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Unit One PEOPLE
Reading A The Wisdom of Queens
Reading B Steve Jobs (1955-20,11)
Reading C How to Keep Your Marriage Happy
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing. Alfred Nobel. A Man of Peace
阅读技能系列讲座(1): What Is Reading Comprehension?
Unit Two FOOD
Reading A The New Food Fight
Reading B The Pleasures of Eating
Reading C Food Preservation
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing: A Healthy Diet for Everyone
阅读技能系列讲座(2): Classroom Procedures
Unit Three HOUSE
Reading A Building a House
Reading B A Roof over Our Heads
Reading C Living Alone
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing: 5 Biggest Home Repair Rip-Offs
阅读技能系列讲座(3): Surveying the Chapter or Article
Unit Four SHOPPING
Reading A An English Christmas
Reading B Cents and Sensibility
Reading C Six Insurance Policies
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing: New Ways to Make a Bundle
阅读技能系列讲座(4): What Are Some of the Organization Patterns
That Authors Use?
Unit Five TRANSPORT
Reading A Just Plane Dangerous?
Reading B We Lost the Cabin
Reading C Transportation
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing: Motoring Offences
阅读技能系列讲座(5): How Do Authors Connect Sentences and
Relate Ideas?
Unit Six ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION
Reading A Droughtbusters
Reading B Disappearing Lakes
Reading C The Changing Face of the Arctic
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing. Ancient Artifacts and Ancient
阅读技能系列讲座(6): What You Need to Do to Make Inferences
Unit Seven THE NATURAL WORLD
Reading A Call of the Wild
Reading B The Whale
Reading C Wild at Heart
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing: Mars: Our Neighbor in Space
阅读技能系列讲座(7): What You Need to Do to Make References
Unit Eiaht WEATHER AND CLIMATE
Reading A Air and Wind
Reading B What Makes the Weather
Reading C A Climate Cures Dark Side
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing: Saving Lives with Weather
Forecasting
阅读技能系列讲座(8): What You Need to Do to Discover Persuasive
Purpose, Controversy, and Point of View
Unit Nine ADMINISTRATION
Reading A The British Prime Minister
Reading B The Federal System of Government
Reading C The Art of Problem Solving
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing. Maps= The Keys to Our World
阅读技能系列讲座(9): What You Need to Do to Analyze and Evaluate
the Persuasive Techniques and Methods of Reasoning
Unit Ten THE MEDIA
Reading A Reuter
Reading B Informing the World
Reading C Ghosts on the Telly
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing. Lessons from Billy Graham
阅读技能系列讲座(lO): What You Need to Do to Improve Predicting,
Previewing and Anticipation (1)
Unit Eleven CRIME
Reading A Londons Streets of Rage
Reading B An Accident or a Crime?
Reading C Cyber Thieves!
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing. Solving Crimes with Modern
Technology
阅读技能系列讲座(11): What You Need to Do to Improve Predicting,
Previewing and Anticipation (2)
Unit Twelve SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
Reading A American Icon
Reading B Digital Divide
Reading C Safeguarding Your Secrets Online
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing= The World Expo
阅读技能系列讲座(12): What You Need to Do to Improve Skimming
and Scanning
Unit Thirteen ENTERTAINMENT
Reading A Biggest Season
Reading B Magic
Reading O 10 Worst Travel Scams
Use of English
Topics for Discussion ,and Writing.. The Ancient Olympic Games
阅读技能系列讲座(13): What You Need to Do to Improve Reading
Speed and Flexibility (1)
Unit Fourteen ECONOMY
Reading A 14 Ways to Put America Back to Work
Reading B The End of Europe
Reading C Saving Money
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing: The Paradox of Happiness
阅读技能系列讲座(14): What You Need to Do to Improve Reading
Speed and Flexibility (2)
Unit Fifteen HEALTH
Reading A Stress Busters That Can Save Your Life
Reading B How Nice to Be Clean
Reading C The By-the-Clock Guide to Better Health
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing. Has Stress Pushed You into the
Danger Zone?
阅读技能系列讲座(15): Types of Reading Question
Unit Sixteen EDUCATION
Reading A Degrees of Prudence
Reading B 10 Things Every Parent Should Know about College
Reading C Why Cant the U.S. Learn?
Use of English
Topics for Discussion and Writing: A Cultural Difference. Being
On Time
阅读技能系列讲座(16): What You Need to Do to Take Tests
Key to Exercise
附录
阅读理解自测题(1)
阅读理解自测题(2)
阅读理解自测题(3)
自测题参考答案
主要参考书目