Unit One Language Learning 2
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking Asking the Way 2
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading The Pleasure of Learning 7
Section Ⅲ Grammar Disjunctive Questions（反意疑问句） 17
Section Ⅳ Applied Writing Letter of Request（请求信） 19
Section Ⅴ Reading Practice 20
Passage 1 Learning Foreign Languages 20
Passage 2 How I Became a Successful Language Learner 22
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Broadway 25
Unit Two Job-hunting 28
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking Travel by Air 28
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading Enthusiasm Leads to Success 31
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Emphatic Pattern（强调句型） 41
Section Ⅳ Applied Writing Application Letter（求职信） 42
Section Ⅴ Reading Practice 43
Passage 1 Eight Ways to Sidestep Hidden Job-hunting Hazards 43
Passage 2 Top Ten Tips for Career Fair Success 46
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips An Uncomfortable Trip 47
Unit Three Internet 50
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking Shopping 50
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading The Impact of the Internet on Our Daily Life 54
Section Ⅲ Grammar Verb Tense Ⅰ（时态一） 61
Section Ⅳ Applied Writing Certificate（证明信） 63
Section Ⅴ Reading Practice 64
Passage 1 Tips on Online Shopping 64
Passage 2 Online Shopping 66
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips About Shopping 68
Unit Four American Culture 70
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking Going to Clinic 70
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading Why Do People Move to the United States? 75
Section Ⅲ Grammar Verb Tense Ⅱ（时态二） 84
Section Ⅳ Applied Writing Recommendation Letter（推荐信） 85
Section Ⅴ Reading Practice 86
Passage 1 American Customs and Habