，它长长的脖子慢慢地向鱼抬起。 这条鱼没有机会离开海水浴水母。 他们看不见海怪，直到为时已晚！

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