新编英语教程 3 Unit 1 My first job

Unit 1 My first jobTeaching objectives1. to be familiar with the writing style of narration2. to be familiar with the uses of the –ing and –ed participles3. to be familiar with the building style of the Victorian age4. to be familiar with the school system in the U.K.text 1Teaching procedureI. pre-reading questions1.Self-introduction2. How did you spend your summer holiday? Anything interesting/special to share with the whole class?3.How many of you hold a part-time job? Can you tell us your experience of getting the first job? Were you interviewed by the child’s parents or the head of the school?II. the main idea（3 minutes for reading）1. choosing the statement best sum up the content2. reading comprehension in work book P1（1）discussing and checking the answers in group（2）checking the answersIII. reading or listening to the recording again1. for new words and expressions2. for difficult sentences（1）find out sentences employing –ing or –ed participles and –ing or –ed phrasesIV.Main ideas of each paragraph:-school ten miles away (para.1)-uncertainty before interview-inconvenient transportation (para.2)( awful journey to school)-state of mind after the journey-simple description of schoolhouse (para.3)-environment around the schoolhouse- simple description of the schoolhouse(poor surroundings)-simple description of the schoolmaster (para.4)(unfavorable impression)-simple description of the hallway (para.5)-simple description of the study-the questions asked of me-my answer-my reaction-the pupils at the school (para.6)--terrible teaching program/set-up-my responsibilities (para.7)-my annoyance (para.8)(meager salary)-the last straw (para.9)(working under a woman)V．analysis of the textParagraph 1Q1: Why did the author apply for the job?1. a teaching post …: 宾语后置（postponement, 强调）New information, key partsand long or complicated information are often put at the end of the sentence. ·We heard from his own lips the story of how he had been caught in a trap for days without food.2. teaching post: -ing participle modifying “post”3. advised at a school: -ed participle, function as object complement4. being very short of money: adverbial（reason）→adverbial clause of cause or reasonAs I was short of money and w anted to do something useful,…Being in poor health and lacking in teaching experience, he was dismissed.Not having his telephone number, I couldn’t ring him back.5. experience of teaching: gerund = teaching experience: -ing participle6.chances of landing the job: gerund, there is little possibility of7. short of: short of1) having an inadequate supply of: …供给不够的：We're short of cash. 我们现在现金不足。

DictationUnit 1The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Sullivan, came to me. It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old.On the afternoon of that eventful day, I stood on the porch, dumb, expectant, I guessed from my mother’s sign and from the hurrying in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps. Hanging down from the porch was sweet-smelling honeysuckle. My fingers lightly touched the familiar leaves and blossoms which had just come forth to greet the sweet southern spring. I did not know what surprise the future held for me.I felt approaching footsteps. I stretched out my hand as I supposed to my mother. Someone took it, and I was caught up and held close in the arms of her who had come to help me discover all things to me, and, more than anything else, to love me. Translation:1.They al believe that he had a slim chance of success.2.I didn’t know why she has an air of sadness all the time.3.It was after all the students had taken their seats that the president of the students’union proceeded to announce the camping itinerary.4.The stomach is a vital organ of the human body; please take good care of it.5.He considered it ridiculous for the general manager to attach so much importanceto those routine trifles.6.Her study, which ranged over many languages and cultures, was full of challenge.7.As is scheduled, all the members of the stuff take turns to do late duty.8.She was greatly upset at the thought of leaving her parents and living on her ownin a remote area.9.We do not worry so much about her qualifications for the job as about her health.10.He was greatly excited about the prospect of leaving a cruise around the world. Paragraph translationFrom Fred’s point of view, the interview was very smoothly indeed. Five days before, he had applied for a job at a small business company and now he was being interviewed by one of its directors.Fred had been working as a salesman. He wanted to change his job not because he was short of money, but because as a salesman he could hardly enjoy any leisure at all.Fred had been worried that he might lose his head and say something silly, but fortunately he found that he had a lot in common with the director.It was clear that the director was quite satisfied. Fred was thinking that his chances of landing the job were favorable when the director proceeded to ask, “Do you mind working overtime?”Précis writing (Unit 1)I applied for my first job before I entered the university because I was short money. The school where I applied for a job was ten miles away from where I lived and I was not sure if I could get the job. However, after a terrible journey I was so depressed that I no longer felt nervous. The V ictorian schoolhouse stood amid fumes and dust by a busy main road. The headmaster was not at all scholarly, neither was the inside of the academic looking. By and by I discovered that the headmaster and I had very little in common. He wanted me to teach twenty-four boys from seven to thirteen who were to be split up into three levels. I had to teach everything including the subjects I abhorred. Furthermore, I had to work on Saturdays too. The pay, however, was low. To top it all, I had to work under a woman, the headmaster’s wife, who was the real manager of the school.Dictation Unit 2The sun was getting warm as Philip put on his skates and prepared to get on the ice. At the edge of the lake the ice was still quite hard, and he did not seem to realize there was any danger, but nearer the middle of the lake the warm sun had already begun to melt the ice.After making a few practice turns, Philip set out to cross the lake at its widest point. In order to make himself go faster, he tried to race his own shadow as it fell on the ice ahead of him. When he was about half way across, the weak ice suddenly broke beneath his weight at once and he fell through it. For 20 or 30 seconds afterwards he was not even able to scream. Then at least he found his voice, shouted for help, and almost immediately afterwards blacked out.When he opened his eyes again, he was lying in bed in his own home, with his father bending anxiously over him. “Y ou should have known better than to do a silly thing like that!” were the first comfortless words he heard after his narrow escape.Translation:1.This old man lived overseas when he was young and had many unusual experiences.2.She is a well-liked physics teacher with a lot of teaching experience.3.My shoes are brand new; I’d rather stay until it clears up.4.Upon leaving the small house where she lived in her childhood, she looked her good-bye atevery familiar object around.5.He was asked to leave for Xi’an at such short notice that he didn’t even leave time to call hiswife.6.Their reluctance to join us in the speech contest really spoilt our fun.7.Please note that every student should keep classroom discipline, and you are no exception.8.I don’t care so much about working overtime occasionally, but about your calling off myholidays with no notice.9.The speaker cleared his throat to claim the attention of the audience.10.He was tired of hustle and bustle of the urban life and hoped to move to, expecting a changein his current life style.Paragraph translationWhen I was very little, I longed to go to the countryside with my father and brother, but Inever got a chance. Father went once a year during his holiday to the countryside where my grandmother lived. As a rule, he took my brother Qiangqiang with him. I remember when I was four, there was a lot of talking about countryside-going as Father’s holiday was drawing near. I was certain that this time Father would take Qiangqiang along as usual. But one morning while I was in the bedroom playing with my doll, Mother called up, “Pingping, come down.” To my surprise, Mother told me with tears in her eyes that I would be sent to my grandmother’s. I was delighted and looked everywhere for my father and Qiangqiang, but they were nowhere to be seen. When the time came for me to leave, Mother murmured, “ Pingping, try to be good. Mama and Papa are sure to come to see you soon.” It was not till then that I knew I would be going to the countryside alone, all alone. I clung to my mother, weeping tears of sadness.Dictation Unit 3Strange things happen to time when you travel, because the earth is divided into 24 zones, one hour apart for every two zones. Y ou can have days with more or fewer than 24 hours, and weeks with more or fewer than seven days.If you make a five-day trip across the Atlantic Ocean, your ship enters a different time zone every day. As you enter each zone, the time changes one hour. Traveling west, you set your clock back; traveling east, you set forward. Each day of your trip has either 25 or 23 hours.If you travel by ship across the Pacific, you cross International Date Line. BY agreement, this is the point where a new day begins. When you cross the line, you change your calendar one full day, backward or forward. Traveling east, today becomes yesterday; traveling west, it becomes tomorrow.Dictation Unit 4The Global Theater is a playhouse built just outside London in1599. It is the most famous theater in history: on its stage Shakespeare’s greatest plays were first performed. Big enough to hold about 2,500 people, the Globe had three levels of galleries surrounding an unroofed yard. Extending from one side of the yard to the center was an open stage. From the stage floor rose two posts to support an overhanging canopy known as the “heavens”.The Globe was built in London by the Burbage brothers in 1599. At the same time, wishing to bind the Lord Chamberlain’s company closely to the new playhouse, they planned a novel partnership in which the brothers divided ownership of the Globe among themselves and five of the actors in the company, one of whom was Shakespeare.After 1609, when the company opened a second theater, the Globe became less important. ON June 29, 1613, during a performance of Shakespeare’s King Henry the Eighth, fire destroyed the Globe. It was rebuilt within a year but was destroyed forever by the Puritans in 1644.Dictation Unit 5Throughout the long period, the French showed noticeably more enthusiasm for aChannel tunnel than the British. This may seem curious, seeing that France already has many land frontiers, whereas for Britain a tunnel would be its first fixed link with the Continent, and thus more valuable. But the British were held black by their insularity, and especially by fears that an invader might be able to make use of the scheme. Happily, all that is past. Today Britain’s politicians and business circles have shown themselves as eager as the French.Those who take a wider and longer-term view believe that these possible drawbacks for Britain will be far outweighed by the advantages. Pa ssengers by express train will be able to do the journey at least an hour faster than by sir, city center to co city center, and without any tedious waits at airports. Also the fares will be cheaper. So the tunnel will probably stimulate a vast increase in tourism and business travel between London and Paris.Dictation: Unit 6Y ou probably know that there are ghost towns scattered across various parts of the United States. Perhaps you have even had opportunity to read about a ghost town or visit one. These ghost towns, which were so named because nearly all the people moved away, were once as lively as circuses. Of course, that was a long time ago.Back in the late 1800s, lots of men travelled all the way to California in search of gold. They were so hungry for gold that you could easily imagine them starving to death if they didn’t find it. In fact, some men were so greedy that they pushed their luck too far and died. It’s been said that gold fever was so bad that many men left their families and jobs in the East to follow their dream of riches in the West. Sometimes miners would find gold and silver close together. When this happened, people rushed to the area like ants to a picnic site. Houses and stores appeared almost overnight, and towns grew like weeds.Gradually, all the gold was mined and people began to move away.Précis WritingThe Chunnel, as it is known, was to open at last after seven years of construction. An apprehensive atmosphere pervaded the English end of the Chunnel Tunnel. A retired government worker and his wife voiced their strong sentiments against the forthcoming opening of the Chunnel and the French. Meanwhile, on the French side, a farmer showed his contempt for the English. But the Chunnel was to materialize, whether they like it or not.The inauguration ceremony, to be presided by the English Queen and the French President was scheduled on May 6, 1994. The Chunnel would then sever as a shuttle service, bringing great convenience to the people on both sides.On June 28, 1991, dozens of journalists took the construction workers’train to take part in the breakthrough ceremony. Work on the Chunnel was not quite finished; the walls bare, and the air filled with dust. Then, the breakthrough—light, music, applause, champagne corks popping, swarms of French workers clambering to theEnglish side and embracing the English workers. Only at this point did one Englishman feel that this Chunnel was his too. As more and more Frenchmen climbed over, he guessed that there would be a deluge of visitors after the completion of the Tunnel.Dictation: Unit 7Man has a big brain. He can think, learn and speak. Scientists use to think that human were different from animals because they can think and learn. They know now that animals can learn—dogs, rats, birds and even worms can learn. Scientists are now beginning to understand that humans are different from animals because they can speak. Animals cannot speak. They make noises when they are afraid, or angry, or unhappy. Apes are our nearest cousins. They can understand some tings more quickly than human beings, and one or two have learned a few words, but they are still different from us. They cannot join words or make sentences. They cannot think like us because they have no language, as we mean it. They can never think about the past or the future. Language is a wonderful thing. Man has been able to develop civilization largely because he has language. Every child can speak his own language very well when he is four or five—but no animals learn to speak. How do children learn? Scientists do not really know. What happens when we speak? Scientists do not know. They only know that man can speak because he has a big brain.Unit 8Dictation：Many students who call themselves bad readers nevertherless do read some thingd successfully. They may read novels or they may read the sports page every day. But a textbook is a different matter. A textbook gvies a lot of trouble. Why is that? One reason is lack of interest. Another is that they are often unfamiliar with the subject about which they are reading. But a third reason is that they try to read a textbook as if it were a novel or sports story or a problem to be solved by Ann Landers. They respond to the textbook inapropriately.How you read something depends on the author’s purpose in writing. There are basically four purposes for writing. Some authors writes to tell a story; others write to create an image in your mind; some write to inform or teach you; and still others write to convince you of a particular viewpoint. Each of these four purposes requires a defferent response as you read. If you respond differently to different types of writing, you will find that your reading will be much easier.Unit 9Dictation:Tom King could feel Sandel growing stronger against him. He saw youth recuperate. From instant to instant Sandel grew stronger. His punches, weak at first, became strong. Tom King sawthe gloved fist driving at his jaw, and wanted to guard it by raising his arm. But the arm was too heavy. It would not lift itself. Then the gloved fist landed home. Tom felt a sharp snap and blacked out.When he opened his eyes again he was in his corner, and he heard the audience screaming and cheering. His second was blowing cold waters gloves had already been removed, and Sandel，bending over him, was shaking his hand. He bore no ill will toward the man who had put him out, and heUnit 10Zululand is a historical region of northeastern Natal, which is a province in the eastern part of the Republic of South Africa. Under the former South African Government’s policy of racial separation and separate development of the race, black South Africans had been divided into “national”groups. These groups were to develop their own political, social, and cultural life in homelands assigned to them by the government.Zululand historically was the northeastern section of Natal. It was inhabited by the Zulus, a people who became powerful in the early 19th century under their king, Shaka. In the middle of the 19th century, they warred with Boer settlers who went into the area, and later with the British. In 1879, the British invaded Zululand and were defeated by the Zulus. However, the Zulus were later defeated and the British took possession of Zululand in1887. It became part of Natal in 1897.。

