2022年广东大学英语考试模拟卷九

2022年广东大学英语考试模拟卷九

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1.AIDAdministratorBryanRatwoodsaysthecountriesaffectedmostwiII

beconcentratinginsuchareasas.

A.NorthAmerica

B.SouthAmerica

C.Europe

D.Africa,Asia,andLatinAmerica

2.AIDwiIInowconcentrateonsustainabledeveIopmentprogramsinsome

fiftynationsfocusingonkeyareasnotincluding.

A.environment

B.population

C.culture

D.economicgrowth

3.{{I}}Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwi11begiven10secondstoanswereachquestion.

NowIistentothenews.{{/I}}

InavisittoGermany,PopeJohnPaulsaidisresponsibleforthe

16thcenturyschismledbyMartinLuther.

A.boththeCatholicsandProtestants

B.theCatholics

C.theProtestants

D.neitherofthetwo

4.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

SANTEE,CALIF—Whennewsbrokeaboutthemayhemandkillingat

SantanaHighSchooI,CharlesWi11iamsfranticallydashedtotheschooI

tomakesurehis15-year-oldsonwasn'thurt.Ashesearchedthechaotic

tableauofsobbingteensandpaniekedparents,WiIIiamscalledagirl:

"DeyouknowwhereAndyis"Herquietreply:"Withthecops."

UntiIthatmoment,Williamsapparentlyhadnoideawhathisson,

CharlesAndrew,hadplannedtothatmorningwhenhelefttheirsmaII

apartmentinthistownnortheastofSanDigoo.But,sadly,othershad

aclue.Theteenhadbraggedtoseveralfriendsandatleastoneadult,

29-year-oldChrisReynolds,abouthisschemetoshoothisclassmates.

Someofhisfriendsthoughtitwassimplyblusterfromakid.Yettwo

ofthemweresoconcernedthattheypattedWi11iamsdownthatmorning.

Theydidn*tgofarenoughtofindhisfather*s22-caliber,long-barrel

revolverinWilliams'syeIlowbackpack.

BombsandhitIists.Evenbeforelastweek,sshooting,thecoIIective

culturehadbeenchanging.Lastmonth,potentiaIdisasterswerefoiled

inschooIsfromNewYorktoCaliforniabecausestudentsreportedtheir

concerns.JustdaysaftertheSantanaHighshooting,studentstippedoff

policewhoarrestedahandfuIofkidsatseveralotherCaliforniaschooIs

fora11egedIymakingthreatsthatincIudedpIottingtoputabombona

teacher1sdeskanddrawingupahitIistof16students."Theclimate

ischangingwhereyoungpeopIearemorewillingtoreportthreats,but

thatchangeishappeningslowly."saysRonStephens,executivedirector

oftheNationaISchooISafetyCenter."Santeeiscertainlyalessonin

that.Wemustcontinua11yworkwithyoungpeopIeaboutwhyitisintheir

interesttocomeforward."

That1stoughtask,consideringchiIdrenaretaughtalmostfrom

kindergarten,nottotattle.Noonewantstobeaninformer,butasTom

Hall,SanDiegoschooIssecuritychief,says:"We1vegottogetkids

tounderstandthatthereisapropertimetotell."ArecentSecret

ServicestudyfoundthatinmorethanthreequartersofschooIshootings,

theattackertoldsomeone,aImostalwaysapeer,abouthisplanbeforehand.

Onlytwiceoutof37easesdidthatkidtelIanadult."Weaslaypeople,

kidsandadults,don*tneedtomakethedecisionaboutwhethersomeone

isjoking,nsaysMarcetaReilly,superintendentoftheKansasschooI

districtwhereastudentlastmouthturnedinthreeteensforana11eged

plottoblowuptheschooI,"Itisimportanttoturnitovertosomeone

whocaninvestigateitproperly."

Overal11schooIviolenceisdown,despitetheoutpouringof

high-profiIeshootingsthatoftenproduceimitatorsincludingmanyafter

Santee.NoonewantedtotakeanychancesinElmira,N.Y.,wheretheentire

townhasworkedtopreventanotherCoIumbina.Lastmonth,students

noticedan18-year-oldstudentactingoddlyonthebus.Afterstudents

toldschooIauthorities,anofficerfound18pipebombsandasawed-off

shotguninagreenbaganda22-semiautomaticpistoIfoldedinhis

trousers."We*vetriedtofosteranewattitude:Thisisnotsnitching",

saysChemungCountyDistrictAttorneyJohnTrice."Thesearekidswho

havedecided,'Idon,twantanyonetogethurt.'"

