外研版英语必修四Module-6-Unexplained-Mysteries-of-the-Natu

CutemonstersinfilmsScarymonstersinfilmsThesemonstersareonlyexistinourimagination.Isthereanyrealmonstersexistinthemysteriousworld?ButLochNessMonsterTheJerseyDevilPrinceChupaTheMonsterofTianchiBefore-readingHowmuchdoyouknowaboutLakeTianchi?1.Whereisit?2.Howbig/deepisit?IntheChangbaiMountainsinJilinProvince.Itcoversanareaofabouttensquarekilometers.Inplacesitisover370mdeep.1．Whatdoesthistexttellus?A．ThemonsterofLakeTianchi.B．SomethingabouttravelinTianchi.C．SomestrangescenesofLakeTianchi.D．Someonehasseenthemonstercloseup.2.Readthebeginningofthepassageanddecidewhereitcomesfrom.A.AtouristguideB.AnewspaperC.AdictionaryD.AscientificjournalParagraph1Paragraph2Paragraph3Paragraph4Paragraph5a.informationaboutLakeTianchib.thelatestsightingc.moreinformationabouttheTianchimonsterd.anotherrecentofTianchimonstere.athirdsightingoftheTianchimonsterbdecaReadthepassageandmatchtheparagraphswiththeirmainmeanings.Readthetextcarefullyagainandcompletethefollowingchart.PeopleWhattheysaworsaidaboutthemonsterMenFanyingItseemedtobe1.______incolouranditjumpedoutofthewaterlike2.______.XueJunlinItsheadlookedlike3._______.ThesoldiersItwasgreenish-blackandhadaroundheadwith4.__________________.Itswam5._____________ofthewaterforabouttwominutes.blackasealahorse10-centimetrehornsonthesurfaceLiXiaoheHesawa(n)6.___________creaturemovingquicklythroughthewaterforthreeorfourhundredmetersandthenit7._________thewater.Tenminuteslateritappearedagainandrepeatedtheaction.ManypeopleItmaybe8.______________oftheLockNessmonsterinScotlandandtheremightbe9._______________inotherlakesaroundtheworld.ScientistsThelow-temperaturelakesis10._______tobeabletosupportsuchlargelivingcreatures.roundblackdivedintoadistantcousinsimilarcreaturesunlikelyCareful-reading1.Howmanysightingsofthemonsterdoesthearticlereport?2.Whosawthemonsterclearly,andwhy?3.Whichdescriptionofthemonsterismostdetailed?Three.Mr.LiXiaoheandhisfamily,becausetheweatherwasfineandthelakewascalm.Thesoldiers’.4.Whenwasthemonsterfirstsighted?7.WhatisspecialaboutLakeTianchi?Thebeginningoflastcentury.It’sthehighestvolcaniclakeintheworld.课文缩写语法填空LakeTianchiisthe1.highest(high)volcaniclakeintheworld,2.covering(cover)anareaofabouttensquarekilometers.The“MonsterofLakeTianchi”attractspeople'sattentionagainafterseveralrecentsightings.3.Thoughtherewasnoonegettingaclearlookatthe4.mysterious(mystery)creature,alocalphotographerclaimed5.thatitsheadlookedlikeahorse.Andsomesoldiershadeverseenitmovingonthesurfaceofthewaterandfoundthatithadaroundheadwith10centimeterhorns.Someoneelsehadalsonoticedthatthecreaturemovedquicklythroughthewaterandthendivedintoit.Severalminuteslater,itappearedagainandcouldbeseen6.clearly(clear)becauseofthecalmlake.There7.havebeen(be)reportsofmonstersinLakeTianchisincethe8.beginning(begin)ofthelastcentury.Somepeopleevenguessthattheremightbesimilarcreaturesinotherlakes,butthescientistsaresceptical9.aboutit.Theyallthinkthat10.itisunlikelythatsuchlargelivingcreaturesliveinthelowtemperaturelake.I.SkimmingReadthepassagequicklyandanswerthequestion.1.Whatdoesthetitle“Don’ttakeScotland’s‘monster’seriously”mean?Sincethereisnorealevidencetoprovethatthiscreaturereallyexists,peopledon’tconsiderthemonsterasafearsomeanimal.Theyjusthavefunwiththestoryandenjoytheride.II.Scanning1.WhydoestheauthormentionthelocalwomanAldieMackay?BecauseshespottedthemonsterinthewatersofLochNessanditwasheraccountthatbroughtthelegendoftheso-calledLochNessMonsterintothepubliceye.2.Whathashappenedsincethearticlewaspublished?AccordingtoScotland’sofficialtourismwebsite,therehavebeenover1,000eyewitnessaccountsandlotsofunexplainedevidence,leavingscientistsbaffled.3.Whatdoestheanimallooklike?Itsmostwell-knownimageisthatofananimalresemblingamixbetweenadinosaurandadragon.4.Whatarethe“Nessiehunting”tripslike?Thetripsaren’ttobetakentooseriously:Eachoftheboat’swindowshasaNessie-shapeddrawingonitandtheboat’sguidestellfunnystoriesandmakejokeswiththepassengersastheysailacrossthebeautifullake.堂测1.bebackinthenews2.seemtobe3.jumpoutof...4.getaclearlookat5.coveranareaof再次成为新闻似乎从……中跳出看清楚……占地……面积1.在喜马拉雅山中2.生气3.伸出,凸出4.潜入5.对……表示怀疑intheHimalayasgetangrystickoutdiveintobescepticalabout在我的印象里，他一直努力而自知，每天从食堂吃饭后，他总是习惯性地回到办公室看厚厚的专业书不断提升和充实自己，他的身上有九零后少见的沉稳。同事们恭喜他，大多看到了他的前程似锦，却很少有人懂得他曾经付出过什么。就像说的：“如果这世上真有奇迹，那只是努力的另一个名字，生命中最难的阶段，不是没有人懂你，而是你不懂自已。”而他的奇迹，是努力给了挑选的机会。伊索寓言中，饥饿的狐狸想找一些可口的食物，但只找到了一个酸柠檬，它说，这只柠檬是甜的，正是我想吃的。这种只能得到柠檬，就说柠檬是甜的自我安慰现象被称为：“甜柠檬效应”。一如很多人不甘平庸，却又大多安于现状，大多原因是不知该如何改变。看时，每个人都能从角色中看到自已。高冷孤独的安迪，独立纠结的樊胜美，乐观自强的邱莹莹，文静内敛的关睢尔，古怪精灵的曲筱绡。她们努力地在城市里打拼，拥有幸或不幸。但她依然保持学习的习惯，这样无论什么事她都有最准确的判断和认知；樊胜美虽然虚荣自私，但她努力做一个好HR，换了新工作后也是拼命争取业绩；小蚯蚓虽没有高学历，却为了多卖几包咖啡绞尽脑汁；关睢尔每一次出镜几乎都是在房间里戴着耳机听课，处理文件；就连那个嬉皮的曲筱潇也会在新年之际为了一单生意飞到境外……其实她们有很多路可以走：嫁人，啃老，安于现状。但每个人都像个负重的蜗牛一样缓缓前行，为了心中那丁点儿理想拼命努力。今天的努力或许不能决定明天的未来，但至少可以为明天积累，否则哪来那么多的厚积薄发和大器晚成？身边经常有人抱怨生活不幸福，上司太刁，同事太蛮，公司格局又不大，但却不想改变。还说：“改变干嘛？这个年龄了谁还能再看书考试，混一天是一天吧。”一个“混”字就解释了他的生活态度。前几天我联系一位朋友，质问为什么好久不联系我？她说自已每天累的像一条狗，我问她为什么那么拼？她笑：“如果不努力我就活得像一条狗了。”恩，新换的上司，海归，虽然她有了磨合几任领导的经验，但这个给她带来了压力。她的英语不好，有时批阅文件全是大段大段的英文，她心里很怄火，埋怨好好的中国人，出了几天国门弄得自己像个洋鬼子似的。上司也