第一章 考研励志美文 1
Passage 1 Youth青春 1
Passage 2 The Strenuous Life勤奋的生活 2
Passage 3 Friendship友谊 5
Passage 4 Let Go Love将爱放飞 8
Passage 5 Dad's Kiss父亲的吻 9
Passage 6 You Are What You Think其思即其人 12
Passage 7 My Left Foot我的左脚 16
Passage 8 Life Worth Living生活值得活下去 21
Passage 9 My Symphony of Life我的生命交响曲 23
Passage 10 Speech at Tsinghua University在清华大学的演讲 23
Passage 11 The Declaration of Independence独立宣言 28
Passage 12 The Sick Lion病狮 32
Passage 13 The Farmer's Donkey农夫的驴子 34
Passage 14 The Lion and the Bull狮子和公牛 35
Passage 15 The Wise Poor Girl聪明的穷女孩 36
Passage 16 True to One's Word说话算数 39
Passage 17 Red Sails and Swallows红帆船和小燕子 42
Passage 18 Seek Small Gains But Only Lead to Big Losses贪小失大 44
第二章 历年真题美文 46
Passage 1 Crisis in Classical Music Concerts古典音乐会危机 46
Passage 2 Paid Media and Self-owned Media付费媒体和自有媒体 48
Passage 3 Parenting Sense of Happiness养育孩子的幸福感 51
Passage 4 Higher Education Reform高等教育改革 53
Passage 5 Awareness and Environmental Impact on the Success 意识与环境对成功的影响 57
Passage 6 The Amateur as Critic报纸的文艺报道范围不断缩小 59
Passage 7 A Pending Threat to Patents专利的潜在威胁 61
Passage 8 The Accidental Influentials社会流行潮流 64
Passage 9 Banks and Accounting Standards：Messenger，Shot 银行家们的麻烦 66
Passage 10 A Wholesale Shift in European Groceries 欧洲食品杂货批发转型 69
Passage 11 Any Species Has the Power of Survival 任何物种都有生存的权力 72
Passage 12 The Development of New Habits Can Help People Develope Innovation Ability新习惯的开发有助于人们革新能力的开发 74
Passage 13 Gene Detection Means Face in Their Questioning 基因检测的手段及其面临的质疑 76
Passage 14 Educating Global Workers教育全球工人 78
Passage 15 England Colonies'Impact on American Academic Development 英格兰殖民地对美国学术发展的影响 80
Passage 16 Cultural Evolution Theory文化演变论 83
Passage 17 Educating of the Young对年轻人应采取正确的教育方式 85
Passage 18 Modern Society Women Take More Pressure 现代社会女性承受更多压力 87
Passage 19 Now the New Changes of Journals如今学术期刊出版的新变化 89
Passage 20 Now the Americans Would Not Get Taller 现今美国人不会长高 92
Passage 21 American Founding Fathers'Complex Attitude on Slavery 美国开国元勋对奴隶制的复杂态度 94
Passage 22 How to Draft a Paper如何写初稿 96
Passage 23 Darwin's Theory of Intelligence达尔文论智力 99
Passage 24 A Star Is Made：The Birth-Month Soccer Anomaly 明星是后天造就：异常的足球运动员出生月份现象 101
第三章 英美报刊美文 104
Passage 1 Too Much of a Good Thing？电视传媒过多是好的吗？ 104
Passage 2 Heal the Kids！救救孩子！ 109
Passage 3 Some Tips of Online Dating网上约会的几点建议 111
Passage 4 Now Pay Up在线阅读——开始收费 112
Passage 5 Hollywood Sign Turns 80好莱坞标志80年 116
Passage 6 U.S.Stocks Fell Sharply美国股市急剧下跌 117
Passage 7 Reducing Emissions from Deforestation and Forest Degradation 减少因毁林和森林退化而造成的排放 120
Passage 8 With Training，a Dog's Nose Almost Always Knows 通过训练，狗鼻子差不多无所不知 122
Passage 9 Athens：Then＆Now雅典的过去与现在 126
Passage 10 To Explore the Universe Origin Mystery探索宇宙起源的奥秘 129
Passage 11 Green Jobs绿色产业 131
Passage 12 The Great Teacher伟大的教师 133
Passage 13 Soaps，Sex and Sociology肥皂剧、性与社会学 136
Passage 14 The Rise of British Sea Power英国潮汐能的崛起 138
Passage 15 Olympic Hero's Greatest Victory奥林匹克英雄最伟大的胜利 143
Passage 16 Network New Era网络新时代 147
Passage 17 Ants：Swarm Intelligence蚂蚁的智慧 150
Passage 18 Global Warming温室效应 154
Passage 19 Hollywood好莱坞 157
Passage 20 Researchers Lift Obel isk with K ite to Test Theory on Ancient Pyramids 用风筝运石头？——金字塔的另一奇迹 159
附录 常用高分词汇 164