Chapter 0 Exordium 1
英语快速阅读的方法和技巧 1
Chapter 1 People 4
Passage 1 The Man on the Ten-Dollar Bill 4
Passage 2 George Washington and Mount Vernon 10
Passage 3 The Mystery of the Maya 14
Passage 4 Mark Rothko 18
Passage 5 Gail Devers 22
Chapter 2 Insects and Animals 26
Passage 1 Mosquitoes 26
Passage 2 Tropical Brown Widow?Spider,New to Los Angeles——Captured In Torrance;On Display at Museum 30
Passage 3 Catfish Bigger Than Kids 35
Passage 4 The Positive Effects on Children of Owning a Dog 40
Passage 5 Elephants 45
Chapter 3 Science 48
Passage 1 Chemical Elements 48
Passage 2 The Causes of Floods 52
Passage 3 Cells 56
Passage 4 Pollution 60
Passage 5 Universal Flu Vaccine Possible with Lab-made Antibodies 64
Chapter 4 Stories（Ⅰ） 68
Passage 1 Farewell,My Homeland 68
Passage 2 United States Postal Service 73
Passage 3 It's All Clear Now 77
Passage 4 A Day in the Stream 81
Passage 5 A Sailor's Diary 86
Chapter 5 Marriage 91
Passage 1 My Way and Your Way 91
Passage 2 The State of Marriage Today 96
Passage 3 Should Women Be Allowed to Work after Marriage? 99
Passage 4 Untitled 103
Passage 5 The Frequency of Divorce 106
Chapter 6 Places 109
Passage 1 The Golden Gate Bridge 109
Passage 2 The Great Wall of China 113
Passage 3 Dirty Britain 116
Passage 4 Europe 119
Passage 5 English as a National Foreign Language 123
Chapter 7 Stories（Ⅱ） 128
Passage 1 Clean Water Act 128
Passage 2 BB 133
Passage 3 Wild 137
Passage 4 The United States Mint 141
Passage 5 Picking Tomatoes 146
Chapter 8 Family Life 150
Passage 1 My Mother—The Other Woman in My Life 150
Passage 2 The Day I Became a Mom 155
Passage 3 Shmily 159
Passage 4 Goodbye Kiss 163
Passage 5 Happy Father's Day 167
Chapter 9 Social Relations 172
Passage 1 An Invisible Smile 172
Passage 2 Bright Heart 176
Passage 3 The Power of an Apology 180
Passage 4 Love Is Action 185
Passage 5 The Joy of SOHO:Making a Life While Making a Living 189
Chapter 10 Culture 194
Passage 1 The Meanings of the Kiss 194
Passage 2 Understanding American Women 198
Passage 3 The Secret Language of Flowers 202
Passage 4 Work and Leisure 205
Passage 5 Divided We Stand 209
Key to Exercises 213