1、Module 6 Unexplained Mysteries of the Natural World我们这个世界充满了奥秘，而且其中的一些似乎是永远的未解之谜。它们深深地吸引着我们去探索其背后的真相。Monsters in ScotlandIt is said that Nessie is a lake monster inhabiting Loch Ness in Scotland.This monster is one of the bestknown cryptids (未知生物) studied by cryptology (密码学)Popular belief and intere
2、st in the animal has fluctuated over the years since it came to the worlds attention in 1933.Evidence of its existence is largely anecdotal (轶闻趣事的)，with minimal，and much disputed，photographic material and sonar reading，there has not been any physical evidence (skeletal remains，capture of a live anim
3、al，definitive tissue samples or spoor) uncovered as of 2008.A similar loch monster named Morag is reported to live in Loch Mora，Scotland.After Nessie herself，Morag is among the best known of Scodands legendary monsters.Secrets in StoneStonehenge is a group of huge stones in England.It was probably b
4、uilt about 5，000 years ago.So how did its makers manage to transport，shape，raise and connect the giant stones？Even more mysterious，how did they know how to position the stones in exactly the right spots to measure the movements of the sun and the moon? The answer is: no one knows.There are megaliths
5、，or big stones，all over the world.On Easter Island there are about 900 giant stone heads.The statues are from 3 to 12 metres high.Some weigh over 45 tons.Thats more than the weight of seven elephants! How did the statues get on Easter Island? A legend says they walked there.The mystery is still wait
6、ing to be solved.判断正误1Nessie is the bestknown cryptids studied by cryptology.()2No one knows for sure how the makers of Stonehenge managed to transport，shape，raise and connect the giant stones.()3The statues get on Easter Island walked there.()【答案】13FTFSectionReading (Introduction & Reading and Voca
7、bulary)新生词汇初识.匹配下列单词的词性及汉语意思1attackAn.表面；水面2footprint Bn.脚印；足迹3creature Cvt.占地(多大面积)4claim Dvt.袭击；攻击5surface Eadj.怀疑的，不相信的6calm Fadj.平静的7sceptical Gvt.声称8cover Hn.动物；生物【答案】18DBHGAFEC.选择下列句中相应词组的汉语意思A接近；靠近 B对怀疑C占有的面积 D再次成为新闻E伸出 F不可能做某事1They are unlikely to come since the weather is so bad. 2The town，
8、which we visited the other day，covers an area of 5 square kilometers. 3Davids house is quite close to the Global Theater. 4Mary was skeptical about the solution so she decided to find a better one. 5The health of teachers should be back in the news. 【答案】15FCABD教材语篇细研第一步速读了解文章主题和段落大意速读P52教材课文，匹配段落大意1
9、Part 1 (Paras.13) ASome information about Lake Tianchi.2Part 2 (Para.4) BThree reports about the monster in the Lake Tianchi.3Part 3 (Para.5) CDifferent opinions on monsters in the Lake Tianchi.【答案】13BCA第二步细读把控文章关键信息细读P52教材课文，选择最佳答案1Read the beginning of the passage and decide where it comes from AA
10、 tourist guideBA newspaperCA dictionary DA scientific journal2Li Xiaohe and his family were able to see the monster clearly because Athey were close to the monsterBthe water was very cleanCthe weather was fine and the lake was calmDthey used a telescope3The underlined word in this sentence “Scientis
11、ts，however，are sceptical” means that Aknowing sth.wellBknowing nothingChaving funDhaving doubts4The following statements about Lake Tianchi are true EXCEPT that Ait is the highest volcanic lake in the worldBit is 2，189 meters highCit covers an area of about ten square kilometersDit is 370 meters dee
12、p【答案】14BCDD第三步精读能力升华接轨高考根据P52教材课文，在空白处填入1个适当的单词或括号内单词的正确形式Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world，1.covering (cover) an area of about ten square kilometers.The “Monster of Lake Tianchi” 2.attracts (attract) peoples attention again after several recent sightings.3.Though there was no o
13、ne getting a clear look at the mysterious creature，a local photographer claimed that its head looked like a horse.And some soldiers had ever seen it moving on the surface of the water and found that it had 4.a round head with 10centimetre horns.Someone else had also noticed that the creature moved 5
14、.quickly (quick) through the water and then dived into it.Several minutes later，it appeared again and could be seen clearly because 6.of the calm lake.There 7.have been (be) reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century.Some people even guess that 8.there might be similar creatures in other lakes，9.but the scientists are sceptical about it.They all think that it is unlikely 10.that such large living creatures live in the lowtemperature lake.
