https://newsforkids.net/articles/2026/07/30/new-species-of-monkey-discovered-in-congo/
"Likweli" is a new kind of monkey recently (1)________(discover) in the forest of Congo. The monkey has orange lips and sounds like a croaking frog (牛蛙). This makes it one of the (2)________(strange) animals in the world.
The first hint of these monkeys came in 2008, when researchers (3)________(take) a photo that was not clear. The picture was hard to see, (4)________ no one paid much attention to it. Four years later, another photo showed the monkey clearly. Scientists found its bright orange lips very (5)________(impress).
Over the next four years, researchers worked hard (6)________(find) more of these monkeys. They spent months (7)________(travel) through the forest and recording animal calls. DNA tests finally proved it was (8)________ new kind. The (9)________(protect) of these monkeys is now a serious worry. Scientists warn that the kind (10)________ be in danger if its home continues to disappear.
词汇短语精讲
1. sound like 听起来像
例句：The monkey has orange lips and sounds like a croaking frog.
提示：中考高频感官动词短语，写作中可用于生动描述
2. pay attention to 注意；关注
例句：no one paid much attention to it
提示：中考必考短语，to 为介词，后接名词/动名词
3. the first hint of …的第一个线索/迹象
例句：The first hint of these monkeys came in 2008
提示：hint 表示"线索、迹象"，the first hint of 是地道搭配
4. in danger 处于危险中
例句：the kind may be in danger if its home continues to disappear
提示：中考高频短语，反义为 out of danger（脱离危险）
5. a serious worry 一个严重的担忧
例句：The protection of these monkeys is now a serious worry.
提示：serious 修饰 worry 表示"严重担忧"，比 big worry 更书面
句子精讲（写作 · 长难句）
1. The first hint of these monkeys came in 2008, when researchers took a photo that was not clear.
结构：主句 The first hint of these monkeys came in 2008 → when 引导非限制性定语从句，修饰 2008（先行词是时间）→ 从句内 that 引导定语从句，修饰 a photo
语法：when 定语从句 + that 定语从句（从句套从句）
仿写：... in + 年份, when ___ did ___ that ___（用 when 引导时间定语从句补充背景，that 再修饰名词，比两个简单句更紧凑）
2. This makes it one of the strangest animals in the world.
结构：make（谓语）+ it（宾语，指代这种猴子）+ one of the strangest animals（宾语补足语）→ one of the + 最高级 + 复数名词，表示"最……之一"
语法：make + 宾语 + 宾语补足语 + one of the + 最高级
仿写：make + ___ + one of the + 最高级 + 复数名词（用 one of the 最高级表达"最……之一"，是作文亮点句型）
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