大学英语精读3课后问题答案解析教学教材.docx

1、大学英语精读3课后问题答案解析教学教材大学英语精读3课后问题答案解析Unit 11. How did the author feel about the incident at the time it occurred?What does he think of it now?the author felt that it was a rather unpleasant experience at the time it happened,but now he thinks he can make a good story from the incident2. Why did he go t

2、o Richmond?he went there to look for a temporary job to make enough money to go travelling3. What did the author think got him into trouble with the law?the author thought it must be his obvious aimlessness of wandering in the streets that got him into trouble with the law4. What did he see when wal

3、king out of the local library?He saw a man walking across the road with the obvious intention of talking to him5. What did the man say to him? Did he take the mans works seriously at first?The man said that he was a policeman and was going to arrest him. But the author didnt take the mans words seri

4、ously but thought it was some kind of joke at first6. When and how did the author come to see the man was being serious?At the time when another policeman appeared in uniform, the author came to see the man was serious7. What grounds did the policemen have for suspecting that the young man was wande

5、ring with intent to steal milk bottles?First ,the policemen saw the young man wandering aimlessly in the streets sometimes just stopping and looking around him. Then, it turned out there had been a lot of petty thieves in the area who stole milk bottles from doorsteps. On these grounds ,the policeme

6、n suspected that the young man was wandering with intent to steal milk bottles8. What does the author mean by his “big mistake”?By his “big mistake ”, the author means he shouldnt have had long hair and appeared so cool and unconcerned about the incident ,and shouldnt take himself as part of the six

7、ties “youth counterculture”,because all these confirmed the policemens suspicion that he was a disrespectable fellow9. How did he behave when he was questioned at the police station?W hat did the police decide to do with him?When he was questioned ,he continued to try to look worldly and au fait wit

8、h the situation. As a result , the police charged him officially and told him to report to Richmond Magistrates Court the follow Monday10. What did his father do when he learned about the incident?As soon as his father learned about the incident ,he hired a good solicitor11. What were the things his

9、 release from the charge depended on?The things his release from the charge depended on were his “right” accent, respectable middle-class parents, reliable witnesses, such as, his English teacher as his character witness, and a very good solicitor in particular.12. What did the policeman probably me

10、an by saying” You could have been a bit more helpful when we arrested you”?By saying these words, the policeman probably meant that he should have looked very angry and said something like,”Look here,do you know who youre talking to? Iam a highly successful student with a brilliant academic record.

11、How dare you arrest me!”then, they world perhaps have apologized to him and let him go.Unit 21. what did the authors children teach him he other night?作者的孩子们在某个晚上教给了他什么The authors children taught him about paradigm shifts, and limitations of linear thinking and how to refocus parameters one night2.

12、what were the author and his children doing that night?当天晚上作者和他的孩子们在做什么？They were playing their own oral version of the Sesame Street game, “What Doesnt Belong?”3. what was the question the father put to his children?父亲给孩子提的问题是什么？The question is “What doesnt belong, an orange ,a tomato or a strawber

13、ry?”4. what was the oldest childs answer to the question?最大的孩子的答案是什么？The oldest child answered that it was tomato became the other two were fruits.5. What did the author think of his answer?作者认为他的答案如何？The author thought the answer was right6. What answers did his 4-year-old and 6-year-old give?四岁和六岁

14、的孩子又给出了什么样的答案The authors 4-year-old child said that the right answer was strawberry because the other two were round and a strawberry was not. And his 6-year-old child said that answer should be orange because the other two were red7. What did the 9-year-old and the middle one add to the answers?作者九

15、岁和六岁的孩子又补充了什么样的答案？The 9-year-old added that it could also be the orange because the other two grew on vines and the middle child said that it could be strawberry because it was the only one they put on ice cream8. Why does the author think Copernicus, Reuben Mattus and Edward Jenner belong in the sa

16、me group?作者为什么认为哥白尼、鲁宾马修斯和爱德华詹纳都属于同一种人？The author thinks that these three famous people belong in the same group because they were doing what every scientist whos ever made an important discovery throughout history has done, according to Thomas Kuhn, in his book, The Structure of Scientific Revolution :They were shifting old paradigms9. What did the authors children do to d