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The Monster of Lake Tianchi

The "Monster of Lake Tianchi" in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings. The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting. "It jumped out of the water like a seal—about 200 people on Changbai's western peak saw it," he said. Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse.

In another recent sighting, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal moving on the surface of the water. The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake, watched the creature swimming for about two minutes. "It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10-centimetre horns", one of the soldiers said.

A third report came from Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family. He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. After three or four hundred metres it dived into the water. Ten minutes later the monster appeared again and repeated the action. Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.

There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one has seen one close up. Some photos have been taken but they are not clear because it was too far away. Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. Scientists, however, are sceptical. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.

Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It is 2,189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometres. In places it is more than 370 metres deep.

76. How many sightings of the monster does the article report?

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77. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?

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78. Which description of the monster is most detailed?

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79. When was the monster first sighted?

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80. What is special about Lake Tianchi?

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BEIJING — After a night of wining and dining with 50 of China’s richest people, Warren Buffet and Bill Gates told the journalists on Thursday that the biggest difference between eating with Chinese tycoons(企业界大亨) and Western ones was the food.

    “I was amazed last night, really, at how similar the questions and discussions and all that were to those in the dinners we had in the U.S.,” said Mr. Buffett.

    Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates, two of the best known Westerners here, announced in September, 2010 that they planned to invite 50 wealthy Chinese tycoons to dinner in Beijing to encourage philanthropy(慈善事业) among China’s new rich.

    On Thursday, the two men pronounced the dinner a great success, saying that two-thirds of those invited had shown up, and that more than half of them had offered their own ideas on how Chinese philanthropy should work.

    The guest list wasn’t made public, but the Chinese news media reported that it included Jet Li, the movie star; Niu Gensheng, the founder of a Chinese dairy business; and Pan Shiyi and Zhang Xin, who control the SOHO China real estate(房地产) empire.

    As with four earlier dinners held in the United States, Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates said, no one at the Beijing event was asked to donate money or to promise to engage in charity. “Bill and I won’t be calling anybody. What happens in China will depend on what the Chinese people feel about a project of this sort,” said Mr. Buffett.

    China is widely reported to be second only to the United States in the number of dollar billionaires. Mr. Gates and Mr. Buffett said the nation was unique because its wealthy class had arisen almost wholly in the past 30 years, so the philanthropic practices established among European and American dynasties are new here, and open to change.

    The two said the dinner wasn’t a long planned matter, but an offshoot of a trip that Mr. Buffett had already scheduled to Guangdong and Hunan Provinces, where BYD Company, a maker of clean-energy automobiles, has factories. Mr. Buffett’s company, Berkshire Hathaway, holds a 10% stake(股金) in the company.

    But Mr. Gates suggested that their philanthropic trip wasn’t yet over. “We may do an event in India,” he said.

1.What is the text mainly about?

   A. A brief analysis of future philanthropy.

   B. The development of Chinese philanthropy.

   C. An introduction on Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates’ trip in China.

   D. A charity dinner held in Beijing by Mr. Buffett and Mr. Gates.

2.According to the first two paragraphs, Mr Buffett really wanted to say that ________.

   A. the dinner was quite a success   

   B. the food in the dinner was very delicious

   C. Chinese tycoons are similar to Western ones

   D. it was pleasing to discuss with Chinese tycoons

3.We can learn from the text that __________.

   A. China has the largest number of dollar billionaires in Asia

   B. many people have promised to donate money at dinner

   C. Beijing will be the last stop of their philanthropic trip

   D. the Chinese news media published the complete guest list of the dinner

4.The underlined words “an offshoot” in Paragraph 8 can probably be replaced by “________”.

   A. a report          B. an addition        C. a beginning            D. an end

仔细阅读下列10个句子，根据所给的首字母和中文意思提示在答题卷的相应位置写出所需单词
【小题1】If you turn on the lights when there is full of gas in the room , the house may__________. (爆炸)
【小题2】The old man dressed in black is one of my __________ (亲戚), so I must go to say hello to him.
【小题3】Traffic is getting heavier and heavier, people should be encouraged to use public ____________. (运输)
【小题4】It is no pleasure __________ (定居) in a place where there are no neighbors around.
【小题5】When he entered the meeting room, nobody said hello to him. He felt _________. (忽视)
【小题6】Lucy goes to school by bike every day, she says that c__________ is a good form of exercise.
【小题7】She looked calm, but a_________ she was very nervous.
【小题8】It s__________ me a lot to see how my neighbor treated their children.
【小题9】As we all know, one li is e___________ to half a kilometer.
【小题10】When you have a high fever, you will probably s__________ from a headache.

ⅠFill in the blanks with the proper words.

A. Reading

The “monster of Lake Tianchi” is 1____ in the news again after several recent sightings. The monster seemed to be black 2___ color. It 3____out of the water like a seal. Although no one really got a clear 4____ at the mysterious creature, a local photographer 5_____ that its head looked like a horse.

In another recent 6______, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal 7______ on the surface of the water. It was greenish-black creature and had round head 8______ 10-centimetre horns.

A third report came from Li Xiaohe. He claims to have seen the creature moving quickly through the water. After three or four hundred meters it 9_____ into the water. Ten minutes later the monster 10____ again and repeated the action.

There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the 11________ of the last century. Some photos have been 12______. Many people think that the monster may be a 13______ cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. Scientists, however, are 14_______. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.

Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It 15___an area of about 10 square kilometers.

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The Monster of Lake Tianchi

The "Monster of Lake Tianchi" in the Changbai Mountains in Jilin province, northeast China, is back in the news after several recent sightings. The director of a local tourist office, Meng Fanying, said the monster, which seemed to be black in colour, was ten metres from the edge of the lake during the most recent sighting. "It jumped out of the water like a seal—about 200 people on Changbai's western peak saw it," he said. Although no one really got a clear look at the mysterious creature, Xue Junlin, a local photographer, claimed that its head looked like a horse.

In another recent sighting, a group of soldiers claim they saw an animal moving on the surface of the water. The soldiers, who were walking along the side of the lake, watched the creature swimming for about two minutes. "It was greenish-black and had a round head with 10-centimetre horns", one of the soldiers said.

A third report came from Li Xiaohe, who was visiting the lake with his family. He claims to have seen a round black creature moving quickly through the water. After three or four hundred metres it dived into the water. Ten minutes later the monster appeared again and repeated the action. Mr Li Xiaohe said that he and his family were able to see the monster clearly because the weather was fine and the lake was calm.

There have been reports of monsters in Lake Tianchi since the beginning of the last century, although no one has seen one close up. Some photos have been taken but they are not clear because it was too far away. Many people think the monster may be a distant cousin of the Loch Ness monster in Scotland. They also think that there might be similar creatures in other lakes around the world. Scientists, however, are sceptical. They say that the low-temperature lake is unlikely to be able to support such large living creatures.

Lake Tianchi is the highest volcanic lake in the world. It is 2,189 metres high and covers an area of about ten square kilometres. In places it is more than 370 metres deep.

51. How many sightings of the monster does the article report?

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52. Who saw the monster clearly, and why?

_________________________________________________________________________

53. Which description of the monster is most detailed?

_________________________________________________________________________

54. When was the monster first sighted?

_________________________________________________________________________

55. What is special about Lake Tianchi?

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