第一部分 阅读理解 1
1．A HALF-EMPTY BASKET 1
2．A FILM LOVER 2
3．THE DRINKER HAD PAID SIX TIMES 4
4．ANAESTHETICS 6
5．WHERE DID FAMILY NAMES COME FROM 7
6．HOW IS BUSINESS 9
7．HOW WOULD YOU STOP YOUR CAR 10
8．GRAVITY 11
9．WAYS IN LANGUAGE LEARNING 12
10．A PAPER BALL IN HIS NOSE 14
11．A DETECTIVE 16
12．AT A BARBER'S SHOP 17
13．THREE STEPS 19
14．WE SHOULD LEARN ABOUT ELECTRICITY 20
15．HOW THE ROMANS BUILT HIGHWAYS 22
16．ABOUT"OK" 24
17．AND 25
18．DEPEND ON HARD WORK 26
19．THE INHUMAN SON 28
20．AN UNUSUAL ACT 30
21．MONEY IS NOT ALL POWERFUL 31
22．THE FIRST NEWSPAPERS 33
23．AN ANNOUNCEMENT 35
24．FORMS OF ADDRESS 36
25．CONGRATULATIONS 38
26．THE COMPASS AND THE MAGNETS 40
27．FREE MEALS ON THE SHIP 40
28．THE CLOCK 1S GOING"BACK" 42
29．ON VOCABULARY 44
30．AMERICANS HELP RUSSIANS 46
31．A CITY WITH HIGH MURDER RATE 48
32．THE STORY OF WRITING 50
33．THE THAMES AND THE PORT OF LONDON 51
34．THE BIGGEST LIAR 53
35．ON BOARD SHIP 54
36．CAUSE OF RAIN 55
37．ABOUT THE GILBERT ISLANDS 56
38．A SUDDEN FRIGHT 58
39．SOME OF HER HIGH NOTES 59
40．A HEAVY DRINKER 61
41．THAT'S JUST THE TROUBLE 62
42．A WAY OF FINDING OUT THE TRUTH 64
43．A JOINT FAMILY 65
44．DAYTIME MEALS 67
45．USING A FORK 69
46．THE PLANE HAD TAKEN OFF 70
47．DAVES TELEPHONE 72
48．MENDED UMBRELLAS 74
49．THE WAY TO READ FAST 76
50．DEPEND ON YOURSELF 78
51．ON"THE LAST LESSON" 80
52．JUST AS UNINTERESTING 81
53．AN INEXPERIENCED OFFICER 82
54．A BOX OF BONES 83
55．THE VALUE OF EDUCATION 85
56．THE RIGHT TO DIE 86
57．THANKSGIVING DAY 88
58．FALL BACK,SPRING AHEAD 89
59．HER MOTHER'S CARD 91
60．PLACES FOR SHOPPING 92
61．LIFE IN 1997 94
62．THE IMPORTANCE OF TREES 96
63．HE WAS GREATLY DISAPPOINTED 98
64．TWO INCHES TOO LONG 101
65．DIFFERENT MENUS 102
66．LIFE OF BELL 104
67．SNAKES 105
68．DIFFERENCE BETWEEN HUMAN BEINGS AND OTHER ANIMALS 107
69．THE THIEF BROUGHT THE BOOKS BACK 109
70．IN A NEIGHBOUR'S FLAT 111
第二部分 阅读欣赏 114
一．读物注释 114
1．ENGLISH MEALS 114
2．THE WEEKEND VISIT 115
3．WAS IT SAM 116
4．A FISH DISH 117
5．IF I DON'T DO ANYTHING ELSE 118
6．THE SCHOOL 119
7．THE OLYMPICS 120
8．ARISTOTLE 121
9．CHARLES DICKENS 122
10．A SYNOPSIS OF A TALE OF TWO CITIES 123
11．THE GREAT FIRE OF LONDON 125
二．原著选摘 126
1．MY FIRST TEACHER 126
2．THE CINEMA 130
3．POST-HASTE 137
4．FLYING OBJECTS 140
三．中英对照 147
1．STOPPING BY WOODS ON A SNOWY EVENIVG 147
2．THE SUN 149
3．BAT 150
4．THE LIFE OF A STAR 152
5．WHERE IS THE BEEF 154
6．PHRASES ABOUT THE HAND 157
7．SENIOR CITIZENS IN THE UNITED STATES 160
四．所学语言国家概况 162
1．AMERICAN HOLIDAYS(3) 162
2．AMERICAN HOLIDAYS(4) 164
3．FESTIVALS AND CUSTOMS OF THE BRITISH ISLES 169
4．CANADA,THE LAND"FROM SEA TO SEA" 171