大学英语跟踪阅读

Unit 1

Expressions of Colors

Who's There？

"What" and "Not"

Return to My Hometown

The Largest Library in the World

Tea

Jack London

Karaoke

Evidence

Women's Contribution

Unit 2

TV Ads

What's Good to Eat and Drink

An April Fool's Story

Honeymoon

Two Jobs

The Illness of Mrs. Brown

Getting into College

Olympic Games

A Special Day for British Girls

Oil and Water

Unit 3

The Development of Money

A Human Mistake

The European Cuckoo

The Living Statues in Barcelona

I Can Drive at My Eighties

Travelers

Disneyland

How McDonald's Became a Billion-dollar Business

Pele

Ticket， Please

Unit 4

An Adjustment to Price

Was the Dog Clever？

Beijingners Speaking English

The Danger of Air Travelling

How Did the Handshake Come into Being？

What a Soldier

A Wedding Dress

A Free Haircut

Aesop

Prince and Princess

Unit 5

Static Electricity

American Families

Medical Journals

My Father

Penicillin

Annual Rings

Hawaii

Signs on the Roads

Barbie Dolls

Frogs

Unit 6

The Answer of Jason

Breakfast

Mirrors

Never too Late to Learn

Pumpkins

Future Man

One-Way-Street

David Jones and His Salary

You're on V-Mail

Stamps

Unit 7

Laptop Computer

Written Language

Whales

Culture and Physical Appearance

Seeing Things

Where's the Beef

Two Thieves

The Garden Hotel

Halloween

Guinness Book of World Records

Unit 8

Potato and Tobacco

Don't Let Them Close Your School

Fire and Water

A Free Trip

Thank You

Sunrise or Sunset

Intelligence Didn't Work

Exchange of Letters

Shakespeare

Birthday Present

Unit 9

Wind Power

Greenwich

Field Event

Mr. Flowers

Problem Page

The Science Museum

A Letter of Complaint

The Quiet Country Cottage

Me-Books

FBI

Unit 10

Family Dog

Things Brought to Heaven

The Origins of Basketball

Danger： Children at Work

How Long

An Old Couple

Tea in Britain

Coins of Any Special Dates？

Tragedy or Blessing

Flying

Unit 11

Where to Live

TV

Teachers and Teaching

Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving

Lifetime Employment

Falling off the Platform

Dreams

A Visit to Italy

Blue Jeans

Father's Day

Unit 12

How People Get Their Names

Taboo

The Attraction of a Bookshop

Keeping up with the Joneses

Drugs

Nose

Shanghai's Popular Air Touring

Rats

A Self-introduction

How a Refrigerator Works

Unit 13

Wild Animals

Henry， Laura and Bill

The Weather Forecasting

Cheating

A Travel Experience

Other Senses

Jazz

The First Questions in College

Food for Thought

An Advertisement

Unit 14

Soap and Water

Punctual Like a Clock

Speed Changes the World

GM Foods

See Well by Feeling

About Human Beings' Eating

Odds and Ends

Fortune and the Beggar

Umbrellas

Saving Paper

Unit 15

Tom's Trip

Joan's Luck at Hospital

The World's Water Problem

Sightseeing in Kunming

My Childhood

CATV

Linda's Promise

Edgar's Photo

Copying the Picture

Finders or Keepers？

Unit16

The Invention of Lightning Rod

A Satisfactory Solution

First Subway

My Teaching Experience

Colors and Meanings

Pyramids

Animals and Earthquakes

Sold Out！

The Blind Girl

Safety Tips for Kids on the Intemet

Unit 17

The New World

Application Letter

How to Shop Food Wisely

Men and Women Shoppers

Balance of Nature

Change of Roles

Let the Children Read

Dining Custom in USA

Writing Reports on Psychological Research

Parents and Children

Unit 18

The International Red Cross

The Sea War Between Britain and Germany

The Powerful Influence of Weather

The Importance of Breakfast

George and Charlie

Heroes of Today

A Small Person

Adventure Vacations

Charlie Chaplin

My Mother's Beauty

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