新概念英语第二册56课至79课摘要写作文档格式.docx

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Alotofoldcarsenteredfortherace,whichisheldonceayear.Agreatmanyloudexplosionscouldbeheardwhentheysetoffandthoughmanycarsbrokedownduringtherace,afewmanagedtocompletethecourse.Thewinningcarwentdownhillsoquicklythatitsdriverhadalotofdifficultytryingtostopit.

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Thoughthewomaninjeanshesitatedforamoment,sheenteredanexpensiveshopandaskedtoseeadressthatwasinthewindow.Onbeingtoldbyanassistantthatthedresswassold,thewomanreturnedthefollowingmorningdressedinafurcoat.Theassistantwaseagertoserveherthistime.Aftermakinghimbringheralmosteverythinginthewindow,thewomanfinallyboughtthedressshehadfirstaskedfor.

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ThenumberofvisitorstothevillageofFrinleyhasincreasedbecausethereissaidtobea‘cursedtree’nearthechurch.Sincethevillagersbelievethatifanyonepicksaleafhewilldie,theyhaveaskedthevicartohavethetreecutdown.Asthetreeisausefulsourceofincome,thevicarhasrefusedtohavethetreecutdown.Meanwhile,thoughtouristshavebeenpickingleaves,notoneofthemhascometoharm.

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Ourdog,Rex,usedtositoutsidethefrontgateandbarksothatsomeonewouldopenit.Eversincemyhusbandtrainedhimtoopenthegatehimself,Rexhasdevelopedanotherbadhabit.Hebarkswhenheisinthegardensothatsomeonewilllethimout.Afterthisheletshimselfinandbarksuntilsomeoneopensthegateagain.Nowthatmyhusbandhasremovedthegate,Rexhasdisappeared.

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Thewritervisitedafortune-telleratavillagefairwhotoldhimthatarelationwascomingtoseehim.Sheaddedthatawomanheknewwellwouldspeaktohimwhenheleftthetentandhewouldfollowheroutofthefair.Thiscametruebecausehiswifespoketohimwhenhewentoutside.Shetoldhimtheyhadtomeethissisteratthestationandsheledhimoutofthefair.

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WhentheHubbletelescopewaslaunchedintospaceinApril1990,thepicturesitsentuswereverydisappointingbecausethemainmirrorwasfaulty.Fourastronautswillsoonbemakingthenecessaryrepairs,andeventually,picturesfromtheHubblewilltellusagreatdealabouttheageandsizeoftheuniverse.

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Ittookthefiremennearlythreeweekstogettheforestfireundercontrol.Nowthatallthegreattreeshadbeenburnt,therewasdangerthatheavyrainwouldcauseseriousfloodswhichwoulddestroythesurroundingvillages.Topreventthis,theforestauthoritiesorderedgrass-seedwhichwassprayedoverthegroundbyplanesfornearlyamonth.Bythetimethatitbegantorain,thegrasshadtakenrootinmanyplaces.

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WhenJeremyHampden,whoisgreatlyadmiredforhisgreatsenseofhumour,wasinvitedtomakeaspeechataweddingreception,heimmediatelyagreedtodoso.Sincethespeechcontainedalotoffunnystories,itwasagreatsuccess.Whenhissix-year-olddaughter,Jenny,wantedtogohomeafterhisspeech,Jeremywasdisappointed.Shehadnotenjoyeditbecauseshedidnotliketoseesomanypeoplelaughingathim.

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Thetunnel,whichtheFrenchengineer,Aimé

Thomé

plannedtobuildundertheEnglishChannelin1858,wouldbeventilatedbytallchimneysbuiltabovesealevel.AnEnglishman,WilliamLowe,suggestedabetterplantwoyearslater.Passingtrainswouldsolvetheproblemofventilationinhisproposeddoublerailwaytunnelbecausetheywoulddrawinfreshairbehindthem.Thoughworkbeganforty-twoyearslater,itwasstoppedbecausetheBritishfearedinvasion.However,thetunnelwasofficiallyopenedonMarch7,1994.

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Afterhavingdecidedtotakesomepresentstoachildren'

shospital,thecircusowner,JimmyGates,dressedupasFatherChristmasandsetoffdownthemainstreetofthecityridinganelephantcalledJumbo.Onbeingtoldthathewasholdingupthetraffic,JimmyagreedtogoatoncebutJumborefusedtomove,sofifteenpolicemenhadtopushhimoffthemainstreet.Ashehadagoodrecord,however,Jumbowasnotarrested.

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TheLancasterbomberwasnottoobadlydamagedwhenitcrashedonaremoteislandintheSouthPacific.Thenthewreckremainedundisturbedfortwenty-sixyearsuntilitwasrediscoveredinanaerialsurveyoftheisland.TheFrenchauthoritieshadtheplanepackagedandmovedinpartsbacktoFrance,whereagroupofenthusiastswillbehavingitrestored.Theywillhavetohavethreeoftheenginesrebuilt,butthefourthengineisstillinperfectconditionbecauseacolonyofbeeshadturneditintoahiveanditwastotallycoveredinbeeswax.

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Tazieff,thePolishscientist,wenttoLakeKivuintheCongoin1948toobserveanewvolcanowhichhecalledKituro.Aftertakingphotographs,hehadtoleavealmostatoncebecauseariverofliquidrockthreatenedtosurroundhim.Heescapedjustintimebuthereturnedtwodayslaterwhenthevolcanohadbecomequiet.ThistimeheclimbedintothemouthofKituroinordertotakephotographsandmeasuretemperatures.

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EventhoughElizabethtriedtoavoidmeetingNigelDykes,shewasnotabletodoso.Ashealwaysinsistedonaccompanyingher,shehadtothinkofawayofpreventinghimfromfollowingheraroundallmorning.Whenshetoldhimshewasgoingtothedentist,hesaidhewouldcomewithherbecausetherewasalwaysplentytoreadinthewaitingroom.

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Mr.Eameshaddrivensuccessfullythroughheavytrafficduringhisthirddrivingtestwhentheexaminerinstructedhimtodriveoutoftown.Hetoldhimtosupposethatachildwouldsuddenlycrosstheroadinfrontofhim.Mr.Eameswouldhavetostopthecarwithinfivefeetwhentheexaminertappedonthewindow.Thoughhetappedloudly,Mr.Eamesdidnotreactquicklyenoughandwastoldthathehadjustkilledthechild.

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Adrunksuddenlywanderedintothemiddleoftheringduringabullfightandshoutedruderemarksandwavedaredcap.Ignoringthematador,thebullchargedatthedrunk,buthesteppedasidetoletitpass.Thecrowdcheeredandthedrunkbowed.Justafterthis,threemendraggedthedrunktosafetywhilethebulllookedonsympatheticallybeforeitoncemoreturneditsattentiontothematador.

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AftertheHousesofParliamentwereburntdownin1834,SirBenjaminHallwasmaderesponsiblefortheconstructionofahugeclock,whichbecameknownasBigBen.Itisveryaccuratedespiteitsimmensesize,forofficialsfromtheGreenwichObservatoryhavetheclockcheckedtwiceaday.Thisclock,whichhasrarelygonewrong,canbeheardontheB.B.C.Whenitisstriking,becausemicrophonesareconnectedtotheclocktower.

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SirMalcolmCampbellsetupaland-speedrecordin1935drivingacarcalledBluebird,whichhadbeenspeciallybuiltforhim.Hisaveragespeedwasincorrectlydeclaredtobe299milesperhour,butthismistakewascorrectedlater.Hehadaveraged301milesanhour.Yearslater,hisson,Donald,alsobrokearecordandhiscarwasalsocalledBluebird.