《英语阶梯阅读》系列丛书引进并改编自 Step into Target Reading 和 Succes with Reading英文原版，是专门为初级和中级英语水平者设计的阅读教程，共 8 级。丛书取材广泛、图文并茂，其中 1—4 级包含博客、卡片、访谈、诗歌、食谱等内容，旨在为学习者提供丰富的阅读体验，同时还有助于学习者接触到各种实用的日常英语，各级包含 40 篇文章；5—8 级涉及文学、历史、环境、健康、科技等领域，分别从阅读技能、词汇学习及阅读策略三个方面为学习者提供多维度的阅读训练，各级包含 50 篇文章。《英语阶梯阅读》系列丛书的每篇文章后均附有练习题，可以帮助学习者加深对文章的理解，巩固所学的语言知识和阅读技能。

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How Do I Use This Book?
Unit 1 Reading Skills
  1-1 Subject Matter
   1. Incredible India
   2. Braille
   3. How Many Stars Are There?
  1-2 Main Idea
   4. Running Marathons
   5. The Word “Hello”
   6. Lost in the Sahara Desert
  1-3 Supporting Details
   7. Owls
   8. Thomas Edison's Inventions
   9. Jazz Music
  1-4 Author's Purpose and Tone
   10. Garfield the Cartoon Cat
   11. Tasmania
   12. The Grand Canyon
  1-5 Cause and Effect
   13. When Cats Met Humans
   14. The Nile River
   15. The Power of Positive Thinking
  1-6 Making Inferences
   16. Julius Caesar
   17. The Satellite Business
   18. Old Wives' Tales
  1-7 Fact or Opinion
   19. Glass
   20. Venus
   21. Tyrannosaurus Rex
  1-8 Review Test
   22. Platinum
   23. Green Houses
   24. Mesa Verde National Park
Unit 2 Word Study
  2-1 Synonyms (Words with the Same Meaning)
   25. Microcredit
   26. The London Underground
   27. The Prepper Movement
  2-2 Antonyms (Words with Opposite Meanings)
   28. Java
   29. The Loch Ness Monster
   30. Spelunking
  2-3 Words in Context
   31. Insects
   32. The Minotaur
   33. The Pencil
  2-4 Review Test
   34. Douglas Bader
   35. Morse Code
   36. The Sonnet
Unit 3 Study Strategies
  3-1 Visual Material
   37. Map: The Dream of Flight
   38. Calendar: Linda's Business Trip
   39. Table: The Mile Run
   40. Spreadsheet: Tracking the Inventory
  3-2 Reference Sources
   41. Encyclopedia: Farming
   42. The Internet: How Much Do Women Spend on Beauty Products?
Unit 4 Final Reviews
  4-1 Final Review (I)
   43. Are Sharks Really That Dangerous?
   44. Whaling
   45. The Newbery Medal
   46. Trans Fats
   47. Table of Contents: Branding Your Company
   48. Dictionary: In Search of a Good Smell
   49. Calendar: A Busy Social Life
   50. Bar Graph: Island Exports
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