BuiIies.SomecIassmatesdescribedAndyWilliamsasafriendly,quiet

kid.Butotherssaidhewasdeeplytroubled,disturbedbytheseparation

fromhismother,whohadbeendivorcedfromhisfatherforabout10years.

TheyoungsterwasalsoafrequenttargetofbuIIies.ExportsbeIievethe

SanteeshootingwiIIfueIaredoublingofanti-bullyingeffortsthat

beganafterColumbina.Coloradoisworkingonabillthatwouldrequire

alIschooIstodevelopbully-preventionplans.AnewlawrequiresNew

Hampshireschoolboardstoadoptanti-buIlyingpolicies.Oregonis

consideringabiIIthatwouldbanbullying.

SomeparentsandciviIIibertariansmayworrythattheSantee

shootingwi11renewzeaIforCoIumbina-inspired,butmuchcriticized,

zero-tolerancepolicies.Alreadylastweek,storiesofstudentsbeing

suspendedorarrested-someturnedinbyfellowteens-werecomingin

fromacrossthenation.AndtheschooIs*newcredo:Silenceisn'tgolden.

Howdoyouunderstandtheword"mayheminparagraph1

A.Firing.

B.Bombing.

C.Disaster.

D.Violentdisorder.

5.{{I}}Questions9and10arebasedonthefollowingnews.Attheend

ofthenewsitem,youwiIIbegiven10secondstoanswereachquestion.

NowIistentothenews.{{/1}}

SofarthePontifftothedemand.

A.hasdecidedtogivein

B.isnotgoingtogivein

C.hasshownnosignofgivingin

D.isreadytocounterattack

6.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

SANTEE,CALIF—Whennewsbrokeaboutthemayhemandkillingat

SantanaHighSchooI,CharlesWi11iamsfranticallydashedtotheschooI

tomakesurehis15-year-oldsonwasn1thurt.Ashesearchedthechaotic

tableauofsobbingteensandpaniekedparents,WiIIiamscalledagirl:

"DeyouknowwhereAndyis“Herquietreply:"Withthecops."

UntiIthatmoment,Williamsapparentlyhadnoideawhathisson,

CharlesAndrew,hadplannedtothatmorningwhenhelefttheirsmaII

apartmentinthistownnortheastofSanDigoo.But,sadly,othershad

aclue.TheteenhadbraggedtoseveraIfriendsandatleastoneadult,

29-year-oldChrisReynolds,abouthisschemetoshoothisclassmates.

Someofhisfriendsthoughtitwassimplyblusterfromakid.Yettwo

ofthemweresoconcernedthattheypattedWi11iamsdownthatmorning.

Theydidn*tgofarenoughtofindhisfather*s22-caliber,long-barrel

revolverinWilliams'syeIlowbackpack.

BombsandhitIists.Evenbeforelastweek*sshooting,theco11ective

culturehadbeenchanging.Lastmonth,potentiaIdisasterswerefoiled

inschooIsfromNewYorktoCaliforniabecausestudentsreportedtheir

concerns.JustdaysaftertheSantanaHighshooting,studentstippedoff

policewhoarrestedahandfuIofkidsatseveralotherCaliforniaschools

foralIegedIymakingthreatsthatincIudedpIottingtoputabombona

teacher*sdeskanddrawingupahitIistof16students."Theclimate

ischangingwhereyoungpeopIearemorewillingtoreportthreats,but

thatchangeishappeningslowly."saysRonStephens,executivedirector

oftheNationaISchooISafetyCenter."Santeeiscertainlyalessonin

that.WemustcontinuallyworkwithyoungpeopleaboutMiyitisintheir

interesttocomeforward."

That'stoughtask,consideringchiIdrenaretaughtalmostfrom

kindergarten,nottotattle.Noonewantstobeaninformer,butasTom

Hall,SanDiegoschooIssecuritychief,says:"We'vegottogetkids

tounderstandthatthereisapropertimetotell."ArecentSecret

ServicestudyfoundthatinmorethanthreequartersofschooIshootings,

theattackertoldsomeone,aImostalwaysapeer,abouthisplanbeforehand.

