jeff zeter

本書共有四冊，內容包含文學、歷史、音樂、電腦到商管、醫療和傳播等各類學術性文章。每冊提供80篇文章，長度約為700字，隨後附有閱讀能力測驗。可作為大學和研究所課堂和自修教材。
所附測驗均為典型的英語能力測驗(TOEFL和IELTS等)題型，也有提供網路輔助單字及聽力練習，且文章內容新穎，與當今趨勢走向同步。

ExtensiveReadingfor Academic Successis a four-book series that presents academic-style reading passages designed for advanced English language learners. Each book in this series contains 80 passages covering a remarkably wide range of topics, divided into broad categories. These categories include diverse aspects of literature and the humanities, world history, science, sociology, linguistics, art, music,information technology, and communications.

Each reading passage is approximately 700 words in length and is followed by five comprehension questions. These are similar type of questions found on most standardized tests designed to measure students' English language proficiency.The question types following each passage in this series include general comprehension,inference, paraphrase/sentence simplification, main idea, chart/summary, and detail questions.

Key features of the series:

● Academic-style reading passages

● Comprehension questions typical of most standardized tests

● Key vocabulary study list available online

● Supplemental audio recordings available online

● Additional listening component series available