本书适合初级英语水平的学习者阅读。书中包含40篇文章，选文短小精悍，文字浅显易懂，内容贴近生活，配图生动活泼，每篇文章还配有针对专项阅读技能训练的适量阅读理解题。通过阅读每篇文章并完成习题，学习者可以了解如何获取文章主旨、主题和文章细节的技巧，熟悉如何运用比较、推理等方法和利用各种可视化材料获取信息，从而更准确地理解文章内容。

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1 Inner Beauty
2 Taking to the Skies
3 Going Through Customs
4 Clinic Schedule
5 Get Well Card
6 Take Lemons and Make Lemonade
7 Take Me Out to the Ball Game
8 Everyone's a Movie Critic
9 You Can't Park Here
10 Courage
11 School Talent Show
12 The Street Store
13 Some Timely Inspiration
14 Hi,I'm Tony. I'm Looking for...
15 Graduation
16 A Spe Evening
17 Survival Camp
18 My Boss's Busy Schedule
19 Recipe of the Week: Panda Bear Cookies
20 New Planet Discovered
21 Everything Must Go
22 Living Murphy's Law
23 Wedding Invitation
24 Tips for Learning English
25 AMessage for the Future
26 Just Ask Lina
27 Our Planet Is Heating Up
28 Schools in Finland: The Secret of Their Success
29 How to Do Sit-Ups
30 A Brief History of Canada
31 ACappella Competition
32 Finding the Perfect Home
33 TV Planet: Program Guide for Friday, 6th September
34 You Got In
35 Vote for Sam
36 A Spiritual Journey
37 SARS and MERS, Meet the WHO
38 Smog: Choking the World's Cities
39 The Dogs of War
40 A Green Skyline