《大学英语阅读实践教程 第1册》

UNIT ONE1

Ⅰ．WE ARE IN THE SAME BOAT1

Ⅱ．A FUNNY THING HAPPENED TO ME3

Ⅲ．CHILDREN AND TELEVISION5

UNIT TWO7

Ⅰ．FLAGS OF THE UNITED STATES7

Ⅱ．GETTING LOST ON PURPOSE9

Ⅲ．FOREIGN CUSTOMS AND HABITS10

UNIT THREE13

Ⅰ．THE UNITED STATES13

Ⅱ．THE PROBLEMS OF THE AMERICAN INDIAN LAND15

Ⅲ．HOW TO PUT PEOPLE AT THEIR EASE17

UNIT FOUR19

Ⅰ．THE REAL McCOY19

Ⅱ．ADULT EDUCATION IN THE USA21

Ⅲ．MR．SMITH BLUNDERS23

UNIT FIVE25

Ⅰ．LOUIS ARMSTRONG AND JAZZ25

Ⅱ．WILT CHAMBERLAIN AS A GIANT27

Ⅲ．FALSE FRIENDS28

VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TEST ONE31

UNIT SIX37

Ⅰ．THE ORIGIN OF FIRE37

Ⅱ．AFRICA AND THE PEOPLE38

Ⅲ．THE LONELY GIANT40

UNIT SEVEN43

Ⅰ．THE CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH43

Ⅱ．WILL IT MATTER IF YOU SKIP BREAKFAST？45

Ⅲ．HUMAN NEEDS46

UNIT EIGHT49

Ⅰ．DISTANCE COMMUNICATION49

Ⅱ．AUSTRALIAN POLITICS IN A BOY S EYES51

Ⅲ．SUNDAYS IN NEW YORK53

UNIT NINE55

Ⅰ．A SOCIAL PROBLEM——POLLUTION55

Ⅱ．SALES CONDUCTED BY A STUDENT56

Ⅲ．THE STORY OF A LADDER59

UNIT TEN61

Ⅰ．THE PUMP THAT KEEPS YOU ALIVE61

Ⅱ．TOO GOOD A TEACHER62

Ⅲ．HOW CAN YOU CURE INSOMNIA？64

VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TEST TWO67

UNIT ELEVEN72

Ⅰ．DISCOVERY OF THE HAWAIIAN ISLANDS72

Ⅱ．SCIENTISTS AND NONSCIENTISTS74

Ⅲ．HEALTHY EATING76

UNIT TWELVE78

Ⅰ．TIPS ON DOING BUSINESS WITH THE ARABS78

Ⅱ．A GHOST WRITER80

Ⅲ．INSURANCE IS THE SHARING OF RISKS82

UNIT THIRTEEN85

Ⅰ．WHAT IS HAPPINESS？85

Ⅱ．MONITOR BODY LANGUAGE WHEN INTERVIEWED87

Ⅲ．THE WOMAN WHO WAS TOO TALL88

UNIT FOURTEEN91

Ⅰ．DR．MARTIN LUTHER KING，JR．91

Ⅱ．MY MOTHER S DESK93

Ⅲ．WHY I TEACH（1）95

UNIT FIFTEEN98

Ⅰ．WHY I TEACH(2）98

Ⅱ．TRANSPORTATION AND TRAVELLING100

Ⅲ．EARNING MORE MONEY102

VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TEST THREE105

REFERENCE ANSWERS TO THE EXERCISES111

ANSWERS TO VOCABULARY AND STRUCTURE TESTS121

GENERAL VOCABULARY AND PHRASES122