《文理科公共英语 2》

Unit One1

TEXT Decision(adapted)by Roy Hilligoss1

New Words5

Phrases and Expressions7

Proper Names7

Notes8

EXERCISES9

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS22

1．Good Manners22

2．Brave Ballerina—Her Determination Turned Tragedy into Successby Margaret F.Atkinson and May Hillman27

Unit Two31

TEXT American on Whcels31

New Words34

Phrases and Expressions36

Proper Names37

Notes37

EXERCISES38

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS51

1．Life in a Big City51

2．Oilby C.C.Thornley55

Unit Three60

TEXT Life on Other Planetsby Isaac Asimov60

New Words64

Phrases and Expressions66

Proper Names66

Notes67

EXERCISES67

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS81

1．Why the Sky Looks Blueby Sir fames feans81

2．Can Life Exist on the Planets?by Sir fames feans85

Unit Four90

TEXT Graveyard of the Atlantic90

New Words94

Phrases and Expressions96

Proper Names96

Notes97

EXERCISES98

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS113

1．Mysteries of the Sea113

2．Little Lamb118

Unit Five122

TEXT Sherlock Holmes(adapted)by Arthur Conan Doyle122

New Words126

Phrases and Expressions128

Proper Names129

Notes129

EXERCISES130

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS142

1．Behind the Curtains142

2．A Murder146

Unit Six150

TEXT New Babies Are Smarter than You Think(adapted)150

New Words154

Phrases and Expressions156

Proper Names156

Notes156

EXERCISES157

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS171

1．Why Don't Girls Think like Boys?171

2．The Road to Happinessby Bertrand Russell176

Unit Seven180

TEXT Left Brain,Right Brain(adapted)by Warren S.Brown180

New Words183

Phrases and Expressions186

Proper Names186

Notes186

EXERCISES187

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS201

1．Brain201

2．Winning Imagesby Robert Shook204

Unit Eight209

TEXT People Should Be Rewarded According to Ability,Not According to Age and Experienceby L.G.Alexander209

New Words211

Phrases and Expressions213

Proper Names213

Notes214

EXERCISES214

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS229

1．The Younger Generation Knows Best229

2．You Are What You Think233

Unit Nine237

TEXT Early Britain(adapted)by Arthur Bryant237

New Words240

Phrases and Expressions242

Proper Names243

Notes243

EXERCISES244

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS259

1．The Long Chain of Evolution259

2．Politeness in Britain263

Unit Ten268

TEXT Down and Out and No Place to Goby Thomas McCarroll268

New Words271

Phrases and Expressions274

Proper Names275

Notes275

EXERCISES276

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS290

1．Parents Are Too Permissive with Their Children Nowadays290

2．Vanishing Animalsby Gerald Durrell294

Vocabulary298

Phrases and Expressions317