大学英语ESP快速阅读教程 中级PDF电子书下载

Unit One 1

Passage One Women Are Now Equal as Victims of Poor Economy 1

Exercises 3

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 3

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 4

Passage Two Campaign Against Restroom Injustice 5

Exercises 7

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 7

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 8

Passage Three Obesity of American Adults 10

Exercises 12

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 12

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 13

Unit Two 15

Passage One Dietary Cleanses Rise in Popularity， But There Are Risks 15

Exercises 17

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 17

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 18

Passage Two The Single-mom Catastrophe 20

Exercises 22

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 22

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 23

Passage Three History of Accountancy 25

Exercises 27

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 27

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 28

Unit Three 29

Passage One How to Maximize Your Work at Home Experience？ 29

Exercises 31

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 31

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 32

Passage Two What Is the Difference Between Hospitality Excellence and Mediocrity？ 34

Exercises 36

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 36

Ⅱ Expanding Vocabulary 36

Passage Three World’s Most Dangerous Destinations 38

Exercises 40

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 40

Ⅱ Expanding Vocabulary 41

Unit Four 43

Passage One Stopping Climate Change 43

Exercises 45

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 45

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 46

Passage Two Is It Worth It？ 48

Exercises 50

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 50

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 51

Passage Three Food That Lasts Forever 53

Exercises 55

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 55

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 56

Unit Five 58

Passage One Anxiety 58

Exercises 60

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 60

Ⅱ Expanding Vocabulary 61

Passage Two The End of China’s One-child Policy？ 63

Exercises 65

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 65

Ⅱ Expanding Vocabulary 66

Passage Three WikiLeaks and Julian Assange 67

Exercises 69

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 69

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 70

Unit Six 72

Passage One 7 Gadgets That Changed the World 72

Exercises 74

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 74

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 75

Passage Two David Cameron： We Are Creating A New Era of Transparency 77

Exercises 79

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 79

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 79

Passage Three The Business of Magic 81

Exercises 83

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 83

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 84

Unit Seven 85

Passage One 10 Tips for Wireless Home Network Security 85

Exercises 87

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 87

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 88

Passage Two Recipe for Food Safety 90

Exercises 92

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 92

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 93

Passage Three The Key Witness 95

Exercises 97

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 97

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 98

Unit Eight 100

Passage One Dad Overboard： Confessions of a Way Too Protective Parent 100

Exercises 102

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 102

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 103

Passage Two Gold VS.Paper Money： Which Should We Trust More？ 105

Exercises 107

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 107

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 108

Passage Three Gratitude Is Good for Health—A Simple “Thank You” Can Improve Your Health and Happiness 110

Exercises 112

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 112

Ⅱ Expanding Vocabulary 112

Unit Nine 114

Passage One Master of Business Administration 114

Exercises 116

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 116

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 117

Passage Two The First Five Years of the iPhone Obsession 119

Exercises 121

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 121

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 122

Passage Three Cheap and Cheerful—The Long-term Rise in American Inequality 123

May Have Been Smaller Than It Appeared 123

Exercises 125

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 125

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 125

Unit Ten 127

Passage One Shoots， Greens and Leaves 127

Exercises 129

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 129

Ⅱ Expanding Vocabulary 130

Passage Two Apple and Google Go Head to Head Over Mobile Maps 131

Exercises 133

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 133

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 134

Passage Three Honey， the Baby Is Coming； Quick， Call the Photographer 135

Exercises 137

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 137

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 138

Unit Eleven 140

Passage One Artie Shaw， 1910—2004： Last Great Musician of the Big Band Era 140

Exercises 142

Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning 142

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 143

Passage Two Sound and Fury 144

Exercises 145

Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning 145

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 147

Passage Three Human Communication 148

Exercises 150

Ⅰ. Skimming and Scanning 150

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 151

Unit Twelve 152

Passage One You Can Call Me Anything You Like 152

Exercises 154

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 154

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 155

Passage Two Are You Addicted to Video Games？ 157

Exercises 159

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 159

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 160

Passage Three Dare to Dream 162

Exercises 164

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 164

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 165

Unit Thirteen 166

Passage One Going It Alone： Overcoming the Challenges of Single Parenting —Finding a Healthy Balance 166

Exercises 168

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 168

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 169

Passage Two How to Keep Your Brain Young？ 171

Exercises 173

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 173

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 174

Passage Three Everywhere You Look， Economies Slowing 176

Exercises 178

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 178

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 179

Unit Fourteen 181

Passage One When is Green Really Green？ 181

Exercises 183

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 183

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 184

Passage Two Drainage in the 19th Century 186

Exercises 187

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 187

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 188

Passage Three Singapore Mobile Service： Prepaid or Postpaid？ 190

Exercises 192

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 192

Ⅱ.Expanding Vocabulary 193

Unit Fifteen 194

Passage One China’s King of E-commerce 194

Exercises 196

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 196

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 197

Passage Two The Outfits That Say “The Queen” 198

Exercises 200

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 200

Ⅱ. Expanding Vocabulary 201

Passage Three A Year Without “Made in China” 203

Exercises 205

Ⅰ.Skimming and Scanning 205

Ⅱ Expanding Vocabulary 205

Keys 207