英文閱讀特訓班：中高級篇(最新修訂版)：[書+朗讀MP3+別冊]

本書適用讀者
n   GEPT中級~中高級程度適用
n   高中英語核心字彙4000~6000字
n   準備學測、統測、全民英檢等檢測必備

n   提升閱讀能力、增加字彙量的進階學習者
 
掌握閱讀技巧，讓你輕鬆看懂各種類型的英文文章！
    『閱讀測驗』是測驗語文能力的重要指標之一，不論是學測、指考、統測、全民英檢、多益、托福，閱讀測驗都是必考題型，也是一般考生最常遇到瓶頸的考試題型，因此提升英文閱讀能力及掌握閱讀技巧是很重要的學習重點。
 
    本書共分為兩個部份，第一個部分主要在訓練閱讀技巧，第二個部分是提供大量的閱讀練習。閱讀測驗題目採混合題型，包括選擇、表格填空或簡答等兩種以上的作答方式，除了測驗讀者能否理解文意脈絡、擷取文本重要訊息和進行分析推理等閱讀理解能力外，還要訓練讀者系統思考、解決問題、溝通表達與符號運用的能力，以期能符合108課綱所重視之素養教育的精神。
 
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 the 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。文章中文翻譯及混合題解答收錄於別冊中，建議讀者盡量先閱讀英文，再以中文翻譯作為輔助參考。

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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 Canning 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