Module6UnexplainedMysteriesoftheNaturalWorldPeriodOneWarmup&Reading(Ⅰ)基础落实Ⅰ.课文理解1.Wheredoesthebeginningofthetextcomefrom?A.Atouristguide.B.Anewspaper.C.Adictionary.D.Ascientificjournal.2.Whatdoesthistexttellus?A.SomethingabouttheMonsterofLakeTianchi.B.SomethingabouttravelinTianchi.C.SomestrangescenesofLakeTianchi.D.Someonehasseenthemonstercloseup.3.WhatisspecialaboutLakeTianchi?A.Itisthehighestvolcaniclakeintheworld.B.Itisthedeepestvolcaniclakeintheworld.C.Itisthebiggestvolcaniclakeintheworld.D.Itsaveragedepthis370metres.4.Howmanysightingsofthemonsterdoesthearticlereport?A.One.B.Two.C.Three.D.Four.Ⅱ.课文缩写The“MonsterofLakeTianchi”attractspeople’sattentionagainafterseveralrecent1.________.Thoughtherewasnoonegettingaclearlookatthe2.________creature,alocalphotographer3.________thatitsheadlookedlikeahorse.Andsomesoldiershadeverseenitmovingonthe4.________ofthewaterandfoundthatithadaroundheadwith10centimetrehorns.Someoneelsehadalsonoticedthatthecreaturemovedquicklythroughthewaterandthen5.________intoit.Sometimelater,it6.________againandcouldbeseenclearlybecauseofthe7.______lakeandfineweather.TherehavebeenreportsofmonstersinLakeTianchisincethebeginningofthelastcentury.Somepeopleevenguessthattheremightbesimilarcreaturesinotherlakes,butthescientistsare8.________aboutit.Theyallthinkthatitis9.________thatsuchlargeliving10.________liveinthelowtemperaturelake.Ⅲ.介、副词填空1.Itoftengetsangryandwillattackanyonewhogoesclose________it.2.Itistallandhasagreyfaceandlongclawsinstead________hands.3.Themonster,whichseemedtobeblack________colour,wastenmetresfromtheedgeofthelakeduringthemostrecentsighting.4.Somephotoshavebeentakenbuttheyarenotclearbecauseitwastoofar________.5.Itis2,189metreshighandcoversanarea________abouttensquarekilometres.能力提升阅读理解AThenumberofanimalsinUganda’snationalparkshasincreasedoverthepastdecade,theUgandaWildlifeAuthority(UWA)says.Thenumberofspeciesthathavebeendeclaredextinctisoverestimated(过高估计),somescientistshavesaid.Astudyhasfoundthatathirdofallmammalspeciesdeclaredextinctinthepastfewcenturieshaveturnedupaliveandwell.Someoftheshyercreaturesmanagedtohidefromsightfor80yearsonlytoreappearwithinfouryearsofbeingofficiallynamedextinctinthewild.Theshyokapi—anAfricananimallikeagiraffebutwithashorterneck—wasfirstdiscoveredintheDemocraticRepublicofCongoin1901.Thenitseemedtovanish(消失)fordecadesfrom1959；itwasbelievedthatithaddiedout.Butin,someresearchersfoundokapitracksinthewild.Othermammals“backfromthedead”includetheratlikeCubanrat,theflyingfoxoftheSolomonIslands,theAustraliancentralrockratandtheTalaudflyingfoxofIndonesia.However,manyscientistsbelievetheworldisgoingthroughanew“massextinction”causedbymankind—morespeciesaredisappearingnowthanatanytimesincethedinosaursvanished65millionyearsago.Forexample,theTasmanianWolfinAustralia,theQuagga,theCaspianTiger,theStellersSeaCowhavealldisappeared.AccordingtotheInternationalUnionfortheConservationofNature,22percentoftheworld’smammalsareatriskofextinction.InBritain,morethantwoplantandanimalspeciesarebeingwipedouteachyear.1.WhichofthefollowingisTRUEaboutUganda’snationalparks?A.Manyanimalshavehiddentherefor80years.B.Theokapiwaslastseentherebeforedisappearing.C.Athirdofallmammals“backfromthedead”arelivingthere.D.Thenumberofanimalstherehasincreasedoverthepasttenyears.2.Whenwastheokapithoughttobee...
