Unit One 1
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 1
Pre-reading Questions 1
Text:I Fell in Love,or My Hormones Awakened 1
Exercises 10
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 12
Text 1:Love in an Unlikely Season 12
Exercises 17
Text 2:The Baggy Yellow Shirt 17
Exercises 21
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 21
It's Radi-O 21
Exercises 26
Unit Two 29
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 29
Pre-reading Questions 29
Text:Bricklayer's Boy 29
Exercises 38
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 40
Text 1:Lessons of a Lifetime 40
Exercises 44
Text 2:A Father's Legacy 45
Exercises 49
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 49
Lifeline 49
Exercises 55
Unit Three 58
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 58
Pre-reading Questions 58
Text:Underground Rome 58
Exercises 68
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 70
Text 1:The Real Test 70
Exercises 78
Text 2:These Good Guys Finish First 78
Exercises 83
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 83
No Phone,No Pool,No Pets 83
Exercises 88
Unit Four 90
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 90
Pre-reading Questions 90
Text:There Is No Unmarked Woman 90
Exercises 101
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 103
Text 1:Neighbors 103
Exercises 107
Text 2:The Spirit of the Olympics 107
Exercises 112
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 112
Why Women Smile 112
Exercises 119
Unit Five 121
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 121
Pre-reading Questions 121
Text:Evaluating Scientific Explanations 121
Exercises 132
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 134
Text 1:Why Smart People Do Dumb Things 134
Exercises 139
Text 2:Help Your Child Make Friends 139
Exercises 144
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 144
Two Cheers for Hypocrisy 144
Exercises 151
Unit Six 153
Part Ⅰ Reading for Information 153
Pre-reading Questions 153
Text:Change in the English Language 153
Exercises 162
Part Ⅱ Reading for Pleasure 164
Text 1:Four Minutes That Get You Hired 164
Exercises 168
Text 2:The Art of Remembering Names 169
Exercises 173
Part Ⅲ Test Your Reading 174
Words:Our Important Tools 174
Exercises 180
Appendix Glossary 182