第一章 快速阅读 1
Passage 1 Open Education 2
Passage 2 In the Classroom,a New Focus on Quieting the Mind 4
Passage 3 A Beating Too Far 7
Passage 4 Learn How to Listen 9
Passage 5 Paying for Education in the United States 11
Passage 6 Models and Monuments 14
Passage 7 Three Lessons for Living 16
Passage 8 How to Remember:Some Basic Principles 18
Passage 9 How to Use Dictionaries 21
Passage 10 Dealing with Fear 22
Passage 11 Traveling Students—They Live and Learn Abroad 25
Passage 12 Things to Do at a Job Interview 27
Passage 13 If You Want to Know if Spot（斑点狗）Loves You So,It s in His Tail 29
Passage 14 Putting the Sun to Work 32
Passage 15 The Robot of the House 34
Passage 16 That iPhone Is Missing a Keyboard 36
Passage 17 Fire 39
Passage 18 Why Is the Sky Blue? 41
Passage 19 The Human Brain—New Discoveries 43
Passage 20 Intelligence Test 45
Passage 21 Better Life for You 47
Passage 22 Beam It Down From the Web 50
Passage 23 The Unchanging Principles 53
Passage 24 The Development of Giant Corporations 55
Passage 25 China Starts Driving in Style 58
Passage 26 The United Nations 60
Passage 27 Weapons of Mass Salvation 63
Passage 28 Is Your Job Moving to Asia? 65
Passage 29 Al Gore Speaks of a Nation in Danger 68
Passage 30 The Scoop:employment opportunities for young adults 70
Passage 31 The Siren Song of the Outsider 72
Passage 32 Past and Present of the Movie Industry 74
Passage 33 Online Sales Lose Steam 76
Passage 34 A Healthy Mix of Rest and Motion 79
Passage 35 World s Nonsmokers Take up Fight for Cleaner Air 81
Passage 36 Why Americans Are Drinking Less 84
Passage 37 Keeping cool in the summer 86
Passage 38 The Wildest of the Wild 88
Passage 39 107 People on TB Flights Need Tests 91
Passage 40 Eat more,Play more—Weigh Less 93
Passage 41 London Smog 95
Passage 42 5 Ways to Prevent Foot Pain 97
Passage 43 Journey to Better Fitness 100
Passage 44 Styles of Marriage 102
Passage 45 Value and Social Problems:A Consensus View 104
Passage 46 Beware the Natives and Their Norms 106
Passage 47 Working at Home 108
Passage 48 Bloggers Learn Price of Telling Too Much 110
Passage 49 The Future of Newspaper 112
Passage 50 Shopping in Tibet 114
第二章 选词填空 118
题型介绍 118
解题策略 118
Passage 1 Whom Would You Choose? 118
Passage 2 Food ＆ Health 119
Passage 3 Bill Gates 119
Passage 4 Who Are You? 120
Passage 5 Three Minutes in Presentation 120
Passage 6 Olympic Games 121
Passage 7 Energy Senses 121
Passage 8 Nuclear Weapons 122
Passage 9 Henry Ford 123
Passage 10 Seven Wonders of the World 123
Passage 11 English Proverbs 124
Passage 12 Beautiful Face 124
Passage 13 Children's Misuse of Computers 125
Passage 14 Depression 125
Passage 15 Hot Majors 126
Passage 16 Eyesight 127
Passage 17 Greenhouse Effect 127
Passage 18 Loss of Hearing 128
Passage 19 Stress 128
Passage 20 UPC 129
Passage 21 Preparatory Method 130
Passage 22 Towards Industrial Revolution 130
Passage 23 Internet Addicts 131
Passage 24 Raw Materials for Clothing 131
Passage 25 Women Entrepreneurs in Singapore 132
Passage 26 People and Colors 132
Passage 27 Towards Teaching Profession 133
Passage 28 Alfred Nobel—A Man of Contrast 134
Passage 29 Pets in the U.S 134
Passage 30 Time-conscious American 135
Passage 31 Where there is a will there is a way 135
Passage 32 Buying Accommodation 136
Passage 33 American Food 137
Passage 34 American Service 137
Passage 35 Franchise 138
Passage 36 American Shops 138
Passage 37 Diamond 139
Passage 38 EXPO 139
Passage 39 Mobile Phone in Finland 140
Passage 40 Body Shape Linked to Your Taste 141
Passage 41 Talk While Driving 141
Passage 42 Bugs Come to America 142
Passage 43 Your Sleeping Position ＆ Your Personality 142
Passage 44 Laughter is Good for the Heart 143
Passage 45 Salt 143
