大学英语提升阅读 2PDF电子书下载

Passage1 Mermaids 1

Passage2 Sun Stones 4

Passage3 Eye Contact 7

Passage4 Father s Summer School 10

Passage5 Coral 13

Passage6 Preservation of Wildlife 16

Passage7 Instant Friendships 19

Passage8 Heroes in History 22

Passage9 Early Sports 26

Passage10 The Independence Ceremony of the Last British Colony 29

Passage11 Driving Force 32

Passage12 The Process of Making Peppermint Oil 35

Passage13 The Invention of Icebox 38

Passage14 One Means of Sales Promotion 41

Passage15 Shifts in American Family Structure 44

Passage16 Educational Systems in the West and the Orient 47

Passage17 How to Learn Languages 51

Passage18 Computer Crime 55

Passage19 The Development of Advertisement 59

Passage20 The Mysterious Missing Shoes 63

Passage21 Why People Wear Differently? 67

Passage22 A Story of Lightning 70

Passage23 Influenza 73

Passage24 Early Autumn 77

Passage25 Jane Addams 81

Passage26 Earth People on Mars 85

Passage27 A Handwriting Forger 88

Passage28 A Tour in Boston 92

Passage29 The Role of Nursing Staff 96

Passage30 Agony Columns 99

Passage31 Emotional Expression 102

Passage32 Marketing 105

Passage33 The Live Specimen 108

Passage34 The Importance of Ecosystems 112

Passage35 The New Theory of Triassic Extinctions 115

Passage36 Tiredness Bred by Failure 119

Passage37 Principles of Scientific Explanation 122

Passage38 Effects of Excessive Alcohol Consumption 126

Passage39 The Revival of Mythology 129

Passage40 Employment Interview 133

Passage41 No Need to Dress up 136

Passage42 Comfort and Joy 139

Passage43 Why Not Speed up Your Reading 142

Passage44 The Three Minutes in Oral Presentation 145

Passage45 Italy s Preparation for the Millennium Event 148

Passage46 Different Response to McVeigh s Execution 151

Passage47 What the Artists Are Telling Us? 154

Passage48 How the Names of People Became Part of the English Languahe? 157

Passage49 Skiing 160

Passage50 Halloween 163

Passage51 Is Distilled Water Good for Health? 166

Passage52 Adam 169

Passage53 Why Monopoly Broke up 172

Passage54 A Bloody Thumb 175

Passage55 Why Cats Love Eating Fish 178

Passage56 The Biological Clock 182

Passage57 Charles Ives and His Music 186

Passage58 Conquering the Sea 190

Passage59 Qualities of Muscles 193

Passage60 Catskills—A Vacation Destination 196

Passage61 Troubles 199

Passage62 A New Method of Hearing Test 202

Passage63 Life Insurance 205

Passage64 The First Chinese 208

Passage65 Whale Hunting 211

Passage66 The Art of Apologizing 214

Passage67 Reading Habits 217

Passage68 Our Body Energy Cycle 220

Passage69 Food Affects Our Health 223

Passage70 Britain and Its Inhabitants 226

Passage71 Ways to Avoid Colds 229

Passage72 Voluntary Service Overseas 232

Passage73 Bush Received a Mixed Reception 235

Passage74 Instant Coffee 238

Passage75 How Can Dried Apples Keep Their Original Colors 242

Passage76 The Test of a Great Book 246

Passage77 Japanese History Textbook Provokes Sharp Controversy 250

Passage78 Migraine and Gluten 254

Passage79 Why People Lie 258

Passage80 Personal Qualities of a Teacher 262