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1、Wordsmonster attack footprint hairy frightening creature greyn. 怪物怪物 vt. 袭击；攻击袭击；攻击 n. 脚印；足迹脚印；足迹adj. 毛的；多毛的毛的；多毛的adj. 吓人的吓人的n. 动物；生物动物；生物adj. 灰色的灰色的 claw exist sharp nail journal sighting seal mysterious claimn. 爪爪vi. 存在存在adj. 锋利的；尖的锋利的；尖的n. 指甲；爪指甲；爪n. 杂志；学报；期刊杂志；学报；期刊n. 目击；发现目击；发现n. 海豹海豹adj. 神秘的神秘
2、的vt. 声称声称 surface horn dive calm sceptical unlikely volcanic covern. 表面；水面表面；水面 n. （动物头上的）角（动物头上的）角vi. 潜水潜水adj. 平静的平静的adj. 怀疑的；不相信的怀疑的；不相信的adj. 不可能的不可能的adj. 火山的火山的vt. 占地（多大面积）占地（多大面积）Crop circles 麦田怪圈麦田怪圈Have you ever heard of these things?Nessie (英国苏格英国苏格兰北部的兰北部的)尼斯湖尼斯湖水怪水怪 UFO 不明飞行物不明飞行物 Hanging G
3、ardens of Babylon巴比伦空中花园巴比伦空中花园 The Bigfoot大脚大脚The Yeti雪人雪人 Look at the pictures and match them with the descriptions on page 51.aThe BigfootbThe YeticThe Loch Ness MonsterdThe Grey man1 _ is a monster that lives high up in the Himalayas.2 _ got its name because of its large footprints.3 _ is a frig
4、htening creature that lives in Scotland.4 One of the most famous monsters in the world is the _.abcd attack claw creature dinosaur footprint hairy monster spirit tail1an animal, especially if you dont know 2 what kind of animal it is _2an unknown animal that is big and3 frightening _Find the words i
5、n the stories. Now match them with the definitions.creaturemonster3 with a lit of hair _ 4 the mark left on the ground by a foot _5 a part that sticks out at the back of an animals body _6 a large animal that lived thousands of years ago _7 something that continues to exist after death _8 the sharp
6、nails that some animals and birds have on their feet _9 to use violence against someone _attackclawsdinosaur tailspirithairyfootprint1. Have you been to Lake Tianchi? Which province does it lie in? 2. Have you ever heard of the “Monster of Lake Tianchi”? 3. Do you believe there is a monster in Lake
7、Tianchi?To get general ideasa tourist a newspapera dictionary a scientist journalRead the beginning of the passage and decide where it comes from.Whats the topic sentence of the text?A. The “Monster of Lake Tianchi” is back in the news after several recent sighting.B. The weather is fine and the lak
8、e was calm. The Monster of Lake Tianchi lives well.C. The monster is a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. To get detailed informationReading comprehension 11. According to the text, what did the monster look like? Black in color; jumped like a seal; its head looked like a horse.2.
9、How many people saw it? About 200.1. Who else saw the animal? A group of soldiers.2. What were they doing? They were walking along the side of the lake.3. What did it look like? It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10cm horns.1. What did Li Xiaohe see? A round black creature moving quickl
10、y through the water. After 300 or 400 meters it dived into the water.2. Why could they see the animal clearly? The weather was fine and the lake was calm.1. How long was the history of reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi? Since the beginning of the last century.2. What do many people think? The mons
11、ter may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland and there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world.3. What do the scientists think? The low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.Information about Lake Tianchi:Height:Area:Dep
12、th:2189 m10 km2370 m deep in some places1. How many sightings of the monster does the article reporter? Three.2. Which description of the monster is most detailed? The soldiers description.3. What is special about Lake Tianchi? Its the highest volcanic lake in the world.1. We can conclude from the f
13、irst sentence in Paragragh 1 that _.A. the “Monster of Lake Tianchi” had been reported before.B. the “Monster of Lake Tianchi” must have been a strange fish.C. Lake Tianchi is the highest lake in China.D. Lake Tianchi lies between Jilin Province and Hei- longjiang Province.Reading comprehension 22.