Passage 46 Divorce Rate of Cross-cultural Marriage 144
Passage 47 2007—the Warmest Year 145
Passage 48 What's in a surname? 145
Passage 49 Business Ethics 146
Passage 50 Management Functions 146
第三章 篇章阅读理解 148
题型介绍 148
解题策略 148
Passage 1 Foreign Trade 148
Passage 2 Product Life Cycle 149
Passage 3 Packaging 150
Passage 4 Recycling of Waste 151
Passage 5 Human Cloning 152
Passage 6 Application for Jobs 153
Passage 7 Speed of Internet 155
Passage 8 Environmental Protection in Africa 156
Passage 9 TV Cameramen 157
Passage 10 Cats Have Nine Lives 158
Passage 11 Welfare System 159
Passage 12 Lie Detectors 160
Passage 13 Hurricane 161
Passage 14 Welfare Reform 162
Passage 15 Poverty Line 163
Passage 16 Drug Abuse 165
Passage 17 Interpretation of Real Meaning 166
Passage 18 Shyness 167
Passage 19 Blogs 168
Passage 20 Refrigerator 169
Passage 21 Solar Energy 170
Passage 22 Problem-solving 171
Passage 23 Wal-Mart 172
Passage 24 Brand Names 173
Passage 25 Earthquake 174
Passage 26 Towards Education 176
Passage 27 Tea Drinking 177
Passage 28 Divorce Rate in the U.S 178
Passage 29 Hikikomori 179
Passage 30 Auction 180
Passage 31 Time to Be Strict With Children 181
Passage 32 Taxes in the U.S 182
Passage 33 Policemen's Life:Fact ＆ Fantasy 183
Passage 34 Reconstruction of London 184
Passage 35 Counterfeiting 185
Passage 36 Influenza 187
Passage 37 Reading 188
Passage 38 Business Tomorrow 189
Passage 39 Dieters 190
Passage 40 Men vs Motor-cars 191
Passage 41 Productive Day 193
Passage 42 Alaska 194
Passage 43 Equipment for Camping 195
Passage 44 Circadian Rhythms 196
Passage 45 Working Hours 197
Passage 46 Dilligence ＆ Geniuses 198
Passage 47 Hero Worship 199
Passage 48 Noise Pollution 201
Passage 49 Olympic Games 202
Passage 50 The Use of Credit Card 203
练习答案及详解 205
第一章 快速阅读 205
Passage 1(Open Education) 205
Passage 2(In the Classroom,a New Focus on Quieting the Mind) 206
Passage 3(A Beating Too Far) 207
Passage 4(Learn How to Listen) 208
Passage 5(Paying for Education in the United States) 209
Passage 6(Models and Monuments) 209
Passage 7(Three Lessons for Living) 211
Passage 8(How to Remember:Some Basic Principles) 212
Passage 9(How to Use Dictionaries) 212
Passage 10(Dealing with Fear) 213
Passage 11(Traveling Students—They Live and Learn Abroad) 214
Passage 12(Things to Do at a Job Interview) 215
Passage 13(If You Want to Know if Spot Loves You So,It's in His Tail) 216
Passage 14(Putting the Sun to Work) 217
Passage 15(The Robot of the House) 218
Passage 16(That iPhone Is Missing a Keyboard) 219
Passage 17(Fire) 220
Passage 18(Why Is the Sky Blue?) 221
Passage 19(The Human Brain—New Discoveries) 222
Passage 20(Intelligence Test) 223
Passage 21(Better Life for You) 224
Passage 22(Beam It Down From the Web) 225
Passage 23(The Unchanging Principles) 225
Passage 24(The Development of Giant Corporations) 227
Passage 25(China Starts Driving in Style) 227
Passage 26(The United Nations) 228
Passage 27(Weapons of Mass Salvation) 230
Passage 28(Is Your Job Moving to Asia?) 231
Passage 29(Al Gore Speaks of a Nation in Danger) 232
Passage 30(The Scoop:employment opportunities for young adults) 233
Passage 31(The Siren Song of the Outsider) 234
Passage 32(Past and Present of the Movie Industry) 235
Passage 33(Online Sales Lose Steam) 236
Passage 34(A Healthy Mix of Rest and Motion) 237
Passage 35(World's Nonsmokers Take up Fight for Cleaner Air) 237
Passage 36(Why Americans Are Drinking Less) 239
Passage 37(Keeping cool in the summer) 239
Passage 38(The Wildest of the Wild) 240
Passage 39(107 People on TB Flights Need Tests) 241
Passage 40(Eat more,Play more—Weigh Less) 242
Passage 41(London Smog) 243
Passage 42(5 Ways to Prevent Foot Pain) 244
Passage 43(Journey to Better Fitness) 245
