
【篇一:新概念3课后答案详解(前30课)绝对完整版】
lesson 01 a puma at large 逃遁的
made to wait for hours.5? 答案正确: d
美洲狮
a)把say改成claim就对了 (-- people claimed to have seen the puma.)
special difficulties 难点d)清楚的道明了动作发生的先后关系exercises a6? 正确答案:b1. at/for 2. to 3. to 4. in 5. on原句中的 when引导的时间状语从句表示: exercises b -...就?(as soon as)1. he is the man we have heard about so much.被动:on being observed, it immediately ran2. the shelf you put those books on has away. collapsed.(vi.倒塌, 崩溃, 瓦解)主动:on observing her, it immediately ran3.whom did you receive a letter from away.特殊疑问句中whom 不能省略(本句)。on seeing me, he waved to me.定语从句中which以及指代人的做宾语的 7? 正确答案:d whom, 在非正式用法当中可以省略。except可以和名词/名词性从句进行搭配(也 省略时,介词不能前置到关系代词whom, 可是when/if引导的从句形式) which前,只能用于非固定的动词短语后面。unless = if...not = except on the condition that?固定的动词短语when = if
look for:寻找(去掉for后look没有寻找的 -- ?except when they are cornered. = ?except 意思,所以介词for不能前置) if they are cornered.非固定的动词短语-- whenever you come, you are welcome. = iflook at:注视 ever you come, you are welcome.live in:居住(去掉in后live仍有居住的意思, 8? 正确答案:d 所以介词in可以前置)a)must be只是对客观现实的推测,时态不 this is the old house in which he lived. = this is 一致 the old house he lived in.-- 对于过去事实推测一定要用:情态动词+4.this is the road we came by have +过去分词5.where is the pencil you were playing with 9? 正确答案:cmultiple choice questions 多项选择on more than = nothing more than = only /1? 正确答案:d within = not more thanin common adv.共有 (替换了similar)10? 正确答案:b2? 正确答案:bin a corner 偷偷摸摸地, 暗中地, 秘密地a)只是一个具体的特定的事列,阅读理解题 in a trap 落于陷阱中 的时候要把握中心大意at an angle 不正的, 倾斜的(angle n.角, 角度,b) large cat 角落, 墙角, 棱角)persuade v.说服, 劝说under cover 在遮蔽处, 秘密地, 暗中3? 答案正确:c 11... 正确答案:b做理解题时要紧扣主题、紧扣中心大意fishes for pleasure 钓鱼消遣文章最后一句话总结了大意travel for pleasure 外出游玩句型结构题和词汇题是每课的关键read for pleasure 阅读消遣4? 答案正确:c 12? make的用法:on one’s own adv.独自地, 地, 主动地 (=make somebody do(在主动语态中不定式的符alone) 号to应该省略)for one’s own benefit 为了某人自己的利益。be made to do(被动语态中不定式的符号to必
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lesson 02 thirteen equals one 十
三等于一
special difficulties 难点in
1与表达惊奇、恐惧、失望或生气等感情色彩的名词搭配连用, 在句中起状语作用。
in surprise惊奇地 / in astonishment惊愕的 in alarm恐吓的 / in embarrassment窘迫的 in amazement极为惊讶 / in despair绝望的 in dismay沮丧的 / in anger恼火的 / in disappointment失望的
2表示以、用。用于语言, 书写材料, 色彩或声音等方面。
in english / in pencil / in ink / in oil 用颜料 / in red用红色 / in code用代码
in such a high voice 用这么高的声音 / in a few words 用几句话
3表示状态、情况或处境
in trouble / in difficulty在困境中 / in bed在床上 / in a hurry匆忙的
in debt负债 / in love with sb爱上某人 / in tears流着泪
in good order有条不紊, 整齐, 情况正常 / in good repair维修良好
in good health 身体好 / in poor health身体坏in the bad mood情绪坏 / in the good mood情绪好
in haste匆忙的 / in a favor of excitement 欣喜若狂
in poverty 在贫穷中 / in luxury奢侈的exercise:
very quickly = in a hurry
eventually = in the end (eventually adv.最后, 终于)
be seen = in sight
with a pen = in ink / with a pencil = in pencilwhich they share = in common (share v.共享)crying = in tears
multiple choice questions 多项选择 1... d
in order adv.整齐, 状况良好, 适宜
out of order adv.次序颠倒, 不整齐, 状态不好 (= was damaged)
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2... b3... c
为?表示感谢:be grateful for? / be thankful for?
