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Contents3

Part One Background Readings for College English Book One3

Readings for Lesson One3

A：Secrets of Straight—A Students3

B：Intelligence in Animals9

Readings for Lesson Two13

A：An Anecdote of Sir Francis Drake13

B：The Three Oueens of Britain17

Readings for Lesson Three23

A：A Wonderful Present23

B：Current Accounts27

Readings for Lesson Four30

A：Baby-sitters30

B：How Television Programs are Born34

A：The Will39

Readings for Lesson Five39

B：Christmas43

Readings for Lesson Six46

A：Music in Britain46

B：Engineer50

Readings for Lesson Seven53

A：Shops and Shopping Areas in Britain53

B：Who Will Look After the Elderly Who Have Retired57

Readings for Lesson Eight61

A：World War Ⅱ61

B：Mexican Americans in the Southwest66

Readings for Lesson Nine69

A：The Brain Under Stress69

B：Analogy and Memory72

Readings for Lesson Ten76

A：Family76

B：Father80

Part Two Background Readings forCollege English Book Two87

Readings for Lesson One87

A：Venus—the Burning Question87

B：S．O．S．91

Readings for Lesson Two94

A：Spitting Cobra94

B：Table Manners97

Readings for Lesson Three101

A：Happy Birthday，Mr．Jefferson101

B：The Declaration of Independence109

Readings for Lesson Four116

A：The Interview as a Method of Assessment116

B：A Teenager Looks for Work119

Readings for Lesson Five123

A：Albert Einstein：Father of Relativity123

B：The Nobel Prizes128

Readings for Lesson Six131

A：The Shape of Things to Come：The New Doctor131

B：The Bright Side of Pessimism135

Readings for Lesson Seven140

A：Burgled Seven Times140

B：News of a Robbery144

Readings for Lesson Eight146

A：The Higher Education146

B：Honest ABE150

Readings for Lesson Nine153

A：The Fifth Force153

B：Best and Brightest158

Readings for Lesson Ten161

A：More You Give，More You Get161

B：Young Volunteers Unite to Help Others165

A：Solicitors and Barristers171

Readings for Lesson One171

Part Three Background Readings for College English Book Three171

B：The Innocent and the Guilty174

Readings for Lesson Two178

A：War Between Brothers178

B：The Gettysburg Address182

Readings for Lesson Three186

A：Teacher186

B：Henry David Thoreau191

Readings for Lesson Four198

A：How the Tories Broke a Pledge to the Disabled198

B：Homeless in America203

Readings for Lesson Five210

A：The Role of Women in American Life210

B：The Cost of Education216

A：Temperatures and Thermometers220

Readings for Lesson Six220

B：Influenza224

Readings for Lesson Seven226

A：Plot Structure226

B：A Birthday Party230

Readings for Lesson Eight235

A：Thomas Alva Edison235

B：Florence Nightingale241

A：Eva Braun246

Readings for Lesson Nine246

B：The End of the Third Reich250

Readings for Lesson Ten255

A：Henry Ford and the American Automobile255

B：The King of Comedy259

Part Four Background Readings for College English Book Four267

Readings for Lesson One267

A：English in Advertising267

B：A Young Boy's Ambition273

A：Charles Darwin278

Readings for Lesson Two278

B：Ecology283

Readings for Lesson Three287

A：Rebellion287

B：Authority290

Readings for Lesson Four294

A：Jim Thorpe294

B：The Olympics300

Readings for Lesson Five304

A：Meaning304

B：How to Be a Doctor309

Readingsfor lesson Six314

A：Books314

B：How to Get a Great Idea317

A：Dad and the Revenooers323

Readings for Lesson Seven323

B：The Moon and Sixpence327

Readings for Lesson Eight333

A：Fact Catches up with Fiction333

B：Paper Housing338

Readings for Lesson Nine342

A：What America Means to Me342

B：The Frontier Spirit346

Readings for Lesson Ten350

A：Work and Play350

B：Work355

Key to the Comprehension Questions358

Part One358

Part Two358

Part Three359

Part Four359