《大学英语阅读步步高 第2册》

Unit One Education1

1．The Credit System in American Universities1

2．The Problem of Spelling4

3．Examination7

4．The Education of France10

5．How to Improve Your Reading Speed13

6．A Problem of Education16

7．The Importance of Pronunciation19

8．Testing22

9．The Development of Reading26

10．Children and Education29

Entertainment34

Unit Two Social Life34

1．Over-devoted Parents34

2．Technology Should Reduce Human Work Hours37

3．The Development of Tourism40

4．What Is True Play43

5．Alternative Sentences46

6．Clothes Make a Man49

7．Culture Shock and Future Shock52

8．To Improve Television56

9．Population Increase60

10．Women Nowadays63

Entertainment68

Unit Three Sociology and Others68

1．Two Types of People68

2．Changing Customs72

3．Privacy75

4．Children and Competition78

5．Friendship81

6．Different Shopping Experiences84

7．Job Interview87

8．Gwendolyn Brooks and Her Poetry90

9．Roles of Men and Women in a Family93

10．Actors' Life96

Entertainment102

Unit Four Around the World102

1．The Lifeblood of Western Canada102

2．Mike Tyson Wins Back His License106

3．George Washington110

4．Marriage Advertisement in India114

5．Under the Statue of Liberty118

6．Shrove Tuesday122

7．The Hispanic Crafts126

8．Bermuda Triangle—the Greatest Mystery of the World129

9．Eternal English Topic132

10．The Future of Antarctic136

Entertainment141

Unit Five Psyehology and Medicine141

1．The Science of Psychology141

2．Third and Fourth Stages in Human Life144

3．Drugs148

4．Is Sport Indispensable?152

5．Sleep—deficit156

6．Headache160

7．Brain Damage164

8．Smoking and Health168

9．The Administration of the Hospitals172

10．Teenage"Disease"176

Entertainment182

Unit Six Computer182

1．Explore Internet:Animal World182

2．Underwater Computer185

3．Telecommuting189

4．Multimedia193

5．Computer Memory197

6．DNA Computer201

7．Computer Education205

8．Computer Security208

9．Netiquette212

10．E-mail216

Entertainment223

Unit Seven Science and Technology223

1．Bell and His Inventions223

2．Automation226

3．Man—Builder230

4．Two Main Factors in Aircraft Engineering234

5．Life in the Universe238

6．Diet in the Land of Plenty242

7．Safety Measures in Flooding246

8．Influenza250

9．Carbon Dioxide in the Atmosphere253

10．What Is Electricity258

Entertainment263

Unit Eight Economy263

1．European Financial Markets263

2．Fitness Programs267

3．Protectionism271

4．Individual Economy275

5．Product and Service278

6．The Economy of the U.S.After 1952281

7．The American Economic System284

8．Capital and Labours287

9．China's International Business291

10．China's Three Largest Cities as Business Centers294

Entertainment300

Unit Nine Physical Fitness300

1．Intelligence300

2．How to Modify Human Daily Cycle of Activity304

3．How about Sleep308

4．Muscles in Human Body311

5．The Ways for Physical Fitness315

6．Two Types of Individuals Affected by Personality319

7．The Right Amount of Sleep Does Good to Health323

8．Virsuses—Factors Latent in Human Cancer327

9．Over-eating:A Serious Problem330

10．Losing Weight Does Good to Health334

Entertainment338

Unit Ten Miscellaneous338

1．Good Literature Is Helpful338

2．The Influence of Teacher Expectations341

3．How Is Jamestown Established Early in History344

4．Continental Drift347

5．Various Fires351

6．Functions of Ancient Police354

7．Weather Map357

8．About Vegetarianism360

9．The Plight of American Women363

10．The Theatre of Rome366

Entertainment370

Answer Keys370

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