不辞辛劳地做某事:take the trouble to do sth.4... b in the past 是过去时态的标志;always用在实意动词之前
5... d stroke n.击, 敲, 报时的钟声
强调句式结构:it was not until...that... — 直到?才?
-- it was not until midnight that snow stopped. — 直到半夜, 雪才停了。
6... b 宾语从句的语序是陈述句语序7... c mend vt.修理, 修补
突出结果或者对现在的影响, 用现在完成时。8... a get used to doing 表示习惯于 (to是介词)
9... b
fund 基金; cash 现金; scholarship 奖学金; investment 投资
10... a run a shop 经营商店
11... a night after night = every night12... c
still 1adv.仍, 仍然, 还
-- he came yesterday and he is still here. 他昨天来的,现仍在此。
still 2adv.(连接副词) 尽管如此, 依旧, 仍然(表达一种坚持的态度)
相当于in spite of that, even though, just the same)
-- it’s raining;still, i must go out.
-- this picture is not too valuable;still, i like it.yet conj.但是, 然而(表示一种转折的关系)-- i have failed, yet i shall try again.
lesson 3 an unknown goddess 无
名女神
1... d
’its missing head happened to be among remains of the fifth century b.c.’
2... d be employed in 被应用在...方面
this is confirmed by the fact that 引导同位语从句,补充说明fact的内容
4... d prosperity n.繁荣(不可数)
know 1知道, 认识2(文学用语)经历过, 曾经有过(= experience, 比experience更加正式)
-- he knew poverty in his early days. 他早年有过痛苦的经历5... b since:自从 (主干的时态为现在完成时)6... c
to one’s surprise 使某人感到惊讶的是
在句中可做的状语, 句子的主语不必是某个人
-- to my great disappointment the train had already left
with surprise 惊讶地 (with satisfaction/delight/dismay)
必须与行为动词连用, 句子的主语必须是某个人
-- he smoked his last cigarette with satisfaction.-- he went home with dismay.
-- to our dismay the party proved to be a failure.7... b despite = in spite of (可以和名词、代词、动名词搭配)
8? b so far:现在完成时的标志
如果用possible/impossible, 就要采用形势主语it
-- so far, it has been impossible for the archaeologists to discover her identity.9... a holy adj. 神圣的, 圣洁的
religious 宗教的 / frightening 令人害怕的 / colourful 丰富多彩的
10... d in good condition情况良好 = in good state
well done 侧重强调做得好
conserve vt.保存, 保藏 (= keep from being wasted, damaged, lost, destroyed)
“不用尽或耗尽某物,保留”-- conserve your energy you needed. (energy n.精力, 精神)
你该养精蓄锐,你会用得上的。-- we must conserve our forest.
maintain vt.维持, 维修 -- 通过修缮保养, 不使...破损(强调动作的过程)
11... b turn out = prove, 都表示系动词resolve vt,vi决定 vt.(使)分解, 溶解
-- he resolved on going out. 他决定出去。12... b
so far = until now, up till now
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beforehand (adv.预先) = in advance (adv.预先)at this distance of/in time 时隔已久
-- i can hardly remember him at this distance of time. 时隔这么久, 我几乎想不起来他了。
lesson 04 the double life of alfred
bloggs
阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活
1... a illustrate vt.阐明, 阐述
“...a great many people are often willing to sacrifice higher pay for the privilege of becoming white-collar worker2... c double life
3... d ...he feels that his rise in status is well worth the loss of money
previous adj.在前的, 早先的respect n.某方面 vt.尊敬, 尊重4... b to go 可以省略
they usually go to work wearing a collar and tie.
5... d
alfred was too embarrassed to say anything to his wife about his job.
too...to?(不定式to表示否定)so...that?(在that引导的结果状语从句中, 如果采用否定式,可以和too...to 互换)
-- the water is too hot for us to drink. = the water is so hot that we can’t drink.
