第一章 个人情况、人物 2
Unit 1 个人情况 2
Dialogues 2
Passage:A Monster of Conceit 6
Words and Expressions 7
Notes 8
Exercises 10
Supplementary Reading:The Trend to Coin New Words 15
Unit 2 人物 17
Dialogues 17
Passage:The Man Kant 20
Words and Expressions 21
Notes 21
Exercises 22
Supplementary Reading:The American 28
第二章 住房、家庭及环境 30
Unit 3 住房及家庭 30
Dialogues 30
Passage:Those Boys Really Will Be the Death of You,Mom 33
Words and Expressions 34
Notes 34
Exercises 36
Supplementary Reading:My Brother Is in the Dryer! 41
Unit 4 环境 43
Dialogues 43
Passage:The Myth vs. Reality of Vegetarians(Ⅰ) 46
Notes 47
Words and Expressions 47
Exercises 48
Supplementary Reading:The Myth vs. Reality of Vegetarians(Ⅱ) 54
第三章 日常英语 56
Unit 5 日常英语（1） 56
Dialogues 56
Passage:Marriage Preparation 59
Words and Expressions 60
Notes 60
Exercises 61
Supplementary Reading:Can I Buy an Hour of Your Time? 67
Unit 6 日常英语（2） 68
Dialogues 68
Passage:Telling Lies 71
Words and Expressions 72
Notes 72
Exercises 74
Supplementary Reading:The Numbers 79
第四章 食物和饮料 82
Unit 7 食物 82
Dialogues 82
Passage:Eating in the U.S.(Ⅰ) 85
Words and Expressions 86
Notes 87
Exercises 88
Supplementary Reading:Eating in the U.S.(Ⅱ) 94
Dialogues 96
Unit 8 饮料 96
Passage:Cool Drinks—The Choice Lies on You 99
Words and Expressions 100
Notes 101
Exercises 102
Supplementary Reading:Sports Drinks and How They Work 107
第五章 业余活动 110
Unit 9 业余活动（1） 110
Dialogues 110
Passage:A Wonderful Day of Skiing 113
Words and Expressions 114
Notes 114
Exercises 116
Supplementary Reading:Table Tennis 121
Unit 10 业余活动（2） 122
Dialogues 122
Passage:Rock Climbing 125
Words and Expressions 125
Notes 126
Exercises 127
Supplementary Reading:American Football 134
第六章 教育 136
Unit 11 教育（1） 136
Dialogues 136
Passage:Educational System 138
Words and Expressions 139
Notes 140
Exercises 142
Supplementary Reading:A Glance to German's Education 148
Unit 12 教育（2） 149
Dialogues 149
Passage:Requirement of Education(excerpts) 152
Words and Expressions 153
Notes 154
Exercises 155
Supplementary Reading:Application of High-tech in Schools 161
第七章 科技 164
Unit 13 科技 164
Dialogues 164
Passage:Science vs. Knowledge 166
Words and Expressions 167
Notes 168
Exercises 169
Supplementary Reading:What Happens When You Sleep? 176
第八章 节假日 178
Unit 14 假日 178
Dialogues 178
Passage:Thanksgiving Day Traditions 180
Words and Expressions 181
Notes 182
Exercises 183
Supplementary Reading:The Thanksgiving Story 188
Unit 15 节日 190
Dialogues 190
Passage:Halloween 193
Notes 194
Words and Expressions 194
Exercises 195
Supplementary Reading:April Fool's Day 201
第九章 购物 204
Unit 16 购物（1） 204
Dialogues 204
Passage:In the Supermarket 207
Words and Expressions 208
Notes 208
Exercises 209
Supplementary Reading:Package a Person 214
Unit 17 购物（2） 216
Dialogues 216
Passage:It Is So Difficult to Buy a Christmas Present for Father! 220
Words and Expressions 221
Notes 221
Exercises 222
Supplementary Reading:Who Took the Money? 228
第十章 健康 230
Unit 18 健康（1） 230
Dialogues 230
Passage:What Caused the Disease? 233
Words and Expressions 234
Notes 234
Exercises 235
Supplementary Reading:Alcohol Reduces Loss of Mental Ability 241
Dialogues 243
Unit 19 健康（2） 243
Passage:Yoga 246
Words and Expressions 247
Notes 248
Exercises 249
Supplementary Reading:Why Am I Not Fit Any More? 254
第十一章 天气和气候 256
Unit 20 天气和气候（1） 256
Dialogues 256
Passage:Dust Bowl Update 259
Words and Expressions 260
Notes 260
Exercises 261
Supplementary Reading:How Can We Predict the Weather? 267
Unit 21 天气和气候（2） 269
Dialogues 269
Passage:Weather 273
Words and Expressions 274
Notes 274
Exercises 275
Supplementary Reading:Will the Climate Change? 281
第十二章 地点 284
Unit 22 地点 284
Dialogues 284
Passage:The Wonders of Provence 287
Words and Expressions 288
Notes 289
Exercises 291
Supplementary Reading:Eiffel Tower 297
第十三章 旅行 300
Unit 23 旅行（1） 300
Dialogues 300
Passage:Venice 304
Words and Expressions 305
Notes 306
Exercises 308
Supplementary Reading:The Pyramids 314
Unit 24 旅行（2） 315
Dialogues 315
Passage:Garden City 318
Notes 319
Words and Expressions 319
Exercises 321
Supplementary Reading:Athens 327
第十四章 服务 330
Unit 25 服务（1） 330
Dialogues 330
Passage:Eating Out in America 333
Words and Expressions 335
Notes 336
Exercises 337
Supplementary Reading:Tipping 343
Unit 26 服务（2） 345
Dialogues 345
Passage:Dining Tips 348
Words and Expressions 349
Notes 350
Exercises 351
Supplementary Reading:Air Travel 357
第十五章 社会关系 360
Unit 27 社会关系（1） 360
Dialogues 360
Passage:Tips for Dating 363
Words and Expressions 364
Notes 364
Exercises 365
Supplementary Reading:Love 371
Unit 28 社会关系（2） 372
Dialogues 372
Passage:Americans' Eye Behavior 375
Words and Expressions 376
Notes 377
Exercises 378
Supplementary Reading:Tipping One's Hat 384
附录 385
附录一 交际话题表 385
附录二 功能意念表 386
附录三 语法项目表 392
附录四 语言技能表 395
附录五 课文问题答案 396
附录六 听力录音材料 412
附录七 课后习题参考答案 435
附录八 单词和短语总表 480