大学英语交互阅读教程 4PDF电子书下载

Reading Matters 4:Overview 6

Acknowledgments 8

Introduction to the Second Edition 9

UNIT 1 Creativity 14

Chapter 1 Laughter:The Creative Force 16

The Science of Jokes 17

The Science of Laughter 23

How Laughter Works 32

Chapter 2 Our Creative Brain 35

From Birdby Bird 36

① Children Are Our Best Teachers,Part A 37

Special Talents,Part A 37

② Children Are Our Best Teachers,Part B 39

Special Talents,Part B 39

Mental Breakout 42

UNIT 2 Body Science:Moving in New Directions 50

Chapter 3 Aging 52

Reversing Human Aging 54

Second Thoughts on Extending Life Spans 59

Science Values Grandmothers 67

Chapter 4 Body Shape 71

How We Grew So Big 74

The Gorge-Yourself Environment 80

① Fitness:The One Hour/Day Way 84

Journey to Better Fitness Starts with 10,000 Steps 84

② Fitness:The Six Minutes/Day Way 87

Short Intensive Workouts Are Just as Effective as Long Sessions 88

UNIT 3 The Environment 96

Chapter 5 Natural Disasters 98

The Boxing Day 2004 Tsunami 100

How Hero Saved His Family from Killer Wave 110

Chapter 6 Urban Growth and Water Supply 116

The World Shortage of Water 119

①The Sinking City 125

Water Crisis as Mexico City Sinks Faster than Venice 125

②The Thirsty Kingdom 128

In Jordan,the Feared Mideast Water Shortage Is Already Reality 128

UNIT 4 The Age of Communications 134

Chapter 7 The Internet:Blessing or Curse 137

Invasion of Privacy 139

①Benefits of Online Crime? 147

Fighting Crime One Computer at a Time 148

②Friendship Online? 151

Web Friend or Faux? 152

Chapter 8 Cell Phones:Blessing or Curse 159

Cell Phone:A Convenience,a Hazard,or Both? 161

Cell Phones Have Transformed How We Communicate 166

A World of Difference 170

UNIT 5 Economics 178

Chapter 9 The Economics of Everyday Life 181

Is There Another Way to Pay? 182

Just Swipe It 190

Chapter 10 The Business of Ethics 194

How to Tell Right from Wrong 196

① The Rewards of Ethical Behavior 200

Is Ethics Its Own Reward? 201

②Mixing Business and Morals 203

Can Business and Morals Mix? 203

UNIT 6 The World of Man and Animals 210

Chapter 11 The Lives of Chimps:The Treatment of Animals 213

Chimpanzees in Africa 213

① The Animal in Our World:The Case in Favor 215

The Animal Rights Revolution 215

② The Animal in His World:Where Do Rights Lead? 218

Me Frodo,You Jane? 219

What's Fair is Fair,Even to a Monkey 225

Chapter 12 The Sole of Evolution 227

The Foot:Mother of Humanity 228

End of Foot Evolution? 236

Text Credits 244

Word List 247