Unit 1 1
A.Ranch Life 1
R.S.Criteria of Reading Ability 12
W.P.Introductory Remarks 15
B.Peoples of the World 19
C.Eskimoes 27
Unit 2 31
A.Racing 31
R.S.Making Use of Word Formation:Prefixation 43
W.P.(Ⅰ)Watching Out for the Proper Forms of Tenses 45
(Ⅱ)A Brief Introduction to Combination 46
Combination:Continuation and Adding 46
B.The Olympics 50
C.Women in Sports 57
Unit 3 61
A.How to Fight Fear 61
R.S.Making Use of Word Formation:Suffixation 73
W.P.(Ⅰ)Taking Care of Tense Sequence 75
(Ⅱ)Combination:Contrast 76
B.What to Do in Case of Fire 80
C.Early Development 87
Unit 4 91
A.Christmas 91
R.S.Making Use of Word Formation:Compounding 103
W.P.(Ⅰ)Subject-Verb Agreement(Ⅰ) 105
(Ⅱ)Combination:Alternation 107
B.Social Customs in America 111
C.First or Last Names? 117
Unit 5 121
A.I Don't Feel Second-Class 121
R.S.Making Use of Word Formation:Conversion 133
W.P.(Ⅰ)Subject-Verb Agreement(Ⅱ) 135
(Ⅱ)Combination:Consequence 136
B.The King of Kodak 139
C.The Man Who Made You Laugh 146
Unit 6 151
A.Hobbies 151
B.How to Collect Stamps 166
Review Exercises(Ⅰ) 173
Unit 7 185
A.Hostels 185
R.S.Making Use of Context Clues:Synonymy and Antonymy 197
W.P.(Ⅰ)Avoiding Pronoun Shifts 200
(Ⅱ)Subordination(Ⅰ) 201
B.Hotels 205
C.Motels 212
Unit 8 217
A.London 217
R.S.Making Use of Context Clues:Word Relations 230
W.P.(Ⅰ)Avoiding Subject Shifts 231
(Ⅱ)Subordination(Ⅱ) 232
B.Producing a "Global Village" 235
C.How to Use London Telephones 242
Unit 9 247
A.Homes of Today 247
R.S.Making Use of Context Clues:Defining and Exemplifying 259
W.P.(Ⅰ)Avoiding Awkward Separations 262
(Ⅱ)Combination or Subordination 263
B.Some Problems Facing Town Planners 268
C.Danger!Your Home May Be Wired for Death 274
Unit 10 279
A.Space Adventure-An Apollo Astronaut Remembers(Part Ⅰ) 279
R.S.Making Use of Context Clues:Rephrasing 294
W.P.(Ⅰ)Watching Out for Fragments 296
(Ⅱ)Coordination and Subordination Working Together(Ⅰ) 297
B.Space Adventure-An Apollo Astronaut Remembers(Part Ⅱ) 300
C."I Am Omega" 308
Unit 11 313
A.English,English Everywhere 313
R.S.Discerning the Meaning of a Word 327
W.P.(Ⅰ)Eliminating Run-on Sentences 329
(Ⅱ)Coordination and Subordination Working Together(Ⅱ) 329
B.Education Around the World 332
C.How to Read Faster 339
Unit 12 343
A.Time and the Calendar 343
B.Biological Clocks 357
Review Exercises(Ⅱ) 365
Supplementary Reading 373
Glossary 405
List of Phrases and Expressions 437
附：《大学核心英语》多媒体光盘简介 445