Contents 1
Unit 1 1
Text A Story of Our Life 2
Crammar可数名词和不可数名词 7
Writing名片 9
Proverbs 10
Text B A Child's Angel 11
Listening Comprehension 14
Reading Skills培养良好的阅读习惯 15
A Poem 18
Unit 2 19
Text A The Song of Whales 20
Grammar冠词 26
Writing英语信函的内文格式 29
Proverbs 31
Text B A fish of the World 32
Listening Comprehension 36
Reading Skills根据语境猜测词义 37
A Poem 39
Unit 3 40
Text A The Making of the US 41
Grammar时态 46
Writing明信片 48
Proverbs 49
Text B The UK 49
Listening Comprehension 53
Reading Skills主谓语之间含定语从句以及含插入语的句子 54
A Poem 56
Unit 4 57
Text A Robotic Milking 58
Grammar一般过去时和现在完成时 64
Writing电子邮件 67
Proverbs 67
Text B The Buffalo 68
Listening Comprehension 72
Reading Skills主题句 73
A Poem 75
Test Paper 1 76
Unit 5 84
Text A Walt Disney:the Man behind the Mouse 85
Grammar过去完成时 92
Writing标识语 94
Proverbs 95
Text B Beethoven and His Music 95
Listening Comprehension 99
Reading Skills识别重要细节 100
A Poem 102
Unit 6 103
Text A November:Thanksgiving 104
Grammar一般将来时和过去将来时 110
Writing海报 113
Proverbs 114
Text B Christmas in the United States 115
Listening Comprehension 119
Reading Skills作者的观点和态度 120
A Poem 122
Unit 7 123
Text A The Four Wives 124
Grammar被动语态 129
Writing通知和告示 132
Text B Life 134
Proverhs 134
Listening Comprehension 138
Reading Skills根据所给事实推理判断 139
A Poem 141
Unit 8 143
Text A Skyscrapers 144
Grammar主谓一致 150
Writing邀请函 152
Proverbs 155
Text B Housing in America 155
Listening Comprehension 159
Reading Skills总结 160
A Poem 162
Test Paper 2 163
附录 173
1 名词单数变复数的不规则变化 173
2 动词现在时第三人称单数变化规则 174
3 不规则动词表 175
4 形容词、副词比较级和最高级的变化规则 179
5 形容词、副词比较级和最高级的不规则变化 180
6 词汇表 180