Onlytwiceoutof37easesdidthatkidtelIanadult."Weaslaypeople,

kidsandadults,don*tneedtomakethedecisionaboutwhethersomeone

isjoking,nsaysMarcetaReilly,superintendentoftheKansasschool

districtwhereastudentlastmouthturnedinthreeteensforanaIIeged

plottoblowuptheschooI,"Itisimportanttoturnitovertosomeone

whocaninvestigateitproperly.M

OveralI,schooIviolenceisdown,despitetheoutpouringof

high-profiIeshootingsthatoftenproduceimitatorsincludingmanyafter

Santee.NoonewantedtotakeanychancesinEimira,N.Y.,wheretheentire

townhasworkedtopreventanotherCoIumbina.Lastmonth,students

noticedan18-year-oldstudentactingoddlyonthebus.Afterstudents

toldschooIauthorities,anofficerfound18pipebombsandasawed-off

shotguninagreenbaganda22-semiautomaticpistoIfoldedinhis

trousers."We*vetriedtofosteranewattitude:Thisisnotsnitchingn,

saysChemungCountyDistrictAttorneyJohnTrice."Thesearekidswho

havedecided,'Idon,twantanyonetogethurt.’"

Bu11ies.SomecIassmatesdescribedAndyWilliamsasafriendly,quiet

kid.Butotherssaidhewasdeeplytroubled,disturbedbytheseparation

fromhismother,whohadbeendivorcedfromhisfatherforabout10years.

TheyoungsterwasaIsoafrequenttargetofbu11ies.ExportsbeIievethe

SanteeshootingwiIIfuelaredoublingofanti-buIlyingeffortsthat

beganafterColumbina.Coloradoisworkingonabillthatwouldrequire

alIschooIstodevelopbulIy-preventionplans.AnewlawrequiresNew

Hampshireschoolboardstoadoptanti-buIlyingpolicies.Oregonis

consideringabi11thatwouldbanbullying.

SomeparentsandciviIIibertariansmayworrythattheSantee

shootingwiIIrenewzeaIforCoIumbina-inspired,butmuchcriticized,

zero-tolerancepolicies.Alreadylastweek,storiesofstudentsbeing

suspendedorarrested-someturnedinbyfellowteens-werecomingin

fromacrossthenation.Andtheschools1newcredo:Silenceisn'tgolden.

Itcanbeinferredfromthepassagethat.

A.CharlesWilliamshadtriedtopreventhissonfromthekilling

B.CharlesAndrewkepthisschemetoshootasatopsecret

C.peoplewhohadtheclueofthekillingdidnottakeAndrew*swords

seriouslyexcepttwo

D.someofAndrew?sclassmatesfoundarevolverinhisbackpack

7.

{{B}}TEXTA{{/B}}

SANTEE,CALIF—Whennewsbrokeaboutthemayhemandkillingat

SantanaHighSchoo11CharlesWilliamsfranticallydashedtotheschool

tomakesurehis15-year-oldsonwasn1thurt.Ashesearchedthechaotic

tableauofsobbingteensandpaniekedparents,Williamscalledagirl:

"DeyouknowwhereAndyis"Herquietreply:"Withthecops."

UntiIthatmoment,Williamsapparentlyhadnoideawhathisson,

CharlesAndrew,hadplannedtothatmorningwhenhelefttheirsma11

apartmentinthistownnortheastofSanDigoo.But,sadly,othershad

aclue.Theteenhadbraggedtoseveralfriendsandatleastoneadult,

29-year-oldChrisReynolds,abouthisschemetoshoothisclassmates.

Someofhisfriendsthoughtitwassimplyblusterfromakid.Yettwo

ofthemweresoconcernedthattheypattedWi11iamsdownthatmorning.

Theydidn*tgofarenoughtofindhisfather,s22-caliber,long-barrel

revolverinWilliams'syeIlowbackpack.

BombsandhitIists.EvenbeforeIastweek1sshooting,thecollective

culturehadbeenchanging.Lastmonth,potentiaIdisasterswerefoiled

inschooIsfromNewYorktoCaliforniabecausestudentsreportedtheir

concerns.JustdaysaftertheSantanaHighshooting,studentstippedoff

policewhoarrestedahandfuIofkidsatseveralotherCaliforniaschools

foraIIegedIymakingthreatsthatincIudedpIottingtoputabombona

teacher*sdeskanddrawingupahitIistof16students."Theclimate

ischangingwhereyoungpeopIearemorewillingtoreportthreats,but

thatchangeishappeningslowly.*'saysRonStephens,executivedirector

oftheNationaISchooISafetyCenter.nSanteeiscertainlyalessonin

that.Wemustcontinua11yworkwithyoungpeopleabout疝yitisintheir

interesttocomeforward."

