求新概念英语55、56、58 -62课摘要写作答案

Lesson 55 Not a gold mine
'The Revealer' is a new machine which is used for detecting buried gold.Using this machine,a research party recently tried to find gold in a cave near the seashore.Although they examined the cave thoroughly they only found a small gold coin which was practically worthless.However many people
believe that the machine many reveal something of value soon.
Lesson 56 Faster than sound
A lot of old cars entered for the race,which is held once a year.A great many loud explosions could be heard when they set off and though many cars broke down during the race,a few managed to complete
the course.The winning car went downhill so quickly that its driver had a lot of difficulty trying to stop it.
Lesson 58 A blessing in disguise
The number of visitors to the village of Frinley has increased because there is said to be a ‘cursed
tree’ near the church.Since the villagers believe that if anyone picks a leaf he will die,they have asked the vicar to have the tree cut down.As the tree is a useful source of income,the vicar has refused to have the tree cut down.Meanwhile,though tourists have been picking leaves,not one of them has come to harm.
Lesson 59 In or out
Our dog,Rex,used to sit outside the front gate and bark so that someone would open it.Ever since my
husband trained him to open the gate himself,Rex has developed another bad habit.He barks when he
is in the garden so that someone will let him out.After this he lets himself in and barks until someone opens the gate again.Now that my husband has removed the gate,Rex has disappeared.
Lesson 60 The future
The writer visited a fortune-teller at a village fair who told him that a relation was coming to see him.She added that a woman he knew well would speak to him when he left the tent and he would follow her out of the fair.This came true because his wife spoke to him when he went outside.She told him they had to meet his sister at the station and she led him out of the fair.
Lesson 61 Trouble with the Hubble
When the Hubble telescope was launched into space in April 1990,the pictures it sent us were very
disappointing because the main mirror was faulty.Four astronauts will soon be making the necessary
repairs,and eventually,pictures from the Hubble will tell us a great deal about the age and size of the universe.
Lesson 62 After the fire
It took the firemen nearly three weeks to get the forest fire under control.Now that all the great trees had been burnt,there was danger that heavy rain would cause serious floods which would destroy the surrounding villages.To prevent this,the forest authorities ordered grass-seed which was sprayed over the ground by planes for nearly a month.By the time that it began to rain,the grass had taken root in many places.