同步拓展阅读：新概念英语第3册第25课
一、往期回顾
【参考答案】
1. In the Hotel Green’s.
2. He had charming persona and polished manners.
3. While he was going to England during the Second World War.
4. Because she was tired of her husband.
5. For a medical college purpose.
二、本期内容
【课文主题】
第25课讲的是有关“卡蒂萨克号”帆船（The Cutty Sark）的故事，为此我也选择了这篇有关帆船的文章。
【拓展阅读】
一、文章内容
All ships are unique and no two types of ships identical. Each comes with its own experiences and requirements. Here are the top 5 types of ships of all time.
The Fluyt
The Fluyt has three squared-rigged masts and was a Dutch merchant sailing ship in the 16th to 17th century. It was lightly fortified and had a small stern and extended box-style structure. It was also known as the Fleut or the Fluit, and was a great cargoship since it had a lot of storage space and only required a skeleton crew to operate it.
The Cutter
This was the preferred naval ship during the 18th century. It had one or two masts, a gaff-rigged bowsprit, two or more head sails and a decked sail-craft. It was mainly used to ferry soldiers and government officials, because it was very fast and could outrun any enemy.
Modern day Cutters have a rugged appearance and bear fore-and-aft rigs. They are tiny and aptly fit into their intended purpose – speed and agility. The British Sailing Club still has open-oared cutters in their fleet of sailing ships.
The Yawl
This was a Dutch ship, nicknamed “Dandy” or“Jol” in Dutch. They bore two fully-equipped masts and a fore-and-aft sail. It has a Tinier Jigger-mast and a Mizzen mast that leans towards the rudder post of the ship. The mizzen sail in this case is purposely designed to aid in balancing and trimming the ship on rough waters. The mainsail is large and approaches that of the sloop in size.
The Ketch
The ketch looked just like the Yawl and had two masts each having a fore-and-aft rig. The difference between the two is that the Ketch had a Mizzen mast placed on the taller mainmast, but at a position in front of the rudder post. The mizzen in this case aided in maneuvering the vessel.
They were light weighing in at between 100 and 250 tons. The rigs were designed to carry square masts. They were mainly used by the navy to bombard enemy ships.
The Windjammer
During the late 19th to early 20th Centuries, the Windjammer, another giant sailing ship was crafted for ferrying bulk cargo. It came with three to five square-rigged masts and had a cost effective extended hull that allowed for a larger storage space.
It was a general class merchant ship, and the largest in its category. They ferried lumber, guano from one continent to the other.
【词汇注释】
1. unique：独一无二的
2. rig：船桅
3. mast：桅杆
4. fortify：加固
5. stern：船尾
6. bowsprit：船首斜桅
7. agility：灵活
8. fore-and-aft：前后
9. sloop：单桅帆船
10. mizzen：后桅；次桅
11. maneuver: 操纵
12. bombard: 轰炸
13. bulk: 大体积；大量
14. lumber: 木材
15. guano: 海鸟粪
二、阅读题目
根据短文内容判断下列句子对错：
1. The Fluyt was a Dutch sailing warship in the 16th to 17th century.
2. The Cutter was mainly used to ferry soldiers and government officials.
3. The Yawl had three fully-equipped masts and a fore-and-aft sail.
4. There is no difference between the Ketch and the Yawl.
5. The Windjammer could ferry bulk cargo because of its masts and hull.
三、参考答案