新概念英语第三册摘要写作答案

Lesson 1 A puma at large逃遁的美洲狮

The reports received by London Zoo that a puma had been spotted forty-five miles

south of London were similar in nature. A woman picking blackberries saw it first,

but the puma moved from place to place,leaving a trail of dead deer and small animals. Paw prints and puma fur were found as well.‘Cat - like noises ’were heard at night and the animal was seen up a tree.Now experts were convinced that the animal really was a puma. (79 words)

Lesson 2Thirteen equals one十三等于一

At one o'clock in the morning, the church clock striking the hours woke the vicar

up as it struck thirteen times.The vicar went into the clock tower,taking a torch with him. He saw Bill Wilkins,the local grocer there and Bill explained he was trying to repair the clock but hadn't succeeded because at one o'clock it struck thirteen times. However, the vicar was pleased the bell was working and offered the grocer

a cap of tea. (79 words)

Lesson 3 An unknown goddess无名女神

Archaeologists found clay fragments in an ancient temple. These represented the

fifteen statues of goddesses which had once been painted. The body of one statue

was found among remains from the fifteenth century. while its head was found among remains from the fifth century. Whenthe Unit 1 Lesson 3 fragments were reconstructed, they turned out to be a goddess which stood three feet high. Her hands rested on

her hips and she was wearing a full-length skirt.Her identity is unknown. (80words)

Lesson 4The double life of Alfred Bloggs阿尔弗雷德 . 布洛格斯的双重生活Whenhe got married,Alfred Bloggs told his wife he worked for the Corporation.Though he dressed in a smart black suit every morning, he changed into overalls at work

and spent the day working as a dustman. Then he took a shower and changed back into his suit at night.This lasted for two years and his fellow dustmen kept his secret. His wife will never learn the truth because her husband will be an office worker

in future. (80 words )

Lesson 5 The facts确切数字

Though the journalist immediately set out to get the facts after receiving instructions from his editor, he did not send them at once. Meanwhile, the editor

was getting impatient, so he sent three faxes, finally threatening to fire the

journalist. When the last fax was unanswered, the article was published in its

original form. The journalist sent the editor a fax a week later explaining he had

been imprisoned after counting the steps and measuring the height of the wall. (80 words)

Lesson 6Smash-and grab砸橱窗抢劫

A large car entered an arcade near Piccadilly and stopped outside a jeweller's.Two thieves got out and smashed the shop window. The owner of the shop was upstairs at