本教材分为两册，本书为其中的第2册。全书由10个单元组成，供研究生上半学年使用。本教材设计讲求创新性，突破了以往的阅读教材的编排系统和结构体例，以研究生的研究学习需求和以英语为工具获取本专业知识的目的为切入点，以语言能力与就业准备为价值取向，以学习者的兴趣为背景，以普通阅读为基础，学术、应用文阅读为导向，考试阅读为相关链接，娱乐阅读为基本板块，从而搭建课程内容通向学生职业生涯的桥梁。教材在编写中，大量吸收了现代教材编写的新理论和新成果，力求做到内容新、体例新。本教材集普通阅读、应用文阅读、学术阅读、基于考试的阅读和娱乐性阅读于一体。本书不仅适合非英语专业的研究生和本科生阅读使用，也适合英语专业的硕士生和本科生、社会群体有志报考研究生的读者，以及其他有志于提高英语阅读和学术论文写作水平的人士阅读使用。

Unit One

General Reading: Inaugural Address

Special Purpose Reading: How to Write a Welcome Letter

Test-based Reading

Pleasure Reading: The Happy Door

Unit Two

General Reading: A Shot at Cancer

Special Purpose Reading: How to Write an Invitation Letter

Test-based Reading

Pleasure Reading: Perseverance

Unit Three

General Reading: Hype or Beautiful Science？

Special Purpose Reading. How to Write an Application Letter

Test-based Reading

Pleasure Reading. Three Passions I Have Lived for

Unit Four

General Reading. Agriculture's Two-edged Sword

Special Purpose Reading, How to Write a Recommending Letter

Test-based Reading

Pleasure Reading. The Love of Beauty

Unit Five

General Reading: Radiation and Human Health

Special Purpose Reading: How to Write a Replying Letter

Test-based Reading

Pleasure Reading. Happiness Is a Journey

Unit Six

General Reading: What Animals Shall We Imitate？

Special Purpose Reading. How to Make an Opening Speech

Test-based Reading

Pleasure Reading. Home

Unit Seven

General Reading: Girl Brain, Boy Brain？

Special Purpose Reading: How to Write an Introduction Letter

Test-based Reading

Pleasure Reading: The Four Freedoms

Unit Eight

General Reading: The Hidden Benefits of Exercise

Special Purpose Reading: How to Write a Report

Test-based Reading

Pleasure Reading: Every Mountain Has a Peak

Unit Nine

General Reading: Holding Colleges Accountable: Is Success Measurable？

Special Purpose Reading: How to Write a Contract

Test-based Reading

Pleasure Reading: "Packaging" a Person

Unit Ten

General Reading: The Essence of Science and Technology

Special Purpose Reading: How to Write a Resume

Test-based Reading

Pleasure Reading: True Nobility

Answer Keys & Translation

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Unit Seven

Unit Eight

Unit Nine

Unit Ten