我读新概念 - NCE 3 - 01 - 逃遁的美洲狮

就练这一篇，快累吐血了。看来得从第二册开始，不能好高骛远。



A Puma at large

Listen to the tape then answer the question below.

Where must the puma have come from?

Pumas are large, cat-like animals which are found in America. When reports came into London Zoo that a wild puma had been spotted forty-five miles south of London, they were not taken seriously. However, as the evidence began to accumulate, experts from the Zoo felt 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. 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 deer and small animals like rabbits. Paw prints were seen in a number of places and puma fur was found clinging to bushes. Several people complained of "cat-like noises' at night and a businessman on a fishing trip saw the puma up a tree. The experts were now fully convinced that the animal was a puma, but where had it come from? As no pumas had been reported missing from any zoo in the country, this one must have been in the possession of a private collector and somehow managed to escape. The hunt went on for several weeks, but the puma was not caught. It is disturbing to think that a dangerous wild animal is still at large in the quiet countryside.

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• Very good voice. Almost mistaken as the original record. -小谋- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/04/2009 postreply 17:11:48

• several comments: (BTW, r we supposed to provide comments?) -小谋- ♀ (207 bytes) () 04/04/2009 postreply 17:28:04

• Your comments are highly appreciated! -马奎- ♀ (52 bytes) () 04/04/2009 postreply 18:12:07

• 回复：我读新概念 - NCE 3 - 01 - 逃遁的美洲狮 -马奎- ♀ (419 bytes) () 04/04/2009 postreply 18:10:26

• Exactly. -eyeyey- ♀ (229 bytes) () 04/04/2009 postreply 20:05:14

• Perfect ! How can you make that good? -任我为- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/04/2009 postreply 20:47:56

• 回复：Perfect ! How can you make that good? -梅石莹玉- ♀ (39 bytes) () 04/04/2009 postreply 21:39:18

• Thank you for your compliment! -马奎- ♀ (513 bytes) () 04/04/2009 postreply 21:46:39

• 回复：Thank you for your compliment! -梅石莹玉- ♀ (48 bytes) () 04/04/2009 postreply 21:49:39

• wow, you are dedicated. -eyeyey- ♀ (58 bytes) () 04/05/2009 postreply 15:30:03

• great read. well done for your hard work! -天泽园- ♀ (0 bytes) () 04/05/2009 postreply 08:10:47

• 功夫不负有心人 -billnet- ♂ (0 bytes) () 04/05/2009 postreply 17:47:39

• 回复：我读新概念 - NCE 3 - 01 - 逃遁的美洲狮 -马奎- ♀ (1931 bytes) () 04/25/2009 postreply 00:12:59