新概念英语第三册课文最新版.pdf

新概念英语第三册 新概念英语第三册（共60 课） Lesson1 A puma at large Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. Wh en report s came in t London Z that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seri ously. However, as t he evi dence b egan t acc umulate, experts from t he Z fe lt obliged to investigate, for the descriptions given by people who claimed to have seen the puma were extraordinarily similar. The hunt for the puma began in a small village where a woman picking blackberries saw 'a large cat' only five yards away from her. It immediately ran away when she saw it, and experts confirmed that a puma will not attack a human being unless it is cornered （adj.被困得走投无路 的）. The search proved difficult, for the puma was often observed at one place in the morning and at another place twenty miles away in the evening. Wherever it went, it left behind it a trail of dead dee r and small animals like rabbits. Pa w prints were seen in a number f places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of 'cat-like noises' at night and a b usinessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were n w fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from ? As no pumas had been reported missing from any z in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and s mehow managed to escape. The hunt went onfor several weeks, butthe puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside. 1 新概念英语第三册 Lesson 2 Thirteen equals one Our vicar is always raising moneyfor one causeor another, but he hasnev