研究生英语阅读教程PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 1

Text A Apology of Socrates （Excerpt） 1

Text B A Person Who Apologises Has the Moral Ball in His Court 5

Unit 2 14

Text A The Literature of Knowledge and the Literature of Power 14

Text B HoWShould One Read a Book？ 18

Unit 3 25

Text A The Three New Yorks 25

Text B A Unified Theory of Urban Living 29

Unit 4 38

Text A Why Will Civilizations Clash？ 38

Text B Is American Culture “American”？ 43

Unit 5 53

Text A Celebrating Entrepreneurs 53

Text B Stay Hungry，Stay Foolish 59

Unit 6 67

Text A An Ugly New Footprint in the Sand 67

Text B Filtering Wildlife 71

Unit 7 80

Text A Genes for High Altitudes 80

Text B Looking at Sexual Selection 85

Unit 8 93

Text A On Friendship 93

Text B A Friend in Need 98

Unit 9 107

Text A We Need a Dug-Out Canoe to Navigate the Net 107

Text B Always On 111

Unit 10 119

Text A The “ Standard” 119

Text B The Benefits of Multilingualism 123

Unit 11 132

Text A A Crime of Compassion 132

Text B In Defense of Voluntary Euthanasia 136

Unit 12 144

Text A From Composer to Interpreter to Listener 144

Text B How We Listen to Music 149

Unit 13 158

Text A An Observation and an Explanation 158

Text B Our Evolving View of Childhood 162

Unit 14 170

Text A On Becoming a Scientist 170

Text B What Is a Scientific Paper？ 173

Unit 15 182

Text A The Sporting Spirit 182

Text B Reflections on Swimming 187

Unit 16 195

Text A How to Avoid Foolish Opinions 195

Text B The Advantages of Stupidity 199

参考文献 205