Lesson One 1
Hail the Success of China's First Manned Space Flight 1
New Words 4
Proper Names 6
Useful Expressions 6
Notes to the Text 6
Exercises on the Text 10
Word Study 12
Vocabulary Exercises 14
Usage—historic,historical;economic,economical;sky,heaven,space;satellite,planet,star,constellation的比较 16
Usage Exercises 17
Grammar—倒装语序（the inverted word order）（Ⅰ） 18
Grammar Exercises 20
Lesson Two 22
The First Men on the Moon 22
New Words 24
Proper Names 25
Useful Expressions 25
Notes to the Text 26
Exercises on the Text 28
Word Study 29
Vocabulary Exercises 31
Usage—sample,example;for example,for instance;like,alike的比较 33
Usage Exercises 35
Grammar—倒装语序（the inverted word order）（Ⅱ） 35
Grammar Exercises 37
Lesson Three 40
The Mars Exploration Program's Science Theme 40
New Words 42
Proper Name 43
Useful Expressions 43
Notes to the Text 44
Exercises on the Text 46
Word Study 48
Vocabulary Exercises 50
Usage—climate,weather;protect,defend的比较 52
Usage Exercises 54
Grammar—主语-动词一致（subject-verb concord）（Ⅰ） 54
Grammar Exercises 57
Lesson Four 59
Albert Einstein 59
New Words 61
Proper Names 62
Useful Expressions 63
Notes to the Text 63
Exercises on the Text 65
Word Study 66
Vocabulary Exercise 69
Usage—institution,institute,college,school,university的比较 71
Usage Exercises 73
Grammar—主语-动词一致（subject-verb concord）（Ⅱ） 73
Grammar Exercises 75
Lesson Five 78
Stephen Hawking 78
New Words 80
Proper Names 81
Useful Expressions 81
Notes to the Text 82
Exercises on the Text 85
Word Study 86
Vocabulary Exercises 89
Usage—genius,talent,personnel;clever,smart,intelligent,wise的比较 91
Usage Exercises 93
Grammar—主语-动词一致（subject-verb concord）（Ⅲ） 93
Grammar Exercises 95
Lesson Six 98
Alfred Nobel—His Life and Work 98
New Words 100
Proper Names 102
Useful Expressions 103
Notes to the Text 103
Exercises on the Text 104
Word Study 106
Vocabulary Exeicises 108
Usage—technique,technology;extend,expand的比较 110
Usage Exercises 111
Grammar—主语-动词一致（subject-verb concord）（Ⅳ） 112
Grammar Exercises 114
Lesson Seven 117
We Can Love What We Are（Part Ⅰ） 117
New Words 119
Proper Names 121
Useful Expressions 121
Notes to the Text 121
Exercises on the Text 123
Word Study 125
Vocabulary Exercises 127
Usage—speak,speak of;tell,tell of;think,think of;hear,hear of的比较 129
Usage Exercises 131
Grammar—替代（substitution） 132
Grammar Exercises 133
Lesson Eight 136
We Can Love What We Are（Part Ⅱ） 136
New Words 138
Proper Names 139
Useful Expressions 140
Notes to the Text 140
Exercises on the Text 141
Word Study 143
Vocabulary Exercises 145
Usage—worth,worthwhile,worthy;common,mutual的比较 147
Usage Exercises 149
Grammar—省略（ellipsis）（Ⅰ） 149
Grammar Exercises 151
Lesson Nine 154
He Led a Useful Life 154
New Words 156
Proper Names 157
Useful Expressions 157
Notes to the Text 157
Exercises on the Text 158
Word Study 160
Vocabulary Exercises 162
Usage—thank,gratitude;able,capable的比较 164
Usage Exercises 166
Grammar—省略（ellipsis）（Ⅱ） 167
Grammar Exercises 169
Lesson Ten 173
Lessons from Jefferson 173
New Words 175
Proper Names 176
Notes to the Text 176
Exercises on the Text 178
Word Study 179
Vocabulary Exercises 182
Usage—view,opinion,idea;source,resource的比较 184
Usage Exercises 186
Grammar—比较（comparison） 186
Grammar Exercises 189
Lesson Eleven 191
Bill Gates:A Billionaire Philanthropist 191
New Words 193
Proper Names 194
Useful Expressions 195
Notes to the Text 195
Exercises on the Text 196
Word Study 198
Vocabulary Exercises 201
Usage—effective,effectively,efficient,efficiently;continual,continually,continuous,continuously的比较 203
Usage Exercises 204
Grammar—否定（negation） 205
Grammar Exercises 207
Lesson Twelve 211
I Have a Dream 211
New Words 213
Proper Names 214
Useful Expressions 215
Notes to the Text 215
Exercises on the Text 217
Word Study 219
Vocabulary Exercises 221
Usage—country,state,nation;business,industry,commerce的比较 224
Usage Exercises 225
Grammar—it的用法（Ⅰ） 226
Grammar Exercises 227
Lesson Thirteen 230
The Glory of the Olympic Games 230
New Words 232
Proper Names 233
Useful Expressions 233
Notes to the Text 233
Exercises on the Text 235
Word Study 237
Vocabulary Exercises 239
Usage—parade,demonstration;competition,contest,championship,tournament,game的比较 241
Usage Exercises 243
Grammar—it的用法（Ⅱ） 243
Grammar Exercises 244
Lesson Fourteen 247
Unlock Your Own Creativity 247
New Words 249
Proper Names 250
Useful Expressions 250
Notes to the Text 250
Exercises on the Text 251
Word Study 253
Vocabulary Exercises 256
Usage—relation,relations,relationship的比较 258
Usage Exercises 260
Grammar—as的用法（Ⅰ） 260
Grammar Exercises 262
Lesson Fifteen 265
How Could Anything That Feels So Bad Be So Good? 265
New Words 267
Proper Names 268
Useful Expressions 268
Notes to the Text 268
Exercises on the Text 270
Word Study 271
Exercises on Vocabulary 274
Usage—area,region,district,borough,zone的比较 276
Usage Exercises 278
Grammar—as的用法（Ⅱ） 278
Grammar Exercises 280
Appendixes 282
List of New Words 282
List of Useful Expressions 296
关于单词注音的说明 299
缩略语表 300