新编大学英语泛读教程 三、四级合订本PDF电子书下载

前言 1

Band Three 3

Unit One 3

Passage A World Cup: Full of Business Opportunities 3

Passage B World Cup Stars 12

Passage C Show of Strength Marks South American Game 18

Unit Two 25

Passage A Beatles For Sale 25

Passage B Julio Iglesias—Continues to Win Hearts 32

Passage C Chasing Fame 37

Passage A The Game of Life 45

Unit Three 45

Passage B Getting to the Essence of Things 52

Passage C The Importance of Just Being There 59

Unit Four 65

Passage A College Pressures 65

Passage B A Boy with a Mission 73

Passage C Why I Am Still a Teacher 79

Unit Five 86

Passage A Verbal Taboo 86

Passage B What You Don’t Talk About 92

Passage C How to Survive Culture Shock 97

Unit Six 103

Passage A A Look at Family Communication 103

Passage B The Real Truth about Lies 110

Passage C Friendship American Style 116

Unit Seven 122

Passage A Rich Man 122

Passage B A Man Who Had No Eyes 129

Passage C The Dancing Mouse 136

Unit Eight 143

Passage A A Spectacular Train Ride Through Canada 143

Passage B The Real Florida 151

Passage C Vanuatu, House of a Special Jumping Ritual 160

Unit Nine 167

Passage A “Monkey” Boy Comes Back from the Wild 167

Passage B Help for the Helper 176

Passage C How to Be True to You Give Wisely and Carry a Big Stick 182

Unit Ten 188

Passage A Giving Credit Its Due 188

Passage B What Does a Credit Card Bring Us? 196

Passage C A Gold Mine Called Home Shopping 201

Unit Eleven 206

Passage A Design—The Next Frontier 206

Passage B How to Price Your Products and Services 214

Passage C Don’t Cry for New Economy 221

Unit Twelve 226

Passage A The Digital Divide 226

Passage B Digital Photography 231

Passage C The Use of Digital Technology 239

Band Four 247

Unit One 247

Passage A Religion in America 247

Passage B The Meaning of Christmas 255

Passage C Mystery of the Third Buddha 262

Unit Two 268

Passage A The Renaissance 268

Passage B Civilization 275

Passage C Where Muslim and Jew Once Lived in Tolerance 280

Unit Three 285

Passage A Teen Drug Abuse: Bringing the Message Home 285

Passage B Japan’s Lost Generation 291

Passage C The Boys Who Grew Up to Kill 296

Unit Four 303

Passage A Background to the Euro 303

Passage B Ok, Your Majesty 310

Passage C Athenian Democracy 316

Unit Five 321

Passage A An End to the Moscow Crisis? 321

Passage B Will the Next Terrorist Attack Be Delivered Via Cyberspace? 329

Passage C The Never-Ending Battle 336

Unit Six 342

Passage A Afghanistan War and Revolution in Military Affairs 342

Passage B Civilians Face Persistent Threat from Unexploded Cluster Bombs 349

Passage C How Does the Soldier Fight in Information Age? 355

Passage A Summits Valleys 360

Unit Seven 360

Passage B When the East Meets the West 367

Passage C Crawford Summit Ushers in a New Stage in Sino-U. S. Ties 373

Unit Eight 381

Passage A The Laws of Nature 381

Passage B Our Picture of the Universe 388

Passage C Natural Selection 393

Unit Nine 400

Passage A Focus on Global Warming 400

Passage B New Evidence Suppports Global Warming Theory 407

Passage C One for the Planet 414

Passage A Coronary Heart Disease 420

Unit Ten 420

Passage B Words That Can Save a Life 425

Passage C Starting to Learn How the Body Handles Inflammation 431

Unit Eleven 436

Passage A Mars Odyssey 436

Passage B New Fuels for the Future 442

Passage C Sailing to Mars 447

Unit Twelve 452

Passage A The Future Survival of the Human Race 452

Passage B Libraries Enter the Modern Age 458

Passage C The Future Is Full of Good Health 463

Key to Exercises 468