新概念大学英语泛读教程 第1册

Unit OnePart One TextThe Blanket 1

Part Two Fast ReadingMany Moons 6

Part Three Supplementary Reading（Ⅰ）The Riverman 11

（Ⅱ）The Origin of Chinese New Year 15

Unit TwoPart One TextEbay Makes Online Buying Easier 16

Part Two Fast ReadingDoing Business on Internet 20

Part Three Supplementary ReadingTop 10 Tips for Safe Internet Shopping 22

Unit ThreePart One TextBefore the Miracle Year 27

Part Two Fast ReadingFocus on Douglas Ivester,CEO of Coca-Cola 31

Part Three Supplementary ReadingRockets Make Yao Ming Their Man 34

Unit FourPart One TextAmerican Food 38

Part Two Fast ReadingFallacies About Food 41

Part Three Supplementary ReadingBon Appetite!The Different Flavors of Beijing 44

Unit FivePart One TextA History of the Modern Olympic Games 48

Part Two Fast ReadingFive Mascots for Beijing 2008 53

Part Three Supplementary ReadingChina Invites the World to Olympics 56

Unit SixPart One TextThe Web Lifestyle 59

Part Two Fast ReadingThe Internet Isolates Users 64

Part Three Supplementary ReadingHow the Internet Works:All You Need to Know 67

Unit SevenPart One TextOn Marriage 72

Part Two Fast ReadingWedding Customs and Superstitions 76

Part Three Supplementary ReadingCan Marriage Be Universally Defined? 79

Unit EightPart One TextThe Story of Jazz 82

Part Two Fast ReadingThe Deaf Composer 86

Part Three Supplementary ReadingRock and Roll 89

Unit NinePart One TextPublic Schools in the United States 92

Part Two Fast ReadingCambridge—the University Town 96

Part Three Supplementary Reading（Ⅰ）Open Education 99

（Ⅱ）The Origin of the Lantern Festival 102

Unit TenPart One TextLooking Fit,Feeling Good——Breaking the Exercise-resistance Barrier 104

Part Two Fast ReadingMonthly Fasting May Protect Heart 108

Part Three Supplementary ReadingGood Nutrition:It's a Way of Life 112

Unit ElevenPart One TextThe Structure of a Company 116

Part Two Fast ReadingAreas of Management 120

Part Three Supplementary ReadingCheap and Cheerful Ways of Motivating Your Staff 123

Unit TwelvePart One TextHouse Market Cools down in Qingdao 127

Part Two Fast ReadingChina's Hot Housing Market May Cool off 131

Part Three Supplementary ReadingBring down the Barriers to the Housing Ladder 134

Unit ThirteenPart One TextHow the World Can Win Its Battle Against AIDS 137

Part Two Fast ReadingDiabetes and Heart Disease:A Fatal Link 142

Part Three Supplementary ReadingStay Calm When SARS Comes! 145

Unit FourteenPart One TextTen Strategies for Your Career Change 150

Part Two Fast ReadingHow to Shine at a Job Interview 153

Part Three Supplementary ReadingWhich Career Is the Right One for You? 156

Unit FifteenPart One TextProblems of Overseas Study 161

Part Two Fast ReadingSelf-appraisal Before Going to the U.S.A. 165

Part Three Supplementary ReadingFour Hints for Writing the Best College Application Essay Ever! 167

Key to Exercises 171