Have you ever been startled by a loud
noise or by someone appearing suddenly behind you on dark night or by a snake in
the grass Do you remember the sudden, tight feeling in your chest, the way your
heart started go pound, the way you seemed to breathe more rapidly Such
reactions occurred because you were frightened. Your brain sent a signal to the
special gland (腺) in your body caned the adrenal (肾上的) gland. Other parts of
your body were involved, too, but the adrenal gland has a very special
function. The adrenal gland is located on top of your kidney. Since you have two kidneys. You also have two adrenal glands. Each adrenal gland is divided into two parts: a cortex (外皮) and a medulla (髓质). The cortex forms the outer shell; the medulla forms the central core. Both the cortex and the medulla secrete (分泌) hormones, but they hav A. the human brain B. glands and systems in the body C. the cortex of the adrenal gland D. the medulla of the adrenal gland [填空题]
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Every Chinese will tell you that it was built in the Qin Dynasty, the ruler (统治者) of which was Qin Shihuang. In fact it took a long period of time to build it in China’s history. We can hardly tell how many years it took. We don’t know how many stones were used to build the wall. We don’t know how many people died in building the Great Wall. We only can say that it was built with the blood and sweat (汗水) of the Chinese working people. The Great Wall has stood there for thousands of years. It is the pride of the Chinese nation. If you have a chance to go to China some day, be sure to go there and have a look at the great wonder. The writer writes this passage for ______. A. Chinese readers B. foreign readers C. children 我来回答: 提交
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