Reading Exercise 1 1
Cows in India(印度的牛) 1
The Changing Weekend(变化的周末) 2
The History of Chocolate(巧克力的历史) 4
Reading Exercise 2 8
Celebrating Birthday(庆祝生日) 8
The First Days at a New Job(开始工作的日子) 10
Traveling on a Balloon(乘坐气球旅行) 12
Reading Exercise 3 14
Where's the Beef?(牛肉在哪里?) 14
Present-giving in the United States(在美国送礼) 15
Swimming across the Channel(游过英吉利海峡) 18
Reading Exercise 4 21
A Talk on Road Safety(关于交通安全的谈话) 21
Rain Check(延期有效) 22
Blacksmiths and Horseshoeing(铁匠和钉马掌) 25
Reading Exercise 5 27
Pocket Money(零花钱) 27
The Future of City Zoos(城市动物园的未来) 28
A Forest Fire(一场森林火灾) 31
Reading Exercise 6 33
Asking Ways in Foreign Countries(在外国问路) 33
The Free Bike Program(免费自行车计划) 35
Learning from Any Job You Do(从你所做的所有工作中学习) 37
Reading Exercise 7 40
He Didn't Know(他不知道) 40
How to Keep Pet Fish(怎样饲养观赏鱼) 41
Some Things Never Change(有些东西永远不变) 44
Reading Exercise 8 46
Being Captured to Another Planet(被捉到外星球) 46
My Mother's Desk(母亲的书桌) 48
Jason's Human-powered Bicycle(贾森的人力自行车) 50
Reading Exercise 9 53
On Shyness(谈谈害羞) 53
Today's Mobile Phones(今日手机) 55
Studying Overseas(海外求学) 56
Reading Exercise 10 59
The Beatles(甲壳虫乐队) 59
For the Children(为了孩子) 62
At the Airport(在机场) 64
Reading Exercise 11 67
Agatha Christie(阿加莎·克里斯蒂) 67
Heavy School Bags(沉重的书包) 69
A Cat with a Phone Number(带电话号码的猫) 71
Reading Exercise 12 74
The Power of Kindness(善意的力量) 74
Understanding People Is an Art(理解别人是一门艺术) 76
You Saved My Life(你救了我的命) 78
Reading Exercise 13 80
Collecting Stamps(集邮) 80
The Guinness Book of Records(《吉尼斯纪录》) 82
Lost at Sea(迷失在海上) 84
Reading Exercise 14 86
Reading Newspapers and Watching TV(读报纸和看电视) 86
The World's Oldest University(世界上最古老的大学) 88
Meeting the English family(遭遇英国家庭) 91
Reading Exercise 15 94
Being Safer in Your Life(让你的生活更安全) 94
Left-handed People(左撇子) 95
How Do They Choose?(他们怎样选择?) 98
Reading Exercise 16 101
All Saints'Day(万圣节) 101
It's Terrible to Be Out(没被选中太糟了) 103
Chewing Gum(口香糖) 105
Reading Exercise 17 108
When William Met Jennifer(当威廉遇见詹妮弗) 108
How to Become an Astronaut(怎样成为一名宇航员) 110
Colors and Behavior(色彩与行为) 112
Reading Exercise 18 115
Blood Banks(血库) 115
Unusual World Records(不同寻常的世界纪录) 117
Daylight Saving Time(夏时制) 120
Reading Exercise 19 123
The Knowledge of Typhoon(台风的知识) 123
The Power of Language(语言的力量) 125
A Valuable Lesson(珍贵的一堂课) 128
Reading Exercise 20 130
How to Make Your Dream Real?(怎样实现你的梦想?) 130
Using a Computer Safely(安全地使用计算机) 131
Giving No More Quarters(不再给钱了) 134
Reading Exercise 21 137
Love Is More Powerful(爱是更加有力的) 137
Brick and Click Companies(店面和网络结合的公司) 138
Auto Clinics(汽车诊所) 141
Reading Exercise 22 143
The Giraffe Project(长颈鹿工程) 143
Peer Mediators(同龄的调解人) 145
An Introduction of New York(介绍纽约) 147
Reading Exercise 23 150
Gossips(流言) 150
The Right to Live Free(自由生存的权利) 152
Rules of Reading Club(读书俱乐部守则) 154
Reading Exercise 24 158
The Future Schools(未来的学校) 158
Some Tips on Listening(关于听力的几点忠告) 160
Two Angels(两个天使) 162
Reading Exercise 25 165
Unusual Needles(不同寻常的针) 165
Finders,Keepers?(谁发现,谁就能拥有吗?) 167
Turning Salt Water into Fresh Water(将咸水转化为淡水) 169
Reading Exercise 26 172
Oxfam Trailwalker(香港乐施会“毅行者”活动) 172
Internet Addiction Is Harming Us(网络沉迷正在危害我们) 174
J.K.Rowling and Her Harry Potter(J.K.罗琳和她的《哈利·波特》) 176
Reading Exercise 27 179
How Was Pasteurization Invented?(巴氏消毒法是怎样发明的?) 179
Thinking Back over the Great Times(回想旧日美好时光) 180
A Very Unusual Symptom(一种非常罕见的症状) 183
参考答案 186