《大学英语阶梯阅读》

前言3

Part One3

1.The Olympic Games3

2.Communicating across Culturse(PartⅠ) Language Fluency and Communication8

3.Communicating across Cultures(PatrⅡ) Culture Learning,Cross-Cultural Understanding13

4.Hawaiian Feasts and Festivals19

5.Our Biosphere:A World of Life26

6.The Earth s Spreading Deserts33

7.Living a Long Life39

8.The Humble Spud45

9.Advertising:The Selling of a Product51

10.Men s Roles,Women s Roles:A Changing View58

11.Tips on Doing Business with the Arabs65

12.Renovating Old Buildings70

13.The Family:Past,Present,and Future76

14.Test Your Nutrition IQ83

15.Interviews90

16.People and Computers:A Working Relationship97

17.Exploding the Myths about the American Family105

18.Practical Readings111

Answer Keys122

Patr Two127

1.Making Contact in Another Culture(Part Ⅰ)127

2.Making Contact in Another Culture(Part Ⅱ)135

3.Reading Requires More Than Words143

4.New Popularity For Movies:What s behind the Comeback?149

5.Women s Work?155

6.Learning to Read--in College162

7.The Soft Sell167

8.The Good Pienic Guide172

9.How to Give a Good Speech179

10.Life in Death185

11.What You Don t Know about Exercise190

12.Harpist on Horseback(Part Ⅰ)197

13.Harpist on Horseback(Part Ⅱ)204

14.Fear of the Classroom211

15.Biofeedback216

16.Village Voice220

17.Coping with Stress227

18.Educational Attitudes235

19.Practical Readings245

Answer Keys255

Part Three263

1.Culture Learning(PartⅠ)263

2.Culture Learning(PartⅡ)271

3.Civics Gap:Alarming Challenge279

4.The Safest City in the World285

5.Doing Science292

6.Life without Fuel298

7.What Sociologists Study305

8.New Light on Adult Life Cycles313

9.Protein:Can You Get by without Meat?321

10.Conversations with a Gorilla327

11.Social Class,Language and Educational Failure333

12.Halloween339

13.Learning the Difference between Play and Sport346

14.Energy Problems in Latin America354

15.Here Come the Robots361

16.Fat Tooth Blues(PartⅠ)369

17.Fat Tooth Blues(PartⅡ)378

Answer Keys388

Part Four395

1.Women vs.Men in the Work Force395

2.Analogy and Memory403

3.From the Other Side of the Generation Gap409

4.New Tools for medical Diagnosis416

5.Nuclear-Waste WarCry: NotHere,YouDon t424

6.My Views on Gambling433

7.Social Anxiety:New Focus Leads to Insights and Therapy439

8.Doctor s Dilemma:Treat or Let Die?447

9.Theoretical Perspectives of Societies(PartⅠ)456

10.Theoretical Perspectives of Societies(PartⅡ)463

11.The Healing Power of Belief471

12.To Trust,Perchance to Buy481

13.The Foods We Eat--Meat489

14.Clocks that Make Us Run(PartⅠ)496

15.Clocds that Make Us Run(PartⅡ)508

16.The Environment of Modern Cities519

17.Consumer Needs and Motivation526

Answer Keys537