Unit 1 1
Text A Critical Reading (批评性阅读) 1
Text B A Young Boy s Ambition (一个男孩的抱负) 7
Text C True Love (真爱) 14
Unit 2 22
Text A Questioning, Comparing and Evaluating (设问、比较与批评) 22
Text B Why People Make Mistakes (人为什么出错) 29
Text C Premier Zhou Enlai (周恩来总理) 37
Unit 3 44
Text A Recognizing Intent, Attitude and Bias (识别作者的意图、态度及偏见) 44
Text B How Good Are Your Opinions? (你的见解有多好) 49
Text C The Information Age (信息时代) 57
Unit 4 63
Text A Judging the Author s Overall Purpose and Tone (判断作者的写作目的和语气) 63
Text B Snoring: An Unwelcome Bedfellow (打呼噜：不受欢迎的床上伙伴) 68
Text C Hong Kong (香港) 75
Unit 5 81
Text A Judging Validity (判断有效性) 81
Text B Better Temper That Temper! (脾气少发为妙) 86
Text C The Fun They Had (其乐也融融) 95
Text A How to Concentrate? (如何集中精力) 102
Unit 6 102
Text B On Accepting Death (接受死亡) 107
Text C Of Studies (谈读书) 116
Unit 7 120
Text A Reading to Remember (阅读与记忆) 120
Text B Born to Win (生为人杰) 126
Text C Is There Life on Mars? (火星上有生命吗) 132
Unit 8 138
Text A One-Dimensional Versus Multidimensional Material (维与多维读物) 138
Text B The Criminal s Way of Life (罪犯的生活方式) 142
Text C Boy, Girl, Boy Again (男孩变成女孩，女孩再变回男孩) 153
Unit 9 159
Text A How to Paraphrase (如何释义) 159
Text B The Corporate Fix (法人困境) 164
Text C The Teachings of Don Juan (唐璜的教诲) 173
Unit 10 182
Text A Reading in Different Fields of Study (不同学科领域的阅读) 182
Text B Arguments, Premises and Conclusions (论证、前提和结论) 188
Text C Story of a Good Brahman (一个虔诚婆罗门教徒的故事) 198
Text A Reading Narratives (阅读记叙文) 204
Unit 11 204
Text B Against All Odds (完全出乎预料) 209
Text C It All Started with Dragon Bones (龙的传人) 217
Unit 12 222
Text A Reading Newspapers (阅读报纸) 222
Text B How We Listen to Music (人们怎样听音乐) 227
Text C Grant and Lee (格兰特与李) 236
Unit 13 244
Text A Reading Essays (阅读散文) 244
Text B Sowing the Seeds of Super Plants (培植超大植物种子) 248
Text C Was Shakespeare Famous? (莎士比亚是否著名) 256
Unit 14 263
Text A Reading Fiction (阅读小说) 263
Text B The Last Leaf (最后的一片叶子) 267
Text C I Recently Came Across (我最近偶然发现……) 278
Unit 15 284
Text A How to Take Tests (如何应试) 284
Text B Changes in the Atmosphere (大气层中的变化) 289
Text C Pollution (污染) 298
Text A Reading Interests (阅读兴趣) 304
Unit 16 304
Text B What If Women Ruled the World? (假如女人主宰世界，将会发生什么) 309
Text C Democracy (民主) 317
Unit 17 324
Text A Recognizing Figurative Language (识别比喻语言) 324
Text B End of the Dinosaurs (恐龙的末日) 328
Text C On Doors (说门) 336
Unit 18 341
Text A Affective Comprehension (感情投入) 341
Text B Proletarians and Communists (无产者与共产主义者) 346
Text C A Few Kind Words for Superstition (为迷信说几句好话) 353
Unit 19 359
Text A Analyzing a Poem (分析诗歌) 359
Text B Doctor s Dilemma: Treat or Let Die? (医生的困境：是医治还是听其自然) 364
Text C The Declaration of Independence (独立宣言) 373
Unit 20 381
Text A Eye Hygiene (用眼卫生) 381
Text B The Key to Success (成功的关键) 386
Text C Three Days to See (假如我有三天能够看到光明) 394
Keys 402
Bibliography 407