新思维大学英语3读教程unit3课后习题答案.pptVIP

● 新思维 品牌教材 English New Outlook ● 新思维 品牌教材 English New Outlook Deeper Understanding 　　 Ⅱ . Answer the following questions with the information from the text. 1. What happened to Mr. Mallard? She was afflicted with a heart trouble and she was told that her husband was killed in an accident. 2. What kind of person was Richards? Richards was a close friend of the Mallards. He cared Mrs. Mallard very much and might have a romantic interest in Mrs. Mallard. 　　 3. How do you understand “she wept at once, with sudden, wild abandonment in her sister’s arms” ? She wept at once in her sister’s arms and then she went away to her room alone. She behaved differently from any other woman of her time. 4. Why did Mrs. Mallard feel “free”? Through the windows, she saw the trees in the open square full of new spring life, and heard the singing of birds. 　　 She was young, with a fair, calm face, and few wrinkles on her face revealed that she was trying to control her feelings. ·She sat quite motionlessly. ·She still sobbed from time to time. ·There was a dull stare in her eyes. ·She was gazing at one of those patches of blue sky. ·She was lost in thought. 6. What kind of life did Mrs. Mallard want? She was longing for her self-existence and self assertion, which were deprived of her by her husband and the society. 5. What did the views, the scents, and the sounds outside the open window reveal about Mrs. Mallard’s inner feelings? 7. What caused Mrs. Mallard’s death? Did she really die of joy? Great shock and despair of her “own life and freedom” triggered her heart trouble. 8. Can you imagine how Mr. Mallard would feel about his wife’s death? Mr. Mallard might think her wife die of over exitement and exultation seeing his return. 9. What’s the purpose of the author’s writing this story? (open-ended) 10. Why didn’t the writer tell us the first name of Mrs. Mallard until Paragraph 15? The hostess’ name coul