新概念英语第三册课文(全60课).pdf

新概念英语第三册

新概念英语第三册（共60课）

Lesson1Apumaatlarge

Pumasarelarge,cat-likeanimalswhicharefoundinAmerica.Whenreportscame

intoLondonZoothatawildpumahadbeenspottedforty-fivemilessouthofLondon,

theywerenottakenseriously.However,astheevidencebegantoaccumulate,experts

fromtheZoofeltobligedtoinvestigate,forthedescriptionsgivenbypeoplewho

claimedtohaveseenthepumawereextraordinarilysimilar.

Thehuntforthepumabeganinasmallvillagewhereawomanpickingblackberries

sawalargecatonlyfiveyardsawayfromher.Itimmediatelyranawaywhenshesawit,

andexpertsconfirmedthatapumawillnotattackahumanbeingunlessitiscornered

（adj.被困得走投无路的）.Thesearchproveddifficult,forthepumawasoftenobservedat

oneplaceinthemorningandatanotherplacetwentymilesawayintheevening.

Whereveritwent,itleftbehinditatrailofdeaddeerandsmallanimalslikerabbits.Paw

printswereseeninanumberofplacesandpumafurwasfoundclingingtobushes.

Severalpeoplecomplainedofcat-likenoisesatnightandabusinessmanonafishing

tripsawthepumaupatree.Theexpertswerenowfullyconvincedthattheanimalwas

apuma,butwherehaditcomefrom?Asnopumashadbeenreportedmissingfrom

anyzoointhecountry,thisonemusthavebeeninthepossessionofaprivatecollector

andsomehowmanagedtoescape.Thehuntwentonforseveralweeks,butthepuma

wasnotcaught.Itisdisturbingtothinkthatadangerouswildanimalisstillatlargein

theuietcountryside.

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新概念英语第三册

美洲狮是一种体形似猫的大动物，产于美洲。当伦敦动物园接到报告说，在伦敦以南45英里处

发现一只美洲狮时，这些报告并没有受到重视。可是，随着证据越来越多，动物园的专家们感到有必

要进行一番调查，因为凡是声称见到过美洲狮的们所描述的情况竟是出奇地相似。

搜寻美洲狮的工作是从一座小村庄开始的。那里的一位妇女在采摘黑莓时的看见“一只大猫”，

离她仅5码远，她刚看见它，它就立刻逃走了。专家证实，美洲