Passage 44(Styles of Marriage) 246
Passage 45(Value and Social Problems:A Consensus View) 247
Passage 46(Beware the Natives and Their Norms) 248
Passage 47(Working at Home) 249
Passage 48(Bloggers Learn Price of Telling Too Much) 250
Passage 49(The Future of Newspaper) 251
Passage 50(Shopping in Tibet) 252
第二章 选词填空 253
Passage 1(Whom Would You Choose?) 253
Passage 2(Food ＆ Health) 253
Passage 3(Bill Gates) 254
Passage 4(Who Are You?) 255
Passage 5(Three Minutes in Presentation) 255
Passage 6(Olympic Games) 256
Passage 7(Energy Senses) 257
Passage 8(Nuclear Weapons) 257
Passage 9(Henry Ford) 258
Passage 10(Seven Wonders of the World) 258
Passage 11(English Proverbs) 259
Passage 12(Beautiful Face) 260
Passage 13(Children's Misuse of Computers) 260
Passage 14(Depression) 261
Passage 15(Hot Majors) 262
Passage 16(Eyesight) 262
Passage 17(Greenhouse Effect) 263
Passage 18(Loss of Hearing) 263
Passage 19(Stress) 264
Passage 20(UPC) 265
Passage 21(Preparatory Method) 266
Passage 22(Towards Industrial Revolution) 266
Passage 23(Internet Addicts) 267
Passage 24(Raw Materials for Clothing) 267
Passage 25(Women Entrepreneurs in Singapore) 268
Passage 26(People and Colors) 269
Passage 27(Towards Teaching Profession) 269
Passage 28(Alfred Nobel—A Man of Contrast) 270
Passage 29(Pets in the U.S.) 271
Passage 30(Time-conscious American) 272
Passage 31(Where there is a will there is a way.) 272
Passage 32(Buying Accommodation) 273
Passage 33(American Food) 274
Passage 34(American Service) 274
Passage 35(Franchise) 275
Passage 36(American Shops) 275
Passage 37(Diamond) 276
Passage 38(EXPO) 277
Passage 39(Mobile Phone in Finland) 277
Passage 40(Body Shape Linked to Your Taste) 278
Passage 41(Talk While Driving) 278
Passage 42(Bugs Come to America) 279
Passage 43(Your Sleeping Position ＆ Your Personality) 280
Passage 44(Laughter is Good for the Heart) 280
Passage 45(Salt) 281
Passage 46(Divorce Rate of Cross-cultural Marriage) 281
Passage 47(2007—the Warmest Year) 282
Passage 48(What's in a surname?) 283
Passage 49(Business Ethics) 283
Passage 50(Management Functions) 284
第三章 篇章阅读理解 284
Passage 1(Foreign Trade) 284
Passage 2(Product Life Cycle) 285
Passage 3(Packaging) 285
Passage 4(Recycling of Waste) 286
Passage 5(Human Cloning) 286
Passage 6(Application for Jobs) 286
Passage 7(Speed of Internet) 287
Passage 8(Environmental Protection in Africa) 287
Passage 9(TV Cameramen) 288
Passage 10(Cats Have Nine Lives) 288
Passage 11(Welfare System) 289
Passage 12(Lie Detectors) 289
Passage 13(Hurricane) 289
Passage 14(Welfare Reform) 290
Passage 15(Poverty Line) 290
Passage 16(Drug Abuse) 290
Passage 17(Interpretation of Real Meaning) 291
Passage 18(Shyness) 291
Passage 19(Blogs) 292
Passage 20(Refrigerator) 292
Passage 21(Solar Energy) 292
Passage 22(Problem-solving) 293
Passage 23(Wal-Mart) 293
Passage 24(Brand Names) 293
Passage 25(Earthquake) 294
Passage 26(Towards Education) 294
Passage 27(Tea Drinking) 295
Passage 28(Divorce Rate in the U.S.) 295
Passage 29(Hikikomori) 295
Passage 30(Auction) 296
Passage 31(Time to Be Strict With Children) 296
Passage 32(Taxes in the U.S.) 297
Passage 33(Policemen's Life:Fact ＆ Fantasy) 297
Passage 34(Reconstruction of London) 297
Passage 35(Counterfeiting) 298
Passage 36(Influenza) 298
Passage 37(Reading) 299
Passage 38(Business Tomorrow) 299
Passage 39(Dieters) 300
Passage 40(Men vs Motor-cars) 300
Passage 41(Productive Day) 301
Passage 42(Alaska) 301
Passage 43(Equipment for Camping) 302
Passage 44(Circadian Rhythms) 303
Passage 45(Working Hours) 303
Passage 46(Dilligence ＆ Geniuses) 303
Passage 47(Hero Worship) 304
Passage 48(Noise Pollution) 304
Passage 49(Olympic Games) 304
Passage 50(The Use of Credit Card) 305