6... c he simply told her that he worker of the corporation
simply副词(仅仅是, 再没有别的了= only, just)
无论是simply, only还是just,往往用在所修饰的主体词之前。
-- i did it simply/only for the money
-- i don’t like driving. i do it simply/only because i have to go to work each day.and no more(放句尾)
in a simple way 简单地, 简朴地
-- she was always dressed in a simple way.7... b
before是介词和动名词形式搭配。 -- before
returning home...
before是连接词,引导时间状语从句。 -- before he returned home...
before 引导的从句, 常用一般现在时或一般过去时, 不用进行时。
8... c half as much as it used to bethe amount 要用定语从句进行限定
当主句的谓语动词是行为动词时,used to之后的动词必须省略掉
当主句的谓语动词是系动词时,used to之后必须带有系动词be.
-- i feel the summers are hotter than they used to be.
-- i feel you are much fatter than you used to be.9... d
gain:获利, 赢得(表示通过努力)
-- gain time, gain reputation, gain speed, gain heightfee:(为专业服务支付的)费用
-- doctor’s fees 医疗费 / the lawyer’s fees 律师费
-- pay for my university fees 支付我的大学学费
payment:(商业、信贷)支付的款项(非常正式)
wages:(体力劳动者的)工资salary:(白领的)薪水
10... b companion n.同伴, 共事者 comrade n.朋友, 同志, 伙伴
11... c well worth the loss of moneypay back 偿还, 报复reward 酬劳value 价值
compensate v.偿还, 补偿
compensate for赔偿 = make up for弥补
-- his intelligence more than compensate for his lack of experience.
12... a call = addressed as被称为
name命名 / cry out喊叫 / shout v.呼喊, 呼叫
dissatisfy vt.使感觉不满, 不满足factual adj.事实的, 实际的content n.内容2? b
3... a activity n.行动, 行为 / suspicious adj.可疑的, 怀疑的
4? b 课文中的and then强调动作的先后。-- having seen the movie, they went for a walk.6... d a reply表示“任意”的一个答复7... b unless = if not 一般过去时8? c inform sb of/about sth
9? c public n.公众, (特定的)人群audience n.听众, 观众lecture n.演讲
10? b print = publish
press n.压, 按 go to press 交付印刷pressing adj.紧迫的;迫切的impress vt.盖印, 留下印象11... d
innocent adj.清白的, 无罪的, 天真的, 无知的unfortunate adj.不幸的12... d
请求允许做某事:ask for permission to do sth允许某人做某事:be given permission to do sthadmit + 名词/动名词/that从句
lesson 06 smash-and-grab 砸橱窗
抢劫
exercise:
multiple choice questions 多项选择1.b正确 on one’s way to do
-- he is on the/his way to become a lawyer.
2.a正确 warn somebody out of one’s way 警告某人别挡住去路
in one’s way 挡住某人的去路
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lesson 05 the facts 确切数字
1? c
excuse n.理由, 借口 beyond prep.除?以外 satisfy vt.满足, 使满意
-- you are in my way. 挡住了我的去路。3.c正确4. c正确
形容词和名词共同修饰名词时, 形容词在前, 名词在后。(adj + n +被修的名词)-- an old village school-- an empty beer glass
5.b正确做句子结构题时要和原文加以对比
6. a正确 made of 可以看出原材料
7. a正确 began doing something = began to do something8.d正确9. a正确
accelerate v.加速, 促进
-- the driver accelerated to pass the other car.speed v.加快(加快动作和工作的进程, 常和up连用)
-- we’d better speed up, if we want to get there in time.