全新版《大学英语听说教程》第三册答案（1—6单元）________________________________________UINT1Part BText 1Exercise 1: 1. c 2. a 3.bExercise 2:1. She suggested that her husband spend more time with his mother. She said to herhusband, "Life is too short, you need to spend time with the people you love. You probably won'tbelieve me, but I know you love her and I think that if the two of you spend more time together , itwill make us closer."2. 1) ...she was waiting by the door with her coat on and she had her hair curled.2) She had told her lady friends about this.Text 2Exercise 1: 1. c 2. d 3. dExercise 2: 1. F 2. T 3. F 4. T 5. FPart C1. b2. c3. b4. d5. dPART DMy First JobMy parents ran a small restaurant. It was open twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.My first job was shining shoes for customers when I was six years old. My duties increased as Igrew older. By age ten I was clearing tables and washing plates. My father made it clear that I hadto meet certain standards. I had to be on time, hard-working and polite to the customers. I wasnever paid for any work I did. One day I made the mistake of telling Dad I thought he should giveme ten pounds a week. He said, "OK, then how about you paying me for the three meals a daywhen you eat here and for the times you bring your friends here for free drinks?" He figured Iowed him about 40 pounds a week. This taught me quite a lot.________________________________________Unit 2Part BText 1Exercise 1: 1. b 2. a 3. d 4. cExercise 2:1984 / son / medical school / tuition / afford it / realize / newspaper ads / extra business /advertisement / succeeded / agent / changed / phone call / put aside / doing / immediately /familiar / father-in-law's / visited / his father-in-law alive / coincidence.Text 2Exercise 1: 1. T 2. F 3. F 4. F 5. FExercise 2:1. He was intrigued.2. A bank statement.3. his father-in-law had put an amount of money in the bank for his grandchildren's education.4. A little over $15,000.5. He could use the money to cover the tuition of his first year at a medical college.6. He is a doctor in Illinois.Part C1. F2. T3. F4. F5. T6. T7. F8. TPART DUnexplained ParallelsOne of the best-known collections of parallels is between the careers of Abraham Lincoln and John F. Kennedy. Both were shot on a Friday, in the presence of their wives; both were succeeded by a Southerner named Johnson; both their killers were themselves killed before they could be brought to justice. Lincoln had a secretary called Kennedy; Kennedy a secretary called Lincoln. Lincoln was killed in the Ford Theater; Kennedy met his death while riding in a Lincoln convertible made by the Ford Motor Company -- and so on.Similar coincidences often occur between twins. A news story from Finland reported of two 70-year-old twin brothers dying two hours apart in separate accidents, with both being hit by trucks while crossing the same road on bicycles. According to the police, the second victim could not have known about his brother's death, as officers had only managed to identify the first victim minutes before the second accident.Connections are also found between identical twins who have been separated at birth. Dorothy Lowe and Bridget Harrison were separated in 1945, and did not meet until 1979, when they were flown over from Britain for an investigation by a psychologist at the University of Minnesota. (8处答案为met,34)They found that when they met they were both wearing seven rings on their hands, two bracelets on one wrist, a watch and a bracelet on the other. They married on the same day, had worn identical wedding dresses and carried the same flowers. Dorothy had named her son Richard Andrew and her daughter Catherine Louise; Bridget had named her son Andrew Richard and her daughter Karen Louise.(10处答案similar自己看下这个不一定, children) In fact, she had wanted to call her Catherine. Both had a cat called Tiger. They also had a string of similar mannerisms when they were nervous.How can we explain the above similarities?________________________________________Unit 3Part BText 1Exercise 1: 1. b 2. c 3.aExercise 2:1. Because she wanted to understand each other's expectations so that potential problems could be avoided and they could live happily together.2. Cleaning up. Everything must be cleaned up and put away before going to bed.3. Sleeping. Time for bed: 11pm; time to get up: 6:30am except on weekends.Text 2Exercise 1: 1. F 2.F 3.T 4.TExercise 2:1. One rule says that if they get lost for more than five minutes when they are driving, they must stop and ask for directions.2. Once Tom and Linda got lost when they were driving to a friend's wedding.3. Linda wanted to stop at a gas station to ask the way, but Tom thought he could figure it out.4. As a result, they were late for the wedding because they went in the wrong direction for forty miles.Part C1. ...not so special/not extremes2. a. ...get angry quickly b. ...change themselves...PART D原文Husbands and Wives Don't See Things AlikeLet's face it -- husbands and wives just don't see things alike. Take TV remote controls, for example. I'm a channel-grazer. When I watch the news, I flip back and forth through four different networks."It drives me crazy when you do that," my wife complains. I don't understand why she has no interest in other channels. After all, she is a woman who wants to know everything going on in the neighborhood and among all the relatives. Just one button away might be an interesting program on How to Lose Fifty Pounds by Eating Chocolate Sundaes or How to Understand Weird Husbands. But, no, she won't change channels, not even if she dislikes the program she's watching."This talk show host makes me so angry!" she cried one evening."Then why don't you change the channel?" I asked."Because I can't stand people who are always changing channels."Differences. No right or wrong, just differences."The first law of civilization," said an old philosopher, "is to let people be different."I don't need to convert my wife to my ways, and she doesn't try to make me be like her. We simply take turns monitoring the remote control.1. The major difference between the speaker and his wife is their TV viewing habits.2. According to the speaker, he is more interested in talk shows while his wife is more interested in news programs.3. The wife seems to be more weird than the husband is.4. The speaker and his wife usually take turns working the remote control when they watch television.5. It can be inferred that women are generally more tolerant than men of their spouse's differences.6. The speaker and his wife maintain peace not by changing each other but by tolerance.________________________________________Unit 4Part BText 1Exercise 1: 1. d 2. c 3.aExercise 2:Sam has been a police officer for 30 years. He has done everything from patrol to undercover work. He has also done detective work and now he is supervising investigations.Sam thinks being a police officer is a very stressful job, but it depends on the assignment one has. In his opinion the biggest pert of the stress is the fear of the unknown and patrol is the most stressful assignment.Text 2Exercise 1: 1. T 2. F 3. T 4. F 5. TExercise 2:1. ... One is an exercise program, another is a psychological program with counseling for officers. And there are several discussion groups as well for officers to sit down and talk about their stress with other officers.2. 2)...He tries to get some sort of exercise every day. 3)...his personal relationships, especially his relationships with his wife.Part C1. d2. d3. d4. b5. cPART DFinding Creative Outlets for Very Stressful TimesBeautifying your home is a fun and practical pastime that can offer a wonderful sense of accomplishment. Few people may realize, however, that painting the walls, knitting bedspreads or sewing pillows can help relieve the life pressures we all experience.Studies indicate that engaging in creative endeavors such as sewing and crafting can lower one's risk of stroke, kidney damage and heart disease.These calming, repetitive activities relax the mind and can lower blood pressure. Sharing such activities can also be a way to spend time with loved ones, which increases our sense of belonging and further reduces stress.People have always turned to working with their hands in times of stress. Handicraft works, with their symbols of hope, have a far greater impact when created by groups.Keep in mind the following tips to increase the stress-relieving benefits of your craft projects:1. Work with materials that stimulate the senses; work in a comfortable area without distractions; play your favorite music.2.(4处答案framing) Make a family project of selecting your favorite photos, and frame them so they can be enjoyed every day. In stressful times, the photos can lift your spirits as you recall happy moments.3. If your schedule is hectic, choose a practical project that will make the most of crafting time. Ifa simple kitchen curtain needs to be replaced, start there.Change sometimes compels us to see things in new ways.________________________________________Unit 5Part BText 1Exercise 1: 1. D 2. DExercise 2: 1. F 2.T 3.F 4.T 5.T 6.F 7.T 8.F 9.F 10.TText 2Exercise 1:1. Reaching Everybody by Exposing Lies2. They launched an advertising campaign to call on youth to fight against tobacco companies by starting the "Not fro Sale" commercial on television and radio.3. They intend to spread the message that teenagers no longer want to be targeted by tobacco companies in their advertisements.Exercise 2: 1. c 2.a 3.c 4.c 5.bPart CSkatescooterMostly made in SwitzerlandIn 1999Not until it was popular in JapanFor sport; for transportation from home to the underground or from a bus stop to the officea variety of people, from students to business executivesCan be folded up without difficulty and is easy to carry aboutPART D答案（仅供参考）16 years old，go to college, clothes and boys, her grades slipped, a scholarship, wealthy, afford, tuition，normal，fashion and dating，a talk，think about ,putting college off，wait, 未知,push ,take her education, seriously原文She Doesn't Seem Ready for CollegeHi, Jenny, you don't look happy. What's wrong?Jenny: Well, Roger, I've got a problem.Roger: What is it?Jenny: You know my daughter Jane is 16 years old now. And we've begun talking about college. She says she wants to go, but she's let her grades slip and no matter how I urge her to study, all she seems interested in are clothes and boys. We're not wealthy, you know. And it won't be easy for us to afford the tuition if she can't get a scholarship. Is going to college the best choice for her right now?Roger: Do you mean that she doesn't seem ready for college?Jenny: You're right.Roger: Then you'd better have a serious talk with Jane about college.Jenny: A serious talk with her?Roger: Yes, to my mind it's quite normal for girls her age to be wrapped up in fashion and dating, but as a mother you have a right to expect her to pay attention to her studies too.Jenny: Yes, but how?Roger: Ask her how serious she is about college and how hard she's willing to work for it. Jane may be more committed than you realize. But if not, tell her she should think about putting collegeoff for a while. That could give her the push she needs to take her education seriously.Jenny: Sounds like a good idea.Roger: And if you decide she should wait, she can get a job, take classes at a community college or do an internship to get experience. She may be just one of those who need to see a bit of real life before they settle down.________________________________________Unit 6Part BText 1Exercise 1: 1. D 2. CExercise 2:Leaves are Nature's food factories. Plants take water from the ground through their roots and carbon dioxide from the air. Then leaves turn water and carbon dioxide into sugar in the presence of sunlight and chlorophyll. This process is called photosynthesis. Leaves are mostly green because chlorophyll is green. As a matter of fact, there are, in leaves, small amounts of yellow and orange all along, but they are covered up by the green chlorophyll in summer. They show up in fall as chlorophyll disappears from the leaves, due to the decline of photosynthesis. The bright reds and purples we see in leaves of trees like maples are made mostly in fall. The brown color of trees like oaks is made from wastes left in the leaves.Text 2Exercise 1: 1. C 2. BExercise 2:1. They are leaf pigments, length of night, and weather.2. It is the steadily increasing length of night.3. They change their colors at the same time no matter whether they are on a high mountain or in warm lowlands because the timing of color change seems to be genetically inherited.4. It is because their needle-like or scale-like foliage is covered with a heavy wax coating and the liquid inside their cells contains cold-resistant elements.5. In the Arctic because the winter there is too cold.Part CExercise: 1. T 2.F 3.T 4.T 5.F 6.F 7.T 8.TPart D答案Where,原文For years Mr. Urquhart and his colleagues wondered where the migratory monarchs spent the winter. (第3、4空答案mystery仅供参考，his colleagues wondered)Despite their hopes, fieldwork in Florida and along the Gulf Coast discovered no large groups of wintering monarchs. Then in late 1972, his wife Norah wrote to newspapers in Mexico about the project, asking for volunteers to report sightings of the butterfly and help with tagging. Finally, in response came a letter, dated February 26, 1973, from a man called Kenneth Brugger in Mexico City, who offered to help find the butterfly hideaway.Traveling in his motor home, Brugger drove back and forth across the Mexican countryside, looking for clues. He was especially watchful at dusk, when the butterflies would be moving about looking for a place to sleep.At last, one day was successful. On the evening of January 9, 1975, Brugger called fromMexico. "I have found them -- millions of monarchs -- in evergreens beside a mountain clearing," he said, unable to control the excitement in his voice.High in a range of volcanic mountains that crosses central Mexico, he came upon hundreds of evergreen trees, each entirely hidden by sleeping butterflies. Some of the insects wore tags that Mr. Urquhart and his helpers had put on them in Canada and the northern United States. The mystery was solved! The monarchs' winter home is well suited to their needs. Throughout the winter the temperature stays near freezing. It is not cold enough to kill the visiting insects, but it is chilly enough to keep them from moving about. The butterflies survive on the stored fat from their summer foods.In spring the butterflies awaken and fly north again. Tagged butterflies, which were marked in Mexico, have been found in the United States.So one mystery is solved. But another remains. How do the butterflies find their way? Those that migrate south in the fall were born sometime during the summer or early fall. They have never been to Mexico. Yet they somehow seek out the same resting places. The mystery of how they find their way is left for future scientists to solve.________________________________________。

