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各種英文考試的閱讀測驗！
本書涵蓋英語閱讀8大技巧，幫助讀者訓練英語閱讀力及提升文章掌握度，
透過大量閱讀累積英語實力！
全書分成兩大部分，第一部分Acquiring Reading Skills包含八個單元，主要目的在於訓練閱讀能力，透過全英文的學習方式，加上每單元都有一個搭配課文的閱讀技巧，幫助讀者無論是訓練閱讀原文書或參加各項考試，都能得心應手。第二部分Putting Your Skills into Practice 共四十二個單元，包括各種知識性、趣味性、生活化的多元主題，每篇文章搭配四題混合題，目的是要幫助讀者瞭解自己對文章的掌握度，同時提升應考力。
隨書附有別冊，收錄第一部分的單字例句、文法句型與學習重點，以及全書文章中文翻譯與測驗解答，另外還搭配英語母語人士朗讀課文的MP3幫助讀者提升英語聽力，讓讀者無論是訓練閱讀原文書或參加各項考試，都能得心應手。
目次
Section 1: Acquiring Reading Skills
Unit 1: Everyday Inventions: The Wonder of Human Ingenuity
Reading Skill: Identifying Topic Sentences
Unit 2: Disaster Response 101: Preparing for the Worst
Reading Skill: Making Inferences
Unit 3: Nutrition Tips to Take with a Grain of Salt
Reading Skill: Comparing and Contrasting
Unit 4: Savant Syndrome: Islands of Ability
Reading Skill: Scanning a Text for Information
Unit 5: The Roots of Rock ’n’ Roll
Reading Skill: Identifying Shifts in Thought/Perspective
Unit 6: Facts About Kombucha
Reading Skill: Analyzing the Supporting Details of a Paragraph
Unit 7: Vitamin D: The Sunshine Vitamin
Reading Skill: Extracting Salient Points to Summarize
Unit 8: Three English Romantic Poets
Reading Skill: Understanding the Elements of Argumentative Essays
Section 2: Putting the Skills to Practice
Unit 1: Online Shopping: The Good, the Bad, and the Uncertain
Unit 2: A Matter of Manners
Unit 3: The Dark Side of Light Pollution
Unit 4: The Once-in-a-Generation Talent of Timothée Chalamet
Unit 5: Evolution of Music Listening
Unit 6: Get Moving: The Hidden Risks of Sitting Down
Unit 7: The Q’eswachaka Bridge: A Link to the Past
Unit 8: The Tech Trends Shaping the Future of Exercise
Unit 9: Perfume: A Timeless Elixir of Culture and Emotion
Unit 10: A Fondness for Dublin
Unit 11: The Often Overlooked Problem of Indoor Air Pollution
Unit 12: The Unexpected Consequences of Antibiotics
Unit 13: Cotton: Convenience Comes with Consequences
Unit 14: Dealing with Anger: To Bottle or to Burst?
Unit 15: How Canned Food Changed the World
Unit 16: Digital Hoarders—Swimming in a Sea of Files
Unit 17: Under the Radar: The World’s Unseen Environmental Disaster
Unit 18: Chocolate Culture in Belgium
Unit 19: Colmar, France’s Fairy-Tale Town
Unit 20: Antarctica Under Threat
Unit 21: AI Art: A Revolution or a Robbery?
Unit 22: The Dark Side of Beauty
Unit 23: The Real Alice’s Wonderland
Unit 24: The Pantheon: Where Ancient Rome Comes Alive
Unit 25: Curry: A Global Variety Show
Unit 26: The Roots of Fairy Tales
Unit 27: Broadway and Beyond: The Evolution of Musical Theater
Unit 28: The Tour de France: Cycling’s Biggest Stage
Unit 29: The Dawn of the Automobile
Unit 30: Orcas: Sovereigns of the Sea
Unit 31: Nightmares: Their Origins and Meanings
Unit 32: Meet Me Under the Cherry Tree: The Japanese Practice of Hanami
Unit 33: Cold Air, Hot Planet
Unit 34: Punctuation Evolved
Unit 35: Bitter Medicine: The Surprising Medical Treatments of the Past
Unit 36: Wimbledon: A History of Tradition and Transformation
Unit 37: Taking Charge of Your Credit Cards
Unit 38: Fortune-Telling: Fact or Fiction?
Unit 39: How Many Colors Do You See?
Unit 40: Niagara Falls: A Mighty Wonder of Nature
Unit 41: Quantum Computers: The Next Step in Technological Evolution?
Unit 42: Plastic Microbeads: Small Beads, Big Problems
