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《大學英語跟蹤閱讀2》是依據《
大學英語課程教學要求》的精神,順應大學英語教學改革的發展趨勢編寫而成,分為4冊。本冊18個單元,每單元由10篇閱讀理解文章及不同形式的練習題構成。在編寫過程中,力求所選文章依據難易梯度設定,各篇辭彙分布均勻,儘可能覆蓋《大學英語課程教學要求》中規定的辭彙和各項語言基礎知識。每篇閱讀文章之前均提供了文章字數,供學生及時評估閱讀速度和效率,逐步提高閱讀理解能力。本教程既可作為獨立的大學英語閱讀教材使用,也可配合大學英語主幹教材使用。
本教程的目標讀者為高等院校在校學生,大學英語四、六級備考人員及英語水平相當的其他人士。
圖書目錄
Unit 001
A Suitable Christmas Present 001
Hand Puppets 002
What Low Pay Results in 004
Stress 005
Problems of Population 007
Communicating in the New Age 008
An Intelligent Dog 010
Language 011
Word Coining 013
The American Way: Freedom 014
Unit 2 016
The Chance for a New Life 016
Umbrella 017
Unlucky in Love 019
Women in Britain 020
The History of Rail Shipping 022
Albert Einstein 023
Education and Employment in the US 024
The Powerful Influence of Weather 026
Oceans 027
Maintaining Body Health 029
Unit 3 031
The Role of Sport 031
The Development of Medical Operations 032
The Threat of AIDS 034
Throw Your Pills Away-No Hesitation 035
Spare Your Rod, Spoil the Child 036
The Effects of Massage 038
Eating Out 039
Bright Ideas 041
Two Kinds of Advertising 042
Building Substantial Wealth 043
Unit 4 045
A Stitch in Time Saves Nine 045
Deception 046
Modern Libraries 048
World Population 050
Various Names of England 051
Reward 053
Hunger 054
Overcoming Difficulties in Study 056
Living with Children 057
Ant Society 058
Unit 5 060
Memory 060
Bob and Annie 061
The British Climate 063
Foreign Students in the US and Canada 064
Air Pollution 066
How Intelligence Develops 068
Way to Express Your Individuality 069
Teachers and Actors 071
How to Make Friends 072
What Are Good Manners? 074
Unit 6 076
Small Cars and Large Cars 076
The Conservative Party vs the Labour Party 077
The Effects of Old Age on Health 079
Jogging 081
Doing Favors Can Be Dangerous 082
Tea 084
A New Medical Instrument 085
How to Advertise for a Bank 087
Early Development of Memory 089
Know the Ropes 090
Unit 7 092
Narcolepsy 092
What Follows Divorce 093
The High Cost of Living 095
Growing Old 096
Vocabulary Building 098
Effects of Global Warming 100
How to Improve Your English 101
Scottish National Clothing for Men 103
Marathon of Hope 105
For Rent 106
Unit 8 108
Great Inventions 108
The Train Journey 109
Leaving Tips 111
The Way Children Learn 113
A Warning 114
Dreams 116
Long Term Memory 117
Modern Examinations 119
Expressions and Identities 121
How to Fight Fears 122
Unit 9 125
The Pain of Ending a Relationship 125
Education in America and in China 127
Test Anxiety 128
Equality of Opportunity and Competition 130
Our Changing Diet 132
Tips 134
Treasure Hunts 135
Steps to the Future 137
Color 139
Acid Rain 140
Unit 10 142
Employees 142
Henry Ford 143
A Life for a Life 145
Underground Water 146
Guns in School 147
Dilemma of Working Women 149
Liberia 150
Continental Drift 152
Film and Stage Play 153
The Role of Examinations 154
Unit 11 156
Child Labor 156
Synonyms 157
American Cities 159
Thanksgiving Day 160
The Weaker Sex 162
A Passport to Bright Future 163
Angel Falls 165
The Discovery of “Asian” Flu 166
Why Do They Do Better? 168
Stars in the Sky 169
Unit 12 171
Amy Johnson 171
Tree Rings Record History 172
Learning by Doing 174
Traffic in Tokyo 175
After Great Fire 177
Cows 178
Chaplin and the Toy-makers 180
Assertiveness Training 181
Television in the Future 183
Children and Smoking 184
Unit 13 186
Protecting Your Money 186
A Nation on Wheels 187
How to Describe People 189
The Beginning of Film Industry 190
How to Be a Good Reader 192
Reading 193
Stammer 195
A Climbing Expedition 196
How to Choose a Career 198
The Advantages of Television 199
Unit 14 201
Money and Friendship 201
A Doctor's Advice 202
Beggars 204
Sleep 205
The Missing Wallet 207
Robots 208
John Russell 210
The Driver 211
Helping the Insane 213
London Taxi Drivers 214
Unit 15 216
Home, Sweet Home 216
Making Purchases Intelligently 217
The Symbolic Process 219
A Ringmaster 221
Handling Office Calls 222
Showing Affection to Your Child 223
An Internet Worker 225
The Story of an Air-crash Survivor 227
The Farms That Blew Away 228
The Do It Homestead 230
Unit 16 232
Lacrosse 232
Tourism 233
US7 and Its Uses 235
Guilty or Not 236
Daydreaming 238
Extensive Reading Series 2
Adult Education in the US 240
The Art of Sand Paintings 241
Preserving Food 243
A Survivor's Story 245
Apollonia 246
Unit 17 248
The Receipt 248
Books-on-tape 249
Plankton - A New Resource of Food 251
Women at Work 253
Will It Matter if I Skip Breakfast? 254
Understand Your Words 256
A Visit to Oxford 258
London - Paris 259
So Much to Learn 261
The Change of British Industry 263
Unit 18 265
Edith and Denis 265
Rats Thrive 266
Bonsai 268
The Doctor's Story 270
Plants and Insects 272
A Miraculous Jump 273
Living on My Own 275
A Well-balanced Life 277
Diary of an Adoptive Mother 278
An Olympic Volunteer 280
Reference Keys 282