新概念英语III讲义

Lesson 39 Nothing to worry about

Comprehension questions

1. Why did the writer try to get Bruce to drive back to the village?

2. What was the road littered with?

3. What was it pitted with?

4. Was Bruce perturbed?

5. How far away was the next village?

6. Did Bruce underestimate difficulties?

7. Did he have any sense of danger at all?

8. What did he believe?

9. Why did they swerve?

10. What did they think would happen sooner or later?

11. Why did they keep looking back?

12. Did the boulders give way to a stretch of plain?

13. But what was ahead?

14. When the others got out to examine the fissure, what did Bruce do?

15. What was the size of the fissure?

16. Did Bruce avoid it or did he drive along it?

17. When Bruce consulted the map, how far away was the village?

18. What was the next obstacle?

19. What happened to the car in the middle of the pool?

20. How did Bruce know that there was no oil in the engine?

Match the words in the box with those below

boulder pit perturb bump swerve scoop hammer

ominous rip stretch obstacle clump fissure renew

pleading extend gear astride charge grind

1_________ an act of asking for sth that you want very much, in an emotional way

2_________ [usually passive] to make holes on the surface of sth

(The surface of the moon is pitted with craters. 月亮表面布满陨石坑。) 3_________ with one leg on each side of sth

4_________ to move across a rough surface

5_________ to make sb worried or anxious (She seems perturbed about the change.) 6_________ a small group of things very close together, especially trees or plants

7_________ an object that is in your way and makes it difficult for you to move forward

8_________ to rush forward and attack sb/sth

9_________ to move or lift sth with a scoop or sth like a scoop

10_________ to change direction suddenly, especially in order to avoid hitting sb/sth

11_________ a long deep crack in sth, especially in rock or in the earth

12_________ (of hard objects) to rub together, often producing an unpleasant noise

13_________ suggesting that sth bad is going to happen in the future

14_________ to tear sth, often suddenly or violently

15_________ to emphasize sth by saying or stating it again

16_________ an area of land or water, especially a long one (a stretch of plain：一片平地) 17_________ a very large rock which has been shaped by water or the weather

18_________ to cover a particular area, distance or length of time

19_________ to hit sth hard many times, especially so that it makes a loud noise

20_________ equipment in a vehicle that passes power from its engine to its wheels