1、新概念第三册 summary writingSummaryThe reports received by London Zoo that a puma had been spottedforty-five miles south of London were similar in nature. A womanpicking blackberries saw it first, but the puma moved from placeto place,leaving a trail of dead deer and small animals. Paw printsand puma fur
2、were found as well. Cat-like noiseswere heard atnight and the animal was seen up a tree. Now experts were convincedthat the animal really was a puma. (79 words)SummaryAt one oclock in the morning, the church clock striking thehours woke the vicar up as it struck thirteen times. The vicar wentinto th
3、e clock tower, taking a torch with him. He saw BillWilkins, the local grocer there and Bill explained he was tryingto repair the clock but hadnt succeeded because at one oclockit struck thirteen times. However, the vicar was pleased the bellwas working and offered the grocer a cap of tea. (79words)A
4、rchaeologists found clay fragments in an ancient temple.These represented the fifteen statues of goddesses which had oncebeen painted. The body of one statue was found among remains fromthe fifteenth century B.C. while its head was found among remainsfrom the fifth century B.C. When thefragments wer
5、e reconstructed, they turned out to be a goddesswhich stood three feet high. Her hands rested on her hips and shewas wearing a full-length skirt. Her identity is unknown. (80words)SummaryWhen he got married, Alfred Bloggs told his wife he worked forthe Corporation. Though he dressed in a smart black
6、 suit everymorning, he changed into overalls at work and spent the day workingas a dustman. Then he took a shower and changed back into his suitat night. This lasted for two years and his fellow dustmen kepthis secret. His wife will never learn the truth because her husbandwill be an office worker i
7、n future. (80 words )SummaryThough the journalist immediately set out to get the factsafter receiving instructions from his editor, he did not send themat once. Meanwhile, the editor was getting impatient, so he sentthree faxes, finally threatening to fire the journalist. When thelast fax was unansw
8、ered, the article was published in its originalform. The journalist sent the editor a fax a week later explaininghe had been imprisoned after counting the steps and measuring theheight of the wall. (80 words)SummaryA large car entered an arcade near Piccadilly and stoppedoutside a jewellers. Two thi
9、eves got out and smashed the shopwindow. The owner of the shop was upstairs at the time, so he threwfurniture at thethieves hitting one of them with a heavy statue.The raid lasted only three minutes and the thieves drove away.Running after them, the owner threw ashtrays and vases, but thethieves got
10、 away, stealing thousands of pounds worth of diamonds.(79 words)SummaryJohn Butlin runs a successful furniture business and after avery good day, he put his wallet containing 3,000 into themicrowave oven for safekeeping. Then he and his fianc6e, Jane, wenthorse-riding, after which Jane cooked their
11、dinner in the microwaveoven only to find to their dismay that the money had been destroyed.John went to see his bank manager who sent the remains to theMutilated Ladies department who identified the remains andreturned the money. (79 words)SummaryThe St. Bernards Pass is visited by thousands of peop
12、le insummer, who cross the Pass in cars. Because there are so manypeople about, the dogs are kept in a special enclosure. As thetemperature in winter falls to -30, there are few visitors, sothe monks prefer this season. The dogs are also free to wanderoutside their enclosure. Parties of young skiers
13、 regularly visitthe monastery in winter, during Christmas and Easter when they arewarmly welcomed.(80 words )SummaryThe New York Animal Medical Centre recently made a study of132 cats. All these cats had one thing in common: they hadfallen off high buildings, yet only eight had died from shock orinj
14、uries. One cat,Sabrina, had fallen 32 storeys but onlysuffered from a broken tooth. When falling at speeds up to 60 milesper hour, cats stretch out their legs which increases their airresistance and reduces the shock of impact on hitting the ground.(79 words)SummaryThe Titanic was sailing across the
15、 icy waters of the NorthAtlantic when an iceberg was spotted by a lookout. After the alarmwas given, the ship turned sharply and sailed alongside it.Suddenly, a faint noise was heard from b elow, so the captain wentdown to investigate, only to find that five of the sixteencompartments had been flood
16、ed. On hearing the order to abandonship, people jumped overboard, but 1,500 drowned because therewere not enough lifeboats. (79 words)SummaryThough the writer had nothing to declare, the Customs Officermade him unlock his case. Searching the case carefully, the Officerfound a small bottle, which he
17、thought was perfume. The writer toldthe Customs Officer that it was hair gel, which he had madehimself. As the Officer did not believe this, thewriter encouraged him to try it. The unpleasant smellconvinced him the writer was telling the truth, so he let himpass through Customs. (7 words)SummaryAs t
