Unit One Is There Life on Earth？ 地球上有生命吗？ 1
Words and Expressions 1
Notes to the Text 3
Brief Explanations 9
Writing Guidance 13
Supplementary Exercises 15
Unit Two The Dinner Party 晚宴 22
Words and Expressions 22
Notes to the Text 25
Brief Explanations 31
Writing Guidance 35
Supplementary Exercises 36
College English Test 1(Band 2) 43
Unit Three Lessons from Jefferson 杰斐逊的遗训 51
Words and Expressions 51
Notes to the Text 54
Brief Explanations 59
Writing Guidance 63
Supplementary Exercises 64
Unit Four My First Job 我的第一个工作 70
Words and Expressions 70
Notes to the Text 73
Brief Explanations 75
Writing Guidance 79
Supplementary Exercises 80
College English Test 2(Band 2) 85
Unit Five The Professor and the Yo-Yo 教授与玩具悠悠 93
Words and Expressions 93
Notes to the Text 96
Brief Explanations 99
Writing Guidance 103
Supplementary Exercises 104
Words and Expressions 109
Unit Six The Making of a Surgeon 外科医师的成功之道 109
Notes to the Text 113
Brief Explanations 115
Writing Guidance 120
Supplementary Exercises 121
College English Test 3(Band 2) 129
Unit Seven There's Only Luck 只有运气 137
Words and Expressions 137
Notes to the Text 139
Brief Explanations 144
Writing Guidance 148
Supplementary Exercises 150
Unit Eight Honesty—Is It Going out of Style？ 诚实：难道它正在变得不合时宜？ 157
Words and Expressions 157
Notes to the Text 159
Brief Explanations 165
Writing Guidance 170
Supplementary Exercises 172
College English Test 4(Band 2) 179
Unit Nine What Is Intelligence,Anyway？ 智力到底是什么？ 187
Words and Expressions 187
Notes to the Text 189
Brief Explanations 194
Writing Guidance 198
Supplementary Exercises 199
Words and Expressions 207
Unit Ten Profits of Praise 赞扬的好处 207
Notes to the Text 209
Brief Explanations 215
Writing Guidance 219
Supplementary Exercises 221
College English Test 5(Band 2) 228
Keys to Supplementary Exercises 235
Keys to Tests 240