《英语阅读步步高 2 阅读与提高》

UnitOne1

Passage 1 No Welcome AT the Hotel1

Passage 2 The Function of Insurance3

Passage 36

Passage 4 Women and Fashions8

UnitSeven11

Passage 5 Comfort and Charm from Illumination11

Passage 6 Nobel and Nobel Prizes13

UnitTwo18

Passage 1 My Memory on the Second World War18

Passage 2 Nightlife in Taiwan20

Passage 3 Try to Possess Relaxation inLife22

Passage 4 How Children Learn a Language24

Passage 5 The Sun and Other Stars27

Passage 6 Insects and Man29

UnitThree34

Passage 1 Homing Pigeons34

Passage 2 How to Read Fast36

Passage 339

Passage 4 The Means of Communication41

Passage 5 Knowing Children and Teaching Children43

Passage 6 Wind Power46

UnitFour51

Passage 1 On Shyness51

Passage 2 Participation in the Classroom53

Passage 3 Helicopters55

Passage 4 The Effects of Temperature58

Passage 5 Cops and Economics60

Passage 6 Economy and Economics63

UnitFive68

Passage 168

Passage 2 Libraries in America70

Passage 3 Seeking a Job73

Passage 4 Volcanoes78

Passage 5 The History of the United Nations82

Passage 6 Mankind's Fascination with Gold85

UnitSix93

Passage 1 The Importance of Pronunciation in a Language93

Passage 2 American Government95

Passage 3 Struggle on the Sea97

Passage 4 Migratory Birds100

Passage 5 Traditional Religion and Science102

Passage 6 Decisions104

Passage 1 The Basic Flag of the United States111

Passage 2 The World Turns113

Passage 3 Wedding Arrangements in Britain115

Passage 4 Going to a Theatre in New York118

Passage 5 How We Like the Word "Modern"121

Passage 6 The American Family in Transition124

UnitEight133

Passage 1 The Process of Aging133

Passage 2 The Mystery of Humor135

Passage 3 Lightning Strikes138

Passage 4140

Passage 5 What Is Important to Children--Love or Money143

Passage 6 Walt Whitman146

UnitNine157

Passage 1157

Passage 2 On Typology159

Passage 3 Stock Market162

Passage 4 How Much Is a Job Worth164

Passage 5 What Changes the Birth Rate in America167

Passage 6 John Steinbeck170

UnitTen181

Passage 1 The Best Age to Be181

Passage 2 Protection for Wildlife183

Passage 3185

Passage 4 The Many Forms of Energy188

Passage 5 Relations Between Russia and the United States in 19th and 20th Century193

Passage 6 Helen Keller196

UnitEleven209

Passage 1 Fresh-water Fishes209

Passage 2 What Makes Objects Float212

Passage 3 Improve Parent-child Relationships215

Passage 4 What Influences Our Color217

Passage 5220

Passage 6 Martin Luther King,JR.223

UnitTwelve234

Passage 1 Jazz in America234

Passage 2 Good Taste for Consumers236

Passage 3 On Friendship239

Passage 4 Fingerprints in Criminal Charges241

Passage 5 Newton Explains Motion244

Passage 6 Leonard Bernstein248

附录259

附录一参考答案259

附录二 阅读理解概述273