《英语II级 读与写》

CONTENTS1

Unit One1

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING1

Text:Biological Clocks1

Comprehension of the Text5

Translation6

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWER7

Vocabulary Practice7

Word Building:en-;-ly9

Phrasal Verbs:fit(into,in,on,out,to)10

Inferences11

Reading Skills:Drawing Logical Conclusions and Making11

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS11

Reading 1:New Evidence on Stopping the Aging Clock13

Reading 2:Biorhythm Is Out of Synch15

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS16

Writing Skills:Sentence Combination16

Unit Two20

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING20

Text:The Laser20

Comprehension of the Text25

Cloze:26

Vocabulary Practice27

Translation27

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWED27

Word Building:pre-;pro-29

Phrasal Verbs:Throw(about,at,away,off,out,up)30

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS30

Reading 1:Lasers—Technology for the Future30

Reading 2:Lasers—The Light Fantastic32

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS36

Writing Skills:Correlative Conjunctions36

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING40

Text:Upsetting the Balance of Nature40

Unit Three40

Comprehension of the Text45

Translation47

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWER47

Vocabulary Practice47

Word Building:dis-;un-;in-48

Phrasal Verbs:work(at,on,out)50

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS50

Reading Skills:Making Inferences From a Paragraph(Ⅰ)50

Reading 1:Wetlands Strife52

Reading 2:Starfish Enterprise54

Writing Skills:Subordination55

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS55

Unit Four61

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING61

Text: TheGreatDay61

Comprehension of the Text67

Translation68

Cloze:68

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWER69

Vocabulary Practice69

Word Building:-ish71

Phrasal Verbs:hold(up,on,on to,out,back)72

Reading 1:Helen Keller:A Light In the Datkness73

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS73

Reading 2:Lincoln s Autobiography77

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOURWRITING SKILLS79

Writing Skills:Subordinators Introducing Relative Clauses(1)79

Unit Five83

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING83

Text:Liver Transplants—WhyAre They Big News?83

Comprehension of the Text88

Translation89

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORDPOWER89

Vocabulary Practice89

Word Building:trans-;non-91

Phrasal Verbs:keep(from,on,back,down,off,up,92

up with,away from)92

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS93

Reading Skills:MakingIn ferencesFrom a Passage(Ⅱ)93

Reading 1:Current Situation of Organ Transplant95

Reading 2:Man Gets Lungs and Heart at Johns Hopkins96

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS100

Writing Skills:Subordinators Introducing Relative Clauses(2)100

Unit Six104

Part Ⅰ INTNESIVE READING104

Text:The Handsome and Deformed Leg104

Comprehension of the Text110

Translation111

Cloze111

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWER112

Vocabulary Practice112

Word Building:mis-114

Phrasal Verbs:think（of,over,out）115

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS116

Reading 1:Sound and Noise116

Reading 2:A．Noise119

B．Patients Comments on Noise in Hospitals120

Writing Skills:Other Adverbial Clauses Introduced by121

Subordinators121

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS121

Unit Seven126

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING126

Text:An Apple for the Doctor126

Comprehension of the Text131

Translation132

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWER132

Vocabulary Practice132

Word Building:hemi-,semi-,mono-,bi-,di-,tri-,poly-135

Reading Skills:Distinguishing Fact From Theory136

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS136

Phrasal Verbs:look(at,after,for,forward to,on,up)136

Reading 1:The Use of Force138

Reading 2:The Discus Thrower142

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS146

Writing Skills:Conditional Sentences146

Unit Eight150

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING150

Text:A Good Life150

Comprehension of the Text155

Translation157

Cloze:157

Vocabulary Practice158

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWER158

Word Building:over-159

Phrasal Verbs:sit(by,up,for,in)160

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS161

Reading 1:Living a Long Life161

Reading 2:Keys to a Healthier You163

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS166

Writing Skills:Combining Sentences by Using Semicolons and166

Sentence Connectors166

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING170

Text:Soundless Communication170

Unit Nine170

Comprehension of the Text175

Translation176

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWER176

Vocabulary Practice176

Word Building: ify178

Phrasal Verbs:look（back,down on,into,over,179

through,up to）179

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS180

Reading Skills:Prediction:Thought Connectors180

Reading 1:How to Read Body Language183

Reading2:Gestures187

Participles(V＋ing)and Past Participles(V＋ed)189

Writing Skills:Combining Sentences by Using Present189

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS189

Unit Ten192

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING192

Text:There s No Way to Go But Ahead192

Comprehension of the Text199

Translation200

Cloze:200

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWER201

Vocabulary Practice201

Word Building:re-203

Phrasal Verbs:hang（over,about,on,on to,up,back）204

Reading 1:Ever Tried Talking to a Computor205

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS205

Reading 2:The Early Railways207

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS209

Writing Skills:Contraction209

Unit Eleven214

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING214

Text:The Healing Power of Belief214

Comprehension of the Text220

Translation221

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWER221

Vocabulary Practice221

Word Building:com-,col-,con-,cor-,co-223

under,up,through,through with,with）224

Phrasal Verb:go（after,by,in for,into,off,on,out,over,224

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS226

Reading Skills:Drawing Logical Inferences From a passage226

Reading 1:Using the Mind Against Disease228

Reading 2:Talk Returns to the Doctor s Office231

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS233

Writing Skills:Parallelism233

Unit Twelve237

Part Ⅰ INTENSIVE READING237

Text:How Animals Weather Winter237

Cloze245

Comprehension of the Text…………………………………………………？Translation245

Part Ⅱ IMPROVE YOUR WORD POWER246

Vocabulary Practice246

Word Building:anti-,hypo-,hyper,de-,a(n)-248

Phrasal Verbs:(Review)…………………………………………………？254

Part Ⅲ IMPROVE YOUR READING SKILLS254

Reading 1:Adaptation to the Environment Promotes Survival:254

The Barn Owl254

Reading 2:The Cruel Winds256

Part Ⅳ IMPROVE YOUR WRITING SKILLS260

Writing Skills:（Review）260