《大学英语系列读物 第2册 BOOK 2》求取 ⇩

Contents3

STAGE ONE3

1 As Others See Us3

2 Riddles6

3 Codes and Ciphers10

4 Fables13

5 Aesop and His Fables18

6 The Spider's Story25

7 Christmas Day31

8 Deepavali36

9 Living Together39

10 The Chemistry Teacher45

11 Unwelcome Silence52

12 Chance57

13 The Unhappy Hero62

14 Faithful Hachiko69

15 A Useful Stick74

16 A Discussion81

17 Training the Astronauts92

18 Strange Minds99

19 The Boy Who Painted Cats107

20 Fairy Tales114

21 The Enchanted Princess117

22 The Bird of Truth128

23 Proverbs131

24 Legends137

25 The Gift of Fire142

26 Better Known as Mark Twain148

27 A Matter of Honor155

28 Lincoln's Autobiography163

29 The Light of a Torch168

30 The Start of a Horse Race174

31 Danger—Keep Off!180

32 Originality Is Not Everything185

33 The Blanket190

34 The Swan's Friends196

35 Factory Life—a Student's Experience201

STAGE TWO209

1 Clocks Through Time209

2 Why Cities Grew214

3 Glass218

4 Earthquake Prediction in China224

5 Searching for a Uniform Sign Language228

6 Origin of Language232

7 How Languages Change236

8 The Study of Words240

9 Ability to Learn245

10 Remembering and Forgetting249

11 The Penny Post254

12 Stamps and Stamp Collecting258

13 Cleaning and Mounting Stamps261

14 Making a Fim264

15 Sightseeing in London270

16 The British Museum278

17 Sport in Britain282

18 Schools in England and Wales287

19 Freedom to Learn292

20 Engineers of the Woods300

21 New York City306

22 Washington,D.C313

23 The Weather and What to Pack318

24 The Meaning of Science321

25 He Called It Penicillin327

26 Pavlov332

27 John Gorrie—the Doctor Who Invented Air Conditioning and Refrigeration338

28 Radar346

29 The Computer350

30 A Giant Leap for Mankind356

31 Helicopters—Aeroplanes of Many Uses363