-- the car sped along the road.reverse vt.倒车, 颠倒, 倒转
-- the car reversed through the gate.10. a正确
overdressed v.(使)穿得太讲究
-- i fell rather overdressed in this smart suit.overlooked vt.俯瞰, 远眺11. b正确
for the time being = temporarily(adv.临时)meanwhile = at the same time
as it happened 随着这类事情的发生for a while = for a moment12. c正确
-- send sth flying (send sth doing) (direction n.方向)
-- a gust of wind sent the paper flying in all directions 一阵风刮得纸片到处乱飞。hurl vt.用力投掷
project v.发射 (= send up 发出, 射出, 长出)
lesson 07 mutilated ladies 残钞鉴
别组
exercise:
1 painless(adj.无痛的, 不痛的)2 beautiful3 daily
4 childish(--ish的形容词具有贬义色彩)5 athletic(adj.运动的, 体育的, 身体健壮的)multiple choice questions 多项选择1.b正确 involve vt.包括, 使陷入2.d正确
4.a正确 c) any large bank notes(any +复数)
5.c正确 真实的条件句6.b正确
一般来说, 如果表示某人的东西就用 ‘s.
如果采用介词of表示所属关系, 被修饰名词前要出现定冠词。
-- mary’s book = the book of mary
7.c正确 简单句, 选用一般过去式8.a正确 safety n.安全, 保险9.a正确
-- in charge of 某人负责某物
-- in the charge of 某物由某人负责
10.d正确 -- become ash = turn to ash = turn into ash
11.b正确
send = dispatch(vt.送, 派遣, 发出)= deliver(vt.递送, 交付)
convey(vt.运输, 运送) fetch(vt.去取回来)
12.b正确
provided(conj.倘若)= providing(conj.倘若)-- provided that you reduce the price, i’ll take all the goods.
假如你减价, 我会买下所有的货物。
c) supposed的形式不对, suppose和supposing都可以。
-- suppose(conj.假使...结果会怎样)=
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【篇二:新概念3课后习题答案】
lesson 1 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (a)
lesson 2 1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (a) 12. (c)
lesson 3 1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (b)
lesson 4 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (b)
11. (c) 12. (a)
lesson 5 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (d)
lesson 6 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (c)
lesson 7 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (b)
lesson 8 1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (c)
lesson 9 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (a)
lesson 10 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (a)
lesson 11 1. (c) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (b)
lesson 12 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (d)
11. (d) 12. (a)
lesson 13 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d)
11. (a) 12. (b)
lesson 14 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (d)
11. (d) 12. (c)
lesson 15 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (b)
11. (c) 12. (a)
lesson 17 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (d)
lesson 18 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (c)
lesson 19 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (d) 9. (d) 10. (b)
11. (c) 12. (a)
lesson 20 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (d) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (a) 12. (d)
lesson 21 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (b) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (a) 12. (d)
lesson 22 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (c)
lesson 23 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (b)
lesson 24 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (d) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (d) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (a)
lesson 25 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (a) 12. (c)
lesson 26 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (a)
lesson 27 1. (a) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12. (c)
lesson 28 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (a)
lesson 29 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (b)
lesson 30 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (a)
11. (c) 12. (d)
lesson 32 1. (a) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (b)
11. (c) 12. (a)
lesson33 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (d)
lesson 34 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (d) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (c)
lesson 35 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (b) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (d)
lesson 36 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (d) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (d)
lesson 37 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (d) 10. (d)
11. (b) 12. (a)
lesson 38 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (a)
lesson 39 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (c)
lesson 40 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (d) 7. (c) 8. (c) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (a)
lesson 41 1. (d) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (b) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (a)
lesson 42 1. (d) 2. (a) 3. (b) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (b)
lesson 43 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (d) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (b)
lesson 44 1. (d) 2. (c) 3. (c) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (c) 12. (b)
lesson 45 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (d) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (a)
11. (c) 12. (b)
lesson 47 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (a) 12. (b)
lesson 48 1. (a) 2. (b) 3.
