《英语精读与泛读》

Ⅰ．Text 课文1

Section1

1．Early Birds 早起鸟1

2．Looking for a Job 找工作4

3．Capital Punishment or Life—Imprisonment 死刑还是终身监禁7

4．Tornadoes 龙卷风9

5．My Painting 我的画11

6．The World under the Sea 水下世界13

7．New Words 新词汇16

8．Planet and the Speculation 星球与推测18

9．Possess the New World 占领新世界21

10．Gettysburg Address 葛底斯堡演讲24

Section2

11．The Cowboy Joe 牛仔乔27

12．Children Should Be Cautious 儿童要当心31

13．New York,Today and Yesterday 纽约今昔34

14．Change and Expectance 变化与期待37

15．The Pearl 珍珠40

16．Football in the Past 足球的过去43

17．Religious Holidays in UK 英国的？节日46

18．About Fa Reading 关于快速读50

19．The Ameri？s'Attitude toward Saving Money 美国人的储观54

20．The Leader'Body Language 领导者的身体语言57

Section3

21．Women No Lo？er Tolerate 女人不再忍受60

22．Individuals and asses 个人和大众63

23．The Wisdom of Socrates 苏格拉底的智慧68

24．A Robot about the ouse 家用机器人73

25．An Observation and ？ Explanation 观察与解释77

26．The School in the Old ？ays 昔日之学校81

27．How to Avoid Foolish Opinion 如何避免愚蠢的见解85

28．The Importance of Life 生命的重要性89

29．Three Days to See 三天的光明92

30．Work and Play 工作和娱乐95

31．Oil 油99

32．Civilization and History 文明与历史103

Section4

33．Opening Wider 进一步开放107

34．Venus,Goddess of Love 爱的女神维纳斯111

35．What Do You Really Know about the Eiffel Tower? 关于爱菲尔铁塔你知道些什么？116

36．China,US Joint Communique 中美联合公报121

37．Grasslands——What's Happening to Them? 草地——怎么了125

38．That Crazy Kiwi 奇怪的唧喂鸟129

39．Higher Education in America 美国的高等教育134

40．The British Universities 英国的大学137

41．The Customer Is Never Right 顾客不准用右手140

42．Pet Care Advice to Ignore 容易忽视的照料宠物的建议145

43．British Prime Minister Mrs.Margaret Thatcher's Speech at the Chinese Banquet 英国首相撒切尔夫人在中国宴会上的讲话151

Section5

44．Sharks 鲨154

45．Hot Water Faucets in the Ground 地上温泉160

46．The Rape of Nanking 南京大屠杀164

47．Atomic Bombing of Nagasaki 原子弹摧毁长崎168

48．OK,Who Ordered the Coffee with Mustard? 啊，谁要的带芥末的咖啡？171

49．A Priority for the Turn of the Century:Governing Globalization 世纪之交的优先话题：管理全球化176

50．What You Ought to Know about Chain Saws 你应该了解链锯的哪些方面？180

51．The Jewish Unit 犹太人185

52．Fire:How You Can Guard against It,and Escape from It 预防与逃避火灾190

53．Is America Economy too Hot,too Cold,or just Right? 美国经济过热，过冷，还是正合适？197

Section6

54．Youth Hostels against Racism 反对种族偏见的青年旅店201

55．Time Measuring 测量时间207

56．The Hum Of Bees,the Taste of Honey 蜂鸣与蜜糖211

57．Letters to a Son:Some Advice on Friends and Companions,Women and Men 致儿子的信：关于朋友，伙伴，女人和男人的劝告。216

58．Cramping the Style of Courting Couples 狭小的空间，浪漫的爱侣221

59．The Coming Earthquake in San Francisco 地震将临旧金山226

60．Feels Like Spring 如沐春风233

Section7

61．Painting with Rollers Makes It Easy 方便的滚筒画238

62．The Chaser 漱口水243

63．Wind Energy from the Yen Tornado 尹的发明：利用龙卷风能249

64．Put a Little Class in Your Night Life 利用夜晚来上课254

65．The Sniper 狙击手259

66．"So Then I Tried Acupuncture…" “我尝试了针灸……”264

67．The Power Lawn Mower:A Deadly Weapon 动力割草机：致命的武器269

68．Love Story(Chapter 13) 爱情故事（第13章）274

69．Mexico's Great Three 墨西哥的三大伟人281

70．Bill Clinton—Born to Run 比尔·克林顿——天生的竞选者286

Ⅱ．Translations　参考译文291

Ⅲ．Keys and Answers　练习答案333