新概念英语2 第三单元（L49~60）课文挖空默写
Lesson 49 The end of a dream
______________ sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran ___________ for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed ___________________________________. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed _____________ of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm_____________. __________________swept the bed off the roof and _________________ into the courtyard below. The young man did not wake up __________ the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed ______________________, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he_____________, he was still on the mattress. ________________the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly ______________ the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor, he__________________________ again.
Lesson 50 Taken for a ride
I love travelling in the country, but I don't like _________________.
I ______________________recently, but my trip took me longer______________.
'I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conductor ____________________________, 'but I don't know where it is.'
'I'll tell you where to get off.' answered the conductor.
I sat in the front of the bus to ______________________the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped.___________________, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
'You'll _________ get off here,' the conductor said. 'This is ______________ we go.'
'Is this Woodford Green ' I asked.
'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly. 'I forgot to ________________.'
'It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.'
'We're going back now,' said the conductor.
'Well,_________________, I ________________stay on the bus,' I answered.
Lesson 51 Reward for virtue
My friend, Hugh, has always been fat, but things ________________ recently that he decided to _________________. He ______________ a week ago. First of all, he ______________________of all the foods ____________________________. The list included most of the things Hugh loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate; and sweets. Yesterday I ___________________. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Hugh was still __________________. He led me into his room and hurriedly ______________ under his desk. _______________________he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he ________________ and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was______________ he had to ____________________________. Then he showed me _________________________. It ______________ five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!
Lesson 52 A pretty carpet
We have just _________________________ and I _______________ hard all morning. I have been trying to __________________________. This has not been easy because I own ______________books. _______________________, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. ___________________, they cover__________of floor space and I ____________________________ to get in or out of the room. ___________________, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and _____________________ when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet_________________,' she said. She __________ it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here ______________________ and read the carpet!'
Lesson 53 Hot snake
At last firemen have ________________________ in California. _________________, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fires are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly ______________. Yesterday the firemen_________________carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not _________________. This morning, however, a firemen accidentally ______________________. He noticed the remains of a snake which was _________________ the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. ________________, he was able to _________________. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had ________________ the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. ___________________, it ___________________________and these immediately started a fire.
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
After breakfast, I ________________________and then I went to the shops. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some meat pies. In a short time I was busy _________________________and my hands were soon _______________ sticky pastry. _________________________, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I _____________ the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Helen Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to__________________. At last I hung up the receiver. __________________! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the doorknobs. I_____________________to the kitchen than the doorbell rang ______________ to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for __________________!
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost _________________ recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has ________________________. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore________ -- it is said -- pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would often______________in the cave and then fail to collect it. ________________ the new machine, a search party went into the cave_______________________________________. The leader of the party was _______________________near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug ______________________. They finally found a small gold coin____________________________. The party then________________________________________but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. _____________________, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal________________ fairly soon.
Lesson 56 Faster than sound!
________________, a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars ____________________last year and there was _______________________just before it began. ____________________________was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. _________in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After ___________________________, the race began. Many of the cars ________________ on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them! A few cars, however, ___________________. The winning car ________________________forty miles an hour -- much faster than____________________________. It______________at the end of the race and its driver ______________________trying to stop it. The race gave everyone____________________________. It was very different from modern car races but ___________________.
Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam
A woman _____________ stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she_______________________, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant _____________________did not like________she was dressed. _________________ her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning ____________________, with a handbag______________and a long umbrella in the other. After _____________ the rude assistant, she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant _________________ serve her this time. ______________________, he______________the shop window to get the dress. ______________she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She _______________making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally_______________________she had first asked for.
Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise
The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a '______________'. Because the tree______________in a newspaper,___________________ visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near the church fifty years ago, but ______________in recent years that it has ________________________. It is said that if anyone______________, he will have______________; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed _________________ victims. The vicar has been asked to__________________________, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is _______________________, as tourists have been coming from______________________ to see it. ______________ all that has been said, the tourists have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. ______________ not one of them has been _______________ by______________!
Lesson 59 In or out
Our dog, Rex, used to __________________ our front gate and bark. ______________ he wanted to come into the garden he would bark________someone opened the gate. As the neighbors ________________________, my husband _____________________ to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon _____________________________the gate. However, when I was________________shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out! Since then, he has ________________________. ________________he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits____________________. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and____________________. Yesterday my husband ___________________ and Rex _____________________we have not seen him since.