(c) 4. (d) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (a)
lesson 49 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (d) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (c)
lesson 50 1. (c) 2. (a) 3. (d) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (b)
lesson 51 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4.(b) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (a) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (a)
lesson 52 1. (a) 2. (c) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (d) 7. (b) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (d)
11. (a) 12. (d)
lesson 53 1. (c) 2. (d) 3. (c) 4. (b) 5. (a) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (a) 9. (c) 10. (a)
11. (b) 12.(b)
lesson 54 1. (b) 2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (c) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (b) 12. (c)
lesson 55 1. (b) 2. (c) 3. (a) 4. (b) 5. (c) 6. (a) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (b) 12. (a)
lesson 56 1. (b) 2. (a) 3. (c) 4. (c) 5. (d) 6. (c) 7. (b) 8. (c) 9. (a) 10. (d)
11. (c) 12. (a)
lesson 57 1. (d) 2. (d) 3. (b) 4. (a) 5. (c) 6. (b) 7. (c) 8. (d) 9. (a) 10. (c)
11. (c) 12. (b)
lesson 58 1. (c) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (a) 5. (a) 6. (a) 7. (c) 8. (a) 9. (b) 10. (b)
11. (d) 12. (d)
lesson 59 1. (a)2. (d) 3. (a) 4. (d) 5. (b) 6. (d) 7. (d) 8. (b) 9. (b) 10. (a)
11. (d) 12. (b)
lesson 60 1. (b) 2. (b) 3. (d) 4. (b) 5. (b) 6. (c) 7. (a) 8. (c) 9. (c) 10. (b)
11. (a) 12. (c)
【篇三:新概念英语第三册 21-30 课后作文标准答案】
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the first fight
the first fight between humphries and his pupil mendoza, after a quarrel, was held at stilton and attracted a lot of attention. at the time, richard humphries was the most eminent boxer in england and had many supporters. but the young mendoza had his supporters, too.
the atmosphere before the fight was electric. half of the people there made bets on humphries, the other half bet on mendoza. when the two fighters entered the ring, there was a lot shouting and cheering
the referee called both fighters to the middle of the ring, spoke to them an the fight started. at first, both men were very wary. after all, this was a fight between teacher and pupil, so they knew very well what the other could do — and they were fighting with bare fists. each of the boxers fought well for most of the match, but in the end humphries was too strong and too experienced for the young mendoza- he knocked him down once: mendoza got up. he knocked him down again, and although mendoza tried to get up, he just couldnt. the referee counted ten and that was the end of the match.
when mendoza got up, he was very angry, but eventually congratulated humphries. however his defeat made. him determined to go on and fight his teacher again so that he could finally become champion. (229words)
lesson 22 by heart
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six short weeks
a couple of years ago, a new play called the world tomorrow was going to be shown in our local theatre. there was a great deal of advertising for it and there was considerable public interest, mainly, i think, because the cast contained a number of famous actors and ac-tresses.
most actors and actresses are usually nervous on the first night of any play, and no one really knows what can go wrong or how the audience will react. in the case of the world tomorrow, no
one forgot their lines, but the play was not well received. it was a comedy, so it was supposed to be funny, but nobody laughed — not in the right places anyway — and people even walked out before the end. the cast suspected that they would get bad reviews the following day, and they did. one review described it as the saddest comedy ive ever seen; another thought it wa3 the most professionally acted disaster we have ever seen on our local stage.
in spite of the reviews, however, the play still ran for six weeks. the last performance, on the last saturday evening, attracted a small audience, and the actors struggled through to the end. at the end of six terrible weeks, however, there was one final moment of relief. when the last line was spoken: our six short weeks have hastened to their end, the audience saw the funny side of it and laughed. even the actors and actresses laughed.
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lesson 23 one mans meat is another mans poison
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snails, snails, snails!
the snails had escaped from the paper bag and they were everywhere — on the walls, on the ceiling, on the carpet, and even on the large hall mirror. when we began to look carefully, we found that they were even in coat pockets in the clothes hanging on the clothes hooks in the hall. it was disgusting! snails move slowly, but its amazing how far they can travel in a couple of hours!
it took robert and me ages to collect them. he fetched a pair of steps for me and ladders for himself, and we collected them in two buckets. there were snail marks everywhere, too, and it took hours to clear up the mess — remember, there were several dozen of them. snails may not be fast, but we had been talking for a couple of hours, and they can travel. even now i am sure we didnt find them all: some are still crawling round roberts house.
the ones that we did not find were lucky! robert was amused, but i wasnt. he decided to cook the snails and invited me to stay. i said before that i didnt fancy the idea, so i left him to his meal for one. i just couldnt look at the snails and have never been able to face them since then.
