Week 1
Day 1 People01 The Voice That Rules the Music World 10
Day 2 Business02 History of Wall Street 12
Day 3 Technology03 Spray, Connect, Touch 14
Day 4 Culture04 The Worlds First Bridal Shower 16
Day 5 Environment05 Farming for the Future 18
Day 6 People06 Alphonse Mucha 20
Week 2
Day 1 Geography07 Aleutian Islands 24
Day 2 Health & Body08 The Memory Eater 26
Day 3 Technology09 Kidnapping a Computer 28
Day 4 Language 10Talking With Your Hands 30
Day 5 Mystery 11Darkness on the Sun32
Day 6 Nature 12The Great Wall of the Ocean 34
Week 3
Day 1 People13 The First Lady of Science 38
Day 2 Arts & Literature14The Art of Optimism 40
Day 3 Social Behavior15 Making Faces 42
Day 4 People16 An Extraordinary Economist 44
Day 5 Animals17 House Dust Mites 46
Day 6 Science18 The Great Connector: Collagen 48
Week 4
Day 1 Environment19 Killer Rabbits 52
Day 2 Business20 Every Little Bit Counts? 54
Day 3 Environment21 Saving the World by Seeing the World 56
Day 4 Culture22 Mother, May I? 58
Day 5 Entertainment23 In the Stream60
Day 6 People24 Ernest Hemingway 62
Week 5
Day 1 Geography25 Taking Land From the Sea 66
Day 2 Technology26 A Brave New World for Mice and Men 68
Day 3 Language27 The Most Distinct Language 70
Day 4 Mystery28 Ghost Towns 72
Day 5 Nature29 Rock Star 74
Day 6 Health & Body30 Insomnia 76
Week 6
Day 1 People31From Shipwrecked to Samurai 80
Day 2Science32The Accidental Savior 82
Day 3Social Behavior33Groupies 84
Day 4Arts & Literature34Art for the Masses 86
Day 5Animals35Giving Giants a Second Chance 88
Day 6Sports36For the Love of the Beautiful Game 90
Week 7
Day 1 Business37 For the Many, Not the Few 94
Day 2 Health & Body38 The Raw Food Movement 96
Day 3 Entertainment39 Tony Awards 98
Day 4 Environment40 Constructed Wetlands 100
Day 5 Geography41 The Deepest Place on Earth 102
Day 6 Culture42 The Slurp Heard Around the World 104
Week 8
Day 1 Technology43Sun-Powered Skin 108
Day 2 Language44Do Facial Expressions Tell Us All? 110
Day 3 Mystery45The Missing Aviatrix 112
Day 4 Nature46The Cotton Castle 114
Day 5 People47Joan of Arc116
Day 6 Science48ShampooDo We Really Need It? 118
Week 9
Day 1 Culture49The Code of Knights 122
Day 2 People50Denmarks National Treasure 124
Day 3 Animals51Listening to Mans Best Friend 126
Day 4 Arts & Literature52Music of Laughter and Weeping 128
Day 5 Business53Imaginary Coins 130
Day 6 Social Behavior54Birth Order 132
Week 10
Day 1 Entertainment55The House of Heroes 136
Day 2 Environment56Rising Seas, Shrinking Forests 138
Day 3 Geography57Aouzou Strip in Northern Africa 140
Day 4 Health & Body58Thinking About Not Thinking 142
Day 5 Language59Let Me Call You Sweetheart144
Day 6 Animals60Penguins 146
Week 11
Day 1 Nature61Mud Volcano 150
Day 2 Health & Body62The Medicine That Tastes Good 152