Lesson 60 The future
At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: '____________________ is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and _____________ stay for a few days. ____________________________, you will get a big surprise. A woman you know well will __________________. She will speak to you and then she will ________________________this place. That is all.'
_______________I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. 'Where have you been hiding ' she asked impatiently. 'Your sister will be here in ____________________and we____________________to meet her. We are late already.' As she walked away, I followed her_________________.
第三单元（L49~60）课文挖空默写答案
Lesson 49 The end of a dream
Tired of sleeping on the floor, a young man in Teheran saved up for years to buy a real bed. For the first time in his life, he became the proud owner of a bed which had springs and a mattress. Because the weather was very hot, he carried the bed on to the roof of his house. He slept very well for the first two nights, but on the third night, a storm blew up. A gust of wind swept the bed off the roof and sent it crashing into the courtyard below. The young man did not wake up until the bed had struck the ground. Although the bed was smashed to pieces, the man was miraculously unhurt. When he woke up, he was still on the mattress. Glancing at the bits of wood and metal that lay around him, the man sadly picked up the mattress and carried it into his house. After he had put it on the floor, he promptly went to sleep again.
Lesson50 Taken for a ride
I love travelling in the country, but I don't like losing my way. I went on an excursion recently, but my trip took me longer than I expected. ' I'm going to Woodford Green,' I said to the conductor as I got on the bus,' but I don't know where it is.'
' I'll tell you where to get off,' answered the conductor.
I sat in the front of the bus to get a good view of the countryside. After some time, the bus stopped. Looking round, I realized with a shock that I was the only passenger left on the bus.
' You'll have to get off here,' the conductor said. 'This is as far as we go.'
' Is this Woodford Green ' I asked.
'Oh dear,' said the conductor suddenly.' I forgot to put you off.'
'It doesn't matter,' I said. 'I'll get off here.'
'We are going back now,' said the conductor.
'Well, in that case, I prefer to stay on the bus,' I answered.
Lesson 51 Reward for virtue
My friend, Herbert, has always been fat, but things got so bad recently that he decided to go on a diet. He began his diet a week ago. First of all, he wrote out a long list of all the foods which were forbidden. The list included most of the things Herbert loves: butter, potatoes, rice, beer, milk, chocolate, and sweets. Yesterday I paid him a visit. I rang the bell and was not surprised to see that Herbert was still as fat as ever. He led me into his room and hurriedly hid a large parcel under his desk. It was obvious that he was very embarrassed. When I asked him what he was doing, he smiled guiltily and then put the parcel on the desk. He explained that his diet was so strict that he had to reward himself occasionally. Then he showed me the contents of the parcel. It contained five large bars of chocolate and three bags of sweets!
Lesson 52 A pretty carpet
We have just moved into a new house and I have been working hard all morning. I have been trying to get my new room in order. This has not been easy because I own over a thousand books. To make matters worse, the room is rather small, so I have temporarily put my books on the floor. At the moment, they cover every inch of floor space and I actually have to walk on them to get in or out of the room. A short while ago, my sister helped me to carry one of my old bookcases up the stairs. She went into my room and got a big surprise when she saw all those books on the floor. 'This is the prettiest carpet I have ever seen,' she said. She gazed at it for some time then added, 'You don't need bookcases at all. You can sit here in your spare time and read the carpet!'
Lesson 53 Hot snake
At last firemen have put out a big forest fire in California. Since then, they have been trying to find out how the fire began. Forest fire are often caused by broken glass or by cigarette ends which people carelessly throw away. Yesterday the firemen examined the ground carefully, but were not able to find any broken glass. They were also quite sure that a cigarette end did not start the fire. This morning, however, a fireman accidentally discovered the cause. He noticed the remains of a snake which was wound round the electric wires of a 16,000-volt power line. In this way, he was able to solve the mystery. The explanation was simple but very unusual. A bird had snatched up the snake from the ground and then dropped it on to the wires. The snake then wound itself round the wires. When it did so, it sent sparks down to the ground and these immediately started a fire.
Lesson 54 Sticky fingers
After breakfast, I sent the children to school and then I went to market. It was still early when I returned home. The children were at school, my husband was at work and the house was quiet. So I decided to make some tarts for tea. In a short time I was busy mixing butter and flour and my hands were soon covered with sticky pastry. At exactly that moment, the telephone rang. Nothing could have been more annoying. I picked up the receiver between two sticky fingers and was dismayed when I recognized the voice of Mrs Bates. It took me ten minutes to persuade her to ring back later. At last I hung up the receiver. What a mess! There was pastry on my fingers, on the telephone, and on the door-knobs. I had no sooner got back to the kitchen than the door-bell rang loud enough to wake the dead. This time it was the postman and he wanted me to sign for a registered letter !
Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
Dreams of finding lost treasure almost came true recently. A new machine called 'The Revealer' has been invented and it has been used to detect gold which has been buried in the ground. The machine was used in a cave near the seashore where--it is said--pirates used to hide gold. The pirates would often bury gold in the cave and then fail to collect it. Armed with the new machine, a search party went into the cave hoping to find buried treasure. The leader of the party was examining the soil near the entrance to the cave when the machine showed that there was gold under the ground. Very excited, the party dug a hole two feet deep. They finally found a small gold coin which was almost worthless. The party then searched the whole cave thoroughly but did not find anything except an empty tin trunk. In spite of this, many people are confident that 'The Revealer' may reveal something of value fairly soon.
Lesson 56 Faster than sound!
Once a year a race is held for old cars. A lot of cars entered for this race last year and there was a great deal of excitement just before it began. One of the most handsome cars was a Rolls-Royce Silver Ghost. The most unusual car was a Benz which had only three wheels. Built in 1885, it was the oldest car taking part. After a great many loud explosions, the race began. Many of the cars broke down on the course and some drivers spent more time under their cars than in them ! A few cars, however, completed the race. The winning car reached a speed of forty miles an hour--much faster than any of its rivals. It sped downhill at the end of the race and its driver had a lot of trouble trying to stop it. The race gave everyone a great deal of pleasure. It was very different from modern car races but no less exciting.
Lesson 57 Can I help you, madam
A woman in blue jeans stood at the window of an expensive shop. Though she hesitated for a moment, she finally went in and asked to see a dress that was in the window. The assistant who served her did not like the way she was dressed. Glancing at her scornfully, he told her that the dress was sold. The woman walked out of the shop angrily and decided to punish the assistant next day. She returned to the shop the following morning dressed in a fur coat, with a handbag in one hand and a long umbrella in the other. After seeking out the rude assistant she asked for the same dress. Not realizing who she was, the assistant was eager to serve her this time with great difficulty, he climbed into the shop window to get the dress. As soon as she saw it, the woman said she did not like it. She enjoyed herself making the assistant bring almost everything in the window before finally buying the dress she had first asked for.
Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise
The tiny village of Frinley is said to possess a 'cursed tree'. Because the tree was mentioned in a newspaper, the number of visitors to Frinley has now increased. The tree was planted near a church fifty years ago, but it is only in recent years that it has gained an evil reputation. It is said that if anyone touches the tree, he will have bad luck; if he picks a leaf, he will die. Many villagers believe that the tree has already claimed a number of victims. The vicar has been asked to have the tree cut down, but so far he has refused. He has pointed out that the tree is a useful source of income as tourists have been coming from all parts of the country to see it. In spite of all that has been said, the tourists-have been picking leaves and cutting their names on the tree-trunk. So far, not one of them has been struck down by sudden death!
Lesson 59 In or out
Our dog, Rex, used to sit outside our front gate and bark. Every time he wanted to come into the garden he would bark until someone opened the gate. As the neighbours complained of the noise, my husband spent weeks training him to press his paw on the latch to let himself in. Rex soon became an expert at opening the gate. However, when I was going out shopping last week, I noticed him in the garden near the gate. This time he was barking so that someone would let him out ! Since then, he has developed another bad habit. As soon as he opens the gate from the outside, he comes into the garden and waits until the gate shuts. Then he sits and barks until someone lets him out. After this he immediately lets himself in and begins barking again. Yesterday my husband removed the gate and Rex got so annoyed we have not seen him since.
Lesson 60 The future
At a village fair, I decided to visit a fortune-teller called Madam Bellinsky. I went into her tent and she told me to sit down. After I had given her some money, she looked into a crystal ball and said: 'A relation of yours is coming to see you. She will be arriving this evening and intends to stay for a few days. The moment you leave this tent, you will get a big surprise. A woman you know well will rush towards you. She will speak to you and then she will lead you away from this place. That is all.' As soon as I went outside, I forgot all about Madam Bellinsky because my wife hurried towards me. 'Where have you been hiding ' she asked impatiently. 'Your sister will be here in less than an hour and we must be at the station to meet her. We are late already.' As she walked away, I followed her out of the fair.
