新编英语精读教程

Lesson 1 　Text A Sport and the American Dream　Text B Sport and NationalismLesson 2 　Text A The Pearl of Shanghai　Text B A Phoenix on the RiseLesson 3 　TextA Roosevelt: Captain Courageous　Text B Presidential CharacterLesson 4 　Text A Is Love an Art?　Text B Whose BodyIs This?Lesson 5 　Text A Simplicity　Text B FreewritingLesson 6 　Text A The Pleasures of Eating　Text B The Patterns of EatingLesson 7 　Text A The Modern　Text B A Young Matador in ActionLesson 8 　Text A The Space Shuttle Must Be Stopped

Lesson 1 　Text A Sport and the American Dream　Text B Sport and NationalismLesson 2 　Text A The Pearl of Shanghai　Text B A Phoenix on the RiseLesson 3 　TextA Roosevelt: Captain Courageous　Text B Presidential CharacterLesson 4 　Text A Is Love an Art?　Text B Whose BodyIs This?Lesson 5 　Text A Simplicity　Text B FreewritingLesson 6 　Text A The Pleasures of Eating　Text B The Patterns of EatingLesson 7 　Text A The Modern　Text B A Young Matador in ActionLesson 8 　Text A The Space Shuttle Must Be Stopped　Text B NASA Dilemma:Shuttle Efficiency vs.SafetyLesson 9 　Text A "In My Day　Text B Discovery of a FatherLesson 10 　Text A The Art of Moving Pictures　Text B History on the Silver ScreenLesson11 　TextA AmIBlue?　Text B The Winged White HorseLesson 12 　Text A US Navy Strategic Transformation(1)　Text B US Navy Strategic Transformation (2)

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