《今日世界 高级英语阅读教程》

1 Departure1

LEARNING GOALS2

PREPARING TO READ2

Reading 1:“Truce in Heaven,Peace on Earth” by Tran Van Dinh5

Comprehension7

REVIEWING8

LANGUAGE STUDY9

REACTIONS10

PREPARING TO READ10

Reading 2:“I Leave South Africa”by Mark Mathabane11

Comprehension15

LANGUAGE STUDY15

REACTIONS16

Reading Further17

2 Arrival19

LEARNING GOALS20

PREPARING TO READ20

Reading 1:“The Struggle to Be an All-American Girl” by Elizabeth Wong22

LANGUAGE STUDY25

Comprehension25

REVIEWING26

PREPARING TO READ28

Reading 2:“How It Feels to Be Colored Me” by Zora Neale Hurston30

Comprehension33

LANGUAGE STUDY33

REACTIONS34

PREPARING TO READ35

Readig 3:“Legal Alien” by Pat Mora35

LANGUAGE STUDY36

EVALUATION37

EXPANSION39

Reading Further39

3 Language41

LEARNING GOALS42

PREPARING TO READ42

Reading 1:“The Language We Know” by Simon Ortiz44

Comprehension44

REVIEWING46

Reading 2:“Spanglish” by Janice Castro,with Dan Cook and Cristina Garcia48

PREPARING TO READ48

Comprehension51

LANGUAGE STUDY51

REVIEWING52

REACTIONS53

PREPARING TO READ54

Reading 3:“Guardians of English” by James Crawford54

Comprehension57

REVIEWING58

LANGUAGE STUDY59

REACTIONS60

PREPARING TO READ60

Comprehension61

Chart:“Fewer Speak English in U.S.”61

REVIEWING62

EVALUATION62

EXPANSION64

Reading Further64

4 Tribes67

PREPARING TO READ68

LEARNING GOALS68

Reading 1:“People,Not States,Make Nations” by Jason W. Clay69

Comprehension72

REVIEWING72

LANGUAGE STUDY75

PREPARING TO READ75

Reading 2:“The Concept of Tribe” by Fodil Fellag77

Comprehension80

REACTIONS81

LANGUAGE STUDY82

Reading 3:“Is There an American Tribe?” by Lewis H.Lapham84

PREPARING TO READ84

Comprehension85

LANGUAGE STUDY86

REACTIONS86

REVIEWING86

EVALUATION86

EXPANSION89

Reading Further89

5 Challenges91

PREPARING TO READ92

LEARNING GOALS92

Reading 1:“On Being a Cripple” by Nancy Mairs94

Comprehension99

LANGUAGE STUDY99

REACTIONS102

PREPARING TO READ102

Reading 2:“Welfare Hell” by John Callahan103

Comprehension106

LANGUAGE STUDY106

Reading 3:“Blind Commuter” by Douglas Martin108

REACTIONS108

PREPARING TO READ108

Comprehension111

LANGUAGE STUDY111

REACTIONS112

REVIEWING113

EVALUATION114

EXPANSION116

Reading Further116

6 Relationships117

LEARNING GOALS118

PREPARING TO READ118

Reading1:“One's Company:Is There Something Unnatural about Living Alone?”by Barbara Holland120

Comprehension124

LANGUAGE STUDY125

REACTIONS126

PREPARING TO READ127

Reading 2:“We Are Family:Why Gays and Lesbians Form Strong Bonds” by Laura Markowitz127

Comprehension129

LANGUAGE STUDY130

REACTIONS131

PREPARING TO READ131

Reading 3:“My Husband's Nine Wives” by Elizabeth Joseph131

Comprehension133

LANGUAGE STUDY133

REACTIONS134

REVIEWING136

EVALUATION137

EXPANSION140

Reading Further140

7 Information141

PREPARING TO READ142

LEARNING GOALS142

Reading 1:“Who Will Own the Information Highway?” by Kevin Cooke and Dan Lehrer144

Comprehension147

LANGUAGE STUDY148

PREPARING TO READ148

Reading 2:“Third World Leapfrog” by Pete Engardio149

Comprehension152

LANGUAGE STUDY152

Reading 3:“Computers Know a Lot About You” by Jennifer Vogel154

PREPARING TO READ154

Comprehension156

LANGUAGE STUDY157

REACTIONS158

REVIEWING159

EVALUATION159

EXPANSION162

Reading Further162

8 Government163

PREPARING TO READ164

LEARNING GOALS164

Reading 1:“South Africa:Free at Last” by Jerelyn Eddings and Eric Ransdell166

Comprehension169

LANGUAGE STUDY169

REACTIONS172

PREPARING TO READ173

Reading 2:“How the World Will Look in 50 Years” by Bruce W. Nelan173

Comprehension177

LANGUAGE STUDY177

EVALUATION179

REACTIONS179

EXPANSION181

Reading Further181

Appendix Ⅰ182

EVALUATE YOUR READING RATE AND COMPREHENSION183

Timed Reading:“How to Read Faster” by Bill Cosby183

Comprehension Check186

Appendix Ⅱ188

Answer Keys to Comprehension Checks,Chapter Self-Tests,and Other Exercises189

学习指导192