Unit Ⅰ 1
That Little Glass Chip 1
Curtains Up 5
Is There a World Language? 10
英语阅读技巧与训练 14
Unit Ⅱ 18
The Littlest Pet 18
Give Me Liberty or Give Me Death 23
Reading for Meaning 26
英语阅读技巧与训练 32
Unit Ⅲ 35
We Quit Talking——and Now the Cupboard Is Bare 35
Handling the Knowledge Explosion 40
My Forever Valentine 45
英语阅读技巧与训练 49
Unit Ⅳ 53
Migrants of the Sky 53
Test Your Vocabulary 59
How They Built Stonehenge 63
英语阅读技巧与训练 67
Unit Ⅴ 76
Mark Twain s Speechmaking Strategy 76
Will They Lose Control Today? 80
60 Seconds That Could Save Your Child 85
英语阅读技巧与训练 90
Unit Ⅵ 95
Words That Laugh and Cry 95
Suits Under Sress 99
Bamama Goes to College 103
英语阅读技巧与训练 107
Unit Ⅶ 111
The 30000 Words a Day We Talk 111
Total Recall 117
Knowledge and Wisdom 121
英语阅读技巧与训练 126
Unit Ⅷ 130
Language as a Tool 130
How m I Doing? 135
When Infants Cry 140
英语阅读技巧与训练 146
Unit Ⅸ 150
The Chair 150
Sure Is Cold 154
Owed to the Public Library 159
英语阅读技巧与训练 163
Unit Ⅹ 169
My Son，the Auto Mechanic 169
Mother s Warning 173
A Master-Word Approach to Vocabulary 177
英语阅读技巧与训练 182
Unit Ⅺ 188
Stress-Proof Your Home 188
Fat to Firm in Five Weeks 193
Does Prayer Heal? 199
英语阅读技巧与训练 205
Unit Ⅻ 210
Gain an Extra Hour Every Day 210
Life s Tools 215
Heroes for Today 219
英语阅读技巧与训练 224
参考译文 229