UNIT ONE 1
LessonOne 1．"Me Book" 1
2．The Boston Tea Party 2
谚语 Proverbs 4
Two The Gift of Language 5
谜语 Riddles 8
Three 1．Universities 9
2．An Oxford Tutor and His Student 10
绕口令 A Tongue Tunster 12
Four 1．How to Study 13
2．SQ3R—a Study Reading Method 15
笑话 Jokes 16
Five 1．Dictionary Usage 17
2．Untitled 19
小诗二首 poems 21
Six 1．Fashion This Spring 22
2．In the Kingdom of the Seais 23
英文歌曲 Mister Monday 26
UNIT TWO 27
LessonOne Why Is McDonald's Popular? 27
谚语 Proverbs 30
Two How Tea Came to China 31
绕口令 A Tongue Twister 34
Three 1．Horse Racing 35
2．Horse Jumping 36
3．The Judge Who Didn't Get the Picture 36
谜语 Riddles 39
Four A Nation of Sailors 40
英文歌曲 My Bonnie 43
Five A Sight of London—the Cutty Sark 44
小常识 How to Write an Envelope Address in English(Ⅰ) 46
Six 7-Eleven 47
小常识 How to Write an Envelope Address in English(Ⅱ) 51
UNIT THREE 52
LessonOne The Elderly 52
小知识 Nuclear Family and Extended Family 54
Two 1．Acting Your Age:New Rules 55
2．Judo 57
3．Fencing 58
绕口令 A Tongue Twister 60
Three 1．Collector's Item 61
2．The Pentagon 62
谜语 Riddle 64
Four 1．Man and Animal 65
2．How to Keep Goldfish 67
动物的雌雄名称 Terms of Male and Female Animals 69
Five Idioms 70
韵文 Rhymes 74
Six The Honest Pickpocket 75
英文歌曲 Top of the World 78
UNIT FOUR 80
LessonOne Rodeo 80
绕口令 A Tongue Twister 83
Two Untitled 84
谜语 Riddles 86
Three The Voice of America 87
小知识 Broadway—Times Square 89
Four Street Festival(1) 90
Street Festival(2) 92
影星简介 Shirley Temple—The World Famous Child Star 95
Five Introductions 96
海报 A Poster 100
Six Theatres Today 101
英文歌曲 Edelweiss 105
UNIT FIVE 106
LessonOne Christmas 106
节日祝贺用语 Season's Greetings 110
Two Tug-of-War—A National Sport 111
体育用语 Terms of Physical Culture and Sports 113
Three Ernest Hemingway 114
小幽默 Sock Exchange 116
Four ＆ Five Super Stars 117
人物介绍 Looking Like Elvis 122
Six The Story of Pantomime 123
小诗一首 What Is Christmas? 126
英文歌曲 Jingle Bells 126
UNIT SIX 128
LessonOne Clowning Around As a Career 128
小测验 Quizzes on the Trade Marks 130
Two Blue Jeans 132
牛仔裤的创始人 Levi Strauss 135
Three 1．Harlem 136
2．The Jewish Community 137
智力测验题 An American Puzzle 139
Four What Is Research? 140
笑话 Jokes 142
Five 1．Beetle Football 143
2．Cars Can Drink and Drive 144
小诗二首 Poems 146
Six Mark Twain 147
英文歌曲 Auld Lang Syne 151
UNIT SEVEN 152
LessonOne 1．Impulse Buying 152
2．Cat Naps 153
韵文 Rhymes 156
Two Good Manners 157
生日祝辞 Birthday Greetings 160
Three Why and How Are Americans Trying to Lose Weight? 161
小知识 Avoid Obesity 164
Four The Names of the Months 165
绕口令 Tongue Twisters 168
Five 1．Seasoning the American Palate 169
2．Hamburgers 170
快餐 Fast-food 172
Six Whale Hunting 173
小知识 Animal Sonnds 176
UNIT EIGHT 177
LessonOne Attraction,Decoration and Fashion 177
泡泡糖的来历 Chewing Gum 184
Two 1．The Impact of Two Incomes 185
2．Archery 186
小幽默 Flight Insurance 188
Three Making Rain 189
小诗一首 Morning 192
Four The Burning of Washington 193
谜语 Riddles 196
Five Why Do People Take Continuing Education Classes? 197
笑话 Jokes 199
Six Why I Want a Wife:A Woman's View 200
家庭妇男 Househusbands 204
UNIT NINE 205
LessonOne 1．The Human Brain 205
2．Human Blood 206
3．Sleep 207
科技小品 Getting Information for Our Body 209
Two 1．Cycling over the Sea 210
2．Phrases at Your Fingertips 211
绕口令 Tongue Twisters 213
Three The Story of Writing 214
小幽默 An Old Blue Coat 216
Four Computer Criminals 217
英文歌曲 Country Roads 219
Five Biological Clocks 220
双关语 Puns 222
Six Palm Reading 223
学语言 Related Phrases 227
UNIT TEN 228
LessonOne The Great Escape 228
你属于哪类人？ What kind of person are you? 231
Two The Water BBQ 232
小测验 Quizzes 235
Three Antarctic Research 236
小幽默 Washed Up 238
Four 1．The International Red Cross 239
2．Ten Pin Bowling 240
小知识 Rock Music Can Damage Your Health 242
Five The Post Office 243
学点语法 What is the difference between the past tense and the present perfect tense? 246
Six The American Cowboy 247
