《雅思阅读基础教程》是一本专为雅思学术类考生设计的阅读技能提升指南,适合中级英语水平的学习者。全书涵盖16个主题单元,涉及生物、地质、经济、心理学、科技等多个学科,模拟真实考试场景,帮助考生熟悉多样化的学术文本。每个单元包含高频词汇、复杂句型分析及多样化练习题(如词汇匹配、判断题、摘要填空、段落匹配、翻译等),强化阅读技巧与词汇应用。此外,本书通过关键词解析、长难句拆解等系统化训练提升阅读流畅度。
付小玲,华中师范大学英语语言文学硕士,英国奇切斯特大学毕业,从事英语教学10年,对词汇记忆法、听力口语教学有深入的研究。
孙剑,北京大学翻译硕士,雅思听力8分得主。
Unit 1 Spartina /1
Unit 2 Let’s Go Bats /10
Unit 3 What Whales Can Sense /21
Unit 4 Attitudes to Language /32
Unit 5 Smart Incentives Aid India’s Climate Response /40
Unit 6 Loss of Earth’s Old, Wise and Large Animals /49
Unit 7 What Makes You Happy /59
Unit 8 A Special Church in Barcelona /70
Unit 9 Indigenous Ties to Animal Remains /80
Unit 10 The Technology Behind the Next Generation of Medicine /91
Unit 11 The Great Smog of London /102
Unit 12 The Four Worst Words in British Politics /110
Unit 13 Why Nordic Companies Succeed /119
Unit 14 Knowing What Your Colleagues Earn: The Pros and Cons of Pay Transparency/128
Unit 15 Why Do We Credit Musical Theater Lyricists but Not Opera Librettists? /138
Unit 16 Europe Sets Ambitious Goals for Future Space Missions /148
附 录 参考答案 /159