Contents 1
Unit 1 1
Text A Time—As Americans See It 3
Grammar时态的呼应 7
Writing简历 9
Proverbs 11
Text B A peculiar,old American Custom 11
Listening Comprehension 17
A Poem 18
Unit 2 19
Text A The Bottom Line 20
Grammar一般疑问句的构成 25
Writing求职信 26
Proverbs 27
Text B Enormous Debt 28
Listening Comprehension 34
A Poem 35
Unit 3 36
Text A The Golden Box 37
Grammar特殊疑问句 43
Writing证明信 45
Proverbs 46
Text B This Was My Mother 46
Listening Comprehension 53
A Poem 54
Unit 4 55
Text A Beautiful Florence 56
Grammar选择疑问句 62
Writing推荐信 64
Proverbs 65
Text B Sydney Opera House 66
Listening Comprehension 72
A Poem 73
Test Paper 1 74
Unit 5 83
Text A The Development of Civilization 84
Grammar名词性从句 90
Writing感谢信 92
Proverbs 93
Text B A Nice Cup of Tea 93
Listening Comprehension 99
A Poem 101
Unit 6 102
Text A A Stamp Made the Canal 103
Grammar定语从句Ⅰ 109
Proverbs 111
Writing道歉信 111
Text B A Young Man Saved the Declaration of Independence 112
Listening Comprehension 118
A Poem 120
Unit 7 121
Text A Making Luck 122
Grammar定语从句Ⅱ 128
Writing告别信 129
Text B World Trade 131
Proverbs 131
Listening Comprehension 138
A Poem 139
Unit 8 140
Text A Acid Rain 142
Grammar状语从句 147
Writing投诉信 151
Proverbs 152
Text B Walking in Space 153
Listening Comprehension 159
A Poem 160
Test Paper 2 161
附录 170
1 英语词汇的常用前缀、后缀及例词 170
2 常见的人名 172
3 英语警示用语 174
4 一些国家和城市名 176
5 词汇表 177