Unit One 1
Passage 1．Improve Your Reading Speed(1) 1
Reading Comprehension 2
Passage 2．Improve Your Reading Speed(2) 2
Reading Comprehension 4
Passage 3．Intelligence in Animals 5
Reading Comprehension 6
Passage 4．A Biological Experiment 7
Reading Comprehension 8
Passage 5．Downsizing in Vogue 9
Reading Comprehension 10
Comprehensive Exercises 11
Answer Keys 12
Unit Two 14
Passage 1．Improve Your Reading Speed(3) 14
Reading Comprehension 15
Passage 2．Crystallization 16
Reading Comprehension 17
Passage 3．Advertisements Production 18
Reading Comprehension 19
Passage 4．Standard English 19
Reading Comprehension 20
Passage 5．The American Way:Food 21
Reading Comprehension 22
Comprehensive Exercises 23
Answer Keys 24
Unit Three 26
Passage 1．Carnivorous Plants 26
Reading Comprehension 26
Passage 2．The Mountain Gorilla 27
Reading Comprehension 28
Passage 3．Volcanic Action 29
Reading Comprehension 30
Passage 4．Mining 30
Reading Comprehension 31
Passage 5．Moral Values 32
Reading Comprehension 33
Comprehensive Exercises 33
Answer Keys 35
Unit Four 37
Passage 1．The History of the Earth 37
Reading Comprehension 38
Passage 2．Drunken Driving 38
Reading Comprehension 39
Passage 3．Drugs 40
Reading Comprehension 41
Passage 4．Language and People 42
Reading Comprehension 43
Passage 5．The University of the Future 44
Reading Comprehension 45
Comprehensive Exercises 46
Answer Keys 48
Unit Five 50
Passage 1．Airlines in Development 50
Reading Comprehension 51
Passage 2．An Enormous Salmon 52
Reading Comprehension 53
Passage 3．Fresh Views on Opera 54
Reading Comprehension 55
Passage 4．Poltergeist Film 55
Reading Comprehension 57
Passage 5．Changes in Employment 58
阅读 59
Reading Comprehension 59
Comprehensive Exercises 59
Answer Keys 61
Unit Six 63
Passage 1．Rebuilding of the Ancient Museum 63
Reading Comprehension 63
Passage 2．Disraeli—A Famous Writer 64
Reading Comprehension 65
Passage 3．Salvaging of a Sunk Ship 66
Reading Comprehension 67
Passage 4．Different Reflects on the Church 68
Reading Comprehension 69
Passage 5．Robotisation 70
Reading Comprehension 72
Comprehensive Exercises 73
Answer Keys 74
Unit Seven 76
Passage 1．Worries about Food 76
Reading Comprehension 77
Passage 2．Five Interesting Passages 78
Reading Comprehension 79
Passage 3．Shiatsu 80
Reading Comprehension 82
Passage 4．London in a Boy's Eyes 83
Reading Comprehension 84
Passage 5．Football in England 85
Reading Comprehension 87
Comprehensive Exercises 87
Answer Keys 89
Unit Eight 91
Passage 1．Division of Labor 91
Reading Comprehension 92
Passage 2．Fairy Tales and Children 92
Reading Comprehension 93
Passage 3．Mother's Sentiments 94
Reading Comprehension 96
Passage 4．Violence in Movies 96
Reading Comprehension 98
Passage 5．Deforestation 98
Reading Comprehension 100
Comprehensive Exercises 100
Answer Keys 102
Unit Nine 104
Passage 1．Requirements for Management 104
Reading Comprehension 105
Passage 2．Pronunciations in Foreign Language Learning 105
Reading Comprehension 107
Passage 3．Inequality at Work and in Work 108
Reading Comprehension 109
Passage 4．Litigants in Lawsuits 110
Reading Comprehension 111
Passage 5．Attractive Sicily Island 112
Reading Comprehension 114
Comprehensive Exercises 114
Answer Keys 116
Unit Ten 118
Passage 1．Walking in the High Forests 118
Reading Comprehension 119
Passage 2．Williams and His Dog 120
Reading Comprehension 121
Passage 3．Academic Mobility 122
Reading Comprehension 124
Passage 4．Use of Color in Painting 125
Reading Comprehension 126
Passage 5．Prevention of Fire Deaths 127
Reading Comprehension 129
Comprehensive Exercises 129
Answer Keys 131
Unit Eleven 133
Passage 1．Shopping Experiences for Men and Women 133
Reading Comprehension 134
Passage 2．Old London Bridges 135
Reading Comprehension 136
Passage 3．Making of Maple Syrup 137
Reading Comprehension 138
Passage 4．Functions of Mass Media 139
Reading Comprehension 141
Passage 5．Passions for Health 142
Reading Comprehension 144
Comprehensive Exercises 144
Answer Keys 146
Unit Twelve 148
Passage 1．Literature in Iceland 148
Reading Comprehension 149
Passage 2．Traveling in Lucerne 150
Reading Comprehension 151
Passage 3．Professional Responsibilities 152
Reading Comprehension 153
Passage 4．Florida—A Haunt for Writers 153
Reading Comprehension 154
Passage 5．Facial Protection 155
Reading Comprehension 157
Comprehensive Exercises 157
Answer Keys 159
Unit Thirteen 161
Passage 1．A man's Self-Doubt 161
Reading Comprehension 162
Passage 2．Glaciers 163
Reading Comprehension 164
Passage 3．The Great Basin 164
Reading Comprehension 165
Passage 4．Biological Diversity 166
Reading Comprehension 167
Passage 5．Pets to People 168
Reading Comprehension 171
Comprehensive Exercises 171
Answer Keys 173
Unit Fourteen 175
Passage 1．Shacks on the Arctic Islands 175
Reading Comprehension 176
Passage 2．The Story of a Spy 176
Reading Comprehension 177
Passage 3．A Successful Escape 178
Reading Comprehension 179
Passage 4．City Garden 179
Reading Comprehensionv 181
Passage 5．Study Abroad 182
Reading Comprehension 184
Comprehensive Exercises 184
Answer Keys 186