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lesson 24 a skeleton in the cupboard
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a weekend with sebastian
now that george had explained about the skeleton, i felt better, but i still didnt want to sleep in the room with a skeleton hanging in the cupboard. i asked george to remove him, but he refused. theres nowhere else to put him, said george, so hell have to stay. ”
i couldnt disagree of course, but the moment i lay down to sleep, i knew it was going to be an uncomfortable night. in the end, i decided that 1 would take sebastian somewhere for the night and bring him back up to my room early in the morning. so i took him out of cupboard and walked around the house with him trying to find somewhere to put him.
georges maid was just going to bed as i walked along the landing. she saw sebastian apparently walking around, screamed and fainted. she had obviously woken carlton who appeared from his bedroom and, when the girl had regained consciousness, explained ev-erything to her. he accused me of being stupid and sent me and sebastian back to our room where i hung him up in the cupboard again.
imagine my surprise when i picked up one of carltons detective stories two years later. there i was, with sebastian the skeleton, as the main characters in one of his stories for the whole world to read. still, he didnt use my real name, so i should be glad of that!
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lesson 25 the cutty sark
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ships of the past
men have always wanted to cross water. thousands of years ago, men made simple dug-out canoes so that they could cross rivers or go out into takes to fish. at first, then, mans earliest boats were small and simple and were powered and steered by paddles or oars.
when men wanted to travel greater distances, across very large lakes or small seas; for example, boats needed to be larger. we have all seen pictures of ancient ships with rows of oars at each side and slaves to row them. in fact these galleys were just a larger version of the single-man rowing boat, still made of wood and very much the same design as very early boats.
early ships might have been primitive, they might have been made of wood and might have been powered through the water with oars, but they managed to cross oceans. the viking ships that invaded britain hundreds of years ago also reached north america. later sailing ships, like those that columbus sailed in, the galleons that formed the spanish armada or those that nelson sailed in, were an ad-vance.
but perhaps the greatest development in the history of ships was when steam engines replaced sails. for centuries, ships had depend- on the wind to sail across the seas and oceans. at last, with an engine to drive a propeller, seamen did not have to rely totally on the weather. from then on, ships like the great eastern could be larger, safer and more manoeuvrable in the water. (254words)
lesson 26 wanted: a large biscuit tin
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the last question
the other evening i listened to a quiz show on the radio which was organised by a firm of soap manufacturers. a member of the audi-ence was invited to answer ten questions to win money. he could take a money prize after each correct answer or go on to a more difficult question. each new question was worth twice the last question.
the man was very nervous in front of the audience, but he got the first question right. then he slowly answered all the questions correctly — spelling questions, history questions, general knowledge, mathematics, . . . the audience was getting very excited as the ques-tion master got to question number 9.
and your ninth question, he said, is worth ? 1, 024. here it is. which nineteenth-century sailing ship won a race from shanghai to england?
it was the thermopylae the man said confidently. she beat the cutty sark.
correct, said the question master, and the audience went mad. the question master had to ask them to be quiet. ?
and here is your tenth and last question, the host said, which is worth ?2, 048 exactly. advertisement: how do you spell it?
the man paused and then said: i think this is a trick question. i can spell advertisement . but i
can also spell it. the answer is l-t.
youre absolutely right, the host said, and you have won ?2, 048! congratulations!
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lesson 27 nothing to sell and nothing to buy
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tramps are parasites
the majority of adults in society contribute to society by working. they work, earn money and pay taxes for the things we all need — hospitals, schools, public transport, the fire brigade, law and order and so on. we dont expect children or very. old people to work and pay taxes. but everyone else should. so why should people like tramps and beggars be different?
tramps say all they want is their freedom. well, they may be free, but their freedom is paid for by everyone else in society. there are many unemployed people who simply cannot get a job — but they would work if they could. and many beggars are people who have turned to begging because they cannot find a job. tramps are not like them. tramps lead a very selfish way of life and it is a way of life that shows an unwillingness to assume responsibility for others. the rest of us have a home, children, work, and so on. but not tramps!
tramps are lazy parasites on society, and if we all had their mentality, society would not exist, for them or anyone else.
although we might in some ways be envious of tramps, and although we might envy their freedom, how many of us could be as self-ish as them? how many of us could say im going to live exactly as i want, and damn the rest of society !? i couldnt.
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lesson 28 five pounds too dear
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the bargain
