目录 1
Passage① A City of the Future(未来的城市) 1
Passage② Working Together(共同工作) 5
Passage③ How to Select a Home Computer(如何选择家用电脑) 9
Passage④ American Presidents(美国总统) 13
Passage⑤ The Effects of Aspirin(阿司匹林的效用) 17
Passage⑥ Advice for Consumers(给消费者的建议) 21
Passage⑦ Thanksgiving Day(感恩节) 25
Passage⑧ Talking with an Astronomer(与天文学家对话) 29
Passage⑨ The Dog of the Future(未来的狗) 32
Passage⑩ A Clone Is a Clone(克隆就是克隆) 35
Passage⑾ Adventures Near South Pole(南极历险) 39
Passage⑿ A Careless Pilot 42
(粗心的飞行员) 42
Passage⒀ Clever Dolphins(聪明的海豚) 46
Passage⒁ Bothering Locusts(烦扰人类的蝗虫) 49
Passage⒂ A Day in the Life of Beezer(比茨的一天) 52
Passage⒃ The“Flea”Captain(“跳蚤”队长) 56
Passage⒄ The Sea-bean(海豆) 60
Passage⒅ Parasitic Plants(寄生植物) 64
Passage⒆ Blue Jeans(蓝色牛仔裤) 67
Passage⒇ Captain Cook(库克上校) 72
Passage(21) Weather Forecasting(天气预报) 77
Passage(22) A Tale of Dragons(龙的传说) 81
Passage(23) The Life of President Clinton(克林顿总统生平)(Ⅰ) 87
Passage(24) The Life of President Clinton(克林顿总统生平)(Ⅱ) 93
Passage(25) Building a Plane(制作飞机) 100
Passage(26) An Old Game(古老的游戏) 104
Passage(27) The Brown Feather(棕色羽毛)(Ⅰ) 110
Passage(28) The Brown Feather(棕色羽毛)(Ⅱ) 116
Passage(29) President Proclamation(总统宣言) 121
Passage(30) Seeking for Treasure(寻宝) 127
Key to Exercises(答案) 134