二级阅读

内容提要 本书是根据大学英语教学大纲对阅读的要求编写，是大学英语现行教材的辅助阅 读教材，其难易度与《核心英语》、《新英语教程》等教材保持同步。 本书由45篇精选短文组成，内容丰富，题材多样。每篇短文后均标明单词数，读 者可进行计时阅读；每篇文章中的文化背景、语言难点及超纲生词均加以注释；同时还 配有阅读理解与词汇练习各10题。书末还附有参考答案、本书在《大学英语教学大 纲》范围内的重点词汇和词组表以及速读查询表。 本书适合大学英语二级非英语专业学生作课外读物，也适合作课内速读强化训练 教材。

Contenl 1. Why the Parrot Repeats Man's Wcrds(I) 2. Why the Parrot Repeats Man' s Words(II) 3. A Day to Be Thankful 4. Yoga 5. Opportunity Knocks 6. Comnnandments of Health 7. Biological Clocks 8. Why Is McDonald's Popular 9. Animals and Earthquakes 10. Once in a Lifetime 1. Rare Visitors 2. Ghost 3. Mary, Queen of Scots 4. An Ordinary Great Mar 5. Gold IstheDevil 6. Plant Thieves 7. The Panama Canal 8. The Stock Market 9. Alexander Graham Bell 0. A Lesson for Living 21. The World's Most Famous Talking Bird 22. Cold 23. The Prophecies Which Came True 24. Language and Culture 25. Amerlcan Music (I) 26. American Music (II) 27. Water 28. How the United Nations Was Organized 29. Bathing-lts Effects 30. Colour 31. Black and White 32. The Pyramids-a Wonder of the World 33. A Lost Civilization 34. Advice to the Young Qirls 35. How Scientists Explain UFOs 36. Tips on Giving a Public Speech 37. University Days 38. Clumsy World for the Lefty 39. Tips for Working Parents - from Kids (1) 40. Tips for Working Parents - from Kids (1) 41. Orpheus and Eurydice 42. Why Don't Girls Think like Boys? 43. Money 44. Hollywood 45. Some American Inventors Answer Keys Glossary List of Phrases Speed Table