18、he two mens boat was damaged, they were taking it to Miamiwhen on the way it began to sink. After loading a rubber dinghywith food, matches and beer, the two men rowed a few miles acrossthe Caribbean until they arrived at a tiny coral island. There theycollected rainwater in the dinghy and caught fi
19、sh and lobster witha spear gun. For five days, theyate like kings until they wererescued by a passing tanker. (80 words)SummaryMrs. Richards had dressed up as a ghost and was just going intothe dining room when there was a knock on the door. Thinking itwas the baker, she hid in the storeroom under t
20、he stairs. She heardfootsteps in the hall and then the man from the Electricity Boardopened the storeroom door. Though she said Its only me, hegot a bad fright. When she walked towards him, he fled, slammingthe front door behind him. (79 words )SummaryAfter Sir John Hawkwood settled near Florence si
21、x hundred yearsago, he hired soldiers to the princes of city-states in times ofwar. In times of peace he threatened to destroy a city-state unlessprotection money was paid. In spite of this, the Italians regardedhim as a sort of hero. Sir John was eighty when he died and theFlorentines not only gave
22、 him a state funeral but had a picturepainted of him, dedicated to his memory. (79 words)SummaryGeorge was going to the sweet shop when he lost fifty pencedown a drain. After removing his jacket, he put his arm throughthe drain cover. He couldnt find his money and couldnt get hisarm out. A crowd of
23、people gathered round him and a lady rubbedhis arm with soap and butter. She failed to free him, but two firemensucceeded with a special type of grease. The sweet shop ownerpresented George with a large box of chocolates. (80 words )SummaryGeorge was going to the sweet shop when he lost fifty penced
24、own a drain. After removing his jacket, he put his arm throughthe drain cover. He couldnt find his money and couldnt get hisarm out. A crowd of people gathered round him and a lady rubbedhis arm with soap and butter. She failed to free him, but two firemensucceeded with a special type of grease. The
25、 sweet shop ownerpresented George with a large box of chocolates. (80 words )SummaryWhen Dimitri came home, Mary told him that her white lamb hadbeen stolen. On learning that his neighbour, Aleko, had acquireda lamb, Dimitri went to Alekos house and accused him of stealingit. When Aleko showed his l
26、amb, Dimitri saw it was black, so heapologized. After staying in Alekos house for a while because ithad begun to rain, Dimitri got a surprise outside when he foundthe lamb was almost white. It had been dyed black! (80 words)SummaryThe Verrazano Bridge, which joins Brooklyn to Staten Island,has a spa
27、n of 4,260 feet. Its two great towers support four hugecables. The towers are built on platforms made of steel and concrete,extending over 100 feet under the sea and rising nearly 700 feetabove the surface of the water. The bridge is suspended from fourhuge cables, each of which contains 26,108 leng
28、ths of wire. Itis not only very strong, but simple and elegant as well. (80words)SummaryOn entering the art gallery, the writer saw a notice whichforbade people to touch the exhibits because they were dangerous.The exhibition consisted of pieces of moving sculpture.Against awall, the writer saw long
29、 thin wires attached to metal spheres whichattracted and repelled each other. In the centre of the hall weretall structures containing coloured lights which went on and off.Sparks were emitted from small black boxes and red lamps flashedon and off. (79 words)SummaryMrs. Ramsay received an anonymous
30、letter three days after hercats disappearance.The writer of the letter demaded 1,000 forthe return of the cat,and warned she would never see him again ifshe went to the police.She had to put the money in a cardboard boxand leave it outside her door. After drawing 1,000 from herband,she acted on the
31、kidnappers instructions.The moneydisappeared the following morning,and Rastus returned at sevenoclock that evening. (80 words)SummaryBleriot and Latham arrived in Calais on July 21st, 1909. Thoughit looked as if there would be a race on July 25th, Latham didnttake part, because he didnt get up early
32、 enough. After making ashort test flight,Bleriot crossed the Channel in thirty-sevenminutes. A policeman greeted him when he arrived in Dover.Lathamgot within half a mile of Dover the following week, having to landon the sea a second time because his engine failed. (80 words)When the two men quarrel
33、led, they settled the argument by afight. This took place at Stilton. It lasted an hour and Humphrieswon. When they met again, Mendoza lost again, but in their thirdmatch in 1790,Mendoza finally beat Humphries to become Championof England. He founded a successful boxing Academy and earned alot of money, but was so extravagant he was always in debt. He wasfinally sent to prison and died in poverty in 1836. (80 words)