英文歌曲 Hand in Hand 252
UNIT ELEVEN 253
LessonOne A One-Ring Circus 253
文字游戏 Play on Words 256
Two 1．Scorpios 257
2．Waiting for Zero Hour 258
小幽默 Getting the Money Out 260
Three 1．Disneyworld 261
2．The Pub 263
十二生肖名称 The Twelve Animals Corresponding to Twelve-Year Cycle 265
Four Entertainment and Communication 266
黄道十二宫 The Twelve Constellations of the Zodiac 268
Five Scientists Tune into Teeth of Dolphins 269
摘录 On Advertising 272
Six Rare Visitors 273
英文歌曲 Say You,Say Me 276
UNIT TWELVE 277
LessonOne 1．Cleopatra's Needle 277
2．Commonwealth 279
绕口令 Tongue Twisters 281
Two Just Coincidence? 282
广告趣闻 The Marlboro Man 285
Three Sponsorship 286
小知识 Where are they? 289
Four 1．Physics in Everyday Life 290
2．Drifting Bottles 291
神奇的发明 A Wonder ful Invention 293
Five Opinion:Test-tube Babies 294
孪生子 Twins 297
Six What's in a Name? 298
有趣的名字 Interesting Names 301
UNIT THIRTEEN 302
LessonOne Mind Your Manners 302
小幽默 Humour 305
Two You Are What You Give 306
谜语 Riddles 310
Three 1．"Yankee" 311
2．A Taciturn Yankee 312
学语言 Story behind the Word:Yankee 314
Four Trial and Sentence 315
小故事 The King and the Critic 318
Five 1．Sydney—Australia's Leading Lady 319
2．Untitled 321
叹息桥 The Bridge of Sighs 323
Six Personal Relationships 324
如何交友 Friends and True Friendship 328
UNIT FOURTEEN 329
LessonOne Their Face Is Their Fortune 329
常识 American Money 332
Two Stocks and Bonds 333
小知识 Wall Street:World's Marketplace 335
Three For Sale:Rare Earth 336
小幽默 The Soldiers and the Officer 339
Four A Country Childhood 340
名人轶事 A Stupid Boy 343
Five Old Man and Old Woman—A Blackfoot Indian Myth Retold 344
绕口令 Tongue Twisters 346
Six Elephants 347
英文歌曲 The Doggie in the Window 349
UNIT FIFTEEN 350
LessonOne How to Remove Stains? 350
文字游戏 Play on Words 353
Two If All Else Fails,Try the Paw-Paw Cure 354
谚语 Some Proverbs Explained 357
Three The Evils of Smoking 358
小幽默 College Humour 360
Four Newspaper 361
笑话 A Joke 364
Five "Flowing"through Life 365
智力测验题 A Puzzle 367
Six Tips for Writing Letters 368
小知识 Capricorn 372
UNIT SIXTEEN 373
LessonOne The Types of Jealousy 373
小议论 Habit 376
Two The Doctor's Story 377
疾病名称（一） Names of Diseases 380
Three AIDS 381
疾病名称（二） Names of Diseases 384
Four Obesity Research Suggests How Man's Life-span Might Be In-creased 385
二十四节气 Twenty-four Solar Terms 387
Five Living Together and the English Language 388
习俗风情 A Strange Birthday Party 391
Six Underhoused Is Homeless 392
谜语 Riddles 396
UNIT SEVENTEEN 397
LessonOne Eponyms 397
小知识 Pulitzer Prizes 400
Two Self-protection 401
名人轶事 A Story about Winston Churchill 403
Three Births and Deaths In Different Cultures 404
英语成语 Learn Some Idioms 406
Four Baby Blindness 407
小测验 Quizzes 410
Five Alcohol 411
笑话 Jokes 413
Six Benposta,the Nation of Boys 414
韵文 Rhymes 417
UNIT EIGHTEEN 418
LessonOne 1．Chess 418
2．The Waltz 420
文字游戏 Play on Words 423
Two A Curious Case 424
小知识 Fast-food Pioneer Colonel Sanders Dies 426
Three Two Households—One Family 427
双关语 A Pun 431
Four Modern Farming 432
绕口令 Tongue Twisters 435
Five Human and Insect Societies 436
小知识 The Difference between Tortoise and Turtle 439
Six Six Essential Foodstuffs for the Body 440
英文歌曲 Click Go the Shears 443
UNIT NINETEEN 444
LessonOne 1．The Tango 444
2．Disco Dancing 446
绕口令 Tongue Twisters 448
Two Art on Wheels 449
英语成语 Learn Some Idioms 452
Three The Rich Eccentrics 453
谜语 Riddles 456
Four Oxygen from Stars 457
语丝 Quips on the Moon 460
Five Money 461
趣闻 Lost and Phoned 464
Six Dreams 465
宗教简介 Christianity and Islam 468
UNIT TWENTY 469
LessonOne The Art of Tattooing 469
绕口令 Tongue Twisters 472
Two The Breakout 473
韵文 Rhymes 476
Three World Trade 477
英语成语 Learn Some Idioms 480
Four New Speed of Sound 481
趣闻 Lost and Phoned 484
Five Help Us to Help Others Join the London Metropolitan Youth Centre 485
名人名言 Quotations 488
Six Early Inhabitants of Hawaii 489
英文歌曲 Home on the Range 493