Unit One On the Phone 1
Preview 1
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 1
Ⅰ.Dialogue 1 1
Ⅱ.Dialogue 2 1
Ⅲ.Passage 2
Ⅳ.Practical Speaking 3
Part Ⅱ Reading 3
Text A The Invention of Telephone 3
Text B Alexander Graham Bell—A Biography 9
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Noun Clause(1) 13
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write a Letter of Certificate 17
Fun Time 18
Unit Two Good Manners 20
Preview 20
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 20
Ⅰ.Dialogue 1 20
Ⅱ.Dialogue 2 20
Ⅲ.Passage 21
Ⅳ.Practical Speaking 21
Part Ⅱ Reading 22
Text A Polite and Rude 22
Text B Table Manners 27
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Noun Clause(2) 31
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write a Refernce 35
Fun Time 36
Unit Three People Who Become Known 37
Preview 37
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 37
Ⅰ.Dialogue 1 37
Ⅱ.Dialogue 2 38
Ⅲ.Passage 38
Ⅳ.Practical Speaking 39
Part Ⅱ Reading 40
Text A Bill Gates 40
Text B Sam Adams,Industrial Engineer 45
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Verb Tenses 50
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Fill a Register Form 55
Fun Time 59
Unit Four Population Problems 60
Preview 60
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 60
Ⅰ.Dialogue 1 60
Ⅱ.Dialogue 2 61
Ⅲ.Passage 61
Ⅳ.Practical Speaking 62
Part Ⅱ Reading 63
Text A Current Family Planning Policy in China 63
Text B China's Population:Problems or Threat? 68
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Aspect in English 73
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Make a Hotel Reservation 77
Fun Time 79
Unit Five Movies 81
Preview 81
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 81
Ⅰ.Dialogue 1 81
Ⅱ.Dialogue 2 81
Ⅲ.Passage 82
Ⅳ.Practical Speaking 82
Part Ⅱ Reading 83
Text A Charles Chaplin's Story 83
Text B Harry Potter Excellent or Evil 87
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Passive Voice 93
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write a Resume 95
Fun Time 98
Unit Six Environment 99
Preview 99
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 99
Ⅰ.Dialogue 1 99
Ⅱ.Dialogue 2 100
Ⅲ.Passage 100
Ⅳ.Practical Speaking 101
Part Ⅱ Reading 102
Text A Warm World Wories Islands 102
Text B The Earth Day 107
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Comparative and Superlative Degree 113
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write a Plan 115
Fun Time 116
Unit Seven Banking 118
Preview 118
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 118
Ⅰ.Dialogue 1 118
Ⅱ.Dialogue 2 119
Ⅲ.Passage 119
Ⅳ.Practical Speaking 120
Part Ⅱ Reading 121
Text A Banking Service 121
Text B Opening a Bank Account 126
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Subjunctive Mood(1) 129
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Apply for Study in a University 133
Fun Time 135
Unit Eight Insurance 136
Preview 136
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 136
Ⅰ.Dialogue 1 136
Ⅱ.Dialogue 2 136
Ⅲ.Passage 137
Ⅳ.Practical Speaking 137
Part Ⅱ Reading 139
Text A Life Insurance 139
Text B Health Insurance in America Universities 144
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Subjunctive Mood(2) 149
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write a Letter of Credit 152
Fun Time 154
Unit Nine World Trade 155
Preview 155
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 155
Ⅰ.Dialogue 1 155
Ⅱ.Dialogue 2 156
Ⅲ.Passage 156
Ⅳ.Practical Speaking 156
Part Ⅱ Reading 158
Text A World Trade 158
Text B Chinese Export Commodities Fair 163
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:The Use of"It" 166
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Make an Arrangement 169
Fun Time 171
Unit Ten Computer and Virus 172
Preview 172
Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 172
Ⅰ.Dialogue 1 172
Ⅱ.Dialogue 2 173
Ⅲ.Passage 173
Ⅳ.Practical Speaking 174
Part Ⅱ Reading 175
Text A Computer Applications 175
Text B The Computer Virus 180
Part Ⅲ Grammar Tips:Subject-Verb Agreement 185
Part Ⅳ Practical Writing:How to Write an IOU and a Receipt 190
Fun Time 192
New Words from the Texts 193
参考文献 212