Ⅰ.Fastreading

　　1．What does this text tell us?

　　A．The monster of Lake Tianchi.

　　B．Something about travel in Tianchi.

　　C．Some strange scenes of Lake Tianchi.

　　D．Someone has seen the monster close up.

　　答案：A

　　2．Read the text quickly and find out the main idea of each paragraph.

　　①Para.1　 A．a third sighting of the Tianchi monster

　　②Para.2　 B．the latest sighting of the Tianchi monster

　　③Para.3　 C．information about Lake Tianchi

　　④Para.4　 D．more information about the Tianchi monster

　　⑤Para.5 E．another recent sighting of Tianchi monster

　　答案：①～⑤　BEADC

　　Ⅱ.Carefulreading

　　Choose the best answer according to the text.

　　1．Where does the beginning of the text come from?

　　A．A tourist guide.　 B．A newspaper.

　　C．A dictionary. D．A scientific journal.

　　2．Li Xiaohe and his family were able to see the monster clearly because .

　　 A．they were close to the monster

　　 B．the water was very clean

　　 C．the weather was fine and the lake was calm

　　 D．they used a telescope

　　3．What is special about Lake Tianchi?

　　A．It is the highest volcanic lake in the world.

　　B．It is the deepest volcanic lake in the world.

　　C．It is the biggest volcanic lake in the world.

　　D．Its average depth is 370 metres.

　　4．How many sightings of the monster does the article report?

　　A．One.　　　　B．Two.

　　C．Three. D．Four.

　　5．The following statements about Lake Tianchi are true EXCEPT that .

　　 A．it is the highest volcanic lake in the world

　　 B．it is 2,189 meters high

　　 C．it covers an area of about ten square kilometers

　　 D．it is 370 meters deep

　　答案：1～5　BCACD

　　Ⅲ.Studyreading

　　Analyze the following difficult sentences in the text.

　　1．Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse.

　　[句式分析]　句中although引导让步状语从句，在主句中含有一个that引导的宾语从句。a local photographer在句中作同位语。

　　[尝试翻译]　尽管没有人看清楚过神秘怪物的真面目，但当地一位摄影师薛俊林声称怪物的头看起来像马头。

　　2．Mr. Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.

[句式分析]　句中that引导宾语从句，在从句中包含because引导的原因状语从句。