Unit One 1
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 1
Pre-reading Questions 1
Text:The Mystery of Smell:The Vivid World of Odors 1
Exercises 14
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 15
Text 1:The Mystery of Mind 15
Exercises 24
Text 2:Mysterious Number 6174 25
Exercises 32
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 32
The Magic Barrel 32
Exercises 42
Unit Two 44
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 44
Pre-reading Questions 44
Text:That's How She Says Goodbye 44
Exercises 55
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 56
Text 1:What Women Want Now 56
Exercises 62
Text 2:Opinions on the Importance of Money in Life 63
Exercises 73
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 73
The Day of an American Journalist in 2889 73
Exercises 83
Unit Three 85
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 85
Pre-reading Questions 85
Text:The Copenhagen Summit on World Climate Change 85
Exercises 100
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 100
Text 1:Our Changing Climate 100
Exercises 107
Text 2:Weather Phenomena 107
Exercises 113
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 114
Kyoto Protocol to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change 114
Exercises 129
Unit Four 131
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 131
Pre-reading Questions 131
Text:The Life of the Party 131
Exercises 146
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 147
Text 1:Movies:Pouring on the Charm 147
Exercises 155
Text 2:The Genetic Mystery of Music 155
Exercises 164
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 165
Western Painting 165
Exercises 174
Unit Five 176
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 176
Pre-reading Questions 176
Text:Ben Bernanke 176
Exercises 196
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 197
Text 1:Tech Pioneers Who Will Change Your Life 197
Exercises 203
Text 2:The Beethoven Mystique 203
Exercises 214
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 215
An Interview with Paul A.Samuelson 215
Exercises 228
Unit Six 230
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 230
Pre-reading Questions 230
Text:A Ramble in Aphasia 230
Exercises 242
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 243
Text 1:Inside the Autistic Mind 243
Exercises 250
Text 2:Stolen Children 251
Exercises 257
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 258
Science News on Human Language Ability 258
Exercises 268
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary 271
Appendix Ⅱ Key to Test Your Reading 289