《大学英语阅读训练与解析 上》

Unit One People:Their Life and Customs 民族：生活和习俗Life in Ireland3

Homeless Gypsies9

Engagement and Wedding Customs in U.S.A15

American Meals and Snacks22

Marriage Partnership in UK29

Native Americans Today36

Unit Two World Famous People 世界名人47

Abraham Lincoln47

Benjamin Franklin:"The First American"53

Mark Twain:Father of American Literature59

Helen Keller:A Light in the Darkness66

Remarkable Margaret Thatcher71

William Jefferson Clinton77

Unit Three Festivals ＆ Holidays 节日89

Christmas89

Thankgiving95

Valentine's Day100

Halloween106

April Fools'Day112

Public Holidays in UK117

Unit Four Religion 宗教129

Christianity129

Major American Religions137

Are American Religious?143

Different Churches in Britain149

The Rise of Islam159

Unit Five Economy 经济167

One World One Economy167

Economies on the Edge174

The Current UK Economy181

Japan Is Resolved Never to Become a Source of Global Depression187

Economic Reforms194

The Tobacco Industry200

Unit Six Education 教育211

Must College Cost So Much?211

Elementary School and High School in the United States219

High-Tech Teaching225

American Education:Problems and Solutions232

Where College Fails Us239

Public Schools in UK247