全新版大学英语综合教程3Unit One Changes in the Way We LiveText AContent Questions ( P10 )1.Write and live on a farm.2.Because they grow nearly all of their fruits and vegetables. They have enough eggs, honey and wood. They are very close to nature and can enjoy the beautiful scenery. Besides, they can go skiing and skating in winter.3.No. Sometimes the good life can get pretty tough.4.They were buried under five feet of snow from December through March.5.When the first spring came, it brought two floods. The second flood refers to the good harvest in the growing season.6.He decided to quit his job and start to freelance.7.He has to crawl into black bear dens for “Sports Illustrated”, hitch up dogsled racing teams for “Smithsonian” magazine, check out the Lake Champlain “monster” for “Science Digest”, and canoe through the Boundary Waters Wilderness area of Minnesota for “Destinations”.8.As for insurance, they have only bought a poor man’s major-medical policy and the policy on their two cars.9.They cut back their expenses without appreciably lowering their standard of living. For example, they patronize local restaurants instead of more expensive places in the city. They still attend the opera and ballet but only a few times a year. They eat less meat, drink cheaper wine and see fewer movies.10. A tolerance for solitude and lots of energy.11.They will leave with a feeling of sorrow but also with a sense of pride at what they have been able to accomplish.12.They chose to live in the country because they want to improve the quality of their lives. Yes, they have finally realized their dreams.Text Organization ( P11 )Part One (paragraphs 1—3) The writer views his life in the country as a self-reliant and satisfying one.Part Two (paragraphs 4—7 ) Life in the country is good yet sometimes very hard.Part Three (paragraphs 8—11) After quitting his job, the writer’s income was reduced, but he and his family were able to manage to get by.Part Four (paragraphs 12—15 ) A tolerance for solitude and a lot of energy have made it possible for the family to enjoy their life in the country.Happy Moments and Events1)growing nearly all their fruits and vegetables2)canoeing, picnicking, long bicycle rides, etc.3)keeping warm inside the house in winter4)writing freelance articles5)earning enough money while maintaining a happy family lifeHardships1)working hard both in winter and in summer2)harsh environment and weather condition3)anxious moments after the writer quit his job4)cutting back on daily expenses5)solitudeVocabulary1. Fill in the gaps with words or phrases given in the box. ( P15 )1)on balance2) resist3) haul4) wicked5) illustrated6) budget7) lowering8) boundary9) involved10)economic11) blasting12) just about2. Now use the verb in brackets to form an appropriate phrasal verb you have learned and complete the sentence with it. ( P16 )1)cut back / down2）pick up3）get by4) get through5）face up to 6）turn in7）making up for8）think up3. Rewrite each sentence with the word or phrase in brackets, keeping the same meaning. （P17 ）1)pursued his mathematical studies and taught himself astronomy.2)often generate misleading thoughts.3)attach great importance to combining theory with practice in our work.4)be suspected of doing everything for money.5)before he gets through life.4. Complete the sentences, using the words or phrases in brackets ( P17 )1. their indoor a profit to invest in2. device the improvement on a global scale3. stacked temptation never dined outConfusable Use ( P18 )1.house2.home3.home family4.household1.doubt2.suspected3.doubted4.suspected5.suspectWord Formation ( P19 )1) rise 2) final3) regular4) cash 5) hows and whys6) upped7) yellowed8) bottled9) lower10) searchCloze1. Text-related ( P20 )1) gets by2) temptation3) get through4) improvement5) aside from 6) suspect7) supplement8) profit9) stacking2. Theme-related ( P21 )1) replaced 2) consider3) quit4) world5) tough6) fuels7) provide8) luxuries9) balance10) idealTranslation1. Translate the sentences into English ( P21 )1)We have a problem with the computer system, but I think it is fairly minor.2)My father died when I was too young to live on my own. The people of my hometown took over responsibility for my upbringing at that point.3)the toys have to meet strict safety requirements before they can be sold to children.4)Radio and television have supplemented rather than replaced the newspaper as carriers of new and opinion.5)When it comes to this magazine, it is a digest of articles from many newspapers and magazines around the world.2. Translate the passage into English ( P21 )A decade ago, Nancy did what so many Americans dream about. She quit an executive position and opened a household device store in her neighborhood. People like Nancy made the decision primarily for the improvement in the quality of their lives.But, to run a business on a small scale is by no means an easy job. Without her steady income, Nancy had to cut back on her daily expenses. Sometimes she did not even have the money to pay the premiums for the various kinds of insurance she needed.Fortunately, through her own hard work, she has now got through the most difficult time. She is determined to continue pursuing her vision of a better life.Text B1. Choose the best answer for each of the following. ( P27 )1—6. a c d b a cTranslate into Chinese the underlined sentences in the essay ( P28 )1.什么？你说那听起来不像你府上的生活？其实，不仅仅是你一个人这么想。

