Unit One PEOPLE 1
Reading A The Wisdom of Queens 1
Reading B Steve Jobs（1955-2011） 9
Reading C How to Keep Your Marriage Happy 18
Use of English 21
Topics for Discussion and Writing：Alfred Nobel：A Man of Peace 23
阅读技能系列讲座（1）：What Is Reading Comprehension? 25
Unit Two FOOD 30
Reading A The New Food Fight 30
Reading B The Pleasures of Eating 41
Reading C Food Preservation 46
Use of English 49
Topics for Discussion and Writing：A Healthy Diet for Everyone 52
阅读技能系列讲座（2）：Classroom Procedures 54
Unit Three HOUSE 56
Reading A Building a House 56
Reading B A Roof over Our Heads 60
Reading C Living Alone 65
Use of English 68
Topics for Discussion and Writing:5 Biggest Home Repair Rip-Offs 70
阅读技能系列讲座（3）：Surveying the Chapter or Article 77
Unit Four SHOPPING 79
Reading A An English Christmas 79
Reading B Cents and Sensibility 84
Reading C Six Insurance Policies 89
Use of English 93
Topics for Discussion and Writing：New Ways to Make a Bundle 96
阅读技能系列讲座（4）：What Are Some of the Organization Patterns That Authors Use? 101
Unit Five TRANSPORT 105
Reading A Just Plane Dangerous? 105
Reading B We Lost the Cabin 111
Reading C Transportation 122
Use of English 124
Topics for Discussion and Writing：Motoring Offences 128
阅读技能系列讲座（5）：How Do Authors Connect Sentences and Relate Ideas? 130
Unit Six ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION 133
Reading A Droughtbusters 133
Reading B Disappearing Lakes 143
Reading C The Changing Face of the Arctic 148
Use of English 150
Topics for Discussion and Writing:Ancient Artifacts and Ancient Air 152
阅读技能系列讲座（6）：What You Need to Do to Make Inferences 155
Unit Seven THE NATURAL WORLD 164
Reading A Call of the Wild 164
Reading B The Whale 170
Reading C Wild at Heart 175
Use of English 180
Topics for Discussion and Writing：Mars：Our Neighbor in Space 182
阅读技能系列讲座（7）：What You Need to Do to Make References 184
Unit Eight WEATHER AND CLIMATE 188
Reading A Air and Wind 188
Reading B What Makes the Weather 192
Reading C A Climate Cure's Dark Side 197
Use of English 200
Topics for Discussion and Writing：Saving Lives with Weather Forecasting 203
阅读技能系列讲座（8）：What You Need to Do to Discover Persuasive Purpose,Controversy,and Point of View 204
Unit Nine ADMINISTRATION 206
Reading A The British Prime Minister 206
Reading B The Federal System of Government 216
Reading C The Art of Problem Solving 222
Use of English 225
Topics for Discussion and Writing：Maps：The Keys to Our World 229
阅读技能系列讲座（9）：What You Need to Do to Analyze and Evaluate the Persuasive Techniques and Methods of Reasoning 231
Unit Ten THE MEDIA 233
Reading A Reuter 233
Reading B Informing the World 237
Reading C Ghosts on the Telly 242
Use of English 245
Topics for Discussion and Writing：Lessons from Billy Graham 249
阅读技能系列讲座（10）：What You Need to Do to Improve Predicting,Previewing and Anticipation（1） 252
UNIT Eleven CRIME 256
Reading A London's Streets of Rage 256
Reading B An Accident or a Crime? 267
Reading C Cyber Thieves! 271
Use of English 280
Topics for Discussion and Writing：Solving Crimes with Modern Technology 282
阅读技能系列讲座（11）：What You Need to Do to Improve Predicting,Previewing and Anticipation（2） 285
Unit Twelve SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 288
Reading A American Icon 288
Reading B Digital Divide 296
Reading C Safeguarding Your Secrets Online 302
Use of English 306
Topics for Discussion and Writing：The World Expo 308
阅读技能系列讲座（12）：What You Need to Do to Improve Skimming and Scanning 310
Unit Thirteen ENTERTAINMENT 314
Reading A Biggest Season 314
Reading B Magic 321
Reading C 10 Worst Travel Scams 326
Use of English 332
Topics for Discussion and Writing：The Ancient Olympic Games 335
阅读技能系列讲座（13）：What You Need to Do to Improve Reading Speed and Flexibility（1） 338
Unit Fourteen ECONOMY 341
Reading A 14 Ways to Put America Back to Work 341
Reading B The End of Europe 352
Reading C Saving Money 364
Use of English 366
Topics for Discussion and Writing：The Paradox of Happiness 368
阅读技能系列讲座（14）：What You Need to Do to Improve Reading Speed and Flexibility（2） 371
Unit Fiftteen HEALTH 375
Reading A Stress Busters That Can Save Your Life 375
Reading B How Nice to Be Clean 381
Reading C The By-the-Clock Guide to Better Health 386
Use of English 391
Topics for Discussion and Writing：Has Stress Pushed You into the Danger Zone? 398
阅读技能系列讲座（15）：Types of Reading Question 404
Unit Sixteen EDUCATION 407
Reading A Degrees of Prudence 407
Reading B 10 Things Every Parent Should Know about College 414
Reading C Why Can't the U.S.Learn? 420
Use of English 426
Topics for Discussion and Writing:A Cultural Difference：Being On Time 430
阅读技能系列讲座（16）：What You Need to Do to Take Tests 432
Key to Exercise 435
附录 448
阅读理解自测题（1） 448
阅读理解自测题（2） 464
阅读理解自测题（3） 481
自测题参考答案 499
主要参考书目 500