When we look at birds，we tend to focus on their plumage.But many birds have colorful body parts that are not feathers.So a group of scientists wondered if dinosaurs，the distant ancestors of birds，also had some shining body parts.According to a study published this week，some dinosaurs might have had colorful feet and faces，and these bright body fashions could have been used to attract their mates.
"Living birds use a collection of pigments（色素） and can be very colorful on their legs and around their eyes，" lead author Sarah Davis said in the University of Texas at Austin on Thursday. "We could expect that extinct dinosaurs expressed the same colors."
As is known to us，carrots are a famous example of how carotenoids（胡萝卜素）make food orange.Data analysis from the past also suggested insights into modern birds.They also give birds their bright yellow，orange and red colors.The study found birds with plant-based diets with plenty of carotenoids tend to have more bright colors in more places on their bodies than meat-focused birds. "The earliest dinosaurs were as big as a small horse and ate such large birds or animals，" said the study's co-author Julia Clarke， "so this led to the coloration of dinosaurs' skin."
However，the fossil（化石） record doesn't give scientists a lot to go on when it comes to determining what color the dinosaurs have，but the study suggests some bright new possibilities for what dinosaurs might have looked like.
（1）What does the underlined word "plumage" in paragraph 1 refer to？ AA
A．Feather.
B．Shape.
C．Foot.
D．Face.
（2）What might contribute to dinosaurs' bright color according to Julia Clarke？ DD
A．Plants in their habitat.
B．Carrots in their bodies.
C．Color from their mates.
D．Pigments from their diets.
（3）What did researchers do to draw their conclusion？ BB
A．They analyzed species of birds.
B．They examined data and fossil.
C．They did research on various animals.
D．They studied the function of pigments.
（4）Where is the text probably taken from？ BB
A．A book review.
B．A news report.
C．A guidebook.
D．A collection of stories.
【答案】A；D；B；B
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