《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. A Trip to Yellowstone National Park
   2. The Battle of Midway
   3. Harvard University
  1-2 Main Idea
   4. White Noise?
   5. Cold Feet
   6. The Life and Works of William Shakespeare
  1-3 Supporting Details
   7. Walt Disney: Hollywood Legend
   8. Soccer: The Beautiful Game
   9. The Maasai
  1-4 Sequencing
   10. Camels: The Ships of the Desert
   11. Obesity
   12. The Brothers Grimm
  1-5 Cause and Effect
   13. Beatlemania
   14. Asia’s Gobi Desert
  1-6 Making Inferences
   15. Getting to Know Vincent van Gogh
   16. Amazon: The River Sea
   17. Global Warming
  1-7 Fact or Opinion
   18. The Wonders of DNA
   19. Superman
   20. Avoiding Cancer
  1-8 Review Test
   21. Terrible Lizards
   22. Aspirin
   23. The First Money
   24. Leonardo da Vinci
Unit 2 Word Study
  2-1 Synonyms: Words with the Same Meaning
   25. The Life of a Leopard
   26. Amadeus Mozart: The Man and the Mystery
   27. Amazing Chocolate
  2-2 Antonyms: Words with Opposite Meanings
   28. Coca-Cola
   29. The Mysterious Panda
   30. The Deepest Mine in the World
  2-3 Words in Context
   31. Run! It’s a Tsunami!
   32. The Albatross
   33. Almost to the Moon: The Story of Apollo 13
  2-4 Review Test
   34. Dancing the Tango
   35. Dr. Seuss and The Cat in the Hat
   36. Nature’s Joke: The Duck-Billed Platypus
Unit 3 Study Strategies
  3-1 Visual Material
   37. Line Graph: My Reading Habits
   38. Bar Graph: Nutrition in the United States
  3-2 Reference Sources
   39. Dictionary: The Human Imagination
   40. Table of Contents: The Big Melt
   41. Magazine vs. Newspaper: Tests Got You Stressed?
   42. Encyclopedia: Albert Camus
Unit 4 Final Reviews
  4-1 Final Review (I)
   43. Lewis Carroll
   44. Can Parrots Talk?
   45. Dolphins
   46. Index: Permaculture
  4-2 Final Review (II)
   47. Where Elegant Meets Delicious
   48. Exploring the Giant Crystal Cave
   49. Pie Chart: Better Sundays Through Efficiency
   50. Table of Contents: Home Remedy
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