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1、新看法三课后练习新看法三课后练习新看法三课后练习Summary1ThereportsreceivedbyLondonZoothatapumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondonweresimilarinnature.Awomanpickingblackberriessawitfirst,butthepumamovedfromplacetoplace,leavingatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimals.Pawprintsandpumafurwerefoundaswell.Cat-likenoiseswereheardatn

2、ightandtheanimalwasseenupatree.Nowexpertswereconvincedthattheanimalreallywasapuma.(79words)Summary2Atoneoclockinthemorning,thechurchclockstrikingthehourswokethevicarupasitstruckthirteentimes.Thevicarwentintotheclocktower,takingatorchwithhim.HesawBillWilkins,thelocalgrocerthereandBillexplainedhewastr

3、yingtorepairtheclockbuthadntsucceededbecauseatoneoclockitstruckthirteentimes.However,thevicarwaspleasedthebellwasworkingandofferedthegroceracapoftea.(79words)3Archaeologistsfoundclayfragmentsinanancienttemple.Theserepresentedthefifteenstatuesofgoddesseswhichhadoncebeenpainted.Thebodyofonestatuewasfo

4、undamongremainsfromthefifteenthcentury.whileitsheadwasfoundamongremainsfromthefifthcentury.Whenthefragmentswerereconstructed,theyturnedouttobeagoddesswhichstoodthreefeethigh.Herhandsrestedonherhipsandshewaswearingafull-lengthskirt.Heridentityisunknown.(80words)Summary4Whenhegotmarried,AlfredBloggsto

5、ldhiswifeheworkedfortheCorporation.Thoughhedressedinasmartblacksuiteverymorning,hechangedintooverallsatworkandspentthedayworkingasadustman.Thenhetookashowerandchangedbackintohissuitatnight.Thislastedfortwoyearsandhisfellowdustmenkepthissecret.Hiswifewillneverlearnthetruthbecauseherhusbandwillbeanoff

6、iceworkerinfuture.(80words)Summary5Thoughthejournalistimmediatelysetouttogetthefactsafterreceivinginstructionsfromhiseditor,hedidnotsendthematonce.Meanwhile,theeditorwasgettingimpatient,sohesentthreefaxes,finallythreateningtofirethejournalist.Whenthelastfaxwasunanswered,thearticlewaspublishedinitsor

7、iginalform.Thejournalistsenttheeditorafaxaweeklaterexplaininghehadbeenimprisonedaftercountingthestepsandmeasuringtheheightofthewall.(80words)Summary6AlargecarenteredanarcadenearPiccadillyandstoppedoutsideajewellers.Twothievesgotoutandsmashedtheshopwindow.Theowneroftheshopwasupstairsatthetime,sohethr

8、ewfurnitureatthethieveshittingoneofthemwithaheavystatue.Theraidlastedonlythreeminutesandthethievesdroveaway.Runningafterthem,theownerthrewashtraysandvases,butthethievesgotaway,stealingthousandsofpoundsworthofdiamonds.(79words)Summary7JohnButlinrunsasuccessfulfurniturebusinessandafteraverygoodday,hep

9、uthiswalletcontaining3,000intothemicrowaveovenforsafekeeping.Thenheandhisfianc6e,Jane,wenthorse-riding,afterwhichJanecookedtheirdinnerinthemicrowaveovenonlytofindtotheirdismaythatthemoneyhadbeendestroyed.JohnwenttoseehisbankmanagerwhosenttheremainstotheMutilatedLadiesdepartmentwhoidentifiedtheremain

10、sandreturnedthemoney.(79words)Summary8TheSt.BernardsPassisvisitedbythousandsofpeopleinsummer,whocrossthePassincars.Becausetherearesomanypeopleabout,thedogsarekeptinaspecialenclosure.Asthetemperatureinwinterfallsto-30themonasteryinwinter,duringChristmasandEasterwhentheyarewarmlywelcomed.(80words)Summ

11、ary9TheNewYorkAnimalMedicalCentrerecentlymadeastudyof132cats.Allthesecatshadonethingincommon:theyhadfallenoffhighbuildings,yetonlyeighthaddiedfromshockorinjuries.Onecat,Sabrina,hadfallen32storeysbutonlysufferedfromabrokentooth.Whenfallingatspeedsupto60milesperhour,catsstretchouttheirlegswhichincreas

12、estheirairresistanceandreducestheshockofimpactonhittingtheground.(79words)Summary10TheTitanicwassailingacrosstheicywatersoftheNorthAtlanticwhenanicebergwasspottedbyalookout.Afterthealarmwasgiven,theshipturnedsharplyandsailedalongsideit.Suddenly,afaintnoisewasheardfrombelow,sothecaptainwentdowntoinve

