Unit 1 1
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Shopping 2
Ⅱ．Text A:The History of the United States 3
Text B:The Causes of the American Revolution 5
Ⅲ．Word Formation:Conversion,Compounding and Derivation 7
Ⅳ．Grammar:Simple Past Tense 8
Ⅴ．Exercises 12
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:Geography of the United States 14
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Letter of Invitation 15
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 16
Unit 2 17
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about People 18
Ⅱ．Text A:The Very Image of a Father 18
Text B:Want a Raise?Standing Tall May Help 21
Ⅲ．Word Formation:Prefix of "re" 23
Ⅳ．Grammar:Adverbial Clauses(1) 23
Ⅴ．Exercises 25
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:Barbie Doll 27
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Letter of Greeting 28
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 30
Unit 3 31
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Food 32
Ⅱ．Text A:American Food Habits 33
Text B:Handling Office Calls 35
Ⅲ．Word Formation:Suffixes for Noun 37
Ⅳ．Grammar:Adverbial Clause(2) 38
Ⅴ．Exercises 40
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:How to Become a Good Waiter in France 41
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:E-mail 42
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 43
Unit 4 45
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Describe Something 46
Ⅱ．Text A:Dream 46
Text B:The Secrets of a Happy Marriage 48
Ⅲ．Word Formation:Suffixes of Adjective 50
Ⅳ．Grammar:Attributive Clause 51
Ⅴ．Exercises 53
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:Goodbye,Mother 55
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Notice 56
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 57
Unit 5 59
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Love and Marriage 60
Ⅱ．Text A:Remarks in Commencement Address Yale University 60
Text B:Honoring Premier Zhu Rongji of China 63
Ⅲ．Word Formation:Prefixes of Negative 65
Ⅳ．Grammar:Present Perfect 65
Ⅴ．Exercises 66
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:Baptism 68
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Messages 68
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 69
Unit 6 71
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Job 72
Ⅱ．Text A:The Receipt 74
Text B:Setting Goals in Life 76
Ⅲ．Word Formation:Suffixes for Adverb 78
Ⅳ．Grammar:Past Perfect Tense 78
Ⅴ．Exercises 79
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:Why is Part-time Work Increasing 81
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Letter of Thanks 82
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 83
Unit 7 Review and Assessment(Unit 1—6) 85
Part 1 Vocabulary 85
Part 2 Grammar 87
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 89
Part 4 Translate the Following Sentences into Chinese 94
Part 5 Translate the Following Sentences into English 94
Part 6 Writing 94
Unit 8 95
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Express Encouragement 96
Ⅱ．Text A:My First Day in the United States 97
Text B:The Melting Pot 98
Ⅲ．Grammar:Past Continuous Tense 101
Ⅳ．Exercises 102
Ⅴ．Supplementary Reading:The W.C 103
Ⅵ．Practical Writing:Letter of Congratulations 105
Ⅶ．Classical Sentences 106
Unit 9 107
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Likes and Dislikes 108
Ⅱ．Text A:Young Pianist's Story 108
Text B:Choose Optimism 110
Ⅲ．Word Formation 112
Ⅳ．Grammar:Present Perfect and Present Perfect Progressive 112
Ⅴ．Exercises 113
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:Dawn for Fatal Disease 115
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Letter of Apology 115
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 117
Unit 10 119
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Generation Gap 120
Ⅱ．Text A:Egg Rolling 121
Text B:We Have More than Our Shares of Ups and Downs 123
Ⅲ．Grammar:Passive Voice(1) 126
Ⅳ．Exercises 128
Ⅴ．Supplementary Reading:Why Robots Are Getting Smaller 129
Ⅵ．Practical Writing:Resume 130
Ⅶ．Classical Sentences 133
Unit 11 135
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about the Environment 136
Ⅱ．Text A:The Man Who Was Everywhere(Ⅰ) 137
Text B:Animals "Speak" Many Strange Languages(Ⅰ) 141
Ⅲ．Reading Skills:Identifying the Main Idea 143
Ⅳ．Grammar:Passive Voice(2) 145
Ⅴ．Exercises 146
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:The Climate in Australia 148
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Letter of Application 149
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 151
Unit 12 153
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Challenges and Opportunities 154
Ⅱ．Text A:The Man Who Was Everywhere(Ⅱ) 155
Text B:Animals "Speak" Many Strange Languages(Ⅱ) 158
Ⅲ．Reading Skills:Looking for Information 162
Ⅳ．Grammar:Agreement of Subject and Verb 163
Ⅴ．Exercises 164
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:Nature Raises and Lowers the Curtain 166
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Composition 168
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 169
1Uhit 13 171
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Traffic 172
Ⅱ．Text A:It Is Time to Let Go 173
Text B:Advertising in the West 176
Ⅲ．Reading Skill:Scanning 178
Ⅳ．Grammar:Inversion 180
Ⅴ．Exercises 181
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:A New Way to Relieve Pain 183
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Advertising 183
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 185
Unit 14 Review and Assessment(Unit 8—13) 187
Part 1 Vocabulary 187
Part 2 Grammar 188
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 190
Part 4 Translate the Following Sentences into Chinese 194
Part 5 Translate the Following Sentences into English 194
Part 6 Writing 194
Unit 15 195
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Health 196
Ⅱ．Text A:Sleep Helps Solve Problems 197
Text B:Bangladeshis Reject Smelly Currency 198
Ⅲ．Reading Skill:Finding the Topic Sentence 200
Ⅳ．Grammar:Infinitive(1) 200
Ⅴ．Exercises 201
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:Don't Lose the Snooze 203
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Letter of Recommendation 204
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 205
Unit 16 207
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Education 208
Ⅱ．Text A:The Fine Art of Complaining 209
Text B:Who's Your Daddy 212
Ⅲ．Reading Skill:Finding the Facts 216
Ⅳ．Grammar:Infinitive(2) 217
Ⅴ．Exercises 218
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:Public House 219
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Memo 220
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 221
Unit 17 223
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Advertising 224
Ⅱ．Text A:Advertising 224
Text B:Hi-Tech Communications 228
Ⅲ．Reading Skill:Skimming and Scanning 231
Ⅳ．Grammar:the V-ing Form and the V-ed Form 232
Ⅴ．Exercises 236
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:International Trade 238
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Letter of Complaining 240
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 242
Unit 18 243
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Internet 244
Ⅱ．Text A:Internet 244
Text B:Winning the Lottery 247
Ⅲ．Reading Skill:Guessing the Meaning of the Words from the Context 250
Ⅳ．Grammar:Subjunctive Mood 252
Ⅴ．Exercises 256
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:Accounting 259
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Letter of Promoting Sales 261
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 263
Unit 19 265
Ⅰ．Oral Practice:Talking about Changes 266
Ⅱ．Text A:X-Sports 267
Text B:Growing Roots 269
Ⅲ．Reading Skill:Paraphrasing 272
Ⅳ．Grammar:Direct and Indirect Speech 273
Ⅴ．Exercises 276
Ⅵ．Supplementary Reading:The Best Season for Thinking 278
Ⅶ．Practical Writing:Report 279
Ⅷ．Classical Sentences 282
Unit 20 Review and Assessment(Unit 15—19) 283
Part 1 Vocabulary 283
Part 2 Grammar 285
Part 3 Reading Comprehension 287
Part 4 Translate the Following Sentences into Chinese 291
Part 5 Translate the Following Sentences into English 292
Part 6 Writing 292
附录1 Vocabulary List词汇表 293
附录2 Bibliography参考书目 309