a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago, but the legend of the monster spread widely only in the twenties century. In 1933, a husband and wife reported that they saw a big monster in Loch Ness. Several people have taken photos, but at least one of them was a hoax（骗局）. During the 1960s, a team was formed to look for the monster. They took many photos and made movies, but they were never able to find a monster.
There is no real fact that a monster lives in Loch Ness, but there is also no fact that one doesn’t live. One thing is true about Loch Ness: there are a lot of tourists there.
56. In northern _______ there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness. A. Scotland B. Hong
Kong C. Rome D. Paris 57. What do people say about the monster in Loch Ness?
A. It weighs about 100 kilos. B. It is one meter long.
C. It has a tail like a horse. D. It looks like a snake.
58. When was the first story about the monster told? A. 200 years
ago. B. Over 500 years ago.
C. In
1933. D. In 1960. 59. Why was a team formed during the 1960s?
A. To kill the monster. B. To look for the monster. C. To catch the
monster. D. To sell the monster.
60. What is the passage mainly about? A. People that saw a
monster. B. A trip to Loch Ness. C. A legend about a
monster. D. A team that took photos. 【答案】ADBBC
【解析】以往的阅读理解B篇都是课内文章，今年果然换成了课外内容，不过好在本篇阅读理解难度中等，没有为难同学们。文章体裁为说明文，介绍尼斯湖以及尼斯湖水怪的传说，除了最后一题是主旨题以外，其他几题均为细节题。 56题，关键词“northern”和“Loch Ness”，文章第一句话就指出了“In northern Scotland there is a long, deep lake called Loch Ness.”，因此答案选A
57题，关键词“people say about the monster”，根据文章第一段第四句话“Some people say it has a heard like a horse. Others say it looks like a
snake.”没有答案提到has a heard like a horse，因此答案选择D
58题，关键词“the first story”，根据文章第二段第二句话“The first story about a monster in Loch Ness was told over 500 years ago”可以明显看出答案为B
59题，关键词“during the 1960s”,根据文章第二段最后两句“During the 1960s, a team was formed to look for the monster. They took many photos and made movies, but they were never able to find a monster.”，转折之后一般都是重要信息，本句转折之后为“他们从没找到这只怪兽”，因此判断他们是为了来找怪兽的，所以答案选B
60题，主旨题，主旨题的答案一般在首尾出现，或者依据文中的中心词（出现频率高的词），本文中的中心词为the Loch Ness Monster，再结合文章主体段的传说，因此判断答案为C
C
Vanuatu is an island nation in the South Pacific. It is one of the smallest countries in the world. But for those who are interested in adventure and sport, there is a lot to do. Vanuatu’s islands offer visitors two of the most exciting and dangerous activities in the world: volcano（火山）surfing and land diving. Volcano Surfing
On Tanna Island, Mount Yasur rises 300 meters into the sky. Yasur is an active volcano, and it erupts（爆发）almost every day, sometimes several
times a day. For centuries, people have climbed this mountain to visit the top. Recently, people have also started climbing Yasur to surf the volcano. In some ways, volcano surfing is like surfing in the sea, but in other ways it’s very different. Volcano surfers try to escape the erupting volcano—without getting hit by flying rocks! It’s fast, fun and dangerous—the perfect extreme sport（极限运动）. Land Diving
Most people are familiar with bungee jumping, but do you know bungee jumping started on Pentecost Island in Vanuatu and is almost fifteen centuries old? The activity, first called land diving, is part of a religious ceremony（宗教仪式）. A man ties tree vines（树藤）to his legs. He then jumps head-first from a high tower to touch the earth with the top of his head—without breaking the vine. Every spring, island natives (men only) still take part in this amazing activity.
61. In Line 2, what does the word “those” mean?
A. People. B. Animals. C. Activities. D. Islands.
62. According to the passage, Mount Yasur ______.
A. is no longer active B. is on Pentecost Island
C. erupts almost every day D. rises 800 meters into the sky
63. Why have people recently started climbing Mount Yasur? A. People can climb it easily. B. People can make money.
C. People can watch snow on it. D. People can surf the volcano.
64. Which of the following about land diving is true? A. It is not dangerous at all.
B. It was first called “bungee jumping”. C. It is a traditional activity in Vanuatu. D. It came to Vanuatu from another country. 65. What is the purpose of the passage?
A. To tell people not to do dangerous sports.
B. To explain what volcano surfing and land diving are.
C. To talk about the world’s best volcano surfer and land diver. D. To compare activities in Vanuatu with sports in New Zealand. 【答案】ACDCB
【解析】C篇应该为阅读理解中最简单的一篇，但今年的C篇较为容易，本章体裁为说明文，介绍瓦努阿图的两种极限运动——火山滑板和陆地跳级，文章结构为总分结构，包括细节题、主旨题和猜词义题。
61题，猜词义题，这道题比往年考法简单，并不是给一个新生词或者熟词生义，而是指示代词的指代，根据文章第一段第三句“But for those who are interested in adventureand sport”可以分析出，后边的从句who are