新核心大学英语泛读教程 3PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 Space Exploration 1

Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Reading 2

Text A Apollo 11 Mission 2

Text B Mir 6

Part Ⅱ Reading Strategies 11

Guessing Meaning from Context 11

Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading 14

Section Ⅰ Speed Reading 14

Passage 1 Worlds Away： Astronomers Begin to Uncover Nearby “Super-Earths” 14

Passage 2 Healthy Aging， With Nary a Supplement 18

Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 20

Passage 1 20

Passage 2 22

Passage 3 23

Section Ⅲ Banked Cloze 25

Unit 2 Energy 26

Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Reading 27

Text A The Tide Is Turning Power 27

Text B Power Beneath Our Feet 31

Part Ⅱ Reading Strategies 36

Activating Prior Knowledge 36

Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading 37

Section Ⅰ Speed Reading 37

Passage 1 Anywhere the Wind Blows 37

Passage 2 Male Chromosome May Evolve Fastest 41

Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 43

Passage 1 43

Passage 2 45

Passage 3 46

Section Ⅲ Banked Cloze 48

Unit 3 Gender Differences 49

Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Reading 50

Text A As Barriers Disappear， Some Gender Gaps Widen 50

Text B Girl Brain， Boy Brain？ 53

Part Ⅱ Reading Strategies 58

Types of Reading Comprehension Questions 58

Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading 61

Section Ⅰ Speed Reading 61

Passage 1 Numbers Are Male， Said Pythagoras，and the Idea Persists 61

Passage 2 How Much of Human Height Is Genetic and How Much Is Due to Nutrition？ 65

Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 68

Passage 1 68

Passage 2 70

Passage 3 71

Section Ⅲ Banked Cloze 73

Unit 4 Information Security 74

Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Reading 75

Text A How Do Computer Hackers “Get Inside” a Computer？ 75

Text B ComputerViruses 79

Part Ⅱ Reading Strategies 84

Distinguishing between Facts and Opinions 84

Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading 86

Section Ⅰ Speed Reading 86

Passage 1 How Do Internet Search Engines Work？ 86

Passage 2 Can Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer？ 90

Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 93

Passage 1 93

Passage 2 95

Passage 3 96

Section Ⅲ Banked Cloze 98

Unit 5 Future Vehicles 99

Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Reading 100

Text A Flywheels in Hybrid Vehicles 100

Text B SupercarTakes High Road to the Future 104

Part Ⅱ Reading Strategies 108

Reading for Main Ideas 108

Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading 111

Section Ⅰ Speed Reading 111

Passage 1 Future Solutions： Green Jet Fuels 111

Passage 2 Can Smoking Ever Get Safer？ 114

Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 117

Passage 1 117

Passage 2 118

Passage 3 119

Section Ⅲ Banked Cloze 121

Unit 6 Skyscrapers 122

Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Reading 123

Text A How Skyscrapers Work 123

Text B How to Make Skyscrapers Safer 127

Part Ⅱ Reading Strategies 132

Reading Passages of Cause and Effect 132

Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading 136

Section Ⅰ Speed Reading 136

Passage 1 Burj Dubai Sets Records and Makes Profits 136

Passage 2 Fifty Ways to Interrogate Your Dinner 140

Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 143

Passage 1 143

Passage 2 144

Passage 3 146

Section Ⅲ Banked Cloze 147

Unit 7 Animal Behavior 148

Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Reading 149

Text A Are Those Apes Really Talking？ 149

Text B Pigs Prove to Be Smart， If Not Vain 152

Part Ⅱ Reading Strategies 156

Reading Passages of Comparison and Contrast 156

Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading 158

Section Ⅰ Speed Reading 158

Passage 1 Good Dog， Smart Dog 158

Passage 2 Genetically Modified Foods—Feed the World？ 161

Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 164

Passage 1 164

Passage 2 165

Passage 3 167

Section Ⅲ Banked Cloze 168

Unit 8 Natural Disasters 169

Part Ⅰ Theme-Related Reading 170

Text A The Physics of Tsunamis 170

Text B Blind to the End 173

Part Ⅱ Reading Strategies 178

Sequencing Events 178

Part Ⅲ Extensive Reading 180

Section Ⅰ Speed Reading 180

Passage 1 The Big One 180

Passage 2 To Cut Global Warming，Swedes Study Their Plates 183

Section Ⅱ Reading in Depth 186

Passage 1 186

Passage 2 187

Passage 3 188

Section Ⅲ Banked Cloze 190

Key to Exercises 191