Unit One English and Foreign Language Learning 1
Proverbs.Mottoes.Quotes 1
Text 2
The Importance of English 2
Reading Skills(1) 11
How to Read a Text 11
Articles for Fast Reading 12
1.Foreign Language Study in America 12
2.The What and How of Business English 19
3.The Requirements for a Foreign Trade Worker 23
Related Words and Phrases 29
Proverbs.Mottoes.Quotes 31
Unit Two Famous Cities in the World 31
Text 32
My First Day in London 32
Reading Skills(2) 38
Reading in Thought Groups 38
Articles for Fast Reading 40
1.A Modern Look for an Ancient City 40
2.Tokyo 47
3.Washington,D.C 52
Related Words and Phrases 58
Unit Three Marriage and Family 60
Proverbs.Mottoes.Quotes 60
Text 61
Marriage:East and West 61
Using Context Clues for Word Meaning 67
Reading Skills(3) 67
Articles for Fast Reading 73
1.I Want a Wife 73
2.All for a Son 78
3.The Bridal Veil and the Wedding Dress 84
Related Words and Phrases 88
Unit Four Accommodation and Everyday Life 89
Proverbs.Mottoes.Quotes 89
Text 90
The Priestleys House 90
Reading Skills(4) 97
Structural Analysis 97
Articles for Fast Reading 100
1.Everyday Life 100
2.Moving into a New Spacious Apartment 105
3.Two Houses—One Family 113
Related Words and Phrases 117
Unit Five Environmental Protection 118
Proverbs.Mottoes.Quotes 118
Text 119
Environmental Pollution 119
Reading Skills(5) 125
Using the Dictionary 125
Articles for Fast Reading 127
1.Man and Nature 127
2.SOS 133
3.Grasslands—What s Happening to Them? 138
Related Words and Phrases 144
Proverbs.Mottoes.Quotes 146
Unit Six Sports and Health 146
The Olympic Games 147
Text 147
Reading Skills(6) 154
Understanding Sentences 154
Articles for Fast Reading 157
1.Why Do We Jog? 157
2.The Pleasure of Walking 163
Related Words and Phrases 166
Unit Seven Festivals 168
Proverbs.Mottoes.Quotes 168
Text 169
Thoughts on the Spring Festival 169
Understanding Paragraphs 177
Reading Skills(7) 177
Articles for Fast Reading 181
1.Christmas Day 181
2.The 4th of July—a Day of Rejoicing 184
3.April Fools Day 191
Related Words and Phrases 196
Unit Eight Education and Educational Institutions 197
Proverbs.Mottoes.Quotes 197
Text 198
Cambridge 198
Reading Skills(8) 207
Understanding Organizational Patterns 207
1.Higher Education in America 210
Articles for Fast Reading 210
2.The Central University of Finance and Economics 215
3.Traditional Schools Face Challenge 220
Related Words and Phrases 225
Unit Nine Time 227
Proverbs.Mottoes.Quotes 227
Text 228
The Calendar 228
Reding Skills(9) 236
Factors That Influence Reading Rate 236
Articles for Fast Reading 239
1.The Value of Time 239
2.Towards Punctuality 244
3.The Four Seasons 249
Related Words and Phrases 251
Unit Ten Popular Science 253
Proverbs.Mottoes.Quotes 253
Text 254
The Nutrients in Food 254
Reading Skills(10) 261
Things to Be Avoided in Speed Reading 261
Articles for Fast Reading 263
1.Oil 263
2.The World Under the Sea 270
3.The Brain—the Most Powerful Computer in the Universe 275
Related Worlds and Phrases 280
Vocabulary List 282
参考文献 332