That1stoughtask,consideringchiIdrenaretaughtalmostfrom

kindergarten,nottotattle.Noonewantstobeaninformer,butasTom

Hall,SanDiegoschoolssecuritychief,says:"We*vegottogetkids

tounderstandthatthereisapropertimetotell."ArecentSecret

ServicestudyfoundthatinmorethanthreequartersofschooIshootings,

theattackertoldsomeone,aImostaIwaysapeer,abouthisplanbeforehand.

Onlytwiceoutof37easesdidthatkidtelIanadult."Weaslaypeople,

kidsandadults,don*tneedtomakethedecisionaboutwhethersomeone

isjoking,MsaysMarcetaReilly,superintendentoftheKansasschooI

districtwhereastudentlastmouthturnedinthreeteensforanaIIeged

plottoblowuptheschooI,"Itisimportanttoturnitovertosomeone

whocaninvestigateitproperly.n

OveralI,schooIviolenceisdown,despitetheoutpouringof

high-profiIeshootingsthatoftenproduceimitatorsincludingmanyafter

Santee.NoonewantedtotakeanychancesinEimira,N.Y.,wheretheentire

townhasworkedtopreventanotherCoIumbina.Lastmonth,students

noticedan18-year-oldstudentactingoddlyonthebus.Afterstudents

toldschooIauthorities,anofficerfound18pipebombsandasawed-off

shotguninagreenbaganda22-semiautomaticpistoIfoldedinhis

trousers."We*vetriedtofosteranewattitude:Thisisnotsnitching",

saysChemungCountyDistrictAttorneyJohnTrice."Thesearekidswho

havedecided,'Idon'twantanyonetogethurt.’"

BuiIies.SomecIassmatesdescribedAndyWilliamsasafriendly,quiet

kid.Butotherssaidhewasdeeplytroubled,disturbedbytheseparation

fromhismother,whohadbeendivorcedfromhisfatherforabout10years.

TheyoungsterwasaIsoafrequenttargetofbu11ies.ExportsbeIievethe

Santeeshootingwi11fuelaredoublingofanti-bullyingeffortsthat

beganafterColumbina.ColoradoisworkingonabiIIthatwouldrequire

alIschooIstodevelopbulIy-preventionplans.AnewlawrequiresNew

Hampshireschoolboardstoadoptanti-buIlyingpolicies.Oregonis

consideringabi11thatwouldbanbullying.

SomeparentsandciviIIibertariansmayworrythattheSantee

shootingwi11renewzeaIforCoIumbina-inspired,butmuchcriticized,

zero-tolerancepolicies.Alreadylastweek,storiesofstudentsbeing

suspendedorarrested-someturnedinbyfeIlowteens-werecomingin

fromacrossthenation.Andtheschools'newcredo:Silenceisn'tgolden.

Whichofthefollowingstatementsistrue

A.Stoneofthetreatscanberemoved.

B.Youngpeopleplayaminorroleintippingthepoliceoffsomeaccidents.

C.Itisfoundthattheattackerislikelytotellhisplanbeforehand

tohispeer.

D.Itisnotdifficulttomakeyoungpeopleunderstandwhyitisintheir

interesttotattle.

8.

{{BJJTEXTA{{/B}}

SANTEE,CALIF—Whennewsbrokeaboutthemayhemandkillingat

SantanaHighSchooI,CharlesWiIIiamsfranticallydashedtotheschooI

tomakesurehis15-year-oldsonwasn1thurt.Ashesearchedthechaotic

tableauofsobbingteensandpaniekedparents,WiIIiamscalledagirl:

"DeyouknowwhereAndyis"Herquietreply:"Withthecops."

UntiIthatmoment,Williamsapparentlyhadnoideawhathisson,

CharlesAndrew,hadplannedtothatmorningwhenhelefttheirsma11

apartmentinthistownnortheastofSanDigoo.But,sadly,othershad

aclue.Theteenhadbraggedtoseveralfriendsandatleastoneadult,

29-year-oldChrisReynolds,abouthisschemetoshoothisclassmates.