My First JobTwo noted Americans explain whyIt’s not what you earn----it’s what you learnCompiled by Daniel LevineThe Auto Prepper (Jay Leno)I acquired a very strong work ethic from my parents, both of whom lived through the Great Depression. They couldn’t understand people who didn’t work regularly. I once told my mom that Sylvester was getting $12 million for ten weeks of work. “What’s he going to do the rest of the year?” She asked.我从父母那儿获得了很强的工作道德观。

他们俩都经历过大萧条时期，对不是按常规工作的人感到难以理解。

我曾经告诉我妈妈，西尔维斯特·史泰龙工作10周挣1200万美元。

“那他在一年其余的日子里干什么呢?”她问。

I took my parents’ work ethic into my first job at Wilmington Ford near my hometown of Andover, Mass, when I was 16. I worked until five or six o’clock on school days and put in 12-hour days during the summer as a prepper. This meant washing and polishing the new cars, and making sure the paper floor mats were in place. Another responsibility was taking off the hubcaps at night, so they wouldn’t get stole n and replacing them the next day. This was hard work because we had about seven acres of cars.我把父母的工作道德观带人了我在故乡马萨诸塞州安多佛镇附近的威尔明顿镇福特汽车专营店干的第一份工作。

unit 1 Mr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeMr. Doherty Builds His Dream LifeJim Doherty1.There are two things I have always wanted to do -- write and live on a farm. Today I'm doing both. I am not in E. B. White's class as a writer or in my neighbors' league as a farmer, but I'm getting by. And after years of frustration with city and suburban living, my wife Sandy and I have finally found contentment here in the country多尔蒂先生创建自己的理想生活吉姆·多尔蒂有两件事是我一直想做的――写作与务农。

如今我同时做着这两件事。

作为作家，我和E·B·怀特不属同一等级，作为农场主，我和乡邻也不是同一类人，不过我应付得还行。

在城市以及郊区历经多年的怅惘失望之后，我和妻子桑迪终于在这里的乡村寻觅到心灵的满足。

2 .It's a self-reliant sort of life. We grow nearly all of our fruits and vegetables. Our hens keep us in eggs, with several dozen left over to sell each week. Our bees provide us with honey, and we cut enough wood to just about make it through the heating season.这是一种自力更生的生活。

