內容簡介
《英語速讀(第三冊)》屬於教育*立項的“普通高等教育‘九五’重點教材”,同時還被列為“中國科學院研究生教學叢書”。
《英語速讀(第三冊)》所選60篇短文大多引自當代英文原版書刊,題材廣泛,可讀性強。每篇短文後均配閱讀理解題,書後附閱讀速度測定表、閱讀理解準確率測定表、閱讀速度變化進度表及一份活頁練習答案。
目錄
目錄
1. THE HEALING POWER OF SLEEP 2
2. RISK 4
3. FRIENDSHIP 6
4. LARRY KING 8
5. REPORTERS AS STUNTMEN 10
6. EDUCATION 12
7. ARE HUMANS FURLESS TO THWART PARASITES?14
8. JUMBO SQUID 16
9. BYSTANDERS 18
10. TAN OR BURN 20
11. PLATYPUSES 22
12. LAPTOP SECURITY 24
13. THE VANISHING BIRDS 26
14. SUCCESS 28
15. HISTORIC CLIMB 30
16. QUALITY OF LIFE IS MUCH MORE THAN A JOB 32
17. FREEDOM AND CENSORSHIP 34
18. VIRGINIA WOOLF 36
19. WORKING TIME AND A HALF 38
20. A FABLE FOR TOMORROW 40
21. PERRIER VERSUS BRITISH BEEF 42
22. GUMPERSON'S LAW 44
23. INSOMNIA 46
24. JEALOUSY 48
25. DECEPTION 50
26. WE FISH 52
27. BALDNESS 54
28. URBAN AND SUBURBAN 56
29. SLIGHT DIFFERENCE, MAJOR CONFLICTS 58
30. OLDER CAREGIVERS 60
31. THE WIRELESS WEB 62
32. LANGUAGE LEARNING 64
33. NEGOTIATIONS 66
34. ELECTION RESEARCH 68
35. COMMON SENSE 70
36. INTELLECTUAL 72
37. SKINNY ENVELOPES 74
38. THE PROBLEM OF DISCIPLINE 76
39. ETIQUETTE 78
40. A LETTER FROM TEXAS 80
41. THE CASE FOR THE JASONS 82
42. INVISIBLE TERRORISM 84
43. SHOALS OF TIME 86
44. BLOOD SUPPLY BESIEGED 88
45. BROADBAND 90
46. THE VIOLENT PAST OF A WICKED WEED 92
47. THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION 94
48. DETERMINISTS 96
49. RIGHTS, WRONGS AND IGNORANCE 98
50. CHEATING 100
51. BAD SCIENCE AND FALSE FACTS 102
52. OBSESSIVE-COMPULSIVE DISORDER 104
53. TOP FORMS 106
54. DIVISIONS IN EUROLAND 108
55. THE ADVANTAGES OF STUPIDITY 110
56. DANGERS OF GOING UNDERGROUND 112
57. (RE) BUILDING BLOCKS 114
58. A SUSPENSION OF DEATH PENALTY 116
59. IN DEFENSE OF THE BOOK 118
60. A BOOK REVIEW 120
附表一:閱讀速度測定表(WPM) 122
附表二:閱讀理解準確率測定表(%) 122
附表三:閱讀速度變化進度表 123