大学英语跟踪阅读

unit 1

intelligence

is the octopus a human killer?

honeybee's life in a colony

how to grow old?

are moral standards declining?

the meanings of residential mobility

the finger of suspicion

the study of liberal arts

who are susceptible to colds?

the varieties of american newspapers

unit 2

are camels obedient beasts of burden?

sunlight

the power of voice

energy

earthquake

how to train your dogs?

a woman writer

psychology and consumer

top earning wives and their marriages

crimes

unit 3

life in the future

health-related behaviors

the first subway

heroes

neanderthals

high-tech communications

organ transplant

reading

population and food

sport

unit 4

pay structure

social status

social factors and music prodigies

standard english

insurance

earthquake prediction

clouds

libraries

caution with concrete

liquid and gas

unit 5

libraries in metropolitan areas

accidents and human behavior

a refused letter

rock music

treatment of bedtime tanmuns

population

school phobia

individual, group and crowd

gestures

turkey - the symbol of america?

unit 6

the effect of noise pollution

objects in space

scientific explanation

courses in university

trees

braille

can clothes reveal ourselves?

how to stay young

stradivari's violins

thinking and feeling

unit 7

hunting and sporting activities

tourism

the prolonged life

greenpeace

a new transformation of hospitals

a significant economic issue —— inflation

the basic economic systems

what attracts one to another

a new way to keep food fresh

the search for a vaccine against malaria

unit 8

the effect of air pollution

adaptation of living things

many divisions of physics

competition in america

fallacies about food

appropriate technology

birds and planes

how to do exercise

intelligence and environment

the selection of english teachers

unit 9

olympic sponsors

how to seek and save employees

believe evidence or not

mr. and mrs. lester

language and culture

the private ownership of hydrogen bombs

noise and health

virus blockers

g and pg movies

gallup extreme magic

unit 10

culture differences

parental influence in education

teaching and research

stereotypes

oppommities and concentration

stokoe and sign language

language and brain development

real beauty

elite pool

tips on public speaking

unit 11

proteins in a balanced diet

teachers and pupils' attitudes

women's well-being

beauty

violence in american families

glass

media impact

adolescence

preparations for job interviews

animal experiments

unit 12

what is nourishing to eat?

sex prejudice

new life for the handicapped

three english dictionaries

patent

credit terms in transactions

survival in desert

eyes —— windows of the soul

poverty

animal agriculture

unit 13

bright or not-so-bright

computer crimes

getting an education

the computer and the law

education —— global enterprise

hi-tech in developing countries

the age of the intemet

old love, old tunes

television

mars exploration

unit 14

british free education is at risk

culture activities

on intelligent people

dialect and language

new life of clinton

the curse on tv

bits

arranged marriages in india

the golden mean (phi)

the antler riddle

unit 15

music-culture

the intemet's new application

worrying trend of reading ability

how to make better use of humor

influence on children's personality

useless generosity

challenging medical treatment

access to the intemet

culture sh.ock

an analysis before iraq war

unit 16

new eating trend

britain's food production

accountability

the theory of losing weight

global climate will keep changing

the oil price change analysis

experiment on chimpanzees

the solution to the problems in ins

growing older

the development of information carder

unit 17

wood or brick

viruses

vitamin c and cancer

laughter works

memories of school years

manners on the road

water in a growing plant

lecture method

safeguard it

types of personality

reference keys

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