Answers to Unit 1TEXT 1 ( P2 )My First JobComprehensionA. True (T) or False (F)?1. The writer thought that the likelihood of him getting the job was not great though he was young and eager to do something useful.T2. The headmaster liked the young man at first sight.FThe headmaster did not like the young man when he went for an interview. He looked at him with surprised disapproval and, instead of showing welcome to the young man, he just grunted, which was an expression of irritation and displeasure3. The headmaster saw eye to eye with the writer as far as children’s games were concerned.FThey did not think alike. To the headmaster, games played an essential role in a boy’s education but the writer did not consider games to have so much importance to the boys.4. The writer was not happy about his having to teach algebra and geometry, but he did not mind having to walk a mile along the dusty road to the Park.T5. The young man was satisfied with the salary he would get.FThe young man would only get twelve pounds a week including lunch, which was by no means good pay. Of course the writer was not satisfied. However, before he could say anything about the poor pay, the headmaster had stood up and asked the young man to meet his wife.6. The writer did not feel unhappy at the idea of working under the headmaster’s wife.FThe writer thought it was something he could hardly bear. To him, for a young man to work under a woman would be shameful and would result in a loss of dignity and self-respect.B. Explain the following in your own words.1. Being very short of money and wanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing as I did so, that without a degree and with no experience of teaching my chances of landing the job were slim. Because I was in bad need of money and was eager to do something of use, I applied for the job. But at the same time that I did so, I was afraid that the possibility for me to get the job was very small because I didn’t have a university degree, nor did I have any teaching experience.2. ...three days later a letter arrived, summoning me to Croydon for an interview.… three days later I received a letter, asking me to go to Croydon to have an interview.3. He looked at me with an air of surprised disapproval, as a colonel might look at a private whose bootlaces were undone.He cast a look at me with the same surprise and dislike as a colonel would look at a soldier when his bootlaces came loose.4. The headmaster and I obviously had singularly little in common.Apparently the headmaster and I had no similar interests or beliefs.5. The teaching set-up appalled me.The way teaching was organized filled me with terror (or, I was shocked at the teaching arrangements).6. I should have to split the class up into three groups and teach them in turn at three different levels.I should have to divide the class into three groups of three different levels and teach them one after another.7. It was not so much having to tramp a mile along the dusty streets of Croydon, followed by a crocodile of small boys that I minded, but the fact that most of my friends would be enjoying leisure at that time.I felt troubled not because I had to walk for a mile along the dusty streets of Croydon, followed bya group of boys, but because at that time most of my friends would be having a good time and relaxing.8. The prospect of working under a woman constituted the ultimate indignity.The fact that I would have to work under a woman in future made me feel totally humiliated.TEXT 2 ( P3 )How to Do Well on a Job InterviewComprehensionTrue (T) or False (F)1. Most people think that a job interview is a terrible experience.Key: T2. You’re often given a reason if you’re not hired after an interview.Key: FIf you don’t get the job, you’re rarely given any reason why.3. You should neither wear casual student clothing nor overdress yourself when going to aninterview.Key: T4. To demonstrate your ability to be politely sociable, you should initiate small talk before gettingdown to business.Key: FYou should follow the interviewer’s lead and should not initiate any small talk or drag it out.5. You should be frank and list all your flaws to the interviewer.Key: FYou’ll come across as more believable if you admit a flaw – but make it one that an employer might actually like.6. A thank-you note shortly after the interview is one more chance to help you make a goodimpression.Key: TTEXT 3 ( P4 )Comprehension1 FThe Times is to sell the benefits of the classified columns by telephone.2. T3. FEducation is important4. FDrive here is a noun, meaning a forceful quality of mind or spirit that gets things done or initiative (动力、干劲). Applicants must possess this sort of drive.5. FIt’s a job that anyone who thinks he is qualified can apply for.6. TGuided writing ( P5 )I love travelling by train. Fast expresses, slow local trains which stop at every station, suburban trains taking businessmen to their offices and home again; I enjoy them all. It must be the element of romance that attracts me. There is no romance on motorway, which is a box of metal and rubber on a strip of concrete, or in flying through the air in a pressurized tube from one identical plastic and glass airport to another. But trains are different. On a train, you can walk around, look at the scenery, observe your fellow passengers; whereas in a plane all you can see are the clouds and the back of other people’s heads. And then there are the stations. Some, I’m afraid, have become too like airport; others, fortunately, are old and dirty, full of unexpected details and with their own individual peculiarities. Traveling by train remains an adventure, as you try to interpret the timetable, persuade the booking office clerk to sell you a ticket and understand the incomprehensible messages coming over the loudspeaker system. Then there is that delightful uncertainty as you wonder whether you are on the right train, or the right part of the train. There’s nothing like it.Precis writing ( P7 )I applied for my first job before I entered university because I was short of money. The school where I applied for a job was ten miles away from where I lived and I was not sure if I could get the job. However, after a terrible journey I was so depressed that I no longer felt nervous. The Victorian schoolhouses stood amid fumes and dust main road. The headmaster was not at all scholarly, neither was the inside of the house academic looking. By and by I discovered that the headmaster and I had very little in common. He wanted me to teach twenty-four boys from seven to thirteen who, were to be split up into three levels. I had to teach everything including the subjects I abhorred (憎恶). Furthermore, I had to work on Saturdays too. The pay was low. To top it all, I had to work under a woman, the headmaster’s wife, who was the real manager of the school.Paragraph Writing( 略)Letter Writing （略）Comprehensive Exercises ( P9 )1. Spelling ( P9 )1. advertise2. suburb3. range4. interview5. quarter6. depress7. dreary8. indignity9. disapproval10. geometry11. singularly12. leisure2. Dictation ( P9 )The most important day I remember in all my life is the one on which my teacher, Anne Sullivan, came to me. It was the third of March, 1887, three months before I was seven years old. On the afternoon of that eventful day, I stood on the porch, dumb, expectant, I guessed from my mother’s signs and from the hurrying in the house that something unusual was about to happen, so I went to the door and waited on the steps. Hanging down from the porch was sweet-smelling honeysuckle. My fingers lightly touched the familiar leaves and blossoms which had just come forth to greet the sweet southern spring. I did not know what surprise the future held for me.I felt approaching footsteps. I stretched out my hand as I supposed to my mother. Someone took it, and I was caught up and held close in the arms of her who had come to help me discover all things to me, and, more than anything thing else, to love me.3. Listening Comprehension ( P10 )A. True (T) or False (F)?For false statements, write the facts.1. Henry would have liked his interview to begin at once.T2. The secretary waited in the manager’s office while the manager signed the letters.FThe manager signed the last letter and then rang the bell for his secretary to come in and take the letters away.3. The technical journals were very carefully arranged on the top shelf.FIt looked as if the technical journals might at any moment slip off the shelf and fall to the ground.4. The manager’s desk was very tidy.T5. The manager had no idea what job Henry had come for.FThe manager knew what job Henry had come for; he said, “You’ve come about our advertisement for a clerk in the accounts section, haven’t you?”B. Complete the following sentences with relevant information from the passage.1. The telephone rang just as the manager was explaining t that he was waiting for a long-distance call from Manchester.2. The manager apologized for keeping Henry waiting.3. The bookcase was so large that it covered the greater part of one wall.4. In the box which marked OUT, the manager dropped the letters which he had signed.4. Translation ( P10 )A. Translate the following sentences from Chinese into English.1.他们都认为他成功的可能性很小。

