新潮大学英语阅读教程 第1册PDF电子书下载

Unit One 1

Related Words and Expressions 1

Text A Harnessing the Power of Words 2

Text B A-Okay 9

Text C Dark Horse 12

Reading Appreciation The Brain 16

Unit Two 17

Related Words and Expressions 17

Text A Confession of a Booklover 18

Text B On Buying Books 23

Text C Still Studying after All These Years 26

Reading Appreciation He Ate and Drank the Precious Words 30

Unit Three 31

Related Words and Expressions 31

Text A Oxford University Has Had an Outstanding Reputation for Centuries 32

Text B Cambridge—the University Town 41

Text C Harvard's Founding 45

Reading Appreciation The Rose and the Gardener 50

Unit Four 51

Related Words and Expressions 51

Text A The American Way:Time 52

Text B Last-Minute Christmas Shoppers Fill U.S.Stores 57

Text C Bathrooms in America 62

Reading Appreciation That's When You Know 65

Unit Five 67

Related Words and Expressions 67

Text A Speaking of the Devil 68

Text B Remarks by President Clinton in Welcoming Ceremonies at the South Gate of the Old City Xi'an,China 76

Text C Opportunities and Challenges for China's Younger Generation 80

Reading Appreciation When I Was One-and-Twenty 85

Unit Six 87

Related Words and Expressions 87

Text A A Car Culture is Taking Root in China 88

Text B Motorcar 94

Text C Auto Called No.1 Health Enemy 98

Reading Appreciation The Road Not Taken 102

Unit Seven 103

Related Words and Expressions 103

Text A The American Way:Marriage 104

Text B The American Way:Family 110

Text C The Joys of Shopping 114

Reading Appreciation Home,Sweet Home 118

Unit Eight 120

Related Words and Expressions 120

Text A Future Travel 121

Text B Different Types of Tourism 128

Text C Ecotourism 131

Reading Appreciation The Sun Travels 136

Unit Nine 137

Related Words and Expressions 137

Text A A Wish of Rain 138

Text B "I Have A Dream"—30 Years Ago and Now 143

Text C Teens and a Killer Disease 147

Reading Appreciation The Music Within 151

Unit Ten 152

Related Words and Expressions 152

Text A That's Life 153

Text B Everybody Can Do Something 158

Text C How to Be True to Yourself 162

Reading Appreciation Things Can Only Get Better 165

Unit Eleven 167

Related Words and Expressions 167

Text A Differences Between Public Speaking and Conversation 168

Text B Conversations with a Gorilla 175

Text C The Origins of Language 180

Reading Appreciation The Word Plum 185

Unit Twelve 187

Related Words and Expressions 187

Text A Earthmen Bearing Gifts 188

Text B Astronauts 194

Text C Shenzhou V Reaches for the Stars 198

Reading Appreciation Who Loves His Country 204

Practical English Readings 205

Key to Exercises 236