Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorld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。MonstersinScotlandItissaidthatNessieisalakemonsterinhabitingLochNessinScotland.Thismonsterisoneofthebestknowncryptids(未知生物)studiedbycryptology(密码学).Popularbeliefandinterestintheanimalhasfluctuatedovertheyearssinceitcametotheworld’sattentionin1933.Evidenceofitsexistenceislargelyanecdotal(轶闻趣事的),withminimal,andmuchdisputed，photographicmaterialandsonarreading,therehasnotbeenanyphysicalevidence(skeletalremains,captureofaliveanimal,definitivetissuesamplesorspoor)uncoveredasof2008.AsimilarlochmonsternamedMoragisreportedtoliveinLochMora，Scotland.AfterNessieherself，MoragisamongthebestknownofScotland’slegendarymonsters.SecretsinStoneStonehengeisagroupofhugestonesinEngland.Itwasprobablybuiltabout5，000yearsago.Sohowdiditsmakersmanagetotransport，shape，raiseandconnectthegiantstones？Evenmoremysterious,howdidtheyknowhowtopositionthestonesinexactlytherightspotstomeasurethemovementsofthesunandthemoon?Theansweris:nooneknows.Therearemegaliths,orbigstones,allovertheworld.OnEasterIslandthereareabout900giantstoneheads.Thestatuesarefrom3to12metreshigh.Someweighover45tons.That’smorethantheweightofsevenelephants!HowdidthestatuesgetonEasterIsland?Alegendsaystheywalkedthere.Themysteryisstillwaitingtobesolved.SectionⅠIntroduction&ReadingandVocabulary—Comprehending重点单词写作词汇1.attackvt.袭击；攻击2.creaturen.动物；生物3.greyadj.灰色的4.claimvt.声称5.surfacen．表面；水面6.calmadj.平静的7.covervt.占地(多大面积)拓展词汇8.frighteningadj.吓人的→frightenvt.使害怕→frightenedadj.害怕的；受惊的→frightn．害怕9.existvi.存在→existencen．存在10.sharpadj.锋利的；尖的→sharpenv．使锋利11.mysteriousadj.神秘的→mysteryn．神秘；神秘的事物12.unlikelyadj.不可能的→unlikeadj.不同的，不相似的阅读词汇13.monstern．怪物14.footprintn.脚印；足迹15.hairyadj.毛的；多毛的16.clawn.爪17.nailn.(手、脚的)指甲；爪18.journaln.杂志；学报；期刊19.sightingn.(珍奇动物等的)目击；发现20.sealn．海豹21.hornn.(动物头上的)角22.divevi.潜水23.scepticaladj.怀疑的；不相信的24.unlikelyadj.不可能的25.volcanicadj.火山的重点短语1.get__close__to接近，靠近2.be__sceptical__about对……怀疑3.cover__an__area__of...占有……的面积4.be__back__in__the__news再次成为新闻5.stick__out伸出重点句型1.claimtohavedonesth.声称做过某事：Heclaims__to__have__seen(声称看见了)aroundblackcreaturemovingquicklythroughthewater.2.Therebe句型的完成式：Therehavebeen...：There__have__been__reports(一直就有报道)ofmonstersinLakeTianchisincethebeginningofthelastcentury,althoughnoonehasseenonecloseup.3.beunlikelytodo...不可能做……：Theysaythatthelowtemperaturelakeis__unlikely__to__be__able__to__support(不可能存活)suchlargelivingcreatures.Readthetextandmatchthemainideaofeachparagraph.1．Para.1A．ThelatestsightingoftheTianchimonster.2．Para.2B．AthirdsightingoftheTianchimonster.3．Para.3C．InformationaboutLakeTianchi.4．Para.4D．MoreinformationabouttheTianchimonster.5．Para.5E．AnotherrecentsightingoftheTianchimonster.答案：1－5.AEBDCReadthetextcarefullyandchoosethebestansweraccordingtothetext.1．HowmanyreportsofsightingarewrittenabouttheTianchimonsterindetailinthispassage?A．Twoinrecenttime.B．Threeinrecenttime.C．Twosincethebeginningofthelastcentury.D．Threesincethebeginningofthelastcentury.2．Whoreportedthatthemo...
