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     People have reported seeing a wild man-like creature in the Himalayas. They call it a Yeti. Each report produces similar descriptions of the creature. Yetis are said to be heavily-built and hairy. People believe that it sometimes comes down from the mountains to attack villagers.

    In 1998,an American mountain climber said that he saw a Yeti on the Chinese side of the Himalayas. ^uIt walked like a human but it had thick black fur and was about six feet tall with huge shoulders,very long arms and large hands”’ he said.

   Ten Chinese engineers also reported that they saw a Yeti in the Shennongjia National Forest Park in western Hubei Province. The engineers ran after the creature,which ran with an amazing speed and strength.

   In 1970. 1. 089 footprints were discovered in the snow near Bossburg,Washington in the United States. Footprints are one of the few pieces of hard evidence supporting the existence (存在) of Yetis. These footprints are about 14 to 18  inches long,5 to 9 inches wide and much larger than those of a human. Also,they are always deeper than footprints made right next to them by men.

   Some scientists think that these footprints are not left by Yetis. They say that the footprints could have been made by bears or other animals. They have found that the sun often causes footprints in the snow to become larger. Some scientists even think that these footprints could have been made by people playing a joke.

   Dr Krantz,a scientist from Washington State University,has studied reports of Yetis for many years. He believes that there are Yetis while studying the

footprints. He says that this creature possibly lived in Asia some 3 ,000,000 years ago. It could have made its way to other parts of the world and lived on until today.  根据短文内容完成表格中所缺信息，每空一词。 General descriptions of Yetis Hpavilv-built with much 1 . Coming down from the mountain to 2 villagers. Places where Yetis were seen Himalayas . Thev walked like a 3 . . They had thick black fur,huge shoulders,long arms and large hands. Shennongjia National Forest Park . The Yeti was so 4 and fast that the engineers couldn’t catch up with it. Bossburg,Washington in the USA . 5  footprints were discovered： 14 to 18 inches long,5 to 9 inches wide. . They are 6 than those men made right next to them. Scientists’ 7 about whether there are Yetis No . Bears and other animals could have made them. . The footprints became larger 8 of the sun. . People could have made them for 9  a joke. Yes . It's 10 that Yetis lived in Asia some 3 ,000,000 years ago. . They could have traveled to other parts of the world and lived on until now. 1.  2.  3.  4.   5   6.  7.  8.   9.  10.

Answer 1

1.hair/fur

 (根据文中句子 Yetis are said to be heavily-built and hairy.可知，传说中的野人身上有厚厚的毛发。)

2. attack 

(根据文中句子 People believe that it sometimes comes down from the mountains to attack villagers.人们认为传说中 的野人有时下山袭击村民。)

3. human 

(根据文中句子“It walked like a human but it had thick black fur and was about six feet tall with huge shoulders,very long arms and large hands”’he said.可知野人像人类一样 步行。)

4. strong 

(分析文中句子 The engineers ran after the creature,which ran with an amazing speed and strength.可知神农架的野 人身体强壮，跑得快。)

5. 1.089

(根据文中句子 In 1970.1. 089 footprints were discovered in the snow near Bossburg,Washington in the United States.可知答案。)

6. deeper

 (根据文中句子 Also,they are always deeper than footprints made right next to them by men.可知答案。)

7. ideas/opinions/thoughts

 (此处右框的内容是科学界的两种不 同的观点。)

8. because 

(分析文中句子 They have found that the sun often causes footprints in the snow to become larger.可知科学家分析 了脚印大的原因。)

9. playing 

(根据文中句子 Some scientists even think that these footprints could have been made by people playing a joke.可知 答案。)

10. possible 

(根据文中句子 He says that this creature possibly lived in Asia some   3. 000.000 years ago.可知此处填形容词 possible。)