Unit 1VocabularyA. Guessing the meanings of words:1. f2. h3. c4. b5. g6. e7. d8. aB. Looking up words in a dictionary:1. inconvenient and uncomfortable2. sad; low in spirits3. gloomy; cheerless4. make a short, deep, rough sound (like a pig), showing dissatisfaction5. very necessary6. shock deeply; fill with fear7. timidly8. greatest; extremeTEXT IComprehensionB. 1. Because I was in bad need of money and was eager to do something of use, I applied for thejob. But at the same time that I did so, I was afraid that the possibility for me to get the job was very small because I didn’t have a university degree, nor did I have any teaching experience.2. …three days later I received a letter, asking me to go to Croydon to have an interview.3. He cast a look at me with the same surprise and dislike as a colonel would look at a soldierwhen his bootlaces came loose.4. Apparently the headmaster and I had no similar interests.5. The way teaching was organized filled me with terror (or, I was shocked at the teachingarrangements).6. I should have to divide the class into three groups of three different levels and teach themone after another.7. I felt troubled not because I had to walk for a mile along the dusty streets of Croydon,followed by a group of boys, but because at that time most of my friends were having a good time and relaxing.8. The fact that I would have to work under a woman in future made me feel totallyhumiliated.TEXT IITEXT IIIComprehension1. F (It is looking for people who are able to sell the benefits of the classified columns bytelephone.)2.T3. F (It is important.)4. F (Drive here is a noun, meaning “a forceful quality of mind or spirit that gets things done” or“initiative” (动力、干劲). Applicants must possess this sort of “drive.”)5. F (It’s a job that anyone who thinks he is qualified can apply for.)6.TGUIDED WRITINGSentence CombinationReference Version:I love travelling by train. Fast expresses, slow local trains which stop at every station, suburban trains taking businessmen to their offices and home again; I enjoy them all. It must be the element of romance that attracts me. There’s no romance in a car on a motorway, which is a box of metal and rubber on a strip of concrete, or in flying through the air in a pressurized tube from one identical plastic and glass airport to another. But trains are different. On a train, you can walk around, look at the scenery, observe your fellow passengers; whereas in a plane all you can see are the clouds and the back of other people’s heads. And then there are the stations. Some, I am afraid, have become too like airports; others, fortunately, are old and dirty, full ofunexpected details and with their own individual peculiarities. Travelling by train remains an adventure, as you try to interpret the timetable, persuade the booking office clerk to sell you a ticket and understand the incomprehensible messages coming over the loudspeaker systems. Then there’s that delightful uncertainty as you wonder whether you are on the right train, or the right part of the train. There’s nothing like it.Pr is WritingReference version:I applied for my first job before I entered the university because I was short of money. The school where I applied for a job was ten miles away from where I lived and I was not sure if I could get the job. However, after a terrible journey I was so depressed that I no longer felt nervous. The Victorian schoolhouse stood amid fumes and dust by a busy main road. The headmaster was not at all scholarly, neither was the inside of the house academic looking. By and by I discovered that the headmaster and I had very little in common. He wanted me to teach twenty-four boys from seven to thirteen who were to be split up into three levels. I had to teach everything including the subjects I abhorred. Furthermore, I had to work on Saturdays too. The pay, however, was low. To top it all, I had to work under a woman, the headmaster’s wife, who was the real manager of the school.Letter Writing1.Flat 301, 574 Daxing StreetXining, Qinghai 81005615 June, 20 __Dear Prof. Qing,2.Flat 402, 583 Ningpo Road,Wenzhou, Zhejiang 325008December 20, 20 __Dear Uncle Ming,3.609 Grant StreetEnterprise, OR 97828U.S.A.March 2, 20 __Dear Minnie,IV. TranslationA. 1. They all believed that he had a slim chance of success.2. I don’t know why she has an air of sadness all the time.3. It was after all the students had taken their seats that the president of the students’ unionproceeded to announce the camping itinerary.4. The stomach is a vital organ of the human body; please take good care of it.5. He considered it ridiculous for the general manager to attach so much importance to thoseroutine trifles.6. Her study, which ranged over many languages and cultures, was full of challenge.7. As is scheduled, all the members of the staff take turns to do late duty.8. She was greatly upset at the thought of leaving her parents and living on her own in aremote area.9. We do not worry so much about her qualifications for the job as about her health.10. He was greatly excited about the prospect of having a cruise around the world.B.Reference version:From Fred’s point of view, the interview was going very smoothly indeed. Five days before, he had applied for a job at a small business company and now he was being interviewed by one of its directors.Fred had been working as a salesman. He wanted to change his job not because he was short of money, but because as a salesman he could hardly enjoy any leisure at all.Fred had been worried that he might lose his head and say something silly, but fortunately he found that he had a lot in common with the director.It was clear that the director was quite satisfied. Fred was thinking that his chances of landing the job were favourable when the director proceeded to ask, “Do you mind working overtime?”V. Blank FillingE. 1. attaches great importance to 2. survived3. competent, applied for4. have much in common5. judging by6. get to his feet7. ranging in price 8. a crocodile of, ranging in age9. Being 10. not so much, but the fact thatUnit 2TEXT IVocabularyA.Guessing the meanings of words and phrases:1. c2. a3. g4. d5. h6. b7. f8. eB.Looking up words in a dictionary:1.yield2.look intently and steadily / stare3.crossly, showing displeasure4.make unsatisfactory5.with obedience6.unfriendly7.keep in a small space8.(of a place) uncomfortably smallComprehensionA. 1. Tom and Peter had always had great fun together in the garden, but Peter’s sudden illnessspoiled their plan for another enjoyable holiday. Of course Tom wept tears of anger and felt furious now that he had to leave the garden and Peter.2. Peter was down with the measles and might well have had a sore throat.3. Perhaps Tom intended to say: “All I said was I would rather have measles with Peter thango to Uncle Alan’s.”4. Uncle Alan was very kind to take Tom away at short notice, but Tom was unwilling to goand said something ungrateful. Tom’s mother was worried that Uncle Alan would hear what Tom intended to say and be upset.5. She sensed that Tom was cross and might be rude to his uncle and aunt.6. Tom didn’t want to leave Peter and his mother so he was not at all grateful to Uncle Alanfor taking him away. He wished that his uncle had refused to take him to his house.Since his mother expected him to agree with her, he couldn’t say anything to the contrary, so he repeated “very kind” bitterly.7. Peter didn’t want Tom to go away, leaving him all alone. When Tom was leaving hecouldn’t stay quietly in bed. He got up and went to the window to wave good-bye to Tom in spite of his mother’s orders that he ought to stay in bed.8. He was angry to be taken away in a hurry to a new place without Peter. Besides, theirplan to have great fun during the summer holidays was going to be completely spoiled.That’s why he sat in the car in an unfriendly way without saying anything.B. 1. Therefore / As a natural consequence / So2. in a deep, hoarse sound3. He said good-bye to the garden by looking at it and felt furious that…4. Usually / More often than not, town gardens are small; the same is the case with the Longs’garden.5. Mrs. Long held the case tight for a while, in an effort to call his attention first.6. …pushed him towards the car so as to send him away and then followed him to it.7. How can we thank you enough for taking Tom away so quickly. We had hardly any timeto ask for your consent.8. …without considering the pain and suffering it might give others, Tom waved good-bye toPeter whose red, feverish face was pressed against the bedroom window.9. …keeping very quiet and showing strong resentment and unfriendliness…10. I hope we can get along with each other quite well.TEXT IITEXT IIIComprehension1. B2. A3. A4. B5. B6. CGUIDED WRITINGSentence CombinationReference version:Smallpox, the most devastating and feared pestilence in human history, is making its laststand in two remote areas of Ethiopia, one in the desert and one in the mountains. By the end of August only five villages had experienced cases in the preceding eight weeks. More important, the onset of the last known case was on August 9. Because man is the only known reservoir of the smallpox virus, the disease should be eliminated forever when the last infected person recovers. Right now more than 1,000 Ethiopian health workers, together with 10 epidemiologists of the World Health Organization, are combing the countryside to make sure no more cases exist. For two years after the last case is recorded the search will continue for additional outbreaks. If none is found, and if a WHO international commission can be satisfied that the search has been thorough, smallpox will be declared to have been eradicated from the earth. It will be the first such achievement in medical history. (From a medical report written in 1976)Pr is WritingReference version:Some people go on holiday unwillingly, as in the case of Tom Long. He and his brother Peter were very dear to each other and had planned to spend the summer holidays together enjoyably. Now that Peter was down with the measles, Tom had to go to his Uncle and Aunt’s to be kept away from Peter because of this dreadful disease. On the day of his departure, he looked longingly at the garden and at the would-be treehouse among the apple tree branches, with anger surging up inside. How he’d miss the garden and Peter! Tom’s mother wasn’t any happier in sending him away. Besides, she was worried whether Tom would behave himself at his uncle’s. When Tom got into his Uncle’s car, he sat in hostile silence in spite of his Uncle’s friendliness. He would much rather that his Uncle was cruel to him so that he could have an excuse to run back home. His Aunt was even worse, because she was a child-lover. How could he stand this! He would be cooped up in a small flat with no garden, no playmates. He was cornered.Letter WritingReference version:1.16 August, 20 __Dear Ellen,I’m sorry that I did not write back as soon as I got your letter but I’ve been very busy …2.Shanghai, 16 June, 20 __ Dear Amy,It was a great pleasure to get your long letter telling me about your recent experience …3.Wuhan, 2 July, 20 __ Dear Ben,After such a long wait, at last I got your letter of 26th July …4.25 Dayton Road,Staines, Surrey7 September, 20 __The ManagerABC Book CompanyLondonDear Sir,I was happy to receive your letter of 5 September 20 __ …IV. TranslationA. 1. This old man lived overseas when he was young and had many unusual experiences.2. She is a well-liked physics teacher with a lot of teaching experience.3. My shoes are brand-new; I’d rather stay until it clears up.4. Upon leaving the small house where she lived in her childhood, she looked hergood-bye at every familiar object around.5. He was asked to leave for Xi’an at such short notice that he didn’t even have time tocall his wife.6. Their reluctance to join us in the speech contest really spoilt our fun.7. Please note that every student should keep classroom discipline, and you are noexception.8. I don’t care so much about working overtime occasionally, but about your calling offmy holidays with no notice.9. The speaker cleared his throat to claim the attention of the audience.10. He was tired of the hustle and bustle of the urban life and hoped to move to thecountry, expecting a change in his current life style.B. Reference version:When I was very little, I longed to go to the countryside with my father and brother, but I never got a chance. Father went once a year during his holiday to the countryside where my grandmother lived. As a rule, he took my brother Qiangqiang with him. I remember when I was four, there was a lot of talking about countryside-going as Father’s holiday was drawing near.I was certain that this time Father would take Qiangqiang along as usual. But one morning while I was in the bedroom playing with my doll, Mother called up, “Pingping, come down.”To my surprise, Mother told me with tears in her eyes that I would be sent to my grandmother’s. I was delighted and looked everywhere for my father and Qiangqiang, but they were nowhere to be seen. When the time came for me to leave, Mother murmured, “Pingping, try to be good. Mama and Papa are sure to come to see you soon.”It was not till then that I knew I would be going to the countryside alone, all alone. I clung to my mother, weeping tears of sadness.V. Blank FillingE. 