4S大学英语阅读教程2PDF电子书下载

Unit 1 1

Focus 1

Text A First Sight 2

Reading Skills Understanding Figurative Language 7

Text B Phenomenon 9

Text C Theory 16

Test Preparation 20

Reading for Fun 23

Unit 2 26

Focus 26

Text A IfI Could Have Picked,I Would Have Picked You 27

Reading Skills Scanning for Specific Information 32

Text B If It Comes Back 33

Text C A Boy with a Mission 37

Test Preparation 40

Reading for Fun 44

Unit 3 47

Focus 47

Text A The History of the Tower of London 48

Reading Skills Making Inferences and Drawing Conclusions 55

Text B Hollywood 57

Text C Florence 60

Test Preparation 62

Reading for Fun 66

Unit 4 68

Focus 68

Text A About the Gettysburg Address 69

Reading Skills Locating Topic Sentences 75

Text B Pearl Harbor Address to the Nation 76

Text C The Way Ahead：Innovating Together in China 80

Test Preparation 83

Reading for Fun 87

Unit 5 89

Focus 89

Text A The Super Bowl 90

Reading Skills Identifying Topics Main Ideas and Supporting Details 95

Text B A Slap on Calhoun's Wrist,and Life Goes on 97

Text C A Sweet Reminder of Brazilian Soccer's Glory 101

Test Preparation 104

Reading for Fun 107

Unit 6 110

Focus 110

Text A The End of Email Era 111

Reading Skills Determining a Word's Meaning from Context 116

Text B Why I Can't Kick the Apple iPhone Habit 118

Text C The Social Network 122

Test Preparation 124

Reading for Fun 129

Unit 7 131

Focus 131

Text A Color Psychology 132

Reading Skills Organizational Patterns of Paragraphs 137

Text B Color Therapy and Your Wardrobe 140

Text C The Nine Moods of Color 143

Test Preparation 146

Reading for Fun 150

Unit 8 152

Focus 152

Text A Why Do Asian American Students Excel in School? 153

Reading Skills Inference：Reading Ideas as Well as Words 158

Text B Harvard University 160

Text C University of Oxford 164

Test Preparation 167

Reading for Fun 171

Unit 9 174

Focus 174

Text A High Heel Shoes 175

Reading Skills Dealing with Difficult Words(1) 181

Text B Could the End Be Near? 183

Text C UFOs—A Brief History 187

Test Preparation 190

Reading for Fun 194

Unit 10 197

Focus 197

Text A Coca-Cola Captures Passion for Celebration in New Global Commercials for 2010 FIFA World Cup 198

Reading Skills Dealing with Difficult Words(2) 205

Text B A Résumé 206

Text C Business Cards 212

Test Preparation 215

Reading for Fun 219

Unit 11 221

Focus 221

Text A The Road to the White House 223

Reading Skills Dealing with Difficult Sentences 229

Text B Princess Diana and the Royal Family 230

Text C Overview on the Political System of the USA 235

Test Preparation 238

Reading for Fun 242

Unit 12 245

Focus 245

Text A Top 10 American Icons 246

Reading Skills Understanding the Punctuation 252

Text B Unique Tradition from UK 254

Text C American Idol 259

Test Preparation 263

Reading for Fun 267