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开 本: 16开纸 张: 胶版纸包 装: 平装是否套装: 否国际标准书号ISBN: 9787510314070
Contents
Chapter
1 Life and Style……………………………………………
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter 2
Sports and Games………………………………………
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading
Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
3 Youth and Generations…………………………………
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
4 Music and Movies………………………………………
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
5 Food and Drinks………………………………………..
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
6 Love and Family………………………………………..
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
7 Festival and Traditions…………………………………
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
8 Education and Jobs…………………………………….
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
9 Beauty and Fastion……………………………………..
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
10 Manners and Customs………………………………..
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
11 Health and Behavior…………………………………..
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
12 Science and Technology……………………………….
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
13 Arts and Literature…………………………………….
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading
Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
14 Man and Society…………………………………………
Section I Comprehensive
Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
15 History and Civilization………………………………..
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Chapter
16 Environment and Future………………………………
Section I
Comprehensive Reading…………………………………
Passage A……………………………………………………………
Passage B……………………………………………………………
Section II
Home Reading…………………………………………
Passage C……………………………………………………….
Passage D……………………………………………………….
Section III Reading Strategy………………………………………
Keys………………………………………………………………………….
Words & Expressions……………………………………………………
Reference…………………………………………………………………..
Chapter 1 Life and Style
There is only one success—to be able to spend your life in your own
way.
—C. Morley
Section I
Comprehensive Reading
Passage A
Pop stars today enjoy a style of living which was once the prerogative only of Royalty. Wherever they go, people turn out in their
thousands to greet them. The crowds go wild trying to catch a brief glimpse of
their smiling, colorfully dressed idols. The stars are transported in their chauffeur-driven Rolls-Royces, private
helicopters or executive aeroplanes. They are surrounded by a permanent entourage of managers, press
agents and bodyguards. Photographs of them appear regularly in the press and all
their comings and comings and goings are reported, for, like Royalty, pop stars are news. If
they enjoy many of the privileges of Royalty, they certainly share many of the
inconveniences as well. It is dangerous for them to make unscheduled
appearances in public. They must be constantly shielded from the adoring crowds
which idolize them. They are no longer private individuals, but public
property. The financial rewards they receive for this sacrifice cannot be
calculated, for their rates of pay are astronomical.
And why not? Society
has always rewarded its top entertainers lavishly.
The great days of Hollywood have become legendary: famous stars enjoyed fame,
wealth and adulation on an unprecedented scale. By today’s
standards, the excesses of Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular. A single
gramophone record nowadays
may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past ever did. The competition
for the title ‘Top of the Pops’ is fierce, but the rewards are truly colossal.
It is only right
that the stars should be paid in this way. Don’t the top men in industry earn
enormous salaries for the services they perform to their companies and their
countries? Pop stars earn vast sums in foreign currency—often more than large
industrial concerns—and the taxman can only be grateful for their massive
annual contributions to the exchequer.
So who would begrudge them
their rewards?
It’s all very
well for people in humdrum
jobs to moan about the
successes and rewards of others. People who make envious remarks should
remember that the most famous stars represent only the tip of the iceberg. For
every famous star, there are hundreds of others struggling to earn a living. A
man working in a steady job and looking forward to a pension at the end of it
has no right to expect very high rewards. He has chosen security and peace of
mind, so there will always be a limit to what he can earn. But a man who
attempts to become a star is taking enormous risks. He knows at the outset that
only a handful of competitors ever get to the very top. He knows that years of
concentrated effort may be rewarded with complete failure. But he knows, too,
that the rewards for success are very high indeed: they are the recompense for
the huge risks involved and if he achieves them, he has certainly earned them. That’s
the essence of private enterprises.
Words
and Expressions
- prerogative n. 权力，（尤指）特权
- chauffeur n. 受雇开车人，（尤指富人、要人的）司机
- entourage n. 随行人员，伴随者，近侍；建筑物周围
- astronomical adj.
庞大的，天文的 - lavishly adv.
丰富地；浪费地 - adulation n. 奉承
- unprecedented adj.
前所未有的，空前的 - gramophone n. 灌音
- royalty n. 皇室成员；版税；专利权使用费
- colossal adj.
巨大的 - exchequer n. 国库，财源
- Exchequer Bond 国库债券
- begrudge v. 感到不快/不满，忌妒
- humdrum v. 平淡的，单调的
- moan n. 呻吟声
- moan about 发牢骚
Notes
- the prerogative of Royalty 或the royal prerogative
皇家特权（在英国指国王名义上享有不经议会认可而采取行动的权力）
- people turn out in their
thousands to greet them.
成千上万的人们出来欢迎他们。
- By today’s standards, the
excesses of Hollywood do not seem quite so spectacular.
按今天的标准来看，好莱坞的奢华（过分的行为）似乎并不那么引人注目。
- A single gramophone record
nowadays may earn much more in royalties than the films of the past ever did.
今天单张录音唱片挣的版税要比过去一部电影还要多得多。
Follow-up exercises
Task 1 Choose
the best answer
- The sentence “Pop stars’ style
of living was once the prerogative only of Royalty” means______.- their life was as luxurious as
that of royalty - they enjoy what once only
belonged to the royalty - they are rather rich
- their way of living was the
same as that of the royalty - What is the author’s attitude
toward top stars’ high income?- Approval
- Disapproval
- Ironical
- Critical
- It can be inferred from the
passage______.- there exists fierce competition
in climbing to the top - people are blind in idolizing stars
- successful Pop stars give great
entertainment - the tax they have paid are
great - What can we learn from the
passage?- Successful man should get
high-income repayment. - Pop stars made great
contribution to a country. - Pop stars can enjoy the life of
royalty. - Successful men represent the
tip of the iceberg. - Which paragraph covers the main
idea?- The first.
- The second
- The third
- The fourth
- Successful man should get
- there exists fierce competition
- their life was as luxurious as
Task 2 Discuss
the following topics
1．
What do you think of the pop
stars’ style of living?
2．
What is your dream style of
living?
Correct rate: ____________%
Reading speed: ____________wpm
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