《大学英语阅读实践教程 第3册》

UNIT ONE1

Ⅰ．HOW DO THE MOVIES DO IT？1

Ⅱ．THE BIRTH OF BLUE JEANS3

Ⅲ．A CHINESE WOMAN I KNEW6

UNIT TWO9

Ⅰ．WELCOME TO OUR BANK9

Ⅱ．IS THE EARTH EXACTLY ROUND？12

Ⅲ．THE BERMUDA TRIANGLE14

UNIT THREE18

Ⅰ．THE TOOTH TRADE18

Ⅱ．A LIBRARY MISHAP20

Ⅲ．WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT THE EARTH？23

UNIT FOUR26

Ⅰ．THE VIRTUE CALLED DEVOTION26

Ⅱ．THE FIRST MAN TO TRAVEL ACROSS NORTH AMERICA28

Ⅲ．A NEW KIND COMMUNITY IN THE US31

UNIT FIVE34

Ⅰ．HOW LATIN BROKE UP INTO A NUMBER OF NEW LANGUAGES34

Ⅱ．SOCRATES36

Ⅲ．LIFE IN DEATH39

VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TEST ONE42

UNIT SIX47

Ⅰ．THE POLITICAL SYSTEM OF BRITAIN47

Ⅱ．HOW PLANTS AND ANIMALS HELP EACH OTHER50

Ⅲ．ALWAYS ON SUNDAES52

UNIT SEVEN56

Ⅰ．LEFT，RIGHT AND CENTRE56

Ⅱ．THE STRANGER58

Ⅲ．THE LINGUISTIC HABITS OF A NEW GENERATION61

UNIT EIGHT64

Ⅰ．UNDERWATER PIONEER：SYLVIA EARLE64

Ⅱ．THE HUSKY——HERO OF THE ARCTIC66

Ⅲ．MY FRIENDLY INSURANCE AGENT69

UNIT NINE72

Ⅰ．EXPLODING THE MYTHS ABOUT THE AMERICAN FAMILY72

Ⅱ．THE VALUE OF CAMELS IN DESERT74

Ⅲ．THE PELICAN77

UNIT TEN80

Ⅰ．WORDS THAT WORK MIRACLES80

Ⅱ．WHY DOES FOOD COST SO MUCH？82

Ⅲ．MIND AND CANCER85

VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TEST TWO88

UNIT ELEVEN93

Ⅰ．THE YOUNGER GENERATION KNOWS BEST93

Ⅱ．A LOOK AT THE FUTURE95

Ⅲ．WHY DON T GIRLS THINK LIKE BOYS？98

UNIT TWELVE101

Ⅰ．MONEY——A MEASUREMENT IN ECONOMIC SYSTEM101

Ⅱ．THE SEARCH FOR EXTRATERRESTRIAL INTELLIGENCE103

Ⅲ．COLOURS IN SPIDER WEBS106

UNIT THIRTEEN109

Ⅰ．THE FLUIDITY OF SCHOLARS109

Ⅱ．A CENTURY-OLD GHOST TOWN RAISES ITS DEAD112

Ⅲ．RIVER RATS SAVE STREAM114

UNIT FOURTEEN118

Ⅰ．ADULT STUDENTS GIVE NEW LIFE TO EDUCATION118

Ⅱ．PRESERVING FOOD121

Ⅲ．ANALOGY AND MEMORY123

UNIT FIFTEEN127

Ⅰ．BANKS AND BANKING127

Ⅱ．PROTEIN：CAN YOU GET BY WITHOUT MEAT？129

Ⅲ．NO ONE WANTS TO LIVE TO BE A HUNDRED132

VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TEST THREE136

REFERENCE ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES141

ANSWERS TO VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TESTS154

GENERAL VOCABULARY AND PHRASES155