《大学英语阶梯阅读 第3册》

Unit One1

1．Human Action　人的行为1

2．Eccentrics　行为怪异的人3

3．The City in Busy　繁忙的城市5

4．American Movies of the 1920's　20世纪20年代的美国电影7

5．Why Is Discipline Necessary? 为什么要有纪律？9

What We Must Teach Our Children　我们应该如何教育孩子12

Unit Two16

1．Criminal Mysteries　犯罪秘密16

2．Is Money the Root of All Evil? 金钱是万恶之源吗？18

3．Energy　能源20

4．Microscopic Organisms　微生物23

5．Get in Gear　挂档26

When Summers Were Free　无事可做的夏日28

Unit Three30

1．Business Women　职业妇女30

2．The Dentist　牙医32

3．The Veterinary Surgeon　兽医34

4．The Architect　建筑师37

5．The City without Green　没有绿色的城市39

Mister D's Boys　达德利先生的学生们42

Unit Four44

1．The Costs of Scientific Progress　科学进步的代价44

2．Life and Climate　生物与气候47

3．Lightning and Thunder　电闪雷鸣50

4．Earthquakes　地震53

5．S.O.S. 紧急求救56

How to Argue with Your Boss　怎样跟你的老板争辩59

Unit Five61

1．Television and Movies　电视与电影61

2．Lonely Peter　孤独的彼得63

3．About Buying Things　关于购物65

4．At the Mall　在商业区68

5．What Is Leisure Anyhow? 到底什么是闲暇？71

The Sound of Music　音乐之声73

Unit Six76

1．The Change　变迁76

2．What's New　最新信息78

3．Small Fruits in the Home Garden 自家园里种水果81

4．The Greenhouse Effect(1) 温室效应（1）84

5．The Greenhouse Effect(2) 温室效应（2）86

"You Were Great,Dad" “爸爸，你真棒”89

Unit Seven92

1．A Perfect Place　理想之国92

2．Utopia　乌托邦95

3．Hong Kong　香港98

4．The Festival of Hong Kong　香港节100

5．Extracts　摘录103

The Last Rainbow　最后一条虹鳟106

Unit Eight108

1．Scales　秤108

2．Exactness in Nature 自然界中的精确性110

3．Supply and Demand　供与求112

4．Pieces of Eight　八块银子115

5．Salvage a Sunken Ship　打捞沉船118

How to Write a Personal Letter　怎样写个人书信121

Unit Nine123

1．Photovoltaic Cells　阻挡层光电池123

2．A Flying Start　飞行的开端125

3．Difficulties Arising from the Equal Use of English and Chinese　既用英语又用汉语的困难127

4．Burgled Seven Times　七次被盗130

5．Personality　性格133

The Best Way to Sell Your Car　卖车的最好办法136

Unit Ten139

1．Universities and Imagination　大学与想象力139

2．Did Shakespeare Write the Plays Attributed to Him?　莎士比亚的剧作是他自己写的吗？142

3．Universities to Impose National"Job Skill"Tests　大学将实行国家“工作技能”考试咨询专家的作用145

4．The Counsellor's Role　咨询专家的作用147

5．Wanted:Teachers at Any Cost 不惜代价聘教员150

Who Says Experts Are Always Right?　谁说专家一贯正确？153

Unit Eleven155

1．The Vital Role Played by the Secretary　秘书的重要作用155

2．Hobbies and Regular Work　业余爱好和日常工作158

3．Disraeli　迪士瑞利160

4．John Cruyff:Superstar　约翰·克鲁伊夫——超级球星162

5．Avoiding Road　不走现成的路165

Michael Jordan——the Greatest Basket ball Player of Our Time　迈克尔·乔丹——最伟大的篮球运动员169

Unit Twelve172

1．Compulsive Spenders　不由自主的消费者172

2．How to Write a Winning Résumè　怎样写一份成功的简历175

3．The Computer Can Help You 计算机会帮助你178

4．Cognitive Style　认识的风格181

5．Falling Profitability　赢利能力下降184

Stocks and the Markets　股票和股票市场187

Unit Thirteen191

1．Using a Public Telephone　使用公共电话191

2．Rent Control　控制房租194

3．Friendship　友谊197

4．Homemaking(1) 持家（1）199

5．Homemaking(2) 持家（2）202

Addresses　演说辞205

Unit Fourteen207

1．For Safety　为了安全起见207

2．Top Students Are Usually No More Intelligent than Poor Students　好学生并不比差学生更聪明210

3．Paradox　自相矛盾213

4．Religion and Superstition　宗教与迷信215

5．When Face Is Lost 丢面子的时候218

The Kids Who Saved a Dying Town　孩子们挽救了一个快要垮掉的小镇221

Unit Fifteen225

1．Fishport　弗丝浦特225

2．Newspapers Cause Unnecessary Alarm to Society　报纸给社会带来的不必要的恐慌228

3．Changing　变化231

4．There Are Many Varieties in English　英语的千变万化234

5．How Does Food Appear to Ordinary People?　食品是以怎样的面貌出现在百姓面前的？237

The Journey of Our American Must Go On　我们的美国之路必须走下去241