本书为中级英语水平的学习者设计，包含50篇文章。内容向人文、历史、艺术、环境、科技等领域扩展，选文的长度、语言的难度和内容的深度都更上一个台阶。在巩固前面所学的阅读技能的基础上，更加突出训练以下阅读技能：掌握主旨大意，熟悉文本结构安排，理清语境中的逻辑关系，根据语境猜测词义以及运用词汇的同义与反义来获取词义，从而更加全面、系统地帮助学习者提升英语阅读能力。

How Do I Use This Book?
Unit 1 Reading Skills
1-1 Subject Matter
1.Incredible India
2.Braile
3.How Many Stars Are There?
1-2 Main Idea
4.Running Marathons
5.The Word "Hello”
6.Lost in the Sahara Desert
1-3 Supporting Details
7.Owls
8.Thomas Edison's Inventions
9.Jazz Music
1-4 Author's Purpose and Tone
10.Garfield the Cartoon Cat
11.Tasmania
12.The Grand Canyon
1-5 Cause and Effect
13.When Cats Met Humans
14.The Nile River
15.The Power of Positive Thinking
1-6 Making Inferences
16.Julius Caesar
17.The Satellite Business
18.Old Wives'Tales
1-7 Fact or Opinion
19.Glass
20.Venus
21.Tyrannosaurus Rex
1-8 Review Test
22.Platinum
23.Green Houses
24.Mesa Verde National Park
Unit 2 Word Study
2-1 Synonyms (Words with the Same Meaning)
25.Microcredit
26.The London Underground
2-2 Antonyms (Words with Opposite Meanings)
27.The Prepper Movement
28.Java
29.The Loch Ness Monster
30.Spelunking
2-3 Words in Context
31.Insects
32.The Minotaur
33.The Pencil
2-4 Review Test
34.Douglas Bader
35.Morse Code
36.The Sonnet
Unit 3 Study Strategies
3-1 Visual Material
37.Map:The Dream of Flight
38.Calendar:Linda's Business Trip
39.Table:The Mile Run
40.Spreadsheet:Tracking the Inventory
3-2 Reference Sources
41.Encyclopedia:Farming
42.The Internet:How Much Do Women Spend on Beauty Products?
Unit 4 Final Reviews
4-1 Final Review (1)
43.Are Sharks Really That Dangerous?
44.Whaling
45.The Newbery Medal
46.Trans Fats
4-2 Final Review (Il)
47.Table of Contents:Branding Your Company
48.Dictionary:In Search of a Good Smell
49.Calendar:A Busy So Life
50.Bar Graph:Island Exports