《读写教程 III》: Ex. X, p. 103
1. His parents did not approve of his plan to go and study abroad with a girl they had never met,
but he went ahead and got to New York with her.
2. It is said that the painter used his aunt as the model in the painting whose face represented
suffering yet strength.
3. The real Ken did not like the three-dimensional Barbie dolls, which were described as having
the appearance of ―a woman who sold sex‖.
4. The novelist instantly rose to fame in 1950 with the publication of Good-bye, My Dear, a novel
inspired by his experience with a girl on his older brother‘s farm.
5. After the war, a character called Uncle Sam began appearing in political cartoons, and soon
became American‘s most popular symbol.
6. The painting shows a serious-looking man and a woman standing alongside him in front of a
farmhouse, their models being respectively the painter‘s dentist and sister.
7. In order to have the buffalo on the other side of the nickel, he went to the Central Park Zoo to
sketch an aging buffalo which was later killed for a wall decoration.
8. One story says that ―US‖ was short for ―Uncle Sam‖ whose real name was Sam Wilson who
had once worked with a man who had signed a contract with the government to provide meat to the US Army.
《读写教程 III》: Ex. XI, p. 103
1. 19世纪70年代中期，法国艺术家弗里德里克?奥古斯特?巴托尔迪正在设计一个大项目，
名为―自由照耀世界‖。这是一座庆祝美国独立和美法联盟的纪念碑。 2. 马特尔公司将这个娃娃作了一番改造，变成了体面而地道的美国货，尽管胸围有些夸张。
它名从当时10多岁的少女芭芭拉。
3. 如今芭芭拉已有60多岁了，她拒绝接受采访，但据说非常喜欢芭比。她可能是当今世上
真名实姓不为人知的最著名的人物。 4. 1930年，格兰特? 伍德因其画作《美国哥特式》一举成名。此画体现了美国农民庄严的
自豪，常常被人临摹。
5. 他深受中世纪艺术的影响，他的灵感来自于一所古老农舍的哥特式窗户，但最令世人注
目的是画中人物的脸。
6. 但1913至1938年间发行的野牛硬币，却是为了纪念由美国拓居引起的两起相互关联的
悲剧——野牛群的灭绝和美洲印第安人的毁灭。
7. 尽管此前一直是白人被用作美国硬币上的模特，而著名艺术家詹姆斯?厄尔?弗雷泽却反
传统而行之，启用了三名真正的美洲印第安人作为自己创作的原型。
8. 战后，政治漫画里开始出现了一个名叫―山姆大叔‖的人物。他的原型是一个早期漫画人
物名叫乔纳森大哥，此人在美国独立战争时期非常出名。
Section B. Engelbreit’s the Name, Cute Is My Game
XVI. Choose the best answer to each of the following questions
1. A 2. D 3. B 4. C 5. C 6. B 7. A 8. D
《读写教程 III》:Ex. XVII, p. 118 1. crush 2. astonishing 3. distribution 4. distinctive 5. elaborate 6. comprised 7. features 8. decorated
《读写教程 III》:Ex. XVIII, p. 118 1. in; at 2. down
3. from; with 4. in; on 5. to 6. of 7. Like 8. at
Unit 5
Section A. Graceful Hands
《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. II, p. 130
1. The writer gets to know it from Mrs. Clark‘s medical chart and the report she received from the
preceding shift.
2. Maybe it is because the idea of Mrs. Clark‘s dying soon makes her feel sick.
3. The writer wants to show us a true-to-life picture of Mrs. Clark at the end of her life. 4. Because she doesn‘t have enough strength to do so.
5. Because she didn‘t want them to sufferfrom the experience of seeing her die.
6. She means that they both realize that Mrs. Clark is dying and as human beings this is an
unavoidable and very special moment.
7. Maybe because she thought it was too much for them to cope with.
8. Because Mrs. Clark‘s fingers are very long and graceful, which at first catches the writer‘s eyes
easily. But after knowing more about Mrs. Clark, the author mentions her graceful fingers again and again so as to imply that Mrs. Clark‘s heart and mind are graceful as well.
《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. III, p. 130 1. preceding 2. decay 3. secured 4. dripping 5. slid 6. hints 7. interval 8. privileges
《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. IV, p. 131
1. The young woman reached for her bag and pulled out a gun.
2. The local people can foretell a storm when the clouds hang around the mountain. 3. Thomas turned his head, trying to avoid breathing in the vapor.
4. He always covers his mouth when coughing so that he won‘t spread germs. 5. John managed to accomplish his work in time.
6. It is very strange that the old lady seemed to be able to sense my thoughts. 7. We did not provide for such a sudden and large-scale enemy attack. 8. His intervention may have spared me a bloody nose.