Day 3 People63Plato 154
Day 4 Science64The Metal Eater 156
Day 5 Social Behavior65The Imaginary Friend 158
Day 6 Culture66The Food of Earls? 160
Week 12
Day 1 Animals67Black and White and Strange All Over 164
Day 2 Arts & Literature68The Golden Age of Dutch Paintings166
Day 3 Environment69A Greener Solution? 168
Day 4 Sports70Going the Distanceand Then Some 170
Day 5 Entertainment71In Style, or in Danger? 172
Day 6 Business72Money Talksin Many Languages! 174
Week 13
Day 1 Geography73Cold Beauty 178
Day 2 Health & Body74My Mother Says... 180
Day 3 Technology75Talk to TED 182
Day 4 Animals76Talking With Animals 184
Day 5 People77The Life and Death of Cai Lun 186
Day 6 Nature78Jeita Grotto 188
Day 7 Mystery79Mystery of King Tut 190
Week 14
Day 1 Culture80Food Taboos 194
Day 2 Social Behavior81Dont Get Taken! 196
Day 3 Sports82The Kentucky Classic 198
Day 4 Animals83Fishermans Best Friend? 200
Day 5 Arts & Literature84But Is It Art? 202
Day 6 Entertainment85Really Scary 204
Day 7 Science86Pros and Cons of Nuclear Power 206
Week 15
Day 1 Geography87The Temples of Bagan 210
Day 2 Health & Body88A Pinch of Salt 212
Day 3 Technology89Cleaner and Greener 214
Day 4 Language90Slang Evolution 216
Day 5 Mystery91Synesthesia 218
Day 6 People92An Unlikely Champion of Farmers Everywhere 220
Day 7 Nature93The Bay of Fundy 222
Week 16
Day 1 Science94Metamaterial 226
Day 2 Animals95The Most Social Animals 228
Day 3 Sports96Luge 230
Day 4 Culture97The Amish 232
Day 5 Entertainment98Out for a Spinner 234
Day 6 Environment99What Are We Breathing, Anyway? 236
Day 7 Social Behavior100Dont Believe Everything You Read on the Internet 238
Answers 240
內容試閱:
本书是超强英语阅读训练系列的第2册,专注于阅读技巧训练。书中每篇文章都附有6道阅读理解题,涉及10项全方位的阅读技巧训练,以帮助读者检验对文章的理解。通过丰富多样的阅读技巧练习,读者可以迅速抓住文章重点,积累阅读技巧,提升阅读能力。
中心思想(Main Idea)?
读者需要问自己:作者想要表达什么样的观点?通过这个问题,读者会有意识地在阅读过程中寻找问题的答案。
主题(Subject Matter)?
关于文章主题的问题可以帮助读者专注于他们正在阅读的文章。读完文章的前几行后,读者应该问问自己:这篇文章的主题是什么?这会让他们立刻开始集中注意力。
支持性细节(Supporting Details)?
一篇文章是由支持其主要观点的细节组成的。这些细节以各种形式出现,比如示例、解释、描述、定义、比较、对比和比喻。
推理(Inference)?
推理题要求读者根据文章内容进行推论和假设。推理题的主要目的是培养读者的批判性思维和逻辑思维能力。
词义(Words in Context)?
单在语境中的意思对理解文章很重要。误解一些关键词或词组的意思,可能会导致读者误解作者的意图。
阐释手法(Clarifying Devices)?
作者可能用明喻和隐喻来吸引读者的注意力,激发他们的想象力。文章的结构类型也是一种阐释手法,包括按照事情发展的时间顺序展开叙述的时间顺序类型。使用最广泛的阐释手法有提示词(如first、second、next、finally)和过渡词或短语(如in brief、in conclusion、above all、therefore)。
写作文体(Text Form)?
写作文体指特定的写作类型,如奇幻故事、自传或报纸性文章等。了解写作文体可以帮助读者更好地理解文章的目的,并确定如何解读文章。
因果关系(Cause and Effect)?
因果关系类问题涉及事情为什么会发生(发生的原因)以及结果会怎么样(影响)。因果关系可以引导读者理解一个事件或行为是如何导致另一个事件或行为发生的。比如so、because、as a result这样的词或短语,都是帮助读者识别因果关系的线索。
事实与观点(Fact or Opinion)?
事实是真实并有证据支持的事物;观点是你相信或者感觉到的事物。辨识事实和观点可以帮助读者区分哪些是事实,哪些是观点或想法,并挖掘读者自己对某一主题的认知和观点。
作者的语气(Authors Tone)?
作者的语气是指作者对所写主题的态度。它给读者提供线索,让读者了解作者对主题的感受。这类问题通常用表达严肃、幽默或期待等情感的词来表达。