Question

【题目】In the north of Scotland there is a lake called Loch Ness. It’s the deepest lake in the UK. People say a big monster (妖怪) lives in the water. It weighs at least 1,000 kilos. A lot of people went to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster, but only a few people said they saw it. Nobody knows if they really saw it.

The Loch Ness Monster is a famous story. People first told it over 500 years ago, but it became popular later. In 1993, somebody said he saw a big monster in the middle of the lake. After that, some people also said they saw a monster in Loch Ness. A few people took photos, but some of them weren’t real photos. Then scientists worked hard to find out the fact. They took lots of photos, but they couldn’t find the monster.

Is there really a monster in the lake? There is no evidence(证据). But there is also no evidence that there is not. One thing is true: plenty of people go there for it every year.

【1】Loch Ness is a _______.

A. monster B. lake C. river D. scientist

【2】Paragraph 1 tells us that _______.

A. some people saw the lake B. nobody saw the real monster

C. the monster makes people interested D. people know what the monster looks like

【3】The second paragraph tells about _______.

A. who first told the story about the Loch Ness Monster

B. when people took photos of the Loch Ness Monster

C. why scientists worked hard to find the Lock Ness Monster

D. how the story of the Loch Ness Monster became popular

Answer 1

【答案】

【1】B

【2】C

【3】D

【解析】

试题分析：在苏格兰北部有一个深湖叫做尼斯湖。它是英国最深的湖。传说湖里有一个巨大的水怪。很多人对尼斯湖的水怪产生兴趣。没有真正的证据说明在尼斯湖里有没有怪物。但每年都会吸引大量的人去那儿探秘。

【1】B细节理解题。根据文中语句“In northern Scotland there is a deep lake called Loch Ness.”理解可知，Loch Ness是个湖的名字，故选B。

【2】C理解归纳题。根据短文中的句子“A lot of people went to Loch Ness to look for this strange monster,”可知，很多人对尼斯湖的水怪产生兴趣。答案为C。

【3】D理解归纳题。根据文中语句理解可知，此段主要介绍了尼斯湖水怪的故事如何受欢迎的。故答案选D。