1. As a rule 2. no exception to3. Keep to your bed4. in a gesture of despair5. clung to6. spoiled7. claimed 8. helped out9. in hostile silence, at such short notice 10. If onlyUnit 3TEXT IVocabularyA. Guessing the meanings of words and phrases:1. b2. e3. h4. d5. f6. a7. c8. gB. Looking up words in a dictionary:1. guide or direct2. strange3. very unusual, remarkable4. example of events happening at the same time5. a long journey by water6. certain7. weakly8. specialComprehensionB. 1. …after about half an hour of casual chatting, we began to make the conversation followthe course as we had planned.2. …it really looks as if we two had planned our trips together, doesn’t it?3. …that’s what Dr Double L. Dee would call an amazing coincidence.4. But remember that the two captains travelled in opposite directions and that is quiteimportant, you know.5. “Well,” my uncle interrupted.6. Here Captains Smitherton began to speak at last.7. Kate jumped up to bring the quarrel to a close by pretending that a new idea had struck her.8. You are being judged about something that you do n’t really know.In other words. a judgment will be passed on you for your unreasonable demands made on Robert and me.TEXT IIComprehension1.This is usually known as the Bermuda Triangle. More than a hundred planes and ships havedisappeared without leaving a trace in this area, most of which got lost since 1945.Furthermore, a thousand lives have been lost in the past thirty-three years, and not a single body or even a piece of wreckage from the vanishing planes or ships has been found.2.Many of the lost planes had had normal contact with their base or terminal destination untilthey suddenly disappeared altogether. And some others had been able to radio the most extraordinary messages, saying that their instruments had stopped functioning, that their compasses were spinning, that the sky had turned yellow and hazy (on a clear day) and that the ocean (which was calm nearby) did not look right, and then, all of a sudden they disappeared without making clear what was really the matter.3.Up to the present day, there has not been any explanation of the disappearance of ships andplanes. And when the Seventh Coast Guard declares that they will discontinue the search fora plane or ship which is overdue, the general public and the searchers cannot help expressingthe feeling or making the comment either directly or indirectly that it is connected with the ongoing phenomenon of the Bermuda Triangle.TEXT IIIComprehension1.Caribbean2.supply ship, was lost in 19183.Anita, Norwegian freighter, was lost in 19734.Rosalie, French sailing vessel, was lost in 18405.U.S. cabin cruiser, 19676.southwest, southGUIDED WRITINGSentence CombinationReference version:Columbus made four voyages to the west between 1492 and 1504 in his vain search for a sea route to Asia. The mystery of why he failed to find it haunted him and filled him with sadness.Wherever he went —to Cuba, Puerto Rico, Jamaica, South America, Panama, down the coast of Central America —it was always the same story. Instead of golden palaces, there were grass huts and palm-leaf tents. Instead of silk-robed merchant princes, he found “Indians” who did not even have shirts on their backs.At times Columbus became reconciled to the truth that this new land was not China, not Japan, not the Spice Islands. He seemed to accept it as a part of the earth that the geographers ofEurope had never heard of before. It was another world —and he called it exactly that —but Columbus also insisted until he died that the land he had reached was an unknown part of Asia.Pr is WritingReference version:It was Sunday and Kate and I convinced my uncle that there could be three Sundays in a week. We invited two sailor friends who had just travelled round the world and had completed the trip that very day. The trip took them exactly one year. One captain insisted that the next day would be Sunday while the other said that the day before ought to have been Sunday. Kate explained that both of them were right, as they travelled in opposite directions. The earth is round, about 24,000 miles around, spinning from west to east. As one of the captains travelled eastward, he gained one hour for every 1,000 miles; but when the other travelled westward, he lost one hour over the same distance. So when they completed the 24,000 miles round the earth, one lost 24 hours while the other gained 24 hours. That was why the one travelling eastward was one day ahead of London time, and the one travelling westward was one day behind London time. Thus there were three Sundays in a week.Letter WritingReference version:Xiaoxiao Toy Factory, NanjingAugust 31, 20 __Dear Emma,Please forgive me for not writing to you for so long but I was away on a business trip.I was in Guangzhou for three weeks. It is a beautiful city. Was it very hot? No, it was cooler than Nanjing. There are many modern buildings and the whole city is full of flowers. It is very colourful. The only trouble I had was the dialect, I couldn’t understand it even at the end of my stay. But on the whole. I had an enjoyable time.Hoping to hear from you soon.Yours,HailunIV. TranslationA. 1. She broke in with what she had to say before I’d finished speaking.2. Our different views of life made no difference at all to our friendship.3. It so happened that the headmaster asked him to teach algebra, the subject which he hadfailed at school.4. The boy sat quiet in the car, showing unfriendliness to his uncle as if he were his enemy.5. Tom was as disappointed to learn that he had to spend his summer holidays at hisuncle’s as he was sad that Peter had to be kept strictly to his bed because of measles.6. When his youngest son, whom he loved most, defied him, his face turned purple withanger.7. After everyone else had stated his or her own view, the section leader found his voice atlast.8. As they were going out on holiday for two weeks, they left all their pets in the care oftheir neighbour.9. I’m afraid you are mistaken. It’s not next Friday that we’ll have our midterm exam,but next Wednesday.10. According to the new rule, a football team may consist of 24 players. In other words,24 football players may make up a football team.B. Reference version:As soon as Tom began his talk with his father, he wanted to gain his point directly. “I’ve made an important decision, Dad. I’m going into the services.”Tom’s father looked at him with an air of surprised disapproval. “Shouldn’t you get your degree first? You can always do your military service after …”“But Dad, I’ll be drafted this year anyway,” Tom interrupted hastily. “So why not enlist now? My chances of getting some technical training will be better if I enlist —that makes a difference, you know.”“Well,” broke in his father. “You’ve had a good first year at college. This isn’t the time to quit school.”“Dad, my freshman grades weren’t very good. I don’t think I’m able to catch up with the others. Besides, I know how you hate to get into debt. I could never feel right about being a burden to you.”Tom’s father was speechless just from listening to all this. But he found his voice at last. “I think maybe you’d better talk it over with your mother.”V. Blank FillingE. 1. make any difference 2. coincidence3. gains, loses4. on the contrary5. caught up with6. as if7. It so happened, extraordinary concurrence of events 9. purple with angerTEXT IVocabularyA.Guessing the meanings of words:1. g2. a3. f4. h5. b6. e7. d8. cB.Looking up words in a dictionary:1. money or property left to someone by a will2. privately owned piece of land with a large house on it3. talented man4. a mixed feeling of respect, fear and wonder5. prosperous, successful6. work out an outline for7. become engaged8. something that helps to find an answer to a question9. clearly, obviously10. very firm belief11. enough12. powerful and wealthyComprehensionAnswers for reference:B. 1. …in all probability (most likely), the money he made from his estate reached about £200 ayear…2. People all over the world read Shakespeare’s work with a feeling of profound respect andwonderment 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 ason guesswork.4. We are so uncertain about his activities that we might as well say that he was born whenthe Romans occupied Britain a long time ago.5. Because of its most famous citizen, Stratford-upon-Avon has made a lot of money for along time.6. …he enjoys such high prestige that it is worthwhile to make a journey toStratford-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 oftenmentioned him in their writings.Comprehension1. Nothing is known of…2. According to a local legend…3. It is said that…4. A different legend says…5. Whatever caused him…6. …there is no mention of…7. From what we know of his later life…8. It is not certain…9. He is not recorded…10. …but he may have shared…TEXT IIIComprehension1. a programme for a 1979 Shanghai Youth Theatre production of Much Ado about Nothing2. a 1955 Parisian poster for a performance of Hector Berlioz’s opera Romeo Et Juliette3. a 1979 Belgian poster for a production of Macbeth4. a 1936 Netherlands poster for a production of a Midsummer Night’s Dream5. a 1937 Greek poster for a production of Hamlet6. a 1933 USSR programme for a Moscow performance of HamletGUIDED WRITINGSentence CombinationReference 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.Pr is WritingReference 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? Where had his manuscripts gone to? Maybe some day we will uncover a bundle of his letters which could shed light on these and other questions.Letter WritingA. 1. I hope that everything is going smoothly with your work.2. I am waiting anxiously for an early reply from you.3. I really hope I can be there for the coming English Evening.4. Best wishes for a happy journey,5. Please let me know your opinion on my decision as soon as you can.6. Please extend my best regards to your parents.B. 1. Love,2. Your loving niece / nephew, / Love,3. Yours, / Love, / All my love, / (Very) best wishes,4. Yours faithfully, / Yours sincerely,5. Yours sincerely,6. Love,IV. TranslationA. 1. No one who has heard about her misfortune will not feel deep sympathy for her.2. He asked the question out of curiosity rather than out of his desire for knowledge.3. This young scholar devoted all his attention to the development of a new type ofcomputer translation software in the full conviction that he would make a name in thenear future.4. Don’t take it seriously. What I’ve just said is not meant for you.5. It was such a low doorway that the tall man had to bend his head rather than keepupright when entering the room.6. Our monitor was suddenly down with a high fever two weeks ago and has beenkeeping to his bed since then.7. It’s unbelievable that he made world-class long distance runners out of these ordinarygirls within two years.8. They tried their best to talk her into giving up the lawsuit, but in vain.9. I t never occurred to those comfortably off farmers that they would move to ametropolitan city.10. While enjoying his delicious dinner in a restaurant, he heard the car alarm andrealized in a flash that he left his car outside in the street unlocked.B. Reference version:Our house is full of things which no one cares even to look at, nor does anyone know if they will be used again. There is the old bicycle without wheels in the garage, and the attic has enough wares for a small department store. There are baskets full of children’s toys, big cases of used clothes; there is a broken mirror, a cracked teapot, bundles of old newspapers, a clock without hands, and many more other things, all gathering dust. As a matter of fact, there is no other house where there is so much useless stuff.I have tried several times to talk my wife into throwing away everything that is no longer needed, but each time she disagrees, arguing with great conviction that they will amount to a large sum of money.Now there is so much junk in our house that perhaps the family had better move out so as to make room for more junk.V. Blank FillingE. 1. fascinating2. No, not3. puzzled4. proves5. made a name for himself6. Of all the disasters, most likely7. historically speaking, well worth, can be traced toUnit 5TEXT IVocabularyA. Guessing the meanings of words:1. d2. e3. b4. a5. f6. c。

