21—A The Brain Battle 3
21—B Back to Nature 5
21—C A Sunrise on the Veld 7
22—A Waste in Education 9
22—B English Characteristics 11
22—C A Nation of Pet-lovers 13
23—A A Duchess's Death 15
23—B Money 17
23—C Shaka—King of the Zulus 19
24—A The Girl Castaway 21
24—B Asian-American Kids Really Smarter? 23
24—C It's Mysterious 25
25—A The Reality of Being a Detective 27
25—B Disney World 29
25—C What American Consumers Like? 31
26—A English Food 33
26—B Some World Records 35
26—C Gold 37
27—A Our First Words 39
27—B Submarine Rescue 41
27—C Henry Ford and the American Automobile 43
28—A When Invited by aFamily 45
28—B Predicting Crime from the Weather 47
28—C Hydroponics:Farming without Dirt 49
29—A The Secret of Shadow Ranch 51
29—B Washoe 53
29—C The Food You Eat 55
30—A Alcohol and the Elderly 57
30—B America—the Melting Pot? 59
30—C Old London Bridge 61
31—A Surrogate Mom—Whose Baby Is"Baby M" 63
31—B Loyal Women Teachers Face Difficult Challenge 65
31—C The Underworld 67
32—A Adrift on a Raft 69
32—B The Beau Catcher 71
32—C How to Make Space Liveable? 73
33—A Scandal in American College Sports 75
33—B Sleep 77
33—C Videodisc Goes to School 79
34—A The Cricket in Times Square 81
34—B The G reat Transformation 83
34—C Captain Hatcher's Richest Find 85
35—A Japan's Secret Poison Gas Island Exposed 87
35—B Lightning Enlightenment 89
35—C So You Think T.V.Is Hot Stuff? 91
36—A Emptying the "Iron Rice Bowl" 93
36—B Harvard U.Best Seller 95
36—C The Wonders of Sian 97
37—A US Drugs Could Be Exported Without Being Certified Safe 99
37—B Keeping Your Distance 101
37—C High-technology Threats 103
38—A A Cloudy Forecast for Smokers 105
38—B Grandparents and Grandchildren:the Special Link 107
38—C Classifications of Decision Making 109
39—A Confusion on Nerve Gas 111
39—B Birth of a Dream 113
39—C Eight-foot Fingers 115
40—A Down and Out in San Francisco 117
40—B Gilroy—the Garlic Capital of the World 119
40—C Around the World in 120 Minutes 121
Test 3 123
Test 4 131
Supplementary Reading 139
1.The Future of the World 139
2.Who's Happy? 140
3.Elizabeth Blackwe11:First Woman Gynecologist 141
4.The Standard of Living 142
5.Mary Cassatt:American Impressionist(Ⅰ) 143
6.Mary Cassatt:American Impressionist(Ⅱ) 144
7.Choosing a Career 145
8.How to Overcome Shyness 146
9.Health Care in the Year 2003 147
10.The Problem of Housing in the Future 148
11.Jesse Owens:An American Sports Hero 149
12.Some World Records 150
13.Helen Keller:A Light in the Darkness(Ⅰ) 151
14.Helen Keller:A Light in the Darkness(Ⅱ) 152
15.Breaking Rules—a Retreat and a Challenge 153
16.Ikuko's Bout with"Exam Hell" 154
17.Bogus Documents Now on Sale—$25 and Up 155
18.An Effective Abortion Pill 156
19.First Black Nobel Prize Winner for Literature 157
20.Centaurus A:The Nearest Active Galaxy 158
Answer Sheet 161
参考译文 167
21—A 智力争霸战 167
21—B 回到大自然 168
21—C 草原上的黎明 169
22—A 教育中的浪费 170
22—B 英国人的特性 171
22—C 一个宠爱动物的民族 172
23—A 公爵夫人之死 172
23—B 货币 173
23—C 祖鲁国王——夏喀 174
24—A 遇难的姑娘 175
24—B 亚裔美国学生真的更聪明些吗? 176
24—C 世界之迷 177
25—A 当一名侦探所面临的现实 178
25—B 迪斯尼游乐场 178
25—C 美国的消费者喜欢什么? 179
26—A 英国饭菜 180
26—B 世界之最 181
26—C 黄金 182
27—A 幼儿初学语 183
27—B 抢救潜水艇 184
27—C 亨利·福特与美国的汽车业 185
28—A 当受到一个家庭的邀请时 186
28—B 根据天气预测犯罪 186
28—C 水栽法——无土栽培法 187
29—A 幽灵牧场之秘 188
29—B 沃肖 189
29—C 你吃的食物 190
30—A 酒与老年人 191
30—B 美国是个熔炉吗? 192
30—C 老伦敦桥 193
31—A 借腹怀胎——“M婴”属于谁? 193
31—B 忠诚的女教师面临艰难的挑战 194
31—C 地球 195
32—A 乘筏飘流记 196
32—B 猎取男友的装饰品 197
32—C 怎样使太空适于居住? 198
33—A 美国大学体育运动的丑闻 199
33—B 睡眠 200
33—C 录象盘步入学校 200
34—A 时代广场的蟋蟀 202
34—B 大变革 203
34—C 哈彻尔船长的最大发现 204
35—A 日本秘密毒气岛真相大白 205
35—B 闪电的启迪 206
35—C 你认为电视够先进了吗? 207
36—A 打破“铁饭碗”——又一个试验:破产 208
36—B 哈佛大学的第一本畅销书 208
36—C 西安的奇迹 209
37—A 美国药未获安全许可即可出口 210
37—B 保持适当距离 211
37—C 高技术的威胁 212
38—A 对吸烟者的不详预报 213
38—B 祖辈与孙辈——特殊的纽带 214
38—C 决策的分类 215
39—A 神经毒气见鬼去吧! 216
39—B 一个梦想的诞生 216
39—C 八英尺长的手指 217
40—A 旧金山的衰败 218
40—B 吉尔多伊——世界蒜都 219
40—C 一百二十分钟绕地球一周 220
Glossary 223
Answer key 263