Section_ⅠIntroduction & Reading - Pre­reading

　　The Monster① of Lake Tianchi

　　The "Monster of Lake Tianchi" in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news② after several recent sightings③. The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be④ black in colour⑤， was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting. "It jumped out of the water like a seal⑥ - about 200 people on Changbai's western peak⑦ saw it，" he said. Although no one really got a clear look at⑧ the mysterious⑨ creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed⑩ that its head looked like a horse.

　　In another recent sighting, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal moving⑪ on the surface⑫ of the water. The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake⑬， watched the creature swimming⑭ for about two minutes. "It was greenish­black and had a round head with⑮ 10­centimetre horns⑯，" one of the soldiers said.

　　A third report⑰ came from⑱ Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family⑲. He claims to have seen⑳ a round black creature moving quickly through the water. After three or four hundred metres it dived\s\up1(21(21) into the water. Ten minutes later\s\up1(22(22) the monster appeared\s\up1(23(23) again and repeated the action. Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family \s\up1(24(24)were able to see the monster clearly\s\up1(25(25) because the weather was fine and the lake was calm\s\up1(26(26).

　　①monster/'mɒnstə/n.怪物

　　②be back in the news 再次成为新闻

　　③sighting/'saItIŋ/n.(珍奇动物等的)目击；发现

　　④seem to be 似乎是　There seems to be ... 似乎有......

　　⑤which引导非限制性定语从句，修饰先行词the monster, 且在从句中作主语。

　　⑥seal/siːl/n.海豹　　　⑦peak n．山峰

　　⑧get a clear look at 清晰地看

⑨mysterious/mI'stIəriəs/adj.神秘的