　　《新托福考試專項進階》係列叢書引進自韓國多樂園齣版社。該社成立於1977年，在韓國英語教育齣版領域始終處於領軍地位。本叢書被韓國眾多學校和培訓機構指定為課堂教材，在托福考生中享有較高聲譽。
　　本係列叢書從托福考試所考查的聽、說、讀、寫四項技能入手，為考生提供詳盡的考試指導，並將各技能分為初、中、高三級，通過獨特的 “進階訓練”方式，再輔以大量練習，幫助考生逐步掌握托福實考的技巧，同時切實提高英語實際運用能力，從而在短期內輕鬆取得托福高分。本叢書內容編排由易到難，循序漸進，實戰性強，是不可多得的托福備考資料。

內容簡介

　　《新托福考試專項進階：中級閱讀》引進自韓國多樂園齣版社。該社成立於1977年，在韓國英語教育齣版領域始終處於領軍地位。本叢書被韓國眾多學校和培訓機構指定為課堂教材，在托福考生中享有較高聲譽。
　　《新托福考試專項進階》係列叢書從托福考試所考查的聽、說、讀、寫四項技能入手，為考生提供瞭詳盡的考試指導，並將各技能分為初、中、高三級，通過獨特的"進階訓練"方式，再輔以大量練習，讓考生逐步掌握托福實考的技巧，同時切實提高英語實際運用能力，從而在短期內輕鬆取得托福高分。本叢書內容編排由易到難，循序漸進，實戰性強，是不可多得的托福備考資料。

作者簡介

　　Timothy Hall，畢業於美國哥倫比亞大學，英語語言學專業碩士。

　　Arthur H. Milch，美國新澤西學院TESOL專業教育學碩士。

　　Denise McCormack，美國新澤西學院TESOL專業教育學碩士。

內頁插圖

Introduction
How to Use This Book
PART 1 Basic Comprehension
Unit 1 Vocabulary
Biography/Sociology/Literature/Biology
Unit 2 Reference
Animals/Weather/Environment/Science
Unit 3 Factual Information
Journalism/Health Science/Government/Culture
Unit 4 Negative Factual Information
Biology/Psychology/Weather/Technology
Unit 5 Sentence Simplification
Law/Biology/Health Science/Economics

PART 2 Making Inferences
Unit 6 Rhetorical Purpose
Astronomy/History/Zoology/Physics
Unit 7 Inference
Biology/Music/History/Geology
Unit 8 Insert Text
Culture/Astronomy/Literature/Chemistry

PART 3 Reading to Learn
Unit 9 Prose Summary
Biology/Psychology/Art/Geography
Unit 10 Fill in a Table
Science/Sociology/Economics/History
Vocabulary Wrap-up
Actual Test

Answer Book
Unit 1 Vocabulary
Unit 2 Reference
Unit 3 Factual Information
Unit 4 Negative Factual Information
Unit 5 Sentence Simplification
Unit 6 Rhetorical Purpose
Unit 7 Inference
Unit 8 Insert Text
Unit 9 Prose Summary
Unit 10 Fill in a Table
Actual Test

精彩書摘

　　The French Revolution was an important period in the history of Western Civilization.During this time, Frances absolute monarchy was replaced with a republican government.The Roman Catholic Church was also forced to give up much of its power. France would still swing between republic, empire, and monarchy for 75 years after therevolution ended. But this event is seen as a major turning point in the age of democracy. Many political, social, and economic factors led to the revolution. The old rulers weredestroyed by their own rigidity. The rising middle class allied itself with workers and thepoor. They were influenced by the ideas of the Enlightenment. In the months before the revolution, food was scarce. The price of bread was so highthat workers could not afford it. Unemployment was rampant. Those who were caughtstealing risked being beheaded by the guillotine. King Louis XVI failed to deal with theseproblems effectively. As the revolution proceeded, the king began to fight with his officials, which led to muchbloodshed. The national debt was out of control, and taxes were too high.

　　By this time, King Louis XVI tried to have the National Assembly closed. So, theyhad their meeting on a tennis court and vowed not to take a break until France had aconstitution.

　　On July 11, 1789, King Louis tried to banish the reformist minister, Necker. Many of thecitizens of Paris flew into open rebellion. On July 14th, they stormed the Bastille prisonand killed its governor. They freed criminals and killed the mayor of Paris. The frightenedking signed an agreement to give the people a constitution. This saved him for a while.

　　The slogan of the revolution was, "Liberty, equality, fraternity, or death！" This sloganis still used. It has become the rallying cry for people trying to overthrow oppressivegovernments.

　　The noblemen of France were not safe. Some tried wearing their servants clothes whilemany others fled the country. Many changes took place. Towns lost their powers of heavytaxation, and the church lost most of its power and land.

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