Someofhisfriendsthoughtitwassimplyblusterfromakid.Yettwo

ofthemweresoconcernedthattheypattedWi11iamsdownthatmorning.

Theydidn1tgofarenoughtofindhisfather*s22-caliber,long-barrel

revolverinWilliams*syeIlowbackpack.

BombsandhitIists.Evenbeforelastweek*sshooting,thecoIIective

culturehadbeenchanging.Lastmonth,potentiaIdisasterswerefoiled

inschooIsfromNewYorktoCaliforniabecausestudentsreportedtheir

concerns.JustdaysaftertheSantanaHighshooting,studentstippedoff

policewhoarrestedahandfuIofkidsatseveralotherCaliforniaschools

fora11egedIymakingthreatsthatincIudedpIottingtoputabombona

teacher1sdeskanddrawingupahitIistof16students."Theclimate

ischangingwhereyoungpeopIearemorewillingtoreportthreats,but

thatchangeishappeningslowly.nsaysRonStephens,executivedirector

oftheNationaISchooISafetyCenter."Santeeiscertainlyalessonin

that.WemustcontinuaIlyworkwithyoungpeopIeabout岫yitisintheir

interesttocomeforward."

That1stoughtask,consideringchiIdrenaretaughtalmostfrom

kindergarten,nottotattle.Noonewantstobeaninformer,butasTom

Hall,SanDiegoschoolssecuritychief,says:MWeJvegottogetkids

tounderstandthatthereisapropertimetotell."ArecentSecret

ServicestudyfoundthatinmorethanthreequartersofschooIshootings,

theattackertoldsomeone,aImostaIwaysapeer,abouthisplanbeforehand.

Onlytwiceoutof37easesdidthatkidtelIanadult."Weaslaypeople,

kidsandadults,don'tneedtomakethedecisionaboutwhethersomeone

isjoking,wsaysMarcetaReilly,superintendentoftheKansasschooI

districtwhereastudentlastmouthturnedinthreeteensforanaIIeged

plottoblowuptheschooI,"Itisimportanttoturnitovertosomeone

whocaninvestigateitproperly.n

OveralI,schooIviolenceisdown,despitetheoutpouringof

high-profiIeshootingsthatoftenproduceimitatorsincludingmanyafter

Santee.NoonewantedtotakeanychancesinEimira,N.Y.,wheretheentire

townhasworkedtopreventanotherCoIumbina.Lastmonth,students

noticedan18-year-oldstudentactingoddlyonthebus.Afterstudents

toldschooIauthorities,anofficerfound18pipebombsandasawed-off

shotguninagreenbaganda22-semiautomaticpistoIfoldedinhis

trousers."We1vetriedtofosteranewattitude:Thisisnotsnitching",

saysChemungCountyDistrictAttorneyJohnTrice."Thesearekidswho

havedecided,'Idon'twantanyonetogethurt.’"

BuiIies.SomecIassmatesdescribedAndyWilliamsasafriendly,quiet

kid.Butotherssaidhewasdeeplytroubled,disturbedbytheseparation

fromhismother,whohadbeendivorcedfromhisfatherforabout10years.

TheyoungsterwasalsoafrequenttargetofbuIIies.ExportsbeIievethe

SanteeshootingwiIIfuelaredoublingofanti-bullyingeffortsthat

beganafterColumbina.ColoradoisworkingonabiIIthatwouldrequire

alIschooIstodevelopbulIy-preventionplans.AnewlawrequiresNew

Hampshireschoolboardstoadoptanti-buIlyingpolicies.Oregonis

consideringabiIIthatwouldbanbuIIying.

SomeparentsandciviIIibertariansmayworrythattheSantee

shootingwi11renewzeaIforCoIumbina-inspired,butmuchcriticized,

zero-tolerancepolicies.Alreadylastweek,storiesofstudentsbeing

suspendedorarrested-someturnedinbyfellowteens-werecomingin

fromacrossthenation.AndtheschooIs*newcredo:Silenceisn'tgolden.

Whatdoesthelastparagraphte11us

A.AndyWilliams'parents,divorcehassomenegativeeffectsonhim.

B.AndyWilliamswasratherpopularbecauseheusedtobequitefriendly.

