大学英语ESP快速阅读教程 初级PDF电子书下载

Unit One 1

Passage One How to Raise an A-plus Student 1

Exercises 3

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 3

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 4

Passage Two Tips for Your Last Two Years at College 5

Exercises 6

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 6

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 7

Passage Three Essentials to an Effective TV Commercial 9

Exercises 11

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 11

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 11

Unit Two 13

Passage One Secrets of Online Dating 13

Exercises 15

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 15

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 16

Passage Two Andrew Dickson： Mandarin Experiences 17

Exercises 19

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 19

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 20

Passage Three How to Become an Accountant or Auditor 21

Exercises 23

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 23

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 24

Unit Three 26

Passage One Seven Tips to Cope with the Loss of a Pet 26

Exercises 28

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 28

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 29

Passage Two Top Ten Ways to Get Better Grades 31

Exercises 33

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 33

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 33

Passage Three Network Engineers： What Do You Know About Them？ 35

Exercises 37

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 37

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 38

Unit Four 40

Passage One When Consumers Pay More Due to Race or Gender 40

Exercises 42

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 42

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 43

Passage Two Why We Love Who We Love 44

Exercises 45

Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning 45

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 47

Passage Three How to Stop Living from Paycheck to Paycheck 48

Exercises 49

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 49

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 50

Unit Five 52

Passage One Four Minutes that Get You Hired 52

Exercises 54

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 54

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 55

Passage Two Fingerprint Evidence 56

Exercises 58

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 58

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 59

Passage Three How Cloud Computing Works 60

Exercises 62

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 62

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 62

Unit Six 64

Passage One A Change In Climate 64

Exercises 66

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 66

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 67

Passage Two The Victorian Age 69

Exercises 71

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 71

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 72

Passage Three Changing Banks Is a Huge Pain 73

Exercises 74

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 74

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 75

Unit Seven 77

Passage One How to Prepare for a Hurricane 77

Exercises 79

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 79

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 80

Passage Two Why Is Biodiversity Important？ 81

Exercises 83

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 83

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 84

Passage Three Parents Each Donate a Kidney to Their Son 86

Exercises 88

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 88

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 88

Unit Eight 90

Passage One Ten Highest Paying Jobs in America 90

Exercises 93

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 93

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 94

Passage Two The Value of Studying Management 95

Exercises 96

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 96

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 98

Passage Three Are You Investing Enough in Yourself？ 99

Exercises 101

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 101

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 101

Unit Nine 103

Passage One Considerations When Conducting Business Internationally 103

Exercises 105

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 105

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 106

Passage Two Hotel， Restaurant ＆ Tourism Management 108

Exercises 110

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 110

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 110

Passage Three Learning Languages like an Expert 112

Exercises 113

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 113

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 114

Unit Ten 116

Passage One A Lesson from Housing Bubble 116

Exercises 118

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 118

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 119

Passage Two Newspapers and Magazines in Britain 120

Exercises 121

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 121

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 122

Passage Three Should We Worry About Inflation？ 124

Exercises 125

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 125

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 126

Unit Eleven 128

Passage One Gender Stereotyping， Similarities， and Differences 128

Exercises 130

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 130

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 131

Passage Two Business Schools Try Palm Scans to Finger Cheats 132

Exercises 134

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 134

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 135

Passage Three Mental Retardation and Communicative Development 137

Exercises 139

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 139

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 140

Unit Twelve 142

Passage One Elizabethan Drama 142

Exercises 144

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 144

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 145

Passage Two Insurers Limit Consumers’ Choices for Getting Prescribed Drugs 146

Exercises 148

Ⅰ Skimming and Scanning 148

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 149

Passage Three How to Deal with the Angry Customer 150

Exercises 151

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 151

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 152

Unit Thirteen 154

Passage One Eat More Superfoods to Lose Weight 154

Exercises 156

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 156

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 157

Passage Two Forested Buildings May Save Us from Alien Scrutiny 158

Exercises 159

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 159

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 161

Passage Three Soft Drinks： Public Enemy No.1 in Obesity Fight？ 162

Exercises 164

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 164

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 165

Unit Fourteen 166

Passage One GM Food： Harmful or Helpful？ 166

Exercises 168

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 168

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 169

Passage Two Suicides Grow More Common 171

Exercises 172

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 172

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 174

Passage Three Difference Engine： Food for Thought 175

Exercises 176

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 176

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 178

Unit Fifteen 179

Passage One Challenge for Our Ripe Old Age 179

Exercises 181

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 181

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 181

Passage Two Cultural Olympiad： But Will the Tower of Mist Be Ready？ 183

Exercises 185

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 185

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 186

Passage Three What Makes a Good Public Servant？ 187

Exercises 188

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 188

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 190

KEYS／ANSWERS 191