Chapter 1 Key Grammar Related to TOEFL 4
Passage 1The Umbrella 4
Passage 2Dolphins 11
Passage 3The Application of Fire 20
Passage 4The Songs of Birds 28
Passage 5In Japan 35
Passage 6The Origin of Money 41
Passage 7Films 47
Passage 8Pets and RSPCA 51
Chapter 2 Sentence Comprehension and Basic Writing Skills 60
Passage 1Biodiversity 60
Passage 2First Impression 67
Passage 3The Dust Bowl 73
Passage 4Optical Fibers 79
Passage 5Stress 85
Passage 6 The Adventure of a Life-time 91
Passage 7Modern Chemist 97
Passage 8Chagall’s art 102
Chapter 3 Paragraph Comprehension 112
Passage 1 From Eyes on the Street to Safe Cities 112
Passage 2 One Human Brain， or Two？ 119
Passage 3 The Meaning and Power of Smell 125
Passage 4 Rapid Police Response 133
Passage 5 The Story of Silent Spring 139
Passage 6 The Social Conditions that Encourage Innova-tion 145
Passage 7Civilization 152
Passage 8Paleolithic Art 159