Unit One Home and Family/家庭与家人 1
1．Ideas of Home Have Changed/家庭观念的变化 1
2．Happy Reunion/重逢 5
3．My Mother/我的母亲 7
4．My Father/我的父亲 10
5．My Forever Valentine/我永远的情人 12
Unit Two Human Life /人生 17
1．The End of My Childhood/告别童年 17
2．Youth/年轻 22
3．Love Your Life/热爱你的生活 24
4．Death/死亡 26
Unit Three Society and People/社会与人 28
1．Society/社会 28
2．Of Youth and Age/论青年与老年 30
3．The Appeal to Others/感染别人 34
4．On“Losers”/论“失败者” 38
5．Gaps Between Rich and Poor/贫富差距 43
Unit Four Love and Marriage/爱情与婚姻 46
1．Love/爱情 46
2．True Love,Happy Marriage/真正的爱情，幸福的婚姻 49
3．Average Age at First Marriage in the U.S./美国人的初婚平均年龄 52
4．The Choice of a Wife/选妻 56
Unit Five Laws of Lasting Love/持久爱情的法则 59
1．Put Time Where Love Is/舍得为爱付出时间 59
2．In Crisis,Become As One/危急时刻，团结一致 61
3．Take a Loving Look/运用充满爱意的眼神 63
4．Try Another Perspective/换个角度看问题 65
5．Look Out For No.2/照顾配偶的利益 67
Unit Six Women and Women s Liberation/妇女与妇女的解放 69
1．Employment of Chinese Women/中国妇女的就业 69
2．Women Shouldn t Be Neglected/妇女不应该被忽视 72
3．What About Women s Liberation?/妇女解放实况如何？ 75
4．Women Are Free to Make a Choice/妇女自由做出选择 77
Unit Seven Human Feelings/人类情感 82
1．The Brotherly Love/手足之爱 82
2．To Love and to Be Loved/我爱人人，人人爱我 84
3．Three Passions in My Life/我生活中的三种强烈情感 87
4．Why Is A Sense of Humour Important/为什么幽默很重要 89
Unit Eight Friends and Chassmates/朋友和同学 92
1．On Making Friends/交友之道 92
2．We Need Friends/我们需要朋友 94
3．My Most Unforgettable Friend/我最难忘的朋友 96
4．Some of My Classmates/我的同窗好友 99
Unit Nine Reading and Learning/读书与学习 102
1．Of Studies/谈读书 102
2．Special Joys of Super-Slow Reading/超慢速阅读的特别乐趣 105
3．Owning Books/论藏书 108
4．No Books in the Future?/将来没有书吗？ 113
5．There Is No End to Learning/学无止境 115
Unit Ten Teaching and Learning English/英语教学 118
1．The Goal Is Learning,Not Teaching/目的是学而不是教 118
2．The Qualities Teachers Need/教师必备的素质 123
3．The Mass Conning of Students/学生集体受骗 127
4．The Common Interests of Students and Teachers/学生和教师的共同利益 129
5．Short and Sweet/时间短更满意 135
Unit Eleven College Study,Examinations and Interviews/大学学习·考试·面试 141
1．The College Experience/上大学经验之谈 141
2．Ways to Achieve Time Control/控制时间的方式 145
3．Gains Grow Out of pains/付出辛劳才有收获 148
4．Preparing For Final Examination/为期末考试做准备 151
5．How to Prepare for an Interview/如何为面试做准备 153
6．What to Do on the Day of an Interview/面试之日做什么 157
Unit Twelve Success and Failure/成功与失败 161
1．How to Learn with Success/如何学有成效 161
2．On the Way to Success/通向成功之路 163
3．Success Born out of Bad Luck/成功崛起于倒霉的运气 166
4．Wrong Fit Results in Failure/错误的适应导致失败 170
5．Lack of Social Skills:A Common Reason for Failure/缺乏社交技能：失败的一个普遍原因 173
Unit Thirteen Universities and Their Function/大学和大学的作用 177
1．Universities and Their function/大学和大学的作用 177
2．Speech Given by Dr.Colin Lucas,Vice-Chancellor,university of Oxford/牛津大学校长库林·勒克斯博士对北京大学的祝贺词 184
3．The Open University/开放型大学 187
4．College-the Work-Study Way/半工半读大学 190
Unit Fourteen Education and Educational Systems/教育和教育体制 195
1．The Value of Education/教育的价值 195
2．An Educator s Moral Responsibility/教育者的道义责任 198
3．Towards a Gender Free Society/论不分性别的社会 203
4．Education System in China/中国的教育制度 208
5．The British Educational System/英国的教育制度 209
Unit Fifteen Work and Careers/工作与职业 215
1．Word and Careers/工作与职业 215
2．Hard Work Is Good For Health/努力工作有利于健康 217
