高职高专英语泛读教程（2）

　　《高职高专英语泛读教程》是一套实用新颖、学考并重的全新阅读教材。全套教材共分三册，每册十个单元，具有以下特点： 选材多样新颖，语言地道，内容深刻，篇幅及难度适中；课后练习丰富多样，从不同的角度训练和提高学生的英语水平和应用能力；系统讲解阅读技巧，并配以针对性强的练习，有效地巩固和提高学生的阅读技能；紧密结合“高职高专英语应用能力考试”和“大学英语四级考试”，使学生在日常学习中轻松备考。本书为其中的第二册。 本教材依据《高职高专教育英语课程教学基本要求》，结合高等学校英语应用能力A、B级考试和大学英语四级考试，按照实用、够用的原则，设计、编排各单元的内容和体例，旨在帮助学生培养良好的阅读习惯，掌握实用的英语阅读知识和技巧，提高英语的文字处理能力，顺利通过A、B级和四级考试，并为学生的可持续性发展创造良好条件。该教程共三册，每册十个单元。本书为其中的第二册。

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Unit 1 Advertisements Everywhere
Passage A Advertising--True or False?
Reading Skills Distinguishing Between Facts and Opinions
Passage B Television Advertising Leads to Unhealthy Habits in Children
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun An Ad
Unit 2 Great Perseverance
Passage A A Brother's Song
Reading Skills Recognizing References
Passage B Ask, Ask, Ask
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun Mow LawnsJor Free
Unit 3 Going into the UN
Passage A History of the United Nations
Reading Skills Scanning
Passage B The Introduction of UN
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun Danish Air Force Compensates Santa
Unit 4 Famous Celebrities
Passage A Forever Anita Mui
Reading Skills Skimming
Passage B Ted Turner--the Founder of CNN
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun A Hot Proposal
Unit 5 Living with Mobiles
Passage A Can We Live Without Our Mobile Phones?
Reading Skills Detailed Reading
Passage B Mobile Phones
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun The Smart Way to Catch Burglars
Unit 6 Renewing Educational Concept
Passage A Nature School
Reading Skills Fast Reading
Passage B The School of Rock
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun A Dead Rabbit
Unit 7 Exploring Outer Space
Passage A Shenzhou VII Ready for Historic Task
Reading Skills Sequencing
Passage B Shenzhou VII Mission Marks'the Maiden Spacewalk by Clunese Astronauts
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun NASA and the Navajo
Unit 8 Cloning Genes
Passage A My Sister, My Clone
Reading Skills Underlining and Highlighting
Passage B Father of the Impossible Children
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun Pet Dog Cloning
Unit 9 Defining Success
Passage A Seeking the Meaning of Life
Reading Skills Making Inferences
Passage B A Commencement Address
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun Bigger and Better in Texas
Unit 10 Microsoft's Development
Passage A Will Microsoft Still Be Microsoft Without Bill Gates?
Reading Skills Summarizing
Passage B ABC Interviews with Bill Gates
Reading Comprehension from PRETCO
Reading for Fun A Smart Italian
Key to Exercises