最新全新版大学英语3作文及要求背诵段落(1)

第一单元十年之前，南希做了许许多多美国人梦寐以求的事。

她辞去了经理职位，在邻近地区开了一家家用器材（equipment）商店。

像南希那样的人作出这种决定主要是出于改善生活质量的愿望。

然而，经营小本生意绝非易事。

在失去稳定的收入后，南希不得不削减日常开支。

有时候她甚至没有钱支付她所需要的种种保险的费用。

有一次她连电话费也付不起，只得向她的父母亲借钱。

幸运的是，通过自己的努力，她已经度过了最困难的时期。

她决心继续追求她所向往的更加美好的生活。

Answer:A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened/set up a household equipment store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily because of/owing to/due to their desire to improve the quality of their lives.But, to run a small business is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed. Once she could not even pick up the phone bill and had to ask her parents to loan her some money.Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.第二单元痛苦的奴隶生活坚定了亨森为自由而战的决心。

他获得自由后不久就成了一个帮助逃跑奴隶的组织中的一员。

他几次偷偷地回到美国帮助其他奴隶通过地下铁路获得自由。

有一次在逃跑时，亨森和几个逃跑的奴隶被捕捉奴隶的人包围。

他将逃跑的奴隶乔装打扮一番，成功地躲避了追捕。

另外，他后来在加拿大的得累斯顿为逃跑的奴隶建造了一个居住小区，并建了教堂和学校，逃跑的奴隶们在这里能够学到有用的谋生之道。

他坚信奴隶制终将被废除，所有奴隶终将获得解放，种族歧视消失的那天一定会到来。

Answer: Henson's painful life as a slave strengthened his determination to struggle for freedom. Shortly after he achieved freedom he became a member of an organization that assisted fugitive slaves. He secretly returned to the United States several times to help others to travel the Underground Railroad to freedom. Once some slave catchers closed in on the escaping slaves and Henson when they were on the run. He disguised them and successfully avoided capture. In addition, later he built a small settlement in Dresden, Canada for escaped slaves, setting up a chapel and a school where they could learn useful ways of making a living. He held to the conviction that slavery would be abolished, all the slaves would be liberated, and the day was bound to come when racial discrimination no longer existed.第三单元在美国每隔15秒钟就有人举报一起入室行窃案（burglary）。

统计数据显示去年窃贼（burglar）光顾了两百多万户人家。

人们实际上几乎无法将蓄意行窃的盗贼拒之门外，所能做的只是设法阻拦他片刻，从而使其暴露在巡警（police patrol）或附近溜达的人们面前。

常识告诉我们，光照是犯罪行为的障碍物。

家门口必须安装一盏灯，并在晚间开着。

不管你是否相信，有些人，尤其是最晚进家的孩子，晚上进屋后不把门锁上。

空心门（door of hollow core），即便是锁上了，也易遭贼侵入。

因此最好选择实心（solid core）门或铁门，因为窃贼很难将它们撬开。

如果你有意购买报警装置，别忘了索要报警器的标志，并把它们张贴在窗户和门上。

最后，提醒一句，外出旅游时，一定要请一位信得过的邻居，在你回来前帮你收好每日的报纸和邮件。

这是因为放在门阶（doorstep）上或邮箱里成堆的报纸邮件如同广告一样使大家都知道你家里没人。

Answer: A burglary is reported every 15 seconds in the United States. Statistics show burglars entered more than 2 million homes last year. Actually it is almost impossible to keep a determined burglar out. All you can do is discourage him for a few minutes, thus exposing him to police patrols or those wandering around. Common sense tells us that lighting is a barrier to criminal activity. A light should be fixed in the doorway and switched on at night. Believe it or not, some people, particularly children who happen to be the last to come in, leave their doors on the latch at night. Doors of hollow core, even when locked, are vulnerable to break-ins. Thus doors of solid core or steel are much preferred as they make it difficult for the burglar to pry open. If you decide to buy an alarm device, be sure to ask for its signs and put them up on both windows and doors. Finally, a word of warning -- when you travel, make sure that you have a trusted neighbor collect and keep all the deliveries of newspapers and mail until you return. This is because a collection of newspapers and mail on the front doorstep or in your mailbox is an advertisement that no one is home.第四单元外星人是一个让专家和外行都很感兴趣的话题，各式各样的国家和组织的研究者们正在采用不同的模式寻找他们。

有的密切观察稀有放射性（radioactive）元素水平特别高的星球，他们认为那些元素产生于人类尚未理解的外星人技术。

有的试图从宇宙“噪音”中分离出无线电信号。

而有的则宣称已经看到了外星人，并能详细描绘他们的模样。

研究者们将他们收集到的复杂数据汇编成一系列的报告和书籍。

虽然确定的答案仍未找到，但并未有任何迹象显示探索者们的希望因为挫折而泯灭，他们坚信他们的艰辛努力是完全值得的。

Answer: The Extraterrestrial has been a topic of interest to experts and laymen /nonprofessionals alike. Researchers of various nationalities and organizations are adopting different modes of investigation in search of them. Some make close observation of stars with extremely high level of rare, radioactive elements. They believe those elements result from extraterrestrial technology that is still beyond human wit to understand. Some try to isolate radio signals from the "noise" of the universe. And some claim that they have caught sight of extraterrestrials and can even describe their appearance in detail. Researchers work up the complicated data they collect into a series of reports and books. Although no definite answer has yet been found, the explorers' hope shows no sign of fading out on account of their frustrations and they hold to the belief that their hard efforts will prove worthwhile.第五单元在感恩节的气氛中，乔治没有跟朋友们一起庆祝节日，却沉浸于阅读他父亲留给他的日记。