全新版大学英语第二版第一册pair work 问题答案U1-6
UNIT 6
1. What was John Blanchard doing at Grand Central Station?
He was waiting for Miss Maynell.
2. How had Blanchard and Miss Maynell come to know each other?
Blanchard happened to see the notes penciled in the margin of the book he borrowed from a Florida library. He was so attracted by them that he tried hard to locate her address and finally succeeded in corresponding with her.
3. What had kept Blanchard from meeting her?
His service in the army in World War II had kept him from meeting her.
4. How long had they written to each other previous to their first meeting?
Twelve months.
5. Why did Miss Maynell refuse to send Blanchard a photograph?
She thought that if he really loved her, what she looked like wouldn’t matter.
6. How would Blanchard recognize Miss Maynell at their first meeting?
She would recognize her by the red rose she’d be wearing on her lapel.
7. Why did Blanchard follow the girl without first trying to see if she was wearing a rose? He was attracted by her beauty.
8. What did “Miss Mayness” look like? How did Blanchard feel toward his “valentine”? “Miss Maynell” was a middle-aged lady, plain-looking and heavy. Blanchard was in a dilemma, greeted with mixed feelings: to go on to love her or to run after the pretty young woman.
9. Why didn’t Blanchard turn away from “Miss Maynell”?
Because he thought he must keep his word, that is, never betray her in terms of love or friendship.
10. What had Blanchard planned to do when he first met Miss Maynell?
He had planned to take her to dinner.
11. How come the middle-aged woman was wearing the rose?
The real Miss Maynell begged her to wear the rose on her coat to test Blanchard.
12. What did Miss Maynell want to find out through the test?
She wanted to find out through the test whether he really loved her regardless of her appearance.