《大学英语系列读物 第1册》

Contents3

1 Chess3

STAGE ONE3

2 The Cities Where Time Stopped5

3 American English and British English7

4 Good Manners9

5 Water Sport12

6 He Was Told to Stick a Stamp on Himself14

7 A Reply Written by a Doctor16

8 The Will18

9 A Lunatic20

10 I Have Only Just Got Here Myself22

23 Carniv orous Plants……………………………………24？23

24 Winter Sleep………………………………………………24？23

25 No Venture,No Gain…………………………………25？23

22 How Plants and Animals Help Each Other…………24？23

21 The Mystery of the Lemmings………………………23？23

20 An Unusual Fish23

11 Merrylegs24

12 Who Stole the Watch?26

13 Alf Likes to Try28

14 The Fireman30

A Surprised Taxpayer33

16 Changes35

17 A Human Mistake37

18 The Wedding Dress39

19 To the Stars and Back41

20 Once in a Lifetime44

21 Rare Visitors47

22 Stars50

23 The Life of a Hunter53

24 A Cupboard or56

25 The Law Is the Law but59

26 A Name to Remember61

27 The Violinist63

28 The Pest Control Officer66

29 Hidden Passengers69

30 The Trouble from the Cheque72

31 The Bank Clerk75

32 A Traffic Offence78

34 No Parking…………………………………………………8？81

33 The Traffic Warden81

35 I Got My Revenge89

36 A Sense of Direction92

37 A Night of Disturbance95

38 Got Lost98

39 The Greatest Magician101

40 A Clever Girl104

41 The World Is Your Oyster107

42 Beware of Bargains111

43 The Death of the World s Biggest Whale115

44 A Break in the Routine119

45 The Grateful Crane122

46 A Curious Case128

47 The Furniture Designer131

48 To Smoke or Not to Smoke?134

49 Trial and Sentence138

50 ‘Hard Times141

51 The Opinion Survey144

52 A Dangerous Place147

53 Prince Albert and the Jewel Robbers150

54 The Winter s Snow154

55 Fresh Air159

56 The Twelfth Man163

57 Ah Soon168

1 The Beginning of Money175

STAGE TWO175

2 The Purpose of School178

3 Football180

4 Graduation Day182

5 The Farmer186

6 The Dustman188

7 The Postman191

8 The Nutritionist194

9 The Position of Women in Britain Today197

10 The Education of Benjamin Franklin200

11 Libraries205

12 The Librarian207

13 How to Judge a Reference Book210

14 How Do We Learn Best?213

15 Animals Up in the Air216

16 Animals Communicate with Humans219

19 The First Cables………………………………………23？223

18 That Crazy Tower in Pisa……………………………2？223

17 The Great Apes223

27 He Gave Windows to the Blind………………………25？256

28 The Telephone……………………………………………26？256

26 The Lady with the Lamp256

29 Electric Trains268

30 John Hunter:the First Surgeoa270

31 Killing Pain (Ⅰ)275

32 Killing Pain(Ⅱ)279

33 Christopher Columbus282

34 Autobiography of a Stream288

35 A Thirsty World291

36 Farming the Sea294

37 Coral Reefs in the Maldives297

38 The Atlantic Ocean300

39 A Trip Across the Pacific304

40 River Rats Save Stream307

41 The Architect311

42 The Pyramids314

43 Watching Ants317

44 Spiders322

45 Insects326

46 Early Birds331

47 A Ship of Ice334

48 Souvenirs of the Past337

49 Harnessing the Sun340

50 Beginning of the Earth343

51 The Beginning of Man348

52 The Moon353

53 The Vacuum359