4. Some photos have been taken but they are not clear because it was too far .

3. The monster,which seemed to be black colour,was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting.

2. It is tall and has a grey face and long claws instead hands.

课后作业

I.介、副词填空

1. It often gets angry and will attack anyone who goes close it.

2. There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of last century.

翻译:      

仿写：自从他来到我们学校，学校发生了巨大变化。

II.课文缩写

The “Monster” of Lake Tianchi,the highest 1. lake in the world,is back in the news af- ter several recent sightings. But no one has ever got a clear look at the 2. creature. In one sighting,as is 3. by the director of a local tourist office,it is black and jumped out of the water like a seal. In another recent 4. ，a group of soldiers watched it 5. for about 2 minutes. A third report came from a family who claimed to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water and then 6. into the water. Many people think the monster may be a 7. cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. Scientists,however,are 8. . They say the low-temperature lake is 9. to be able to 10. such a large living creature.

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

   A. One. B. Two. C. Three. D. Four.

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.

2. What does this text tell us?

   A. Something about 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.

课前预习

I.课文理解

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

   A. A tourist guide. B. A newspaper.

   C. A dictionary. D. A scientific journal.