《英语扩充词汇阶梯阅读 精通8000词汇》

1 Spoils of War 纳粹赃银1

2 The Real James Bond? 谁是真正的邦德5

3 Defending McVeigh 为麦克维辩护9

4 Smoke Signals 遏制烟草举步维艰13

5 Too uch for America's Constitution17

Review Exercise One20

6 Birth Debate:Who's in Control? 生与不生，这是个问题？21

7 Kids in the Dock 被告席上的孩子们25

8 Classics in Crisis 危机四伏的古典音乐29

9 Drowning in Data 信息洪水32

10 One Family's Journey From Welfare to Work (Ⅰ) 一个家庭的自立之旅（一）35

Review Exercise Two38

11 One Family's Journey From Welfare to Work (Ⅰ) 一个家庭的自立之旅（二）40

12 Flunk the Gene Test and Lose Your Insurance 基因测试与保险44

13 Gender Limbo 尴尬性别50

14 Solo But Not Alone 冰上罗曼斯55

15 Why the World Watches 举世何缘瞩目60

Review Exercise Three64

16 Young Master (Ⅰ) 白人运动场上的一匹黑马（一）65

17 Young Master (Ⅱ) 白人运动场上的一匹黑马（二）70

18 Power Failure 好莱坞的弃儿75

19 Powell's New War 鲍威尔的新战争81

20 The Crisis to Come 即将到来的危机87

Review Exercise Four91

21 The Myth of Quality Time “品质时间”神话的破灭92

22 Why Do We Age ? 我们为何衰老？99

23 Why Should Males Exist? 性别有必要吗？105

24 A Monumental Man 永远的罗斯福110

25 For Babies, Weight Could Spell Fate 以小见大117

Review Exercise Five122

26 What Is Sleep For ? 睡眠的秘密123

27 How Old Is the Universe? 宇宙的年龄129

28 Were Dinosaurs Cold Blooded? 恐龙是冷血动物吗？134

29 Giving Sharks a Good Name 给鲨鱼一个好名声141

30 Combatting an Ancient Enemy 与古老的敌人作战146

Review Exercise Six151

31 Is There Life on Other Planets? 太空寻亲152

32 Lucidity, Simplicity, Euphony (Ⅰ) 文义有三(一)157

33 Lucidity, Simplicity, Euphony (Ⅱ) 文义有三(二)162

34 Then and Now 过去和现在167

35 How Many Species Are There? 地球物种知多少174

36 Tragedy and the Whole Truth (Ⅰ) 悲剧与全真实（一）180

37 Tragedy and the Whole Truth (Ⅱ) 悲剧与全真实（二）185

38 The Grey Beginnings (Ⅰ) 朦胧的起点（一）191

39 The Grey Beginnings (Ⅱ) 朦胧的起点（二）196

40 Can a Computer Be Conscious? 计算机会有意识吗？201

Review Exercise Eight201

Key to Exercises and Review Exercises208