Unit 1 Leaders and Leadership .................................................................1 Section I Focus on Critical Th inking and Critical Reading (1) .........................................................................................2 Section II Text A: Leaders and Leadership ......................................................4 Section III Text B: Matilda—Th e Queen Who Rewrote the Rules .............. 26 Unit 2 Mysteries of the World ................................................................. 39 Section I Focus on Critical Th inking and Critical Reading (2) ...................................................................................... 40 Section II Text A: Th e Whole Universe Catalog .......................................... 42 Section III Text B: Aliens Among Us .............................................................. 59 Unit 3 Food and Nutrients ...................................................................... 77 Section I Focus on Critical Th inking and Critical Reading (3) ...................................................................................... 78 Section II Text A: Food Elements and Th eir Uses ....................................... 80 Section III Text B: Th e Chemistry of Food and Nutrition ........................... 97 Unit 4 Women’s Roles ............................................................................ 113 Section I Focus on Critical Th inking and Critical Reading (4) .................................................................................... 114 Section II Text A: Th e Making of a Revolution .......................................... 116 Section III Text B: Peculiar Responsibilities of American Women ........... 133 Unit 5 The Spirit of America and England ......................................... 149 Section I Focus on Critical Th inking and Critical Reading (5) .................................................................................... 150 Section II Text A: Th e Spirit of America ..................................................... 152 Section III Text B: Th e Spirit of England ...................................................... 167 目 錄 vi 出國留學(xué)英語 閱讀強化教程精通 Unit 6 The Origin of Human Beings .................................................... 185 Section I Focus on Critical Th inking and Critical Reading (6) .................................................................................... 186 Section II Text A: Th e Descent of Man ....................................................... 188 Section III Text B: Geological Observations on Volcanic Islands ............. 203 Unit 7 Natural Calamities ...................................................................... 219 Section I Focus on Critical Th inking and Critical Reading (7) .................................................................................... 220 Section II Text A: San Francisco and Its Terrifi c Earthquake ................... 222 Section III Text B: Charleston, Galveston, Johnstown—Our American Disasters ...................................................................... 237 Unit 8 This Is America ............................................................................ 253 Section I Focus on Critical Th inking and Critical Reading (8) .................................................................................... 254 Section II Text A: What Is America ............................................................. 256 Section III Text B: Origin of the Anglo-Americans and Its Importance in Relation to Th eir Future Condition ................. 270 Unit 9 Books ............................................................................................ 289 Section I Focus on Critical Th inking and Critical Reading (9) .................................................................................... 290 Section II Text A: On the Choice of Books ................................................. 293 Section III Text B: Th e Use of Books in Early Irish Monasteries ............... 310 Unit 10 Wealth and Happiness ............................................................. 327 Section I Focus on Critical Th inking and Critical Reading (10) .................................................................................. 328 Section II Text A: Th e Scent of Money ........................................................ 330 Section III Text B: And Th ey Lived Happily Ever Aft er ............................. 347