UNIT 1 UNVERSITY LIFE 1
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 1
University Life 1
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 4
Section A 4
A College Student as an Idealist 4
Section B 5
Passage 1 Student's Major Objective Nowadays 5
Passage 2 Cambridge—A University Town 7
Part Ⅲ Cloze 8
Students'Union and Corporation 8
UNIT 2 OVERSEAS STUDY 10
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 10
Study in London 10
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 13
Section A 13
Benefits of Studying Overseas 13
Section B 14
Passage 1 All About IELTS 14
Passage 2 Financing for College Students 15
Part Ⅲ Cloze 17
Becoming an International Student 17
UNIT 3 WEATHER 19
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 19
What Makes the Weather? 19
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 22
Section A 22
Weather Affects Mood 22
Section B 23
Passage 1 Global Warming 23
Passage 2 How to Beat Irish Weather 25
Part Ⅲ Cloze 26
Weather Forecast 26
UNIT 4 PUBUC SPEAKING 28
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 28
The Three Minutes in Oral Presentation 28
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 31
Section A 31
What to Do with Your Hands When Making a Speech 31
Section B 32
Passage 1 How to Use Humor Effectively 32
Passage 2 Fear of Rejection in Public Speaking 33
Part Ⅲ Cloze 35
Parents Anniversary Speech 35
UNIT 5 COMMUNICATION 37
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 37
Effective Communication 37
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 40
Section A 40
Language Communication 40
Section B 41
Passage 1 Nonverbal Communication 41
Passage 2 How to Achieve Communication 43
Part Ⅲ Cloze 44
Language Development 44
UNIT 6 HEALTH AND NUTRITION 46
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 46
Physical Exercises for the Elderly 46
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 49
Section A 49
Energy Cycle 49
Seetion B 50
Passage 1 Health Conservation 50
Passage 2 Protein 52
Part Ⅲ Cloze 53
Nutrient Is Vital to Good Health 53
UNIT 7 AGRICULTURE AND INDUSTRY 55
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 55
Industrial Revolution 55
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 58
Section A 58
Auto Industry of the Future 59
Section B 59
Passage 1 "Salty"Rice Plant Boosts Harvests 60
Passage 2 The Second Industrial Revolution 61
Part Ⅲ Cloze 62
New Farming Revolution 63
UNIT 8 MARRIAGE 65
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 65
Seven Secrets for a Successful Marriage 65
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 68
Section A 68
Arranged Marriages 68
Section B 69
Passage 1 Loyalty and Lasting Marriage 69
Passage 2 What Can Lead to the End of a Marriage? 71
Part Ⅲ Cloze 72
Cross-Cultural Marriage 72
UNIT 9 EDUCATION 74
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 74
Students'Perception and Satisfaction 74
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 77
Section A 77
Tips for College Students 77
Section B 78
Passage 1 Education in US 78
Passage 2 Education?Computer,Naturally 79
Part Ⅲ Cloze 81
How to Improve Reading Speed 81
UNIT 10 ANIMALS 83
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 83
The Whale 83
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 86
Section A 86
Common Misconceptions About Cats 86
Section B 87
Passage 1 The Education of Sarah 87
Passage 2 Bird Sleep 89
Part Ⅲ Cloze 90
Lions 90
UNIT 11 TRAVEL 92
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 92
Pleasure Travel 92
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 95
Section A 95
London Tower Bridge 95
Section B 96
Passage 1 Harlem in US 96
Passage 2 Central Park 98
Part Ⅲ Cloze 99
Following the Air Travel Rules 99
UNIT 12 FABLES AND LEGENDS 101
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 101
Western and Eastern Dragons 101
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 104
Section A 104
Who Wrote Aesop's Fables? 104
Section B 105
Passage 1 Legends of the Christmas Tree 105
Passage 2 The Halloween Pumpkin—Jack-o-Lantern Legend 107
Part Ⅲ Cloze 108
The Panchatantra 108
UNIT 13 MUSIC 110
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 110
Different Views About Music 110
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth ) 113
Section A 113
Classical Musical Styles 113
Section B 114
Passage 1 Music Is the Reflection of One's Attitudes 114
Passage 2 The Story of Jazz 115
Part Ⅲ Cloze 117
Beethoven's Symphonies 117
UNIT 14 ARTS 119
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 119
Sand Sculpture 119
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 121
Section A 121
Van Gogh's Painting Styles 122
Section B 123
Passage 1 Painting Crossing West and East Divide 123
Passage 2 Auguste Rodin and His Masterpieces 124
Part Ⅲ Cloze 126
Da Vinci's Painting Scrutinized 126
UNIT 15 TRANSPORTATION 128
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 128
Underground Transport in America 128
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 131
Section A 131
Transportation in America 131
Section B 132
Passage 1 Two Lane Systems of Automated Highways 132
Passage 2 Auto Called No.1 Health Enemy 134
Part Ⅲ Cloze 135
Road Manners 135
UNIT 16 CLONING 137
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 137
What Is Cloning? 137
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 140
Section A 140
The Harm of Human Cloning 140
Section B 141
Passage 1 China's Efforts to Clone Pandas 141
Passage 2 Animal Cloning 142
Part Ⅲ Cloze 144
Cloning:Future Perfect? 144
UNIT 17 COMPUTER AND INTERNET 146
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 146
Internet Addiction 146
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 149
Section A 149
Internet May Cause Depression 149
Section B 150
Passage 1 IBM and Apple 150
Passage 2 New AI Movement 152
Part Ⅲ Cloze 153
Computer and Heuristics 153
UNIT 18 OCEAN 155
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 155
Ocean Water 155
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 158
Section A 158
El Nino 158
Section B 159
Passage 1 Oceanography 159
Passage 2 Plankton 160
Part Ⅲ Cloze 161
Coastal Water Crisis 161
UNIT 19 WORLD WONDERS 163
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 163
Stonehenge 163
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 166
Section A 166
The History of the Taj Mahal 166
Section B 167
Passage 1 Colosseum 167
Passage 2 Pyramids 168
Part Ⅲ Cloze 170
The Great Wall 170
UNIT 20 SPORTS 172
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 172
The Significance of Spots 172
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 175
Section A 175
Hockey Skates 175
Section B 176
Passage 1 Changes in the World's Sporting Habits 176
Passage 2 Overtraining Syndrome 178
Part Ⅲ Cloze 179
How to Ride 100 Miles a Day 179
UNIT 21 MEDICINE 181
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 181
A Brief Early History of Medicine 181
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 184
Section A 184
Cancer 184
Section B 185
Passage 1 First Aid 185
Passage 2 Deaths from Chronic Diseases 186
Part Ⅲ Cloze 188
SARS:Ignorance Is More Dangerous 188
UNIT 22 SCIENCE 190
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 190
Robot and Our Life 190
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 193
Section A 193
Returning to the Moon 193
Section B 194
Passage 1 RFID:Tracking Everything,Everywhere 194
Passage 2 High-Def Video,Made Small 196
Part Ⅲ Cloze 197
MP3 197
UNIT 23 PSYCHOLOGY 200
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 200
Freud and Psychoanalysis 200
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 203
Section A 203
Ethical Concerns in Psychological Research 203
Section B 204
Passage 1 Can Stress Cause Disease? 204
Passage 2 Oedipus Complex 206
Part Ⅲ Cloze 207
Gratitude and Mental Well-being 207
Key 209
References 219