新思维大学英语阅读教程(2)

本册共26个单元，每个单元包含一篇阅读文章，三大练习体系；书后附有各单元的词汇、注释、练习答案、词汇总表及2个索引。

Unit 1 Spain's Third City Sees Winter Off with a Bang
Unit 2 You Do the Crime, Your Parents Do the Time
Unit 3 New Fashion for Old Clothing
Unit 4 Home School
Unit 5 Science Is an Everyday Thing
Unit 6 My Mom's in Jail
Unit 7 Water Is Everywhere
Unit 8 My Week with No TV
Unit 9 A Trip to a Harmonious Community
Unit 10 All Girls' Team
Unit 11 Adventure in Appalachia
Unit 12 A Kid in College
Unit 13 Believe You Can
Unit 14 A Teen Offender's Story
Unit 15 The $100-million Show
Unit 16 Pounding the Pavement
Unit 17 Guinness World of Records
Unit 18 A Positive Girl
Unit 19 America's Melting Pot Moves to the Public Links
Unit 20 For Conversation Press #1
Unit 21 Learning out of the Classroom
Unit 22 The Car Culture
Unit 23 April Fool's Day
Unit 24 Ageism Turned Her into a Liar
Unit 25 Long-distance Surgery
Unit 26 The World ls Getting Smaller
Unit 1 Spain's Third City Sees Winter Off with a Bang
Unit 2 You Do the Crime, Your Parents Do the Time
Unit 3 New Fashion for Old Clothing
Unit 4 Home School
Unit 5 Science Is an Everyday Thing
Unit 6 My Mum's in Jail
Unit 7 Water Is Everywhere
Unit 8 My Week with No TV
Unit 9 A Trip to a Harmonious Community
Unit 10 All Girls' Team
Unit 11 Adventure in Appalachia
Unit 12 A Kid in College
Unit 13 Believe You Can
Unit 14 A Teen Offender's Story
Unit 15 The $100-million Show
UNit 16 Pounding the Pavement
Unit17 Guinness World of Records
Unit 18 A Positive Girl
Unit 19 America's Melting Pot Moves to the Public Links
Unit 20 For Conversation Press #1
Unit 21 Learning out of the Classroom
Unit 22 The Car Culture
Unit 23 April Fool's Day
Unit 24 Ageism Turned Her into a Liar
Unit 25 Long-distance Surgery
Unit 26 The World Is Getting Smaller
Glossary
Index 1 Words & Expressions
Index 2 Word Forms
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Unit 1 Spain's Third City SeesWinter Off with a Bang
It's March and I'm in Valencia, Spain's third largest city,with my new friend,Jose. It's 1 a.m. All around us, fireworks are going off and the streets are full of noisyrevelers. "Welcome to Las Fallas,"Jose grins. "Here you're going to see howValencians' party". Seven hours later, ! understood what he meant.
Las Fallas (the bonfire)explodes over Valencia every March from the 12th to the19th. It takes the whole of the previous year to get organized and everybody joins inthe preparations.The city buzzes with a festive vibe all week,but,like all goodparties, it is at night when people really get down to some serious celebrating.
The tradition of Las Fallas began in the 18th century. At that time, craftsmen usedspecial candles to light up the dark evenings while they were working. At the end ofwinter they celebrated by burning all their waste material in a ceremony that broughttogether people from all the neighboring communities. Before burning the wastematerial,they made it into life-like statues,and then dressed them up to look likewell-known but unpopular local characters.