大学英语跟踪阅读

Unit 001

A Suitable Christmas Present 001

Hand Puppets 002

What Low Pay Results in 004

Stress 005

Problems of Population 007

Communicating in the New Age 008

An Intelligent Dog 010

Language 011

Word Coining 013

The American Way: Freedom 014

Unit 2 016

The Chance for a New Life 016

Umbrella 017

Unlucky in Love 019

Women in Britain 020

The History of Rail Shipping 022

Albert Einstein 023

Education and Employment in the US 024

The Powerful Influence of Weather 026

Oceans 027

Maintaining Body Health 029

Unit 3 031

The Role of Sport 031

The Development of Medical Operations 032

The Threat of AIDS 034

Throw Your Pills Away-No Hesitation 035

Spare Your Rod， Spoil the Child 036

The Effects of Massage 038

Eating Out 039

Bright Ideas 041

Two Kinds of Advertising 042

Building Substantial Wealth 043

Unit 4 045

A Stitch in Time Saves Nine 045

Deception 046

Modern Libraries 048

World Population 050

Various Names of England 051

Reward 053

Hunger 054

Overcoming Difficulties in Study 056

Living with Children 057

Ant Society 058

Unit 5 060

Memory 060

Bob and Annie 061

The British Climate 063

Foreign Students in the US and Canada 064

Air Pollution 066

How Intelligence Develops 068

Way to Express Your Individuality 069

Teachers and Actors 071

How to Make Friends 072

What Are Good Manners? 074

Unit 6 076

Small Cars and Large Cars 076

The Conservative Party vs the Labour Party 077

The Effects of Old Age on Health 079

Jogging 081

Doing Favors Can Be Dangerous 082

Tea 084

A New Medical Instrument 085

How to Advertise for a Bank 087

Early Development of Memory 089

Know the Ropes 090

Unit 7 092

Narcolepsy 092

What Follows Divorce 093

The High Cost of Living 095

Growing Old 096

Vocabulary Building 098

Effects of Global Warming 100

How to Improve Your English 101

Scottish National Clothing for Men 103

Marathon of Hope 105

For Rent 106

Unit 8 108

Great Inventions 108

The Train Journey 109

Leaving Tips 111

The Way Children Learn 113

A Warning 114

Dreams 116

Long Term Memory 117

Modern Examinations 119

Expressions and Identities 121

How to Fight Fears 122

Unit 9 125

The Pain of Ending a Relationship 125

Education in America and in China 127

Test Anxiety 128

Equality of Opportunity and Competition 130

Our Changing Diet 132

Tips 134

Treasure Hunts 135

Steps to the Future 137

Color 139

Acid Rain 140

Unit 10 142

Employees 142

Henry Ford 143

A Life for a Life 145

Underground Water 146

Guns in School 147

Dilemma of Working Women 149

Liberia 150

Continental Drift 152

Film and Stage Play 153

The Role of Examinations 154

Unit 11 156

Child Labor 156

Synonyms 157

American Cities 159

Thanksgiving Day 160

The Weaker Sex 162

A Passport to Bright Future 163

Angel Falls 165

The Discovery of “Asian” Flu 166

Why Do They Do Better? 168

Stars in the Sky 169

Unit 12 171

Amy Johnson 171

Tree Rings Record History 172

Learning by Doing 174

Traffic in Tokyo 175

After Great Fire 177

Cows 178

Chaplin and the Toy-makers 180

Assertiveness Training 181

Television in the Future 183

Children and Smoking 184

Unit 13 186

Protecting Your Money 186

A Nation on Wheels 187

How to Describe People 189

The Beginning of Film Industry 190

How to Be a Good Reader 192

Reading 193

Stammer 195

A Climbing Expedition 196

How to Choose a Career 198

The Advantages of Television 199

Unit 14 201

Money and Friendship 201

A Doctor's Advice 202

Beggars 204

Sleep 205

The Missing Wallet 207

Robots 208

John Russell 210

The Driver 211

Helping the Insane 213

London Taxi Drivers 214

Unit 15 216

Home， Sweet Home 216

Making Purchases Intelligently 217

The Symbolic Process 219

A Ringmaster 221

Handling Office Calls 222

Showing Affection to Your Child 223

An Internet Worker 225

The Story of an Air-crash Survivor 227

The Farms That Blew Away 228

The Do It Homestead 230

Unit 16 232

Lacrosse 232

Tourism 233

US7 and Its Uses 235

Guilty or Not 236

Daydreaming 238

Extensive Reading Series 2

Adult Education in the US 240

The Art of Sand Paintings 241

Preserving Food 243

A Survivor's Story 245

Apollonia 246

Unit 17 248

The Receipt 248

Books-on-tape 249

Plankton - A New Resource of Food 251

Women at Work 253

Will It Matter if I Skip Breakfast? 254

Understand Your Words 256

A Visit to Oxford 258

London - Paris 259

So Much to Learn 261

The Change of British Industry 263

Unit 18 265

Edith and Denis 265

Rats Thrive 266

Bonsai 268

The Doctor's Story 270

Plants and Insects 272

A Miraculous Jump 273

Living on My Own 275

A Well-balanced Life 277

Diary of an Adoptive Mother 278

An Olympic Volunteer 280

Reference Keys 282

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