13、stigate,onlytofindthatfiveofthesixteencompartmentshadbeenflooded.Onhearingtheordertoabandonship,peoplejumpedoverboard,but1,500drownedbecausetherewerenotenoughlifeboats.(79words)Summary11Thoughthewriterhadnothingtodeclare,theCustomsOfficermadehimunlockhiscase.Searchingthecasecarefully,theOfficerfound

14、asmallbottle,whichhethoughtwasperfume.ThewritertoldtheCustomsOfficerthatitwashairgel,whichhehadmadehimself.AstheOfficerdidnotbelievethis,thewriterencouragedhimtotryit.Theunpleasantsmellconvincedhimthewriterwastellingthetruth,sohelethimpassthroughCustoms.(7words)Summary12Asthetwomensboatwasdamaged,th

15、eyweretakingittoMiamiwhenonthewayitbegantosink.Afterloadingarubberdinghywithfood,matchesandbeer,thetwomenrowedafewmilesacrosstheCaribbeanuntiltheyarrivedatatinycoralisland.Theretheycollectedrainwaterinthedinghyandcaughtfishandlobsterwithaspeargun.Forfivedays,theyatelikekingsuntiltheywererescuedbyapa

16、ssingtanker.(80words)Summary13Mrs.Richardshaddressedupasaghostandwasjustgoingintothediningroomwhentherewasaknockonthedoor.Thinkingitwasthebaker,shehidinthestoreroomunderthestairs.SheheardfootstepsinthehallandthenthemanfromtheElectricityBoardopenedthestoreroomdoor.ThoughshesaidItsonlyme,hegotabadfrig

17、ht.Whenshewalkedtowardshim,hefled,slammingthefrontdoorbehindhim.(79words)Summary14AfterSirJohnHawkwoodsettlednearFlorencesixhundredyearsago,hehiredsoldierstotheprincesofcity-statesintimesofwar.Intimesofpeacehethreatenedtodestroyacity-stateunlessprotectionmoneywaspaid.Inspiteofthis,theItaliansregarde

18、dhimasasortofhero.SirJohnwaseightywhenhediedandtheFlorentinesnotonlygavehimastatefuneralbuthadapicturepaintedofhim,dedicatedtohismemory.(79words)Summary15Georgewasgoingtothesweetshopwhenhelostfiftypencedownadrain.Afterremovinghisjacket,heputhisarmthroughthedraincover.Hecouldntfindhismoneyandcouldntg

19、ethisarmout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhimandaladyrubbedhisarmwithsoapandbutter.Shefailedtofreehim,buttwofiremensucceededwithaspecialtypeofgrease.ThesweetshopownerpresentedGeorgewithalargeboxofchocolates.(80words)Summary16Georgewasgoingtothesweetshopwhenhelostfiftypencedownadrain.Afterremovinghisjac

20、ket,heputhisarmthroughthedraincover.Hecouldntfindhismoneyandcouldntgethisarmout.Acrowdofpeoplegatheredroundhimandaladyrubbedhisarmwithsoapandbutter.Shefailedtofreehim,buttwofiremensucceededwithaspecialtypeofgrease.ThesweetshopownerpresentedGeorgewithalargeboxofchocolates.(80words)Summary17WhenDimitr

21、icamehome,Marytoldhimthatherwhitelambhadbeenstolen.Onlearningthathisneighbour,Aleko,hadacquiredalamb,DimitriwenttoAlekoshouseandaccusedhimofstealingit.WhenAlekoshowedhislamb,Dimitrisawitwasblack,soheapologized.AfterstayinginAlekoshouseforawhilebecauseithadbeguntorain,Dimitrigotasurpriseoutsidewhenhe

22、foundthelambwasalmostwhite.Ithadbeendyedblack!(80words)Summary18TheVerrazanoBridge,whichjoinsBrooklyntoStatenIsland,hasaspanof4,260feet.Itstwogreattowerssupportfourhugecables.Thetowersarebuiltonplatformsmadeofsteelandconcrete,extendingover100feetundertheseaandrisingnearly700feetabovethesurfaceofthew

23、ater.Thebridgeissuspendedfromfourhugecables,eachofwhichcontains26,108lengthsofwire.Itisnotonlyverystrong,butsimpleandelegantaswell.(80words)Summary19Onenteringtheartgallery,thewritersawanoticewhichforbadepeopletotouchtheexhibitsbecausetheyweredangerous.Theexhibitionconsistedofpiecesofmovingawall,the

24、writersawlongthinwiresattachedtometalsphereswhichattractedandrepelledeachother.Inthecentreofthehallweretallstructurescontainingcolouredlightswhichwentonandoff.Sparkswereemittedfromsmallblackboxesandredlampsflashedonandoff.(79words)Summary20Mrs.Ramsayreceivedananonymousletterthreedaysafterhercatswriteroftheletterdemaded1,000forthereturnofthecat,andwarnedshewouldneverseehimagainifshewenttothehadtoputthemoneyinacardboardboxandleaveitoutsideherdoor.Afterdrawing1,000fromherband,sheactedonthekidnappersmoneydisa