Basic Reading︰悅讀養成(二版)(附解析夾冊)

Table of Contents

UNIT 1  A Chain of Life                                                          2
UNIT 2  Short-form Video Trends                                          4
UNIT 3  “Go Fly a Kite” in Japan                                           6
UNIT 4  The Rise of Digital Nomads                                       8
UNIT 5  Unlocking the Mystery of Doors Unlocked                       10
UNIT 6  Korean Soaps Sweep China                                    12
UNIT 7  The United World School                                         14
UNIT 8  Sound Speed vs. Light Speed                                 16
UNIT 9  Body Talk                                                                18
UNIT 10  Air Pollution Is “in the Air”                                      20
UNIT 11  Celebrities and Social Anxiety                               22
UNIT 12  Your Thinking Is Your Everything                            24
UNIT 13  From Shyness to Social Success                              26
UNIT 14  Kiosks                                                                   28
UNIT 15  Watch Out Behind You                                         30
UNIT 16  Signs Speak Louder than Words                              32
UNIT 17  The MBTI Fad in South Korea                               34     
UNIT 18  Mind Your Mind!                                             36
UNIT 19  An Animated Career                                              38
UNIT 20  The Power of Love                                                40
UNIT 21  Where Chewing Gum Began                                 42
UNIT 22  The American Character                                      44
UNIT 23  Travel Your Way                                              46
UNIT 24  Where Did Noodles Come From?                              48
UNIT 25  Let’s Go Camping!                                       50
UNIT 26  Fire! Escape!                                                       52
UNIT 27  A Victorious Plant                                       54
UNIT 28  The Antidepressant in the Great Depression      56
UNIT 29  More than an Image on a Bill                    58
UNIT 30  Hope                                    60
UNIT 31  Beyond Words                             62
UNIT 32  What’s in a Name of a Storm?                    64
UNIT 33  Penguins in Danger                            66
UNIT 34  International Dog Day                     68
UNIT 35  Looking into the Future                    70
UNIT 36  Fukubukuro Lucky Bags                                       72
UNIT 37  Straight A’s at the Cost of Sleep?            74
UNIT 38  A Dollar Saved Is a Dollar Earned            76
UNIT 39  Aromatherapy: Not Only for the Nose            78
UNIT 40  All About Healthy Living                     80
UNIT 41  World Water Council: To the Rescue of Water     82
UNIT 42  The Gift of Giving                             84
UNIT 43  Silver Economy                                                     86
UNIT 44  A Real Renaissance Man: Leonardo da Vinci   88
UNIT 45  Keep the Pounds Off!                   90
UNIT 46  The Straw That Breaks the Camel’s Back   92
UNIT 47  The Challenges of Crowdfunding                       94
UNIT 48  Wait a Minute. Do I Need to Buy This?           96
UNIT 49  Juggling Life’s Glass and Rubber Balls           98
UNIT 50  American vs. British English                         100
Answer Key


 

序

　　對許多人來說，閱讀英文文章可能是件辛苦的事，但在許多重要考試中，閱讀能力卻是得分關鍵。若無法理解文意，在做閱讀測驗題目時，更是難上加難、雪上加霜。因此，平時即應養成閱讀的習慣，並試做題目，以提升閱讀能力。一般來說，各類英文考試的閱讀測驗題型約可分為以下五種︰

　　1. 理解文章要旨(Main Idea)
　　2. 掃描文章細節(Details)
　　3. 推論文章之引申意義(Inference)
　　4. 辨認文章中之指涉詞(Reference)
　　5. 判斷文章中之字義(Vocabulary in Context)

　　有鑑於此，本書針對此五大題型設計閱讀測驗，並精選文章中單字或片語讓讀者做字詞選填之練習，希望讀者透過這些內容，能夠增加閱讀英文文章的速度、加強字彙量以及對題型的熟練程度。書中各回以文章篇幅依序排列，期望讀者由短篇文章開始，循序漸進熟悉與各大考試字數相當之文章，經由反覆練習，以達到得心應手之效。

　　此外，本書附上每回之全文翻譯、重點試題說明和難字提示，方便讀者自修。提醒讀者不要急著看翻譯解答，在練習完一至二回後再核對答案，如此經過這五十篇的訓練後，相信讀者已然養成獨立閱讀、分析英文文章，並強化對文章理解、引申、推理、判斷的能力。

　　本書之編寫力求完善，但難免有疏漏之處，望讀者與各界賢達隨時賜教。