C.Anti-bullyingpoliciesareadoptedbyallschoolsinColorado.

D.Silenceisstronglybannedinschools.

9.{(B)}TEXTC{{/B}}

OncefoundalmostentirelyinthewesternUnitedStatesandinAsia,

dinosaurfossiIsarenowbeingdiscoveredona11sevencontinents.Ahost

ofnewrevelationsemergedin1998thatpromisetoreshapescientists'

viewsofdinosaurs,includingwhattheyIookedIikeandwhenandwhere

theyIived.

ItisdoubtfulthatTyrannosaurusRexhadIipsorthatTriceratops

hadcheeks,saysLawrenceWitmer,anassistantprofessorofanatomyat

OhioUniversityinAthens,Ohio.Witmerwasaleadingresearcherfora

studyondinosauranatomythatwaspresentedattheannualmeetingof

theSocietyforVertebratePaIeontoIogy,whichconeIudedonOctober3

inSnowbird,Utah.

Witmer'sstudyreacheditsconclusionsbyusinghigh-tech

computerizedaxialtomograpIy(CTorCAT)scansalongwithcomparative

anatomystudies.Forexample,thetheorythatTriecratopsandsimilar

dinosaurspecieshadcheekswasbasedonpastcomparisonswithmammaIs

suchassheep.ButWitmer*scarfulanalysisfoundthestructureofthe

triceratopsjawandskulImadeitmoreIikelythatTriceratopshadabeak

Iikethatofaneagle.Witmersaidthatscientistsshouldusebirdsand

crocodilesasmodeIswhenresearchingtheappearanceofdinosaurs.

InearlyOctoberscientistsannouncedthattheyhadconfirmedthe

discoveryofanewtypeofceratopsiandinosaur.Thedinosaur,sbones,

foundinNewMexicoin1996,areforeingpaIeontoIogiststorethinktheir

theoriesaboutwhenceratopsiausmigratedtowhatisnowNorthAmerica.

Scientistspreviouslythoughtthatceratopsians,thegroupthat

incIudedtheweII-knownTriceratops,arrivedinNorthAmericafromAsia

between70mi11ionand80mi11ionyearsago.Duringthistime,thelate

GretaceousPeriod,theearth,stwosupercontinents-Laurasiainthe

northandGondwanaIandinthesouth-wereintheprocessofpulling

apart,cuttingdinosaurpopulationsofffromeachotherandiinterrupting

migratorypatterns.

ThefossiIizedbones,foundbyeight-year-oldChristopherWolfeand

hisfather,paleontologistDougWolfeoftheMesaSouthwestMuseumin

Arizona,datetoabout90millionyearsago.Thiscouldmeanthat

ceratopsiansoriginatedinNorthAmericaandmigratedtoAsiaratherthan

thereverse,paleontologistssaid.DougWolfenamedtheimportantnew

speciesofdinosaurZuniceratopschristopheriafterhisson.

AnexpeditionfromtheUniversitiesofAlaskainAnchorageand

FairbankshasdiscoveredaregioninremotenorthernAlaskasorichin

fossiIizeddinosaurtracksthatteammembersdubbeditthendino

expressway".Thetrampledareawasfoundduringthesummerof1998in

Alaska,sNorthSlopeneartheBrooksRange.

Theteamfound13newtracksitesandmadecastsfromtheprintsof

fivedifferenttypesofdinosaurs.Therockinwhichtheprintswerefound

datestomorethan100miIIionyearsago,orabout25miIIionyearsolder

thanthepreviouslydiscoveredsignsofdinosaursintheArcticregion.

PaIeontoIogistssaidthatthenewfindingsprovideimportantevidence

thatdinosaursmigratedbetweenAsiaandNorthAmericaduringtheearly

andmid-CretaceousPeriod,beforeAsiasplitoffintoitsowncontinent.

TworichfossiIsitesinthehillsofBoliviahavebeenrecently

discovered,excitingpaleontoIogistsanddinosaurbuffs.Thisdiscovery

includesoneofthemostspectaculardinosaurtrackwayseverfound.

ThediscoveryofaIargesiteinthemountainregionofKilaKilain

southernBoliviawasannouncedinearlyOctober.Herescientistsfound

thetracksofatleasttwounknownspeciesofdinosaur.Theseincluded

alargequadruped(four-foot-ed)dinosa