14、Why were the photos not clear?A. Because it is under deep water.B. Because the weather was not fine enough.C. Because the water in Lake Tianchi was not so clear.D. Because the monster was too small to be seen clearly.3. According to the scientists, large living creatures cannot exist _. A. in hot wa
15、ter B. in bright sunlight C. in low temperature D. under deep water To solve difficult pointsattack 袭击袭击A girl was attacked and robbed by two strong men. 抨击抨击He was attacked for his corruption(腐败腐败). launch/make an attack on 对对发动攻击发动攻击They launched an attack on the enemy. frightening & frightened-in
16、g (物物) & - ed (人人) I was _ at his _ look.frighten 恐吓某人恐吓某人They tried in vain to frighten him with threats.他们百般威胁恐吓，依然无效。他们百般威胁恐吓，依然无效。frightenedfrighteningclaim to do sth. “宣称，声称宣称，声称” 做某事做某事He claimed to have seen the Monster of Tianchi.claim的意思还有：的意思还有：要求，认领要求，认领Has anyone claimed this watch?索赔，索取
17、索赔，索取Did you claim the insurance (保险保险) after your car accident?cover 1. 覆盖覆盖 The mountain is covered with snow all the year round.2.包含，涉及包含，涉及 The book covers many important events. 3. 走完（一段路程）走完（一段路程） The red army covered a Long March .4. 报道报道 The reporters are covering the earthquake.adapt to 适应适
18、应adapt sb. to 使某人适应使某人适应我已经适应住在这里了。我已经适应住在这里了。I have adapted to living here.= I have adapted myself to living here.新生对于那些规定适应得很慢。新生对于那些规定适应得很慢。The new students are very slow to adapt to the rules.adapt oneself to 使自己适应使自己适应He adapted himself to the cold weather.Translation1. 他很快适应了这里的气候了。他很快适应了这里的气候
19、了。 Soon he adapted (himself) to the climate here.2.任何同意这个计划的人举起手。任何同意这个计划的人举起手。 Anyone who agrees to the plan puts up his hand.3.自从上世纪初这种怪物已经灭绝了。自从上世纪初这种怪物已经灭绝了。 This species of monster has died out since the beginning of last century.4. 由于这场大雨他不可能来这里了。由于这场大雨他不可能来这里了。 He is unlikely to come here due
20、 to the heavy rain.5. 他声称见过这种已经绝迹了的怪物。他声称见过这种已经绝迹了的怪物。 He claimed that he had seen the species of monster that had died out.6. 在远处我看见大火熄灭了。在远处我看见大火熄灭了。 I saw the fire die out in the distance.Lake TianchiThe highest 1._lake in the world2. _ metres highCovering an area of about 3. _ square kilometresM
21、ore than 4. _ metres deep in some placesvolcanic2,189ten370Meng FanyingDirector of a local5. _ officeThe monster seemed to be 6. _ in color.It jumped out of the water like a 7. _.Xue JunlinA local 8. _ _The monsters head looked like a 9. _.touristblacksealphoto- grapherhorseA group ofsoldiersThe cre
22、ature was greenish-black and had a round head with 10-centimetre 10. _.hornsLi Xiaohe andhis familyVisitors A 11. _ black creature moved quickly through the water for three or four hundred metres and then 12. _ into the water.rounddivedScientistsAttitude: 13. _The 14. _ lake is unlikely to be able t
23、o support such large living creatures.scepticallow-temperature appear calm claim dive horn repeat sceptical seal sighting temperatureChoose the best way to complete the definitions of the words in the box.1 a sighting is when someone _. (a) sees something (b) finds something (c) puts something somew
24、here2 A seal is _. (a) a kind of animal (b) a swimmer (c) a kind of boat 3 If you claim something you_. (a) say it is true (b) say it is not true (c) are not telling the truth4 A horn is a type of bone which comes out of an animals _. (a) tail (b) head (c) back5 If you dive into water you go _. (a)
25、feet first (b) bottom first (c) hands and head first6 If you repeat something you _. (a) do it again (b) stop doing it (c) do it many times7 Something which appears can be _. (a) seen (b) heard (c) touched8 Calm water is not_. (a) dangerous (b) deep (c) moving9 If you are skeptical about something y
26、ou _. (a) know nothing about it (b) believe it to be true (c) dont really believe it10 The temperature of something is _. (a) how heavy it is (b) how hot or cold it is (c) how deep it isThe “Monster of Lake Tianchi”, the _ volcanic lake in the world, in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, nort
27、heast China, is _ in the _ after several recent sightings. The director of a local _, Meng Fanying, said he saw a monster in the lake. It seemed to be black _, ten metres from the _ of the lake during the most recent sighting.highestbackfocustourist officein colouredgeIn another recent sighting, a g
28、roup of soldiers _ they saw an animal _ on the surface of the water. A third report came from Li Xiaohe. He _ have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one has seen one _
29、. claimmovingclaims toclose upMany people think the monster may be _ of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be _ creatures in other lakes around the world. Scientists, however, are _. They say that the low temperature lake _ be able to _ such large living creatures. a distant cousinsimilarscepticalis unlikely tosupport
