Unit 单元1 1
Reading Skills 阅读技能 1
三种阅读方法 Three Reading Strategies 1
Reading Passages 阅读材料 6
(A)The Symbolic Process 6
(B)Secret Messages(I) 14
(C)Secret Messages(II) 21
Writing Skills 写作技能 26
动词的补足关系 Complementation of Verbs 26
Unit 单元2 37
Reading Skills 阅读技能 37
如何领会不同体裁文章的主要内容 How to Grasp the Main Ideas of Different Forms of Writing 37
(A)The Freezing of Human Bodies(I) 39
(A)What Is REM(Rapid Eye Movement)Sleep? 40
Review Exercises 40
Reading Passages 阅读材料 40
Writing Skills 写作技能 40
(B)Hypnosis 49
(C)Acupuncture 54
Writing Skills 写作技能 58
从句作主语、宾语、表语和介词宾语 Clauses as Subject, Object, Complement and Prepositional Complement 58
Unit 单元3 63
Reading Skills 阅读技能 63
区分主要内容和细节 Distinguishing between Main Idea and Details 63
Reading Passages 阅读材料 69
(A)English, English Everywhere 69
(B)How to Pass Oral Exams(I) 79
(C)How to Pass Oral Exams(II) 84
Writing Skills 写作技能 90
从句作名词后置修饰语(1)Clauses as Noun Phrase Postmodiners(I) 90
Reading Skills 阅读技能 97
基本参照技能 Basic Refenence Skills 97
Unit 单元4 97
Reading Passages 阅读材料 103
(A)Calling for Equality with Men 103
(B)Should Women Return to Their Kitchen? 112
(C)Female Roles in Britain 118
从句作名词后置修饰语(2)Clauses as Noun Phrase Postmodifiers(II) 122
Writing Skills 写作技能 122
Reading Skills 阅读技能 128
(A)Waste Disposal 128
Reading Passages 阅读材料 128
Unit 单元5 128
(B)Air Pollution 135
Unit 单元6 150
Reading Skills 阅读技能 150
段落的种类Different Types of Paragraphs 150
Reading Passages 阅读材料 153
(A)Problems of the Computer Age 153
(B)Say AAAH…for the Computer 162
(C)Hello, I m DoCtor Computer 167
从句和非限定动词词组作状语 Clatises and Nonfinite Verb Phrases as Adverbials 172
Writing Skills 写作技能 172
Unit 单元7 179
段内关系(1)Inside the Paragraph(I) 179
Reading Skills 阅读技能 179
Reading Passages 阅读材料 183
(A)Burial Customs in Ancipnt Egypt 183
(B)Seven Wonders of the World(I) 192
(C)Seven Wonders of the World(II) 198
Writing Skills 写作技能 202
状语从句与时态Adverbial Clauses and Tenses 202
Unit 单元8 207
Reading Skills 阅读技能 207
段内关系(2) Inside the Paragraph(II) 207
Reading Passages 阅读材料 210
(A)Spectator Sports 210
(B)Tennis as a Maior Sport 219
(C)Origin of Dancing 224
Writing Skills 写作技能 228
时间关系和条件关系 Relationships of Time and Condition 228
Unit 单元9 235
Reading Skills 阅读技能 235
段内关系(3)Inside the Paragraph(III) 235
Reading Passages 阅读材料 239
(B)The Freezing of Human Bodies(II) 248
(C)How Doctors Look at Death 253
Writing Skills 写作技能 257
让步关系与因果关系 Relationships of Concession and Cause and Effect 257
Unit 单元10 264
Reading Skills 阅读技能 264
Reading Passages 阅读材料 264
(A)The Metric System Measures up 264
(B)To Measure the Stars 273
Writing Skills 写作技能 279
Review Exercises 279
Unit 单元11 288
Reading Skills 阅读技能 288
段落的组织(1) Organization of the Paragraph(I) 288
Reading Passages 阅读材料 293
(A)Hostels 293
(B)Leaving Home 300
(C)Contrasts in Living Standards 306
Writing Skills 写作技能 310
类比关系 Relationships of Sirn?arity and Cornpatison 310
Unit 单元12 316
Reading Skills 阅读技能 316
段落的组织(2)Organization of the Paragraph(II) 316
Reading Passages 阅读材料 320
(A)The Stock Market 320
(B)The Credit Union Loan 328
(C)What Is a Patent? 334
Writing Skills 写作技能 338
句子与信息(1) Sentence and Information(I) 338
Unit 单元13 344
Reading Skills 阅读技能 344
段落的组织(3) Organization of the Paragraph(III) 344
Reading Passages 阅读材料 347
(A)Vatican City 347
(B)Andorra 356
(C)San Marino 363
Writing Skills 写作技能 367
句子与信息(2) Sentence and Information(II) 367
Unit 单元14 374
Reading Skills 阅读技能 374
段落的组织(4) Organization of the Paragraph(IV) 374
(A)Communication 377
Reading Passages 阅读材料 377
(B)Information Journey 387
(C)Visual Illusions—a Way Our Brain Takes in Information 392
Writing Skills 写作技能 397
从句子到篇章 From Sentence to Discourse 397
Unit 单元15 402
Reading Skills 阅读技能 402
Reading Passages 阅读材料 402
(A)Chinese Land in Antarctica 402
(B)Hangzhou—a‘Paradise on Earth 411
Writing Skills 写作技能 416
Review Exercises 416
附录: 425
1.Glossary 词汇表 425
2.List of Expressions 词组表 507
3.Proper Names 专有名称表 513