本书为第2代“目标英语阅读阶梯系列”书第二册。编写词汇量基于2000词左右。所选短文70篇，集趣味性、知识性、针对性和实用性为一体，内容涉及幽默故事、名人轶事、政治经济、科普知识、风土人情等。本书除了旨在丰富读者的知识、培养读者的阅读兴趣外，更重要的是帮助读者扩大词汇量，打好语言基础。每篇短文有难点注释、难句分析、阅读理解题及不同类型的词汇练习。每5篇短文后有一个词组综合练习，以起到复习、检查之目的。书后附有练习答案。

此外，为更好地帮助读者理解原文，本书另配有汉语译文，便于自学。

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Joan was very good at science when she was at school,and she was especially interested in computers,so when she finished her education she decided to work with them.