Unit 1 1
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 1
Pre-Reading Questions 1
Text:For Big Bruno,a Man We Can Look Up To 1
Exercises 4
Reading Strategies(1):Skimming and Scanning 7
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 13
Text:I'm a Loser Baby! 13
Exercises 16
Part Ⅲ Homework 17
Enjoy Your Reading:A Flat Tire 17
Test Your Reading 18
Unit 2 23
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 23
Pre-Reading Questions 23
Text:My Miraculous Life 23
Exercises 29
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 31
Text:My Well-Balanced Life on a Wooden Leg 31
Exercises 35
Part Ⅲ Homework 36
Enjoy Your Reading:Paradox of Our Times 36
Test Your Reading 37
Unit 3 42
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 42
Pre-Reading Questions 42
Text:Working Christmas Day 42
Exercises 46
Reading Strategies(2):Guessing Unknown Words 48
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 52
Text:Hungry for Your Love 52
Exercises 56
Part Ⅲ Homework 57
Enjoy Your Reading:Hit the Floor 57
Test Your Reading 58
Unit 4 64
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 64
Pre-Reading Questions 64
Text:A Gift of Dreams 64
Exercises 68
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 70
Text:My Mother's Gift 70
Exercises 74
Part Ⅲ Homework 75
Enjoy Your Reading:Wise Old Gentleman and Noisy Kids 75
Test Your Reading 76
Unit 5 81
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 81
Pre-Reading Questions 81
Text:Maria Montessori,a Pioneer in Modern Education 81
Exercises 85
Reading Strategies(3):Speed Reading 88
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 92
Text:How to Get Your Dream Job 92
Exercises 97
Part Ⅲ Homework 97
Enjoy Your Reading:A Cursing Parrot 97
Test Your Reading 99
Unit 6 104
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 104
Pre-Reading Questions 104
Text:A Thief 104
Exercises 109
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 111
Text:A Thief's Perspective 111
Exercises 115
Part Ⅲ Homework 116
Enjoy Your Reading:CEO Party 116
Test Your Reading 117
Unit 7 122
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 122
Pre-Reading Questions 122
Text:Angel at Work 122
Exercises 127
Reading Strategies(4):Reading Intelligently 129
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 133
Text:My Own Experience 133
Exercises 138
Part Ⅲ Homework 138
Enjoy Your Reading:Everything Is to Be Paid For 138
Test Your Reading 140
Unit 8 145
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 145
Pre-Reading Questions 145
Text:Love Books...Use Computers 145
Exercises 150
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 153
Text:Ladies'Compartment 153
Exercises 157
Part Ⅲ Homework 157
Enjoy Your Reading:Daughter's Letter from College 157
Test Your Reading 159
Appendix Glossary 165