[素材选自English in Mind Book 3]奇怪的生物In my hometo...

[素材选自English in Mind Book 3]

奇怪的生物

In my hometown there is a beautiful lake. It's in the middle of the mountains and the water is freezing. People don't go there very often. It's only on hot summer days that brave people go for a quick swim there because they believe that it's dangerous to swim there.

The story goes that one day some fishermen were fishing on the lake. When they pulled up their net, they saw they had caught a creature which looked like a person. They were terrified, and tried to kill it. But just then, a heavy thunderstorm began. The men disappeared, but their boat was found a few days later.

To be honest, I don't believe a single word of the story. But recently someone said he had seen the strange creature. He even showed a photo of it. Not surprisingly, the picture was so dark that it didn't show anything. On the Internet someone says the creature came from another planet and the police know this, but deny it because they don't want to frighten people.

Does the world really exist this kind of creature? Maybe only scientists can tell us the truth in the future. What we should do is to believe the science.

Word Bank

creature生物 terrified害怕的

1.When do people go swimming in the lake?

A.In spring. B.In summer. C.In autumn. D.In winter.

2.Why do people swim only for a short time in the lake?

A.Because the lake is dirty. B.Because the water is cold.

C.Because the lake is dangerous. D.Because swimming there isn't allowed.

3.What can we see in the picture?

A.Nothing. B.The creature. C.The lake. D.The fishermen.

4.What does the underlined word “deny” mean in Chinese?

A.接受 B.否认 C.怀疑 D.扣留

5.What's the passage mainly about?

A.Some fishermen. B.An interesting story.

C.The writer's hometown. D.A strange creature.

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