大学英语跟踪阅读1
2011-7
清华大学出版社
刘孝忠，林意新 主编，吴妍，郑尔东 分册主编
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由刘孝忠和林意新主编的《大学英语跟踪阅读》（第二版）依据《大学英语课程教学要求》的精神，在同原书第一版的基础上修订而成，分为4册。本册18个单元，每单元由10篇阅读理解文章及不同形式的练习题构成。在编写过程中，力求所选文章依据难易梯度设置，各篇词汇分布均匀，尽可能覆盖《大学英语课程教学要求》中规定的词汇和各项语言基础知识。每篇阅读文章之前均提供了文章字数，供学生及时评估阅读速度和效率，逐步提高阅读理解能力。本次修订主要订正了第一版书中的个别错误，更换了少量难度或主题不甚理想的文章或习题，将文中的生词进行了重新全面排查和注释。本教程既可作为独立的大学英语阅读教材使用，也可配合大学英语主干教材使用。
《大学英语跟踪阅读》的目标读者为高等院校在校学生，大学英语四、六级备考人员及英语水平相当的其他人士。
Unit 1
Expressions of Colors
Who's There？
"What" and "Not"
Return to My Hometown
The Largest Library in the World
Tea
Jack London
Karaoke
Evidence
Women's Contribution
Unit 2
TV Ads
What's Good to Eat and Drink
An April Fool's Story
Honeymoon
Two Jobs
The Illness of Mrs. Brown
Getting into College
Olympic Games
A Special Day for British Girls
Oil and Water
Unit 3
The Development of Money
A Human Mistake
The European Cuckoo
The Living Statues in Barcelona
I Can Drive at My Eighties
Travelers
Disneyland
How McDonald's Became a Billion-dollar Business
Pele
Ticket, Please
Unit 4
An Adjustment to Price
Was the Dog Clever？
Beijingners Speaking English
The Danger of Air Travelling
How Did the Handshake Come into Being？
What a Soldier
A Wedding Dress
A Free Haircut
Aesop
Prince and Princess
Unit 5
Static Electricity
American Families
Medical Journals
My Father
Penicillin
Annual Rings
Hawaii
Signs on the Roads
Barbie Dolls
Frogs
Unit 6
The Answer of Jason
Breakfast
Mirrors
Never too Late to Learn
Pumpkins
Future Man
One-Way-Street
David Jones and His Salary
You're on V-Mail
Stamps
Unit 7
Laptop Computer
Written Language
Whales
Culture and Physical Appearance
Seeing Things
Where's the Beef
Two Thieves
The Garden Hotel
Halloween
Guinness Book of World Records
Unit 8
Potato and Tobacco
Don't Let Them Close Your School
Fire and Water
A Free Trip
Thank You
Sunrise or Sunset
Intelligence Didn't Work
Exchange of Letters
Shakespeare
Birthday Present
Unit 9
Wind Power
Greenwich
Field Event
Mr. Flowers
Problem Page
The Science Museum
A Letter of Complaint
The Quiet Country Cottage
Me-Books
FBI
Unit 10
Family Dog
Things Brought to Heaven
The Origins of Basketball
Danger: Children at Work
How Long
An Old Couple
Tea in Britain
Coins of Any Special Dates？
Tragedy or Blessing
Flying
Unit 11
Where to Live
TV
Teachers and Teaching
Feast on Turkey and Good Wishes at Thanksgiving
Lifetime Employment
Falling off the Platform
Dreams
A Visit to Italy
Blue Jeans
Father's Day
Unit 12
How People Get Their Names
Taboo
The Attraction of a Bookshop
Keeping up with the Joneses
Drugs
Nose
Shanghai's Popular Air Touring
Rats
A Self-introduction
How a Refrigerator Works
Unit 13
Wild Animals
Henry, Laura and Bill
The Weather Forecasting
Cheating
A Travel Experience
Other Senses
Jazz
The First Questions in College
Food for Thought
An Advertisement
Unit 14
Soap and Water
Punctual Like a Clock
Speed Changes the World
GM Foods
See Well by Feeling
About Human Beings' Eating
Odds and Ends
Fortune and the Beggar
Umbrellas
Saving Paper
Unit 15
Tom's Trip
Joan's Luck at Hospital
The World's Water Problem
Sightseeing in Kunming
My Childhood
CATV
Linda's Promise
Edgar's Photo
Copying the Picture
Finders or Keepers？
Unit16
The Invention of Lightning Rod
A Satisfactory Solution
First Subway
My Teaching Experience
Colors and Meanings
Pyramids
Animals and Earthquakes
Sold Out!
The Blind Girl
Safety Tips for Kids on the Intemet
Unit 17
The New World
Application Letter
How to Shop Food Wisely
Men and Women Shoppers
Balance of Nature
Change of Roles
Let the Children Read
Dining Custom in USA
Writing Reports on Psychological Research
Parents and Children
Unit 18
The International Red Cross
The Sea War Between Britain and Germany
The Powerful Influence of Weather
The Importance of Breakfast
George and Charlie
Heroes of Today
A Small Person
Adventure Vacations
Charlie Chaplin
My Mother's Beauty
Reference Keys
《大学英语跟踪阅读1（第2版）》在选材中特别重视筛选新兴学科和内容新颖的文章，绝大部分选自近五年来一些知识面宽、科学性强、趣味性浓的英语读物，涉及语言、文化、习俗、伦理、信息、科学、社会焦点等诸多方面，使学生读来津津有味、妙趣横生、拓宽见闻、知识倍增，力求融语言知识学习、文化意识提高与批判性思维能力的培养为一体，同时，所选文章大部分出自名家之手，遣词造句文从字顺、语言规范、情景交融，使学生读来心领神会，易于吸收。
很值得读一读，对于英语学习有利无弊
书的质量不错，内容浅显易懂，插图挺好看
文章简单易懂，适合当做快速阅读来做！