《中学生百科英语 延伸阅读 2》为原版引进READ to Achieve系列英语读物中
的第二本，书中包含了阅读文章与理解问题、重点词与关键词、单元试题库与阶段
测试卷、各部分对应的答案及课文听读文件，资料翔实，精彩纷呈。
阅读文章与理解问题
《中学生百科英语 延伸阅读2》（READ to Achieve 2）全书包含100篇英文文
章，每篇6道问题，体例统一，结构清楚。阅读内容涉猎广泛，语言知识与百科常
识并重，语言地道、选材时尚、趣味性强，能够帮助学生快速扩大词汇量，高效提
高英语阅读能力。
重点词与关键词
每篇文章以彩色文字呈现3个重点单词，在单词表中给出了该词的使用例句。
每篇文章还提供了建议读者查阅资料的关键词，以进一步扩大视野，加深理解。
单元试题库与阶段测试卷
本书提供了进行话题检验的单元试题库，包含20套试题，每套试题均包括针对
理解的T/F题和选择题，也包括针对词汇训练的填空题和单选题。
除单元试题库外，本书还分三个阶段提供了包含多项话题的综合测试卷，每个
阶段2套，共6套测试卷，为教师和学生在阶段评测方面提供有力的帮助。
各部分对应的答案
本书的答案包含了三大部分，一是每篇文章对应的阅读理解题的答案，二是单
元试题库的答案，三是阶段测试卷的答案。
阅读与理解是内在的学习与领悟，测评分数仅为一时的外在表现。答对、答错
都是在进步的路上，做本书阅读训练的人都懂的！
课文听读文件
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Contents
Culture
Subcategory Article Title Page
Current Trend 001 Fashion Goes High-Tech 8
002 Street Fashions for the Young and Hip
10
003 Finding Beauty in the City 12
004 A World of Animated GIFs 14
005 A Healthy Way to Know a City 16
Food 006 Some Like It Hot! 18
007 A World of Sausage 20
008 A Movable Feast 22
009 World BBQ 24
010 Insects on the Menu 26
Travel 011 Taking a Working Holiday 28
012 Riding the Rails for Adventure 30
013 Sailing the High Seas 32
014 Munich: Germanys Southern Gem 34
015 Okinawa: A Fine Japanese Holiday
Destination 36
Handicrafts 016 Native American Beauty 38
017 Making a Magic Carpet 40
018 Glassblowing: Sand Becomes Art 42
019 The Magic of Pop-up Books 44
020 Becoming a Master Woodworker 46
Arts 021 The Great White Way 48
022 Rock n Roll Changes the World 50
023 Motion Pictures: Forever Changed by the
Computer 52
024 Cirque du Soleil 54
025 Improv Everywhere 56
Sports
Subcategory Article Title Page
Extreme 026 Surfing on the Land 58
027 The Thrill of the Glide 60
028 Parkour: The Art of Running 62
029 Play It Safe with Wakeboarding 64
030 BMX Comes of Age 66
Ball Games 031 Shooting Hoops 68
032 Popular Racquet Sports 70
033 Time to Volley 72
034 A Very Dangerous Game 74
035 The Most Popular Sport in the World 76
Weird Sports 036 Combining the Mental and
the Physical 78
037 Chasing the Cheese 80
038 Dodgeball Leaves the Schoolyard 82
039 A Burden to Bear 84
040 The World of Competitive Eating 86
Martial Arts 041 Muay Thai 88
042 Draw Your Swords! 90
043 The Ultimate Fight 92
044 Judo: The Gentle Way 94
045 The Product of a Master 96
Running 046 The Grandfather of Running
Races 98
047 Swim, Cycle, and Run 100
048 Leave the Shoes at Home 102
049 Serious Long-Distance Running 104
050 A Glance at the Ancient Olympics 106
Science
Subcategory Article Title Page
Weather 051 What Makes a Typhoon? 108
052 Global Warming and You 110
053 Aurora Borealis: Magic in the Sky 112
054 A Stratospheric Jump 114
055 Early Human Migration 116
Astronomy 056 The Hubble Space Telescope
118
057 The Shuttle Era Comes to an End 120
058 A Mission to Mars 122
059 SETI: The Dream of Life in Space 124
060 Voyager 1: Boldly Going Where None Has
Gone 126
Technology 061 Let the Car Drive 128
062 The Ups and Downs of 3D 130
063 The Robots Are Doing the Thinking 132
064 Keeping the World in Our Pockets 134
065 Bitcoins: The Future of Money? 136
Nature 066 When Will the Earth Shake Next?
138
067 Sad Times in the Arctic 140
068 Why Are the Fields Not Buzzing? 142
069 The (Not So) Great Pacific Garbage
Patch 144
070 The Lungs of the World 146
Health 071 Lets Move! 148
072 Human Organs Made to Order 150
073 A Toilet Revolution 152
074 The Guinea Worm Success Story 154
075 Trans Fat Loses Its Luster 156
Subcategory Article Title Page
Internet 076 Social Networks: Too Little
Privacy 158
077 Is the Internet Making Us Dumber? 160
078 Helping Entrepreneurs through
Crowdfunding 162
079 Pushing for Social Change with the
Internet 164
080 How the Internet Is Changing Our
Language 166
TV & Media 081 How Television Changed
the World 168
082 The Origin of Television Advertising
170
083 Sharing Videos on the Web 172
084 The Future of Publishing on Paper 174
085 The Rise of Electronic Media 176
Environment 086 Green Energy 178
087 The Controversial Role of Greenpeace
180
088 Water Scarcity 182
089 Cities Going Green 184
090 Fire Ice: A New Source of Energy? 186
Fashion 091 Blue Jeans and the Little Black
Dress 188
092 The Origin of High Fashion 190
093 Why We Imitate Celebrities 192
094 Ethical Fashions 194
095 High Fashion Reality Shows 196
Taboos 096 The Origin of Taboos 198
097 Cultural Differences about Personal
Space 200
098 Taboos about the Body 202
099 Taboos about Death 204
100 Food Taboos 206
Vocabulary List 208
Test Bank, Exam, Answer Key
Subcategory Article Title Page
Test Bank Test Bank 1 Culture: Current
Trend 219
Test Bank 2 Culture: Food 222
Test Bank 3 Culture: Travel 225
Test Bank 4 Culture: Handicrafts 228
Test Bank 5 Culture: Arts 231
Test Bank 6 Sports: Extreme 234
Test Bank 7 Sports: Ball Games 237
Test Bank 8 Sports: Weird Sports 240
Test Bank 9 Sports: Martial Arts 243
Test Bank 10 Sports: Running 246
Test Bank 11 Science: Weather 249
Test Bank 12 Science: Astronomy 252
Test Bank 13 Science: Technology 255
Test Bank 14 Science: Nature 258
Test Bank 15 Science: Health 261
Test Bank 16 Society: Internet 264
Test Bank 17 Society: TV & Media 267
Test Bank 18 Society: Environment 270
Test Bank 19 Society: Fashion 273
Test Bank 20 Society: Taboos 276
Exam Exam 1-A (001~035) 279
Exam 1-B (001~035) 282
Exam 2-A (036~070) 285
Exam 2-B (036~070) 288
Exam 3-A (071~100) 291
Exam 3-B (071~100) 294
Answer Key 297
Test Bank Answer Key 300
Exam Answer Key 305
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