《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. V, p. 131 1. firm
2. straight 3. apart 4. ready 5. unaided 6. opposed 7. close 8. idle
《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. VI, p. 131
1. growth: the act or rate of growing or developing; natural development; expansion; improvement; cultivation 2. warmth: the state or quality of being warm; warm-heartedness, kindness; heat; enthusiasm 3. depth: the state of being deep; downward measurement; deepness
4. truth: the state or quality of being true; facts, reality; proven principle 5. length: the measurement from one end to the other or of the longest side of something; duration, time, period; piece, section
6. breadth: distance from side to side, broadness; scope, range, extensiveness, area 7. width: size from side to side; the quality of being wide 8. death: the state of being dead
《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. VII, p. 132 1. exposure 2. failures 3. disclosures 4. pressure
5. mountaineers 6. closure 7. profiteers 8. seizure
《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. VIII, p. 133
1. did he realize that the task was a little too difficult for the new secretary to finish on her own 2. did Mary stop weeping
3. will all the employees know the result of their performance evaluation
4. did she become aware how hard it was for her mother to have brought up her sister and her on
her own
5. did I get to know what happened in the end to the main characters
《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. IX, p. 133
1. The earthquake killed millions of lives, yet so did the war. 2. His hardship in the company is over, yet so is his job. 3. The task is very glorious, yet it is very difficult, too.
4. The Greens are going to buy a house in the suburbs, yet the Smiths are going to sell their house
in the suburbs.
5. His job is to design buildings in the town, yet his wife‘s job is to pull down old houses in the
town.
《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. X, p. 134
1. Mrs. Clark lies in bed motionless, and I wonder briefly if she is still alive.
2. In the final phase of his journey, the traveler in the desert depended on chewing tree leaves to
ease his thirst.
3. These soldiers have received very strict training and been well equipped to fulfill the new task.
4. I clean her body carefully, trying to avoid hurting her, as she is only skin and bones.
5. Time seems to stand still. Mrs. Clark and I both become aware that she is dying, leaving this
world.
6. When decorating the room, you should see to it that the carpets match the curtains.
7. It seemed that the little boy could read my mind, and he quietly gave me some newspapers of
that day.
8. Not until he saw his mother lying in bed, dying, did he realize how much he loved her.
《读写教程Ⅲ》: Ex. XI, p. 134
1. 克拉克夫人将头稍稍转向我，微微睁开眼。 2. 她没有用力去吞咽，因为她力气不够了。
3. 她耗尽了最后的那点力气，再也说不下去了。但我已经明白她做了些什么。 4. 她好像又看穿了我的心思：―你······留下······‖
5. 为这位迅速走进又很快走出我生活的陌生人，我心间涌起了一股感情。 6. 她的痛苦结束了，可她的生命也结束了。
7. 克拉克夫人为她的家人省去了一幕他们或许无力面对的人生插曲，却与我分享了它。 8. 两天后，我在报上读到了克拉克夫人的消息。
Section B. Decisions of the Heart
Reading Skills
1. B 2. B 3. C 4. A 5. C 6. A 7. B 8. C 9. C 10. A
《读写教程 III》: Ex. XVII, p. 145 1. condemned 2. inserted
3. necessities 4. relieve 5. denied 6. stroke 7. withdrew 8. elected
《读写教程 III》:Ex. XVIII, p. 146
1. Her voice was beginning to tremble and she tried to control it but in vain. 2. Jennifer was late for class the other day as a result of the heavy snow.
3. The small company is now confronted with intense competition for the market share. 4. In wintertime, food was hard to come by, so many animals died of hunger.
5. Tom decided to follow his father‘s advice and apply for a job in the bank, as he liked working
with numbers.
6. I‘m sorry I forgot his birthday: the date just completely slipped my mind. 7. In the end our choices came down to going or staying.
8. The old man had a stroke, which condemned him to bed in the hospital for about half a year.
Unit 6
Section A. How to Prepare for Earthquakes
《读写教程 III》: Ex. II, p. 158
1. They have wired the Earth and sea to detect movements.
2. They have traditionally watched animals and plants for warning signs of earthquakes. 3. They are killed by falling buildings.
4. They design buildings so that the building‘s columns and horizontal beams are of equal strength,
and vertical support columns are inserted deep into solid soil.
5. They should regularly check and reinforce their homes, place heavy objects in low positions,
attach cupboards and cabinets to walls, and fasten doors so that they will not open accidentally during an earthquake.
6. People in these regions should have supplies of water and food at home and at work. It is best to
store several gallons of water per person. It is also important to have something that can clean water and kill bacteria, so water from other sources can be made safe to drink. Store one week‘s food for each person. Earthquake survival supplies include a radio receiver, a torch, extra batteries, first-aid supplies, a spade, a tent, some rope, and warm clothing.
7. To have all of the family members call to check in with a friend or relative who lives more than
a hundred miles away.
8. Education concerning how to survive an earthquake.
《读写教程 III》: Ex. III, p. 158 1. withstand 2. detected 3. resistant 4. handy 5. chaos 6. forecast 7. precaution 8. occurrence
《读写教程 III》: Ex. IV, p. 159 1. come out of 2. watch for 3. resistant to 4. put out
5. After all,
6. make much a difference to 7. agree on
8. attach labels to
《读写教程 III》: Ex. V, p. 159 1. principal 2. considerable 3. continual 4. great
5. environmental 6. growing 7. global 8. exclusive
《读写教程 III》: Ex. VI, p. 159 1+f → cupboard 碗厨 2+i→ motorcycle 摩托车 3+l → silkworm 蚕
4+k → teargas 催泪毒气
新视野大学英语读写教程第三册答案
