《高级英语阅读教程 下》

LESSON ONE1

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Giving an Opinion1

PREVIEW1

TEXT A: Thinking: A Neglected Art2

PRACTICE6

READING COMPREHENSION11

TEXT B: I Became Her Target11

LESSON TWO14

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Explaining14

PREVIEW14

TEXT A: The Splice of Life15

PRACTICE20

READING COMPREHENSION24

TEXT B: Set Your Body's Time Clock to Work for You24

LESSON THREE28

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Defining to Prove an Opinion28

PREVIEW28

TEXT A: To the Victor Belongs the Language30

PRACTICE34

READING COMPREHENSION39

TEXT B: What's Wrong with Black English39

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Describing a Place43

PREVIEW43

LESSON FOUR43

TEXT A: The Shack45

PRACTICE50

READING COMPREHENSION54

TEXT B: Washington Irving's Sunnyside in Tarrytown, New York55

LESSON FIVE58

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Stating Causes58

PREVIEW58

TEXT A: Rite of Spring59

PRACTICE64

READING COMPREHENSION68

TEXT B: How It Feels to Be out of Work69

PREVIEW72

LESSON SIX72

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Expressing Intent and Tone72

TEXT A: Escaping the Daily Grind for Life as a House Father74

PRACTICE80

READING COMPREHENSION84

TEXT B: Batter Up84

LESSON SEVEN87

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Making Confessions and Criticisms87

PREVIEW87

TEXT A: Confessions of a Law-and-Order Liberal89

PRACTICE94

READING COMPREHENSION98

TEXT B: 38 Who Saw Murder Didn't Call Police99

LESSON EIGHT102

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Describing an Experience102

PREVIEW102

TEXT A: The Girl in the Fifth Row103

PRACTICE108

READING COMPREHENSION112

TEXT B: A Brother Speaks Out113

LESSON NINE116

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Narrating to Make a Point; Reinforcing the Point by Contrasting116

PREVIEW116

TEXT A: Momma, the Dentist, and Me119

PRACTICE127

READING COMPREHENSION130

TEXT B: I'd Rather Be Black Than Female130

LESSON TEN133

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Persuading and Arguing133

PREVIEW133

TEXT A1: The U.S. Was Right135

TEXT A2: The U.S. Was Wrong137

PRACTICE142

READING COMPREHENSION145

TEXT B: Lotteries Cheat, Corrupt the People146

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Deductive Reasoning148

PREVIEW148

LESSON ELEVEN148

TEXT A: There's No Place Like Home, Unless It's the Office149

PRACTICE153

READING COMPREHENSION157

TEXT B: Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Monitors Roam157

LESSON TWELVE159

COMMUNICATIVE FUNCTION: Giving a Different Opinion159

PREVIEW159

TEXT A: Education—Less of It161

PRACTICE170

READING COMPREHENSION173

TEXT B: What True Education Should Do174

Lesson One176

REFERENCE KEY176

Lesson Two180

Lesson Three185

Lesson Four191

Lesson Five198

Lesson Six204

Lesson Seven209

Lesson Eight216

Lesson Nine219

Lesson Ten226

Lesson Eleven230

Lesson Twelve236