基础英语快速阅读 2
Unit 1 2
Passage 1 Learning a Language 2
Passage 2 English Language 5
Passage 3 Why English? 7
Unit 2 10
Passage 4 Preparing for Tests 10
Passage 5 How to Study 13
Passage 6 Learning to Keep You Cool during Tests 15
Unit 3 19
Passage 7 Nuclear Power 19
Passage 8 Petrol 22
Passage 9 Atom 24
Unit 4 26
Passage 10 Weight Control:The Power of Healthy Choices 26
Passage 11 Healthy Eating 29
Passage 12 A Carrot a Day May Keep Cancer Away 31
Unit 5 34
Passage 13 China Acts to Stop the Spread 34
Passage 14 A Cold or Flu? 37
Passage 15 A New Doctors'Dilemma 38
Unit 6 41
Passage 16 What Your Child Fears Most? 41
Passage 17 What Makes Babies Learn? 45
Passage 18 Preschool Education 47
Unit 7 49
Passage 19 Colleges and Universities 49
Passage 20 Correspondence Schools in the U.S 53
Passage 21 The World-Famous Universities 55
Unit 8 58
Passage 22 A Constitution for Europe 58
Passage 23 The Changing Shape of British Industry 60
Passage 24 How Britain's Parliament（议会）Makes New Laws 62
Unit 9 65
Passage 25 Landfills 65
Passage 26 Environmental Pollution 68
Passage 27 Industry and the Environment 70
Unit 10 73
Passage 28 Meteor Shower 73
Passage 29 The Beauty of Clouds 76
Passage 30 The Sunspot Connection 78
Unit 11 80
Passage 31 Laugh Your Stress Away 80
Passage 32 Mind Your Manners 83
Passage 33 The Culture ofLead Time 84
Unit 12 87
Passage 34 Moderation and Perfection—the Old Greek Spirit 87
Passage 35 Take Care,America 90
Passage 36 Memories of Afghanistan 92
Unit 13 96
Passage 37 The Youngest Painter in the World 96
Passage 38 The Deaf Composer 98
Passage 39 I.M.Pei 100
Unit 14 103
Passage 40 The Winner's Guide to Success 103
Passage 41 Starting Your Own Business 106
Passage 42 Self-Sufficiency 108
Unit 15 111
Passage 43 Your Laptop Care Guide 111
Passage 44 Electronic Mail Brings Business Closer Together 114
Passage 45 Can Computers Replace People? 116
Unit 16 119
Passage 46 Books 119
Passage 47 Read Good Books 122
Passage 48 Reading—the Most Important Way to Learn English 124
Unit 17 127
Passage 49 Airplane 127
Passage 50 The U.S.Space Shuttle 130
Passage 51 E.T.—A Fairy Tale of the Space Age 132
Unit 18 135
Passage 52 Remote Control Surgery 135
Passage 53 Black Box Tells Its Secrets 138
Passage 54 Cloning 140
Unit 19 143
Passage 55 Women's Liberation Movement 143
Passage 56 Women in the Workforce 146
Passage 57 Women 148
Unit 20 152
Passage 58 The Eight Cuisines（烹饪风格）in China 152
Passage 59 The Jeaning ofAmerica and the World 155
Passage 60 The Thanksgiving Story 157
商务英语快速阅读 162
Unit 1 162
Passage 1 Market Economy 162
Passage 2 Economic Growth 164
Passage 3 The Euromarket 165
Unit 2 167
Passage 4 The U.S.as an Industrial Giant 167
Passage 5 Development of the U.S.Business（Ⅰ） 169
Passage 6 Development of the U.S.Business（Ⅱ） 171
Unit 3 174
Passage 7 US-China Trade 174
Passage 8 US-Japan Trade 176
Passage 9 Investment and Consumption 178
Unit 4 180
Passage 10 What,How,and for Whom in the Market Economy 180
Passage 11 How Is Inflation Measured? 182
Passage 12 Raising the Money You Need 183
Unit 5 186
Passage 13 On Guard against Advertising 186
Passage 14 Advertising and Economic Development 188
Passage 15 Advantages of Personal Selling 189
Unit 6 191
Passage 16 Product Utilities 191
Passage 17 Horners Department Stores 193
Passage 18 Banking on a Brand 195
Unit 7 197
Passage 19 Import and Export in the Late 1990s 197
Passage 20 International Trading Processes to Be Simplified? 199
Passage 21 Anti-dumping Regulations 201
Unit 8 204
Passage 22 A Smart Move or an Error 204
Passage 23 The IBM Way 206
Passage 24 The IBM Culture 208
Unit 9 210
Passage 25 Why Nations Trade 210
Passage 26 Problems with Letter of Credit 212
Passage 27 Why Documentation is Necessary 214
Unit 10 216
Passage 28 How Money Came into Being 216
Passage 29 From Cattle to Cash 217
Passage 30 Money Tomorrow 219
Unit 11 222
Passage 31 Marketing Myopia 222
Passage 32 Reebok and Its Shoes 224
Passage 33 Market Research 226
Unit 12 228
Passage 34 Patent 228
Passage 35 Benefits of Patent 230
Passage 36 Fighting Back with Patent Power 231
Unit 13 234
Passage 37 Who Controls the Corporation? 234
Passage 38 Government's role in Free Market Economy 236
Passage 39 Business Forms and Their Liabilities for Debts 238
Unit 14 240
Passage 40 Primary and Secondary Labor Market 240
Passage 41 Staff Appraisals—More Trouble Than They're Worth? 242
Passage 42 The Money Persuader 244
Unit 15 247
Passage 43 Why Tax Is Necessary 247
Passage 44 Reagan's Tax Reform 248
Passage 45 Income Tax and Life Insurance 250
Unit 16 252
Passage 46 Money Transfer 252
Passage 47 Telephone Banking 253
Passage 48 Credit Cards 255
Unit 17 257
Passage 49 Insurance 257
Passage 50 Ocean Marine Insurance 258
Passage 51 Bill of Lading 260
Unit 18 262
Passage 52 Exchange Rates 262
Passage 53 Foreign Exchange Trading 264
Passage 54 The Mexican Financial Crises 265
Unit 19 267
Passage 55 Stocks and Shares 267
Passage 56 Women in Stock Exchange 268
Passage 57 Securities Markets 270
Unit 20 272
Passage 58 The World Bank and the International Monetary Fund 272
Passage 59 What Is in a Name? 275
Passage 60 Multinational Corporation 276
Key to Units 278