新视野大学英语读写教程第三册答案

新视野第三册答案

Unit 1

Section A. The Expensive Fantasy of Lord Williams

《读写教程III》:Ex. II, p. 9

1. Because this is a title bought with stolen money. The guy‘s real name is Anthony Williams.

2. It‘s small, with a population of only 320.

3. No. He looks like a Scottish noble, soft-spoken and wealthy.

4. The truth is that the man with endless money and a friendly manner was not a lord at all but a

government employee living out a fantasy that he was a Scottish noble and paying for it by stealing funds from Scottish Yard.

5. He stole more than eight million pounds over eight years and poured about five million pounds

into the village.

6. Most of the stolen money was supposed to be used to pay spies and conduct secret activities

against the Irish Republican Army.

7. He used the money to buy an estate, a beautiful home, and a dozen noble titles. But most of all,

he sunk his dishonest gains into the village, buying multiple cottages, a pub and a run-down hotel and turning them into very good-looking places.

8. His bank deposits were so large that they were noticed by the bank‘s management. The bank

then notified the police, who discovered that the criminal was one of their own.

9. Because in the eyes of some villagers Williams is a helper, pouring most of his stolen money

into the village and giving jobs to 43 people.

10. He said in an interview after he was arrested: ―I discovered this bloody huge amount of money.

I went from the need to pay off a few debts to what can only be described as greed. There is

no way to just ify it.‖

《读写教程Ⅲ》:Ex. Ⅲ, p. 9

1. suspicion

2. restored

3. considerate

4. inherited

5. furnish

6. justify

7. substantial

8. fantastic

《读写教程Ⅲ》:Ex. Ⅳ, p. 10

1. To his embarrassment he discovered

2. like that

3. strike deals with

4. live it out

5. falls upon dark days

6. nothing but

7. captured the heart of the little boy with

8. raise a glass to

《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅴ, p. 10

1. economy

2. business

3. campaign

4. poll

5. survey

6. research

7. lessons

8. study

《读写教程III》: Ex. VI, p. 11

1. well-advised(明智的)

2. narrow-minded(心胸狭窄的)

3. wide-eyed(眼睛睁大的)

4. soft-spoken (说话温和的)

5. big-headed (妄自尊大的)

6. single-minded (专心致志的)

7. well-meant (用意良好的)

8. quick-tempered (易怒的)

《读写教程III》: Ex. VII, p. 11

1. air-conditioned

2. handmade

3. thunder-struck

4. heart-felt

5. data-based

6. self-employed

7. custom-built

8. weather-beaten

《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. VIII, p. 12

1. Well-meant as it was, the decision spoiled the peace talk in the Middle East.

2. Hard as he tried, he failed to deceive the police commissioner in London in the end.

3. Poor as he was, she gave up the idea to marry him.

4. Friendly as he may seem, I won‘t regard him as considerate.

5. Suspicious as she was of him, she never came to the idea that the wealthy, soft-spoken,

well-mannered man was a criminal.

《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅸ., p. 12

1. Now (that) you have studied the above models and understood the meaning and usage of the

expression ―now that‖, you know how to do the following exercises.

2. Now (that) I‘ve heard the music, I understand why you like it.

3. Now that the hotel is beautifully restored, many travelers like to stay in it.

4. Now that the criminal turned out to be one of their own, the London police commissioner

publicly apologized for poorly supervising his department.

5. Now that you have got an MA degree, you are qualified for a PhD program.

《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. Ⅹ, p. 13

1. My thanks go to those who still stuck by me when I fell upon dark days.