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基础英语快速阅读 2

Unit 1 2

Passage 1 Learning a Language 2

Passage 2 English Language 5

Passage 3 Why English? 7

Unit 2 10

Passage 4 Preparing for Tests 10

Passage 5 How to Study 13

Passage 6 Learning to Keep You Cool during Tests 15

Unit 3 19

Passage 7 Nuclear Power 19

Passage 8 Petrol 22

Passage 9 Atom 24

Unit 4 26

Passage 10 Weight Control:The Power of Healthy Choices 26

Passage 11 Healthy Eating 29

Passage 12 A Carrot a Day May Keep Cancer Away 31

Unit 5 34

Passage 13 China Acts to Stop the Spread 34

Passage 14 A Cold or Flu? 37

Passage 15 A New Doctors'Dilemma 38

Unit 6 41

Passage 16 What Your Child Fears Most? 41

Passage 17 What Makes Babies Learn? 45

Passage 18 Preschool Education 47

Unit 7 49

Passage 19 Colleges and Universities 49

Passage 20 Correspondence Schools in the U.S 53

Passage 21 The World-Famous Universities 55

Unit 8 58

Passage 22 A Constitution for Europe 58

Passage 23 The Changing Shape of British Industry 60

Passage 24 How Britain's Parliament（议会）Makes New Laws 62

Unit 9 65

Passage 25 Landfills 65

Passage 26 Environmental Pollution 68

Passage 27 Industry and the Environment 70

Unit 10 73

Passage 28 Meteor Shower 73

Passage 29 The Beauty of Clouds 76

Passage 30 The Sunspot Connection 78

Unit 11 80

Passage 31 Laugh Your Stress Away 80

Passage 32 Mind Your Manners 83

Passage 33 The Culture ofLead Time 84

Unit 12 87

Passage 34 Moderation and Perfection—the Old Greek Spirit 87

Passage 35 Take Care,America 90

Passage 36 Memories of Afghanistan 92

Unit 13 96

Passage 37 The Youngest Painter in the World 96

Passage 38 The Deaf Composer 98

Passage 39 I.M.Pei 100

Unit 14 103

Passage 40 The Winner's Guide to Success 103

Passage 41 Starting Your Own Business 106

Passage 42 Self-Sufficiency 108

Unit 15 111

Passage 43 Your Laptop Care Guide 111

Passage 44 Electronic Mail Brings Business Closer Together 114

Passage 45 Can Computers Replace People? 116

Unit 16 119

Passage 46 Books 119

Passage 47 Read Good Books 122

Passage 48 Reading—the Most Important Way to Learn English 124

Unit 17 127

Passage 49 Airplane 127

Passage 50 The U.S.Space Shuttle 130

Passage 51 E.T.—A Fairy Tale of the Space Age 132

Unit 18 135

Passage 52 Remote Control Surgery 135

Passage 53 Black Box Tells Its Secrets 138

Passage 54 Cloning 140

Unit 19 143

Passage 55 Women's Liberation Movement 143

Passage 56 Women in the Workforce 146

Passage 57 Women 148

Unit 20 152

Passage 58 The Eight Cuisines（烹饪风格）in China 152

Passage 59 The Jeaning ofAmerica and the World 155

Passage 60 The Thanksgiving Story 157

商务英语快速阅读 162

Unit 1 162

Passage 1 Market Economy 162

Passage 2 Economic Growth 164

Passage 3 The Euromarket 165

Unit 2 167

Passage 4 The U.S.as an Industrial Giant 167

Passage 5 Development of the U.S.Business（Ⅰ） 169

Passage 6 Development of the U.S.Business（Ⅱ） 171

Unit 3 174

Passage 7 US-China Trade 174

Passage 8 US-Japan Trade 176

Passage 9 Investment and Consumption 178

Unit 4 180

Passage 10 What,How,and for Whom in the Market Economy 180

Passage 11 How Is Inflation Measured? 182

Passage 12 Raising the Money You Need 183

Unit 5 186

Passage 13 On Guard against Advertising 186

Passage 14 Advertising and Economic Development 188

Passage 15 Advantages of Personal Selling 189

Unit 6 191

Passage 16 Product Utilities 191

Passage 17 Horners Department Stores 193

Passage 18 Banking on a Brand 195

Unit 7 197

Passage 19 Import and Export in the Late 1990s 197

Passage 20 International Trading Processes to Be Simplified? 199

Passage 21 Anti-dumping Regulations 201

Unit 8 204

Passage 22 A Smart Move or an Error 204

Passage 23 The IBM Way 206

Passage 24 The IBM Culture 208

Unit 9 210

Passage 25 Why Nations Trade 210

Passage 26 Problems with Letter of Credit 212

Passage 27 Why Documentation is Necessary 214

Unit 10 216

Passage 28 How Money Came into Being 216

Passage 29 From Cattle to Cash 217

Passage 30 Money Tomorrow 219

Unit 11 222

Passage 31 Marketing Myopia 222

Passage 32 Reebok and Its Shoes 224

Passage 33 Market Research 226

Unit 12 228

Passage 34 Patent 228

Passage 35 Benefits of Patent 230

Passage 36 Fighting Back with Patent Power 231

Unit 13 234

Passage 37 Who Controls the Corporation? 234

Passage 38 Government's role in Free Market Economy 236

Passage 39 Business Forms and Their Liabilities for Debts 238

Unit 14 240

Passage 40 Primary and Secondary Labor Market 240

Passage 41 Staff Appraisals—More Trouble Than They're Worth? 242

Passage 42 The Money Persuader 244

Unit 15 247

Passage 43 Why Tax Is Necessary 247

Passage 44 Reagan's Tax Reform 248

Passage 45 Income Tax and Life Insurance 250

Unit 16 252

Passage 46 Money Transfer 252

Passage 47 Telephone Banking 253

Passage 48 Credit Cards 255

Unit 17 257

Passage 49 Insurance 257

Passage 50 Ocean Marine Insurance 258

Passage 51 Bill of Lading 260

Unit 18 262

Passage 52 Exchange Rates 262

Passage 53 Foreign Exchange Trading 264

Passage 54 The Mexican Financial Crises 265

Unit 19 267

Passage 55 Stocks and Shares 267

Passage 56 Women in Stock Exchange 268

Passage 57 Securities Markets 270

Unit 20 272

Passage 58 The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund 272

Passage 59 What Is in a Name? 275

Passage 60 Multinational Corporation 276

Key to Units 278