大学英语交互阅读教程 3PDF电子书下载

Reading Matter 3:Overview 6

Acknowledgments 8

Introduction to the Second Edition 9

UNIT 1 Fun Matters 16

Chapter① Challenges in Your Free Time 19

Life on the Edge 21

① Meeting the Challenge 27

Jamie Clarke 27

② Conquering Fear 31

Alan Hobson 31

Chapter② Taking a Break Responsibly:Eco-Tourism 36

The Rise and Fall of Vacations 37

Eco-Tourism 41

Trouble in Paradise 48

Qomolangma:From Mountain to Molehill of Litter 53

UNIT 2 Weather Matters 58

Chapter③ Poles Apart:Climate Research in Antarctica and the Arctic 60

Modeling the Weather Gets Better 63

Studying the Climate at the Ends of the Earth 66

Students on Ice:Trips to the Poles 76

Preparing for Disasters:Natural No Longer 82

Chapter④ The Weather and Our Health 86

When the Weather Gets You Down 88

① The Wintertime Blues 94

Seasonal Affective Disorder(SAD) 95

② The Summertime Blues 98

SAD in the Sunshine 99

The Biological Clock 102

UNIT 3 Time Matters 108

Chapter⑤ Are We in a Race Against Time? 111

Our Schedules,Our Selves 112

① Time Bound 118

Living on Tokyo Time 119

② Time Free 121

The Politics of Spontaneity 121

Chapter⑥ Procrastination:Can We Manage Our Time? 126

Stand and Deliver 128

Learning How to Use Your Time 131

Procrastinate Now 137

UNIT 4 Technology Matters 140

Chapter⑦ Building Our World 143

① Bridges:Building Across 144

Spanning History 144

High and Mighty 146

② Skyscrapers:Building Up 149

Standing Tall 150

Race to the Sky 151

Dubai:Expanding in All Directions 155

Illinois Sky City 161

Chapter⑧ Sustainable Technology 163

Sustainable Technology 164

Lighting the World with LEDs 166

Building a Better Washing Machine 169

Pump as You Play 174

Engineers Without Borders 177

UNIT 5 Health Matters 182

Chapter⑨ Epidemics 184

① A Deadly Bacteria Strikes 186

Cholera 186

② A Deadly Virus Strikes 191

The Spanish Influenza 192

Modern Risks and Old Habits 197

Fighting AIDS in Africa 202

Chapter⑩ Medical Miracles 205

Fifty Years of Transplants 208

Transplant Facts in USA 213

How to Be a Responsible Eco-Tourist 215

UNIT 6 Attitude Matters 220

Chapter⑾ Anger:How to Manage It 222

Road Rage in Beijing 223

Teaching Manners to Kids 224

I'm Too Mad to Die! 229

Chapter⑿ Succeeding in a Complex World 233

Hope Emerges as the Key to Success in Life 234

① Creating Your Personal Profile 240

Finding Out What Motivates You 240

② Creating Your Professional Profile 244

Getting More Than a Good Job 244

Practice,Not Talent,Produces "Genius" 249

Attitude Is Everything 252

Word List 254

Text Credits 270