新编英语教程3第三单元答案

Unit 3

TEXT I

Vocabulary

A.Guessing the meanings of words:

1. g

2. a

3. f

4. h

5. b

6. e

7. d

8. c

B.Looking up words in a dictionary:

1. money or property left to someone by a will

2. privately owned piece of land with a large house on it

3. talented man

4. a mixed feeling of respect, fear and wonder

5. prosperous, successful

6. work out an outline for

7. become engaged

8. something that helps to find an answer to a question

9. clearly, obviously

10. very firm belief

11. enough

12. powerful and wealthy

Comprehension

Answers for reference:

B. 1. …in all probability (most likely), the money he made from his estate reached about £200 a

year…

2. People all over the world read Shakespeare’s work with a feeling of profound respect and

wonderment because there is something about him which made people charmed…

3. We do not base every minute and particular detail of his personal life so much on facts as

on guesswork.

4. We are so uncertain about his activities that we might as well say that he was born when

the Romans occupied Britain a long time ago.

5. Because of its most famous citizen, Stratford-upon-Avon has made a lot of money for a

long time.

6. …he enjoys such high prestige that it is worthwhile to make a journey to

Stratford-upon-Avon just to be able...

7. …after that we know he was in London in 1592.

8. Soon Shakespeare became so famous that managers and other powerful people often

mentioned him in their writings.

TEXT II

Comprehension

1. According to a local legend…

2. It is said that…

3. A different legend says…

4. Whatever caused him…

5. …there is no mention of…

6. From what we know of his later life…

7. It is not certain…

8. He is not recorded…

9. …but he may have shared…

TEXT III

Comprehension

1. a programme for a 1979 Shanghai Youth Theatre production of Much Ado about Nothing

2. a 1955 Parisian poster for a performance of Hector Berlioz’s opera Romeo Et Juliette

3. a 1979 Belgian poster for a production of Macbeth

4. a 1936 Netherlands poster for a production of a Midsummer Night’s Dream

5. a 1937 Greek poster for a production of Hamlet

6. a 1933 USSR programme for a Moscow performance of Hamlet

GUIDED WRITING

Sentence Combination

Reference version:

Shakespeare has been the subject of an enormous amount of study by many nations through many many generations, and it is impossible to suggest how broad and how deep his effect has been upon the world. Any schoolboy, however, must feel something of the power of his invention. We have been studying him in connection with Elizabethan drama, of which his work was a part. And we have found him often using old stories, always writing with an effort for theatrical success, and frequently following the methods of his contemporaries. But the power and copiousness of his invention nevertheless stand out unparalleled. The invention is accompanied by superb powers of characterization and poetical expression. Shakespeare has created a host of persons to live with us and he has made us see their virtues and failings and their likeness to ourselves, and their meaning for our lives.

Precis Writing

Reference version:

Thousands of books have been written on William Shakespeare, but very little is known of his personal life. The only handwriting left by Shakespeare which we have now is a number of his signatures, one of which is on his will dated 25 March, 1616. It seems that he died a man of considerable means. His birthplace, Stratford-upon-Avon, has also made a thriving business out of him though tourists understand little of his work and know even less of his life. He might have had some experience with some visiting theatrical companies or even got a job with them. However, he disappeared completely in 1585 and did not “reappear” until seven years later when he emerged in London as an actor and playwright. Over the next 15 years he contributed more than 30 plays to the world as well as marvellous verse. Where did he get such a wealth of knowledge on such a wide range of subjects? Who was the “dark lady” that made him so sad?