完整版新概念英语第三册课后作文与书信答案.docx

1、完整版新概念英语第三册课后作文与书信答案新概念英语第三册作文和书信写作Lesson 1 A puma at large 逃遁的美洲狮Mrs. Stone had spent the whole morning picking blackberries in the countryside near her home. It was nearly lunch time, so she decided to return for lunch. She was just picking up her basket when she heard a noise in the bushes. Then

2、she saw an animal which looked like a cat. She knew it was not a cat because it was so large. The animal suddenly turned round to look at her and she thought it was going to come towards her and perhaps attack her. She dropped her basket and screamed loudly. Hearing the sound, the animal disappeared

3、 into the bushes, after which Mrs. Stone picked up her basket and ran all the way home.She told her neighbours that she had seen a puma in the countryside, but they did not believe her. She also telephoned the police but they didnt believe her either. (148 words)Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one 十三等于一A s

4、ticky businessWe were used to hearing our church bell striking the hours in our small village. For as long as anyone could remember, the bell had struck the hours day and night. However, one night the church bell remained silent and the next morning we saw that the clock had stopped at exactly one a

5、.m. Our clock was clearly damaged, but no one could explain how this had happened.Armed with a torch, our vicar climbed into the church tower to see what was going on. He heard a loud buzz as he went towards the clock and in the torchlight he found it had been invaded by bees. He was lucky they didn

6、t sting him! He shone his torch into the great bell and saw that it was full of wax and honey. No wonder it wasnt working! A bee keeper was called in to deal with the situation. He immediately removed the queen bee to one of his bee hives and the other bees followed. The clock was cleaned and was so

7、on working again. We not only enjoyed hearing it strike the hours day and night, but we enjoyed eating the honey as well.(195 words)Lesson 3 An unknown goddess 无名女神After walking round the ancient city, the archaeologists discovered an ancient temple. This temple had obviously been a place of worship

8、 because it contained a sacred room. On entering the sacred room, the archaeologists found the clay fragments of fifteen statues, each of which was a goddess which had once been painted. After this, workmen began digging and soon discovered the head of a statue among remains dating from the fifth ce

9、ntury B.C. They also found the body of this statue among remains from the fifteenth century B.C. The archaeologists carefully put the fragments together. They were astonished to find that the figure was a goddess. The goddess was a modern-looking woman. She had her hands on her hips and she was wear

10、ing a full-length skirt. Although the archaeologists tried very hard to identify her, they were unable to find out her name. (143 words)Lesson 4 The double life of Alfred Bloggs 阿尔弗雷德.布洛格斯的双重生活 Nearly caughtOne morning Alf and three other dustmen were collecting rubbish in Merton Street and they sto

11、pped outside Mrs. Frosts house.Though Alf did nt know it, his wife was visit ing Mrs. Frost at the time. She and Mrs. Frost were old frie nds, though Mrs. Frost had n ever met Alf. Alf was just gett ing out of the dustcart to go into Mrs. Frosts backyard when he saw his wife leaving Mrs. Frosts hous

12、e. He quickly retur ned to the dustcart and hid in the driv ing cab in. While he was hiding, his fellow dustmen helped him by collecting Mrs. Frosts rubbish. Meanwhile, Alfs wife and Mrs. Frost talked on the doorstep. It looked as though their conv ersatio n would n ever end!At last Mrs. Bloggs said

13、 goodbye to Mrs. Frost. She waved to one of the dustme n whom she recog ni zed and she went towards the dustcart to greet him. The dustma n waved back and gave her a big smile as the dustcart drove off. Mrs. Bloggs stood on the paveme nt and watched the dustcart disappear dow n the street. Then she

14、bega n to walk home. Its all right, Alf, his frie nd said. She cant see you now. Than ks, Jim, Alf said. That was a lucky escape! (200 words )Key to Letter writ ingA possible an sweraddressdateDear Mrs. Frost,It was nice to meet you at Sele nas party last week.You mentioned you had a copy of Whos Wh

15、o . I am writing to ask if I could borrowit for a couple of days. Im doing some research on politicians and this book contains a lot of information. I promise I will take good care of it and return it to you as quickly as possible.I look forward to heari ng from you soon.Yours sin cerely,sig nature

16、(80 words)Lesson 5 The facts 确切数字The jour nalist coun ted the nu mber of steps as he wearily climbed up to the high wall surro unding the preside nts palace. On arriv ing at the main gate, he sat dow n to get his breath back. He then produced a tape measure in order to measure the wall. While he was

