雅思阅读真题+题目+答案：The Loch Ness Monster

雅思阅读真题+题目+答案：The Loch Ness Monster

雅思阅读真题原文如下：

In the Scottish Highlands there, is believed to be a monster Jiving in the waters of Loch Ness. The waters of Loch Ness are one mile wide and 24 miles long, the largest body of freshwater in the United Kingdom. To many sceptics, this monster is only a modem day myth, but to others who claim they have seen it, the monster exists and still lurks in the waters of Loch Ness today.

Throughout Scotland, research has been done at several lakes but Loch Ness Is the icon for monsters – Nessie, as the monster is affectionately named, being the most popular of them all. Both professionals and amateurs flock to this lake with their cameras in the hope of capturing a brief glimpse of Nessie and possibly solving the mystery of the Loch Ness monster.

The very first sighting of Nessie was as far back as 565 AD. It is believed that she ate a local farmer and then dived back into the waters, with no accounts of being seen again for over 100 years. However, since the turn of the 20th century, several other people have claimed to see her. Some people believe that old Scottish myths about water creatures such as Kelpies and water horses have contributed to the idea of tills wondrous monster lurking beneath.

2007 brought about the most recent sighting of Nessie. A tourist named Gordon Holmes from Yorkshire visited the Loch Ness waters and claims lie not only saw her, but has captured her on video. He claimed she was jet black, about 15 metres long and travelling in a very straight line at about 6 miles per hour. Despite this supposed evidence, controversy still reigns and opinion clearly divided about its existence. The video footage has been discredited amid accusations of tampering, whilst others claim mat the image caught by Holmes could be nothing more than a tree trunk or even one of the otters that inhabit the loch.

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Questions 1-6

Do the following statements agree with the information given in the reading passage?

In boxes 1-6 on your answer sheet write

TRUE                 if the statement agrees with the information

FALSE                if the statement contradicts the information

NOT GIVEN       If there is no information on this

1 _____________ The first reported sighting of the Loch Ness monster was in 1962.

2 _____________ It is believed the idea for the Loch Ness monster may have been inspired by other stories of sea creatures.

3 _____________ The last person who claims to have seen the Loch Ness monster has video footage.

4 _____________ There is evidence to suggest that the Loch Ness monster is related to the plesiosaur.

5 _____________ Testing of algae in the loch proved that the food source was insufficient to sustain Nessie.

6 _____________ Movement along a fault line could have caused Nessie to rise to the surface.

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