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 Main ldea
1.I Feel Really Small:The California Redwoods
2.The Conch Shell
3.Stung by a Box Jellyfish!
1-2 Supporting Details
4.High Speed Fun:Superbikes
5.April Fools' Day!
6.The Mediterranean Diet
1-3 Fact or Opinion
7.Pangaea
8.Healing Plants
9.The Sport of Kitesurfing
1-4 Author's Purpose and Tone
10.Anorexia Nervosa
11.Sheep-Eating Plant
12.Sign Language
1-5 Making Inferences
13.Using Smartphones at Restaurants
14.The Inca of South America
15.World's Deepest Dives
1-6 Cause and Effect
16.Going Green
17.Fusion Cuisine
18.Andy Warhol
1-7 Finding Bias
19.Foods That Fight Inflammation
20.Self-Cleaning Concrete
21.Michelangelo
1-8 Review Test
22.Cave Dwellers
23.Green Tea
24.HIV/AIDS
Unit 2 Word Study
2-1 Synonyms: Words with the Same Meaning
25.Is It a Wallaby or a Kangaroo? It's a Wallaroo!
26.Lip-Reading
27.Ludwig van Beethoven
2-2 Antonyms: Words with Opposite Meanings
28.Body Language
29.Park Ranger
30.Angkor Wat
2-3 Words in Context
31.The Hum
32.In Vitro Meat
33.Teenager's Blog:The Magic of Laughter
2-4 Review Test
34.Ethnic Neighborhoods of New York City
35.Confucius
36.Swing Music
Unit 3 Study Strategies
3-1 Visual Material
37.Calendar:Canada's Sport
38.Bar Graph:Yoga-In Search of Spiritual Tranquility
39.Pie Chart:The Spice of Life
3-2 Reference Sources
40.Schedule:England's Buried Treasure
41.Recipe:Pancakes
42.Endnotes:Annie Oakley
Unit 4 Final Reviews
4-1 Final Review (l)
43.Digital Photography
44.Quantum Physics
45.Finland's Education System
46.Encyclopedia:Humans and Cats-A History of Friendship
4-2 Final Review (Il)
47.Recipe:Pizza
48.Listing:Musicals
49.Index:Let's Get Cooking
50.Pie Chart:John's Activities