Question

Loch Ness, the largest freshwater lake in the British Isles, is twenty four miles long and, at one point, one mile wide. It has an average depth of four hundred and fifty feet and at times drops close to a thousand. It is cold and murky (混沌的), with dangerous currents. In short, it is the perfect place to hide a monster from even the sharpest eyes of science.
The Loch Ness Monster, also called Nessie, is supposedly living in this area. The earliest recorded sighting of the Loch Ness Monster was in the biography of Life of St. Columba by Adamnan in the year AD 565. The monster apparently attacked a man who was swimming in the River Ness.
The monster didn’t make headlines again until August 27, 1930, when 3 fishermen reported seeing a creature with 20 feet long approaching their boat, throwing water in the air. In 1933, after a new road was built along the edge of the Loch, the number of reports rose suddenly. Early in 1934, Author Grant, a young student, was out on his motorcycle one evening when he almost ran into the monster as it crossed the road. Grant’s description of the thing – small head, long thin neck and tail with a big body, seemed to match the appearance of the plesiosaur (蛇頸龍), an aquatic (水生的) type of dinosaur that has been extinct (已滅絕的) for 65 million years.
The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was formed in 1962 to act as a research organization for information about the creature. Even now, efforts have continued to find the monster. A great deal of information was discovered about the Loch, but there isn’t any yet to produce any specific evidence of a monster.
Skeptics (懷疑論者) argue that the water in the Loch is too cold for a plesiosaur to live in. They also argue that an air-breathing animal, like a whale or seal, would spend much more time on the surface than the creature seems to, and would be spotted more often.
Some scientists have wondered if the sightings might be caused by an underwater wave which is known to sometimes occur in deep, long, and cold lakes, like Loch Ness. Such a wave might push debris (廢棄物) to the surface that might look like a strange animal.
However, none of these is identified

1. 1.
   According to the skeptics, which of the following is TRUE?
   1. A.
      It is impossible for a monster to live in cold water
   2. B.
      The Loch Ness Monster often stays under the water
   3. C.
      The Loch Ness Monster is an air-breathing animal
   4. D.
      There is no so-called monster in Loch Ness
2. 2.
   Which of the following is the correct order for the things that happened in the passage?
   a. A young student met with a monster crossing the road.
   b. A swimmer was attacked by a monster in Loch Ness.
   c. A new road was built along the edge of the Loch.
   d. The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau was set up.
   e. Three fishermen saw a creature swimming towards their boat
   1. A.
      b, e, c, a, d
   2. B.
      a, b, e, d, c
   3. C.
      b, d, a, c, e
   4. D.
      d, c, e, b, a
3. 3.
   What does this passage mainly talk about?
   1. A.
      The natural scenery of Loch Ness
   2. B.
      The Nessie
   3. C.
      Skeptics’ opinions on Loch Ness Monster
   4. D.
      The Loch Ness Investigation Bureau’s research results

Answer 1

DAB
試題分析：本文講述了一個尼斯湖水怪的傳說。第一個傳說說它是蛇頸龍，它現在已經滅絕了。第二個說法是一種呼吸空氣的動物。第三個說法是水下的水波的流動，把水表面的廢棄物推到水的表層看起來就像一個奇怪的動物。到目前為止，這些說法還未得到證實。
1.細節理解題。根據there isn’t any yet to produce any specific evidence of a monster.沒有證據證明有水怪，故選D。
2.細節理解題。根據短文事件出現的時間順序，應選A。
3.主旨大意題。根據全文的意思主要描述的水怪Nessie ，故選B。
考點：故事類短文閱讀。
點評：主旨大意題是高考閱讀理解中不可缺少的閱讀題型之一，而且難度比較大。細分起來，主要考查學生對文章的中心思想、作者的態度以及寫作意圖等的理解能力。這類試題通常以概括文章中心大意、揭示主題、選擇標題以及判斷作者寫作意圖等形式出現。應該說，這種題型是屬于能力型的題目。