中级阅读教程 第4版PDF电子书下载

Unit One PEOPLE 1

Reading A The Wisdom of Queens 1

Reading B Steve Jobs（1955-2011） 9

Reading C How to Keep Your Marriage Happy 18

Use of English 21

Topics for Discussion and Writing：Alfred Nobel：A Man of Peace 23

阅读技能系列讲座（1）：What Is Reading Comprehension? 25

Unit Two FOOD 30

Reading A The New Food Fight 30

Reading B The Pleasures of Eating 41

Reading C Food Preservation 46

Use of English 49

Topics for Discussion and Writing：A Healthy Diet for Everyone 52

阅读技能系列讲座（2）：Classroom Procedures 54

Unit Three HOUSE 56

Reading A Building a House 56

Reading B A Roof over Our Heads 60

Reading C Living Alone 65

Use of English 68

Topics for Discussion and Writing:5 Biggest Home Repair Rip-Offs 70

阅读技能系列讲座（3）：Surveying the Chapter or Article 77

Unit Four SHOPPING 79

Reading A An English Christmas 79

Reading B Cents and Sensibility 84

Reading C Six Insurance Policies 89

Use of English 93

Topics for Discussion and Writing：New Ways to Make a Bundle 96

阅读技能系列讲座（4）：What Are Some of the Organization Patterns That Authors Use? 101

Unit Five TRANSPORT 105

Reading A Just Plane Dangerous? 105

Reading B We Lost the Cabin 111

Reading C Transportation 122

Use of English 124

Topics for Discussion and Writing：Motoring Offences 128

阅读技能系列讲座（5）：How Do Authors Connect Sentences and Relate Ideas? 130

Unit Six ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 133

Reading A Droughtbusters 133

Reading B Disappearing Lakes 143

Reading C The Changing Face of the Arctic 148

Use of English 150

Topics for Discussion and Writing:Ancient Artifacts and Ancient Air 152

阅读技能系列讲座（6）：What You Need to Do to Make Inferences 155

Unit Seven THE NATURAL WORLD 164

Reading A Call of the Wild 164

Reading B The Whale 170

Reading C Wild at Heart 175

Use of English 180

Topics for Discussion and Writing：Mars：Our Neighbor in Space 182

阅读技能系列讲座（7）：What You Need to Do to Make References 184

Unit Eight WEATHER AND CLIMATE 188

Reading A Air and Wind 188

Reading B What Makes the Weather 192

Reading C A Climate Cure's Dark Side 197

Use of English 200

Topics for Discussion and Writing：Saving Lives with Weather Forecasting 203

阅读技能系列讲座（8）：What You Need to Do to Discover Persuasive Purpose,Controversy,and Point of View 204

Unit Nine ADMINISTRATION 206

Reading A The British Prime Minister 206

Reading B The Federal System of Government 216

Reading C The Art of Problem Solving 222

Use of English 225

Topics for Discussion and Writing：Maps：The Keys to Our World 229

阅读技能系列讲座（9）：What You Need to Do to Analyze and Evaluate the Persuasive Techniques and Methods of Reasoning 231

Unit Ten THE MEDIA 233

Reading A Reuter 233

Reading B Informing the World 237

Reading C Ghosts on the Telly 242

Use of English 245

Topics for Discussion and Writing：Lessons from Billy Graham 249

阅读技能系列讲座（10）：What You Need to Do to Improve Predicting,Previewing and Anticipation（1） 252

UNIT Eleven CRIME 256

Reading A London's Streets of Rage 256

Reading B An Accident or a Crime? 267

Reading C Cyber Thieves! 271

Use of English 280

Topics for Discussion and Writing：Solving Crimes with Modern Technology 282

阅读技能系列讲座（11）：What You Need to Do to Improve Predicting,Previewing and Anticipation（2） 285

Unit Twelve SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 288

Reading A American Icon 288

Reading B Digital Divide 296

Reading C Safeguarding Your Secrets Online 302

Use of English 306

Topics for Discussion and Writing：The World Expo 308

阅读技能系列讲座（12）：What You Need to Do to Improve Skimming and Scanning 310

Unit Thirteen ENTERTAINMENT 314

Reading A Biggest Season 314

Reading B Magic 321

Reading C 10 Worst Travel Scams 326

Use of English 332

Topics for Discussion and Writing：The Ancient Olympic Games 335

阅读技能系列讲座（13）：What You Need to Do to Improve Reading Speed and Flexibility（1） 338

Unit Fourteen ECONOMY 341

Reading A 14 Ways to Put America Back to Work 341

Reading B The End of Europe 352

Reading C Saving Money 364

Use of English 366

Topics for Discussion and Writing：The Paradox of Happiness 368

阅读技能系列讲座（14）：What You Need to Do to Improve Reading Speed and Flexibility（2） 371

Unit Fiftteen HEALTH 375

Reading A Stress Busters That Can Save Your Life 375

Reading B How Nice to Be Clean 381

Reading C The By-the-Clock Guide to Better Health 386

Use of English 391

Topics for Discussion and Writing：Has Stress Pushed You into the Danger Zone? 398

阅读技能系列讲座（15）：Types of Reading Question 404

Unit Sixteen EDUCATION 407

Reading A Degrees of Prudence 407

Reading B 10 Things Every Parent Should Know about College 414

Reading C Why Can't the U.S.Learn? 420

Use of English 426

Topics for Discussion and Writing:A Cultural Difference：Being On Time 430

阅读技能系列讲座（16）：What You Need to Do to Take Tests 432

Key to Exercise 435

附录 448

阅读理解自测题（1） 448

阅读理解自测题（2） 464

阅读理解自测题（3） 481

自测题参考答案 499

主要参考书目 500