前言 1
UnitⅠAn Introduction to Reading Skills 1
Lesson One Two Basic Elements in Reading Skills 1
Preface 1
第一单元 阅读技巧概述 1
第一课 阅读技巧的两个基本要素 1
课文(1)汽车——健康的头号敌人 2
Text One (A) Auto Called No.1 Health Enemy 2
(B) Some Practical Uses of Radioisotopes 6
(2)放射性同位素的若干实际用途 6
第二课 阅读方法 14
Lesson Two Approaches to Reading 14
课文(1)通过海底钻探对过去的新认识 15
Text Two (A) New Light on the Past from below the Ocean Floor 15
(2)气象观察员 19
(B) The Weather-Watchers 19
第三课 文章阅读 26
课文(1)夜班护士 26
Text Three(A) Night Sister 26
Lesson Three How to Read a Passage 26
(B) The Science that Imitates Nature s Mechanisms 29
(2)模拟自然机理的科学 29
Lesson Four Review 1 37
第四课 复习1 37
Text Four(A) Artificial Waterways 38
课文(1)人造水道 38
(B) Technology to the Rescue 43
(2)营救技术 43
UnitⅡ Normal Reading 50
第二单元 通常阅读 50
第五课 理解复杂句子 50
Lesson Five Understanding Complicated Sentences 50
课文(1)探矿 52
Text Five(A) The Exploitation of Minerals 52
(2)在南极 54
(B) In the Antarctic 54
第六课 精读 62
Lesson Six Close Reading 62
课文(1)阿加西斯教授和鱼 63
Text Six (A) Professor Agassiz and the Fish 63
(B) The Art of the Skyscraper 66
(2)摩天大楼的艺术 66
Lesson Seven Critical Reading 72
第七课 评阅 72
课文(1)造纸——工业的命脉 73
Text Seven (A) Paper-the Lifeblood Industry 73
(2)不可思议的旅行家 78
(B) The Traveler Nobody Would Believe 78
第八课 复习2 86
Lesson Eight Review2 86
Text Eight (A) Go to Bed; Get a Good Night s Dream 88
课文(1)睡觉;做个美梦 88
(B) Work, Power and Energy 93
(2)功,功率和能 93
第三单元 通读 100
UnitⅢ Surveying 100
Lesson Nine Initial Surveying 100
第九课 初步通读 100
Text Nine (A) The First Invention of Mankind 101
课文(1)人类的首次发明 101
(B) An Animal Survival Lesson for Mankind 106
(2)动物生存对人类的启示 106
Lesson Ten Surveying a Book 113
第十课 通读全书 113
Text Ten (A) An Introduction to Sociology 114
课文(1)社会学导论 114
(B) Guide to Language and Study Skills 121
(2)语言和学习技巧指南 121
Lesson Eleven Surveying a Chapter 128
第十一课 通读章节 128
Text Eleven (A) Malaria—A New Threat 128
课文(1)疟疾——一种新威胁 128
(B) The Communicators 133
(2)交际手段 133
Lesson Twelve Review 3 140
第十二课 复习3 140
Text Twelve (A) ETV in the United States 141
课文(1)美国的教育电视 141
(B) He Brought a Stream Back to Life 149
(2)他使死水复活 149
UnitⅣ Scanning 156
Lesson Thirteen Main Points in Scanning 156
第十三课 浏览诸要素 156
第四单元 浏览 156
Text Thirteen (A) The American College 157
课文(1)美国大学 157
(2)身势语言 161
(B) Body Language and You 161
Lesson Fourteen Guessing Unknown Words 168
第十四课 猜测生词的词义 168
Text Fourteen (A) Sonar for the Blind 169
课文(1)助盲声纳仪 169
(B) Accounting for Taste 172
(2)味觉功能探究 172
Lesson Fifteen Understanding Graphic Presentation 178
第十五课 理解图表 178
Text Fifteen (A) Crowded Earth—Billions More Coming 182
课文(1)地球人满为患——几十亿人新出生 182
(B) Marvel Toy 186
(2)奇妙玩具公司 186
Lesson Sixteen Review 4 192
Text Sixteen (A) The Scary World of TV s Heavy Viewer 192
课文(1)拥有众多电视观众的万千世界 192
第十六课 复习4 192
(B) Planning and People 201
(2)计划和人 201
Literature 207
参考文献 207
Key to the Comprehension exerrcises 208
练习答案 208