Lesson 38:The first calender 最早的日历 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What is the importance of the dots, lines, and symbols engraved on some, bones and ivory? Future historians will be...
Lesson 37:The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What was the mistake the author made? We have learnt to expect that trains will be punctual. Afte...
Lesson 36:A chance in a million 百万分之一的机遇 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What was the chance in a million? We are less credulous than we used to be. In the nineteenth century, ...
Lesson 35:Justice was done 伸张正义 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 The word 'justice' is given two different meanings in the text. What is the distinction between them? The word justice i...
Lesson 34:A happy discovery幸运的发现 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What was the 'happy discovery'? Antique shops exert a peculiar fascination on a great many people. The more expensive...
Lesson 33:A day t remember 难忘的一天 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What incident began the series of traffic accidents? We have all experienced days when everything goes wrong. A day m...
Lesson 32: A lost ship 一艘沉船 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Did the crew of the Elkor find what they were looking for? Why? The salvage operation had been a complete failure. The small...
Lesson 31:A lovable eccentric 可爱的怪人 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why did the shop assistant refuse to serve Dickie? True eccentrics never deliberately set out to draw attention to...
Lesson 30:The death of a ghost 幽灵之死 Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 Why did the two brothers keep the secret? For years, villagers believed that Endley Farm was hunted. The farm was ow...
Lesson 29:Funny or not? 是否可笑？ Listen to the tape then answer the question below. 听录音，然后回答以下问题。 What is the basis of 'sick' humour? Whether we find a joke funny or not largely depends on were we have been brought up....
