Unit 1 1
Passage 1 To Find Happiness,Try These Exercises 1
Passage 2 Olympics 2016:Chicago Makes Its Case 7
Unit 2 14
Passage 1 Harsh Reality of the American Dream 14
Passage 2 Boomerang Children 20
Unit 3 28
Passage 1 Online Education:A Virtual Boom 28
Passage 2 Culture Introduction to Australia 33
Unit 4 40
Passage 1 Animals on the Move 40
Passage 2 London's Tragic Overture 46
Unit 5 52
Passage 1 A Letter to the Grandchildren 52
Passage 2 The Job Imperative 58
Unit 6 64
Passage 1 Scientists Weigh Options for Rebuilding New Orleans 64
Passage 2 The Thames:They Are a-Changin' 69
Unit 7 74
Passage 1 Herbal Medicine 74
Passage 2 Culture Introduction to New Zealand 80
Unit 8 87
Passage 1 The Migration of Birds 87
Passage 2 Culture of Ireland 92
Test one 99
Unit 9 113
Passage 1 Ancient Greece and Rome 113
Passage 2 Encyclopedic Knowledge,Then vs.Now 119
Unit 10 126
Passage 1 Deforestation 126
Passage 2 Robots 132
Unit 11 139
Passage 1 Airplane 139
Passage 2 Fashion and Society 145
Unit 12 153
Passage 1 Online Degrees 153
Passage 2 Devices That Improve Life behind the Wheel 159
Unit 13 167
Passage 1 Better Day Coming:Civil Rights in American in the 20th Century 167
Passage 2 Food 173
Unit 14 181
Passage 1 Dead Sea 181
Passage 2 New Changes in Records Making 186
Unit 15 195
Passage 1 Mobile Homes 195
Passage 2 Technology 200
Unit 16 208
Passage 1 Genetically Modified Foods—Feed the World? 208
Passage 2 The Dark Side of the Internet 214
Test two 222
附录1 测试题答案与解析 237
附录2 大学英语三级快速阅读常见固定搭配 247
References 252