17、 busy measuring the wall, a policeman approached him and asked him what he was doing. Though the jour nalist expla ined he was a reporter and his editor had asked him to find out the exact height of the wall, the policeman refused to believe him. He was arrested and sent to pris on because the polic

18、e thought that he might be a spy or might eve n want to assass in atethe preside nt. When the journalist in sisted he was innocent, he made things worse for himself. This proved to the police that the man certai nly was guilty and deserved to stay in pris on in defi nitely. (149 words)Key to Letter

19、writ inqA possible an sweraddressdateDear Jack,Many con gratulati ons on your rece nt marriage!Quite by cha nee I happe ned to read about your weddi ng in our local n ewspaper and I was thrilled with the n ews. Your wife sounds really charm in g. I gather that you will both be moving to our area, so

20、 well soon be n eighbours. I hope youll be very happy and ril be able to see you soon.I look forward to see ing you aga in and meet ing your wife. My kin dest regards to you both.Yours sin cerely,sig nature (79 words)Less on 6 Smash-a nd grab 砸橱窗抢劫They got awaySeeing the thieves car join the traffic

21、 on Piccadilly, Mr. Taylor took a taxi and followed them. The taxi driver drove at full speed whe n Mr. Taylor told him what had happened.There was nt too much traffic at this time of the morni ng so there was a mad chase through the streets of London. For a short time, the thieves car was on the wr

22、ong side of the road and hit another car, but it did not stop. Two policemen in a police car watched in amazeme nt as the two vehicles went past, both break ing the speed limit. Lights on and horn blaring, the police car chased both the speeding cars. Mr. Taylors taxi stopped when the traffic lights

23、 turned red. The thieves ignored the traffic lights and got away. Meanwhile, the police caught up with the taxi at the traffic lights and the taxi driver was charged with speeding. They refused to let the driver off, even though Mr. Taylor carefully explained the situation.However, the police in for

24、med ano ther police car of the chase and ten minu tes later the thieves car was found aba ndoned in a side street. The thieves had escaped on foot and disappeared among the crowd. (200 words)Key to le 卄er writingA possible an swer (body of letter only)You wont believe what happe ned to me on Tuesday

25、 morning!I was walking down a busy street near Piccadilly when I saw a man smash the win dow of an an tique shop and run off with an expe nsive vase. Other passers-by saw him, too, and we all chased the man down the street, shouting StopThief! Stop! Thief! We man aged to catch the man, but unfortun

26、ately the vase got broke n. ril tell you the full story whe n we meet n ext week. (80 words)Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 残钞鉴别组Jane ope ned the ove n door and saw that her meal was ready to serve. She took thefood out of the ove n and in doing so, no ticed somethi ng stra nge in side the ove n which she

27、 could nt recog ni ze. So she went to find Joh n and told him about it. In dismay, Joh n quickly expla ined that he had put his wallet containing the days tak ings into the ove n for safekeep ing. They both rushed to the ove n and saw that the money had bee n destroyed At first, they did nt know wha

28、t to do. Joh n wan ted to throw the money away, but Jane would nt let him. Its best not to disturb the wallet, Jane said.all the money is there, even if it has been destroyed Jane told John to go and see hbank man ager for advice, so the n ext day Joh n took the wallet and the ashes to the ban k (15

29、0 words)Key to Letter writ ingA possible an swer (body of letter only)Thank you aga in for your won derful hospitality!It was a real pleasure to see you again after such a long time. Ill never forget your kindn ess duri ng my stay. I particularly enjo yed our visit to the local market and our long w

30、alks in the countryside. I also enjoyed your company and the excellent food and wi ne. Youre a perfect host!I hope you will be able to visit me before long and look forward to seeing you soon.Less on 8 A famous mon astery 著名的修道院One very cold morning, a monk took two St. Bernards dogs out for exercis

31、e. He immediately no ticed that the dogs were very restless. Suspect ing a traveller might be in difficulty, the monk returned to the monastery to organize a search party.The two dogs led four monks through the snow. Two of the monks pulled a sledge beh ind them, in case they n eeded it. There had b

32、ee n very high winds the previous ni ght, but now everythi ng was still and visibility was bad because there was a heavy fog. Moreover, the temperature had falle n to -20.The dogs ledthe monks towards the Pass and as the monks got n ear, they heard cries in the dista nee. The dogs soon found a man who was trapped un der the snow and immediately dragged him out. The man was alive, but froze n stiff. The monks strapped him to the sledge and took him back to the mon astery.The man was unconscious, but he soon recovered in