新概念英语第三册课后作文及书信答案解析Word格式.docx

1、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 soo

2、n 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

3、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 cen

4、tury 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 weari

5、ng 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 stopp

6、ed outside Mrs. Frosts house.Though Alf didnt know it, his wife was visiting Mrs. Frost at the time. She and Mrs. Frost were old friends, though Mrs. Frost had never met Alf. Alf was just getting out of the dustcart to go into Mrs. Frosts backyard when he saw his wife leaving Mrs. Frosts house. He q

7、uickly returned to the dustcart and hid in the driving cabin. 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 conversation would never end!At last Mrs. Bloggs said goodbye to M

8、rs. Frost. She waved to one of the dustmen whom she recognized and she went towards the dustcart to greet him. The dustman waved back and gave her a big smile as the dustcart drove off. Mrs. Bloggs stood on the pavement and watched the dustcart disappear down the street. Then she began to walk home.

9、 Its all right, Alf, his friend said. She cant see you now.Thanks, Jim, Alf said. That was a lucky escape! （200 words ）Key to Letter writingA possible answeraddressdateDear Mrs. Frost,It was nice to meet you at Selenas party last week.You mentioned you had a copy of Whos Who. I am writing to ask if

10、I could borrow it 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 hearing from you soon.Yours sincerely,signature （80 words）Lesson 5 The facts

11、确切数字The journalist counted the number of steps as he wearily climbed up to the high wall surrounding the presidents palace. On arriving at the main gate, he sat down to get his breath back. He then produced a tape measure in order to measure the wall. While he was busy measuring the wall, a policema

12、n approached him and asked him what he was doing. Though the journalist explained 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 prison because the police thought that he might be a spy or mig

13、ht even want to assassinate the president. When the journalist insisted he was innocent, he made things worse for himself. This proved to the police that the man certainly was guilty and deserved to stay in prison indefinitely. （149 words）Dear Jack,Many congratulations on your recent marriage!Quite

14、by chance I happened to read about your wedding in our local newspaper and I was thrilled with the news. Your wife sounds really charming. I gather that you will both be moving to our area, so well soon be neighbours. I hope youll be very happy and Ill be able to see you soon.I look forward to seein

15、g you again and meeting your wife. My kindest regards to you both.signature （79 words）Lesson 6 Smash-and grab 砸橱窗抢劫They got awaySeeing the thieves car join the traffic on Piccadilly, Mr. Taylor took a taxi and followed them. The taxi driver drove at full speed when Mr. Taylor told him what had happe

16、ned.There wasnt too much traffic at this time of the morning so there was a mad chase through the streets of London. For a short time, the thieves car was on the wrong side of the road and hit another car, but it did not stop. Two policemen in a police car watched in amazement as the two vehicles we

17、nt past, both breaking the speed limit. Lights on and horn blaring, the police car chased both the speeding cars. Mr. Taylors taxi stopped when the traffic lights turned red. The thieves ignored the traffic lights and got away. Meanwhile, the police caught up with the taxi at the traffic lights and

18、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 informed another police car of the chase and ten minutes later the thieves car was found abandoned in a side street. The thieves had escaped on

19、foot and disappeared among the crowd. （200 words）A possible answer （body of letter only）You wont believe what happened to me on Tuesday morning!I was walking down a busy street near Piccadilly when I saw a man smash the window of an antique shop and run off with an expensive vase. Other passers-by s

20、aw him, too, and we all chased the man down the street, shouting Stop! Thief! Stop! We managed to catch the man, but unfortunately the vase got broken.Ill tell you the full story when we meet next week. （80 words）Lesson 7 Mutilated ladies 残钞鉴别组Jane opened the oven door and saw that her meal was read

21、y to serve. She took the food out of the oven and in doing so, noticed something strange inside the oven which she couldnt recognize. So she went to find John and told him about it. In dismay, John quickly explained that he had put his wallet containing the days takings into the oven for safekeeping

22、. They both rushed to the oven and saw that the money had been destroyed At first, they didnt know what to do. John wanted to throw the money away, but Jane wouldnt let him. Its best not to disturb the wallet, Jane said. You can see all the money is there, even if it has been destroyed Jane told Joh

23、n to go and see his bank manager for advice, so the next day John took the wallet and the ashes to the bank （150 words）Thank you again for your wonderful hospitality!It was a real pleasure to see you again after such a long time. Ill never forget your kindness during my stay. I particularly enjoyed

24、our visit to the local market and our long walks in the countryside. I also enjoyed your company and the excellent food and wine. Youre a perfect host!I hope you will be able to visit me before long and look forward to seeing you soon. Lesson 8 A famous monastery 著名的修道院One very cold morning, a monk

25、took two St. Bernards dogs out for exercise. He immediately noticed that the dogs were very restless. Suspecting 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 behind the

26、m, in case they needed it. There had been very high winds the previous night, but now everything was still and visibility was bad because there was a heavy fog. Moreover, the temperature had fallen to -20.The dogs led the monks towards the Pass and as the monks got near, they heard cries in the dist

27、ance. The dogs soon found a man who was trapped under the snow and immediately dragged him out. The man was alive, but frozen stiff. The monks strapped him to the sledge and took him back to the monastery.The man was unconscious, but he soon recovered in the warm atmosphere of the monastery where he was given plenty of hot drinks and food. When the traveller was able to speak