全新版大学高阶英语-长篇阅读(1)

Contents
Unit 1
Visitas Memories __ 2
Part I
Part IⅢ
Preparing for College: Insights from My Freshman Year _6
Part IⅢⅢ
Become and Stay Competitive with Higher Education _ 11
The Pros and Cons of Free College Education _ 13
Part IⅣ
The Benefits of Higher Education _ 17
Part V
Unit 2
Friendship __24
Part I
Crimson Ties _27
Part Ⅱ
Why Friends Make Us Happier,Healthier People? __32
Part IⅢⅢ
Personality Similarity and Friendship Choices __ 34
Part Ⅳ
What Americans Really Think of International Students? __39
Part V
Unit 3
The Link Between Pure and Applied Science __46
Part I
What Would Happen If All Satellites Stopped Working? __50
Part IⅡ
Description in Scientific Research _ 56
Part IⅢⅢ
The Pros and Cons Associated with Self-Driving Cars __58
Part IⅣ
Chien-Shiung Wu _63
Part V
Unit 4
I.M.Pei __70
Part I
Andrew Carnegie _ 73
Part IⅡ
The American Dream: Reality or Just a Dream? __77
Part IⅢⅢ
Should the United States Keep Daylight Saving Time? __79
Part IⅣ
America Is More Patchwork Quilt than Melting Pot _ 84
Part V
Unit 5
The Woman of His Dreams _90
Part I
What I Learned in the Shoe Store __93
Part IⅡ
Part II
Friendship, Trust, and the Bottom Line __99
Part IⅣ
Sales as a Career Choice: Advantages and Disadvantages _ 101
Success Will Come and Go, but Integrity Is Forever __ 106
Part V
Unit 6
Txt Msg Phenomenon: R U in2 It? ___ 112
Part I
How Social Media Is Affecting the Way We Speak and Write _ 116
Part Ⅱ
Social Media __ 120
Part ⅢⅢ
The Pros and Cons of Social Networking __ 122
Part IⅣ
The Effects of Social Media on How We Communicate _ 127
Part V
Appendix Key to Comprehension Exercises _ 132
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