《新编英语教程》（修订版）第三册Unit 1[见教材P1]My First Job我的第一份工作Robert Best罗伯特.贝斯特①While I was waiting to enter university, I saw②Being very short of money andwanting to do something useful, I applied, fearing thatmy chances of landing the job were slim.①那年，我考上了大学，还没有入校时，在本地一家报纸上看到一所学校发布广告，招聘一名教师。

②这所学校位于伦敦郊区，距离我住的地方大约[有]十英里。

③当时因为急需用钱，又想做些有意义的事情，于是我就提出了申请。

④但是同时，我又担心，既没有学位又没有教学经验，所以获得这个职位的可能性非常小。

①However, three days later a letter arrived, summoning me to Croydon for an interview. ②It proved an awkward journey: a train to Croydon station;a ten-minute bus ride and then a walk of at least a quarter of a mile. ③As a result I arrived on a hot June morning too depressed to feel nervous.①然而，三天以后来信了，通知我到Croydon参加面试。

②路很不好走，先坐火车到Croydon车站，再坐十分钟的公交车，最后步行至少0.25英里才到达目的地。

③那可是六月天的上午，天气很热，我非常沮丧，也非常紧张，简直都崩溃了。

①and②The front garden was a gravel square;four evergreen shrubs stood at each corner, where they struggled to survive the dust and fumes from a busy main road.①学校是一幢维多利亚时代的红砖建筑，有山墙，有很大的垂直拉窗，闪闪发光，让人感觉单调乏味。

期末⼝语话题（新编⼤学英语综合教程3）新编⼤学英语综合教程三期末英语话题⼝语讨论Unit 1What are the causes of shyness, the way to overcome?1.Their way of thinking is different from others.Shy people have low self-esteem; they are likely to be passive and easily influenced by others. They need reassurance that they are doing the right thing.They are sensitive to criticism, which they believe confirms their inferiority. However, when meet with compliments, they are difficult to be pleased because they believe they are unworthy of praise.2.It also has something to do with their family as well as their growing environment.On the process of their growth, they are constantly criticized and overcommitted by various regulars and boundaries that may be the reason why they are so timid to express their own thoughts and needs.change their way of looking at life.1.The defining characteristic of pessimists is that they tend to believe bad events will last along time, will undermine everything they do, and are their own fault.2.The optimists, who are confronted with the same hard knocks of this world, think aboutmisfortune in the opposite way. They tend to believe defeat is just a temporary setback, that its causes are confined to this one case.The optimists believe defeat is not their fault: Circumstances, bad luck, or other people brought it about. Such people are not bothered by defeat. Confronted by a bad situation , they perceive it as a challenge and try harder.Unit 2Share your favorite myth or legend with the other members in your group.Once upon a time, there was a rich man who had a beautiful daughter called Ella. His wife has died long ago, and he had married again. However, Ella’s stepmother is unkind to her. When evening came, Ella would sit down by the fire in the ashes and cinders to rest and keep warm, that’s the reason why she got the name “Cinderella”.Then one day, an invitation to join in the Grand Ball hold by the prince came, which is for all the girls in that city. Both of her two step sisters are so excited that they can’t wait to demand Ella to prepare elegant gowns for them, while Ella is not allowed to step out of her room.When that evening came, tears began to rolled down from her face, then a Fairy Godmother came to her and helped her get dressed quickly to attend the ball.On that evening, the prince fell in love with Ella, and the next morning Ella was found and proposed a marriage by the prince, they live happily ever after without Ella’s step sisters’ disturb.Do you admire Tortoise for his cleverness or do you sympathize with all the birds? Why?Different people have different opinions. As regard to the story between the tortoise and the birds in our text book, someone sympathize all the birds, while I prefer to admire the tortoise’s wit.There was a famine in those days and tortoise haven’t eaten a good meal for 2 months. His body rattled like a dry stick in his empty shell. To enjoy a feast, he found ways to remove the birds’stereotype that he is mischievous and cunning, and even fly to the sky with the birds’wings. When in the sky, his eloquent speech made all the birds glad that they’d brought him. Besides, he was regarded as the king by the gods.UNIT 3What do you think is the most serious social problem in China? And what are the main causes?Our group think the most serious social problem in China nowadays is pollution, including air pollution, light pollution and white pollution. Different kinds of pollution have their own causes. Let’s begin with the first kind, what do you think of the cause of air pollution is?……In a word, with the rapid development of economy, more and more pollution problems are arising, to make our society a better one, we all human beings should work together to eliminate such causes as many as possible.How can we solve the latchkey children problem?The cost of living has been steadily rising for the past few decades. Food prices, clothing costs and tuition fees are constantly getting higher and higher. Partly because of financial need and partly because of career choices for personal fulfillment, mothers have been leaving the traditional role of full-time homemaker. So more and more latchkey children appear.To solve this social problem, parents should spare more time to stay with their kids and make them feel they are loved in spite of the fact that they are alone almost the whole day. They’d better get along well with their neighbors, then in case of emergency, kids can turn to neighbors for help. Besides, in the family, children should be guided to make full use of their private time, and stimulate a sense of independence and responsibility.UNIT 4Describe a career you’re likely to pursue in the future and tell us how you are preparing for it.I’d like to be an interpreter in the future, not only for the reason that interpreters have a high salary, but also that they travels a lot.To become an interpreter, the first step should be like this—having a good command of English. Then, try my best to obtain admission to Beijing Foreign Students University, which is famous for its language teaching. Last but not the least, being in BFSU doesn’t mean that I will become anexcellent interpreter, large quantities of language training should be received, professional skills should be polished, the task of being a well-rounded individual should be fulfilled. Only in this way can I become qualified.Is it a must for college students to have summer jobs? Why?I am consistent with this point of view. Summer job is a must for college students because we can gain social experience, which is critical for our latter careers.We can choose a company where we would stay for a fairly long time after we graduate. We can take the summer part time job to feel the company’s culture through dribs and drabs of our internship life.Undergraduates need this kind of real world experience and knowledge that could only come from an apprenticeship or, sometimes, a strong internship program.UNIT 5Share your experience in learning English: your success, failure and possible reasons.I’ve heard you’ve got first prize in the English speech contest, how did you get that? What’s your way of learning English? Do you usually practice speaking English with your friends?……I’ve learned that good English learners tend to accumulate new words and write them down on a small piece of paper, so that they can carry it everywhere and review new words and expressions whenever they have spare time. So I imitate them. Do you think it’s a good method to improve English?……And I also have some suggestions for you. Good English learners tend to read many English literary books, such as JANE EYRE and GONE WITH THE WIND. If you want to read these books, I can lend them to you.Should learners aim to speak English with a native-speaker pronunciation? Why or why not?I don’t hold the viewpoint that English learners should aim to have a native accent, sometimes it’s OK if you understand what one says and can use English to express yourself to an English-speaker. That’s to say, different people have different needsto imitate the pronunciation. ……On the one hand, if we spend too much time on the pronunciation, it would be difficult for new learners to command the new language quickly.On the other, we have no way to imitate native speakers since we can’t meet with them daily. The attempt to imitate may transform into a strange accent which is like neither Chinese nor English.。