3．Towards the teaching Profession/教书职业论 219
4．The Newly Unemployed/新失业者 221
Unit Sixteen Valuable Advice/宝贵的忠告 225
1．Make Your Word Gold/做到金口玉言 225
2．Where There Is a Will,There Is a Way/有志者事竟成 228
3．How to Avoid Foolish Opinions/如何避免愚蠢的见解 230
4．Five Traits of the Educated Man/有教养者的五大特点 234
Unit Seventeen Literature and Art/文学艺术 240
1．The Influence of Literature/文学的感染力 240
2．Poetry Blooms on the Internet/盛开在因特网上的诗苑奇葩 244
3．Artists Aspiration/艺术家们的心愿 248
4．Music/音乐 251
Unit Eighteen Great Men in the World/世界伟人 254
1．William Shakespeare—Popular Then and Now/威廉·莎士比亚——当时和现在同样受人喜爱 254
2．Beethoven and Lennon/贝多芬与列农 258
3．Alfred Nobel—A Man of Contrasts/阿尔弗雷德·诺贝尔——一个对比鲜明的人 263
4．Winston Churchill—His Other Life/温斯顿·丘吉尔生活的另一侧面 267
Unit Nineteen Computer and Its Applications/计算机及其应用 273
1．Computer/计算机 273
2．Computers Concern You/电脑与你相关 276
3．Wide Uses of Computers/计算机的广泛运用 278
4．The Difference Between a Brain and a Computer/人脑与电脑的差异 284
Unit Twenty About Money/谈论金钱 289
1．How Important Is Money/金钱万能吗？ 289
2．Money and Honour/金钱与名誉 292
3．Gold Is the Devil/黄金是恶魔 294
4．Everything For Dollars/为了美元无所不为 297
Unit Twenty-one Sports & Games and Hobbies/体育运动与业余爱好 300
1．Physical Exercise/身体锻炼 300
2．Sports and Games/体育运动 302
3．What We Want from Sports/我们从体育运动获得什么益处 307
4．Why Do We Jog?/人们为什么慢跑？ 308
5．The Pleasure of Walking/步行的乐趣 313
6．Hobbies/业余爱好 316
Unit Twenty-Two World Civilization and Its Fruits/世界文明及其成果 318
1．Civilization/文明 318
2．The Development of Civilization/文明的发展 320
3．Paper and Its Uses/纸及其用途 325
4．Materials Science in the 21st-Century/21世纪的材料科学 329
Unit Twenty-Three World-Famous Cities/世界名城 332
1．Beijing/北京 332
2．Three New Yorks/三个纽约 335
3．Tokyo/东京 337
4．Venice/威尼斯 340
Unit Twenty-Four Famous Speeches/演说名篇 344
1．Man Will Prevail/人类必胜 344
2．An Epoch-Making Toast/划时代的祝酒词 348
3．Our Family Creed/家庭的信条 353
4．Tribute to Diana,Princess of Wales/致威尔士王妃黛安娜的献词 357
Unit Twenty-Five Man and Nature/人与大自然 365
1．Significance of Wildlife Protection/保护野生生物意义重大 365
2．Function and Value of Trees/森林的功能与价值 367
3．Becoming a Child of Nature:It s a Twofold Task of Parents and Children/做大自然的孩子：父母和孩子的双重任务 370
4．Preserve Every Inch of Farmland/保护每一寸耕地 375
Unit Twenty-Six The Four Seasons in a Year/一年四季 378
1．The Four Seasons/四季 378
2．Spring/春天 381
3．Summer/夏天 382
4．Autumn/秋天 384
5．Winter/冬天 386
6．A Thunder Storm/雷雨 387
7．Rainbows/彩虹 389
8．The Rising Sun/日出奇景 391
Unit Twenty-Seven Universe/宇宙 395
1．The Changing World/不断变化的世界 395
2．Other Worlds/另外的世界 399
3．Our Picture of the Universe/我们的宇宙图像 403
4．The Space Challenge/向太空挑战 409
Unit Twenty-Eight Popular Topics/流行话题 412
1．Smoking Is Dangerous to Health/吸烟危害健康 412
2．Is Television a Blessing or a Curse?/电视是福还是祸？ 414
3．Crime:An Ever-Growing Problem/犯罪：一个日益严重的问题 416
4．The Telephone:Its Advantages and Disadvantages/电话的利与弊 420
5．The Advantages and Disadvantages of Being Famous/当名人的利与弊 422
6．What Should We Learn from Americans？/我们应该向美国人学习什么？ 426
7．A Good Manager/好经理 428
8．The Importance of Time In Modem Life/现代生活中时间的重要性 431
Unit Twenty-Nine Hot Topics/热门话题 435
1．The Effects of Unemployment/失业的影响 435
2．“Time Bomb”Projects/“定时炸弹”工程 439
3．Buying Accommodation/买住房 441
4．Information in the Modern World/现代世界的信息 443
5．Prospects of the New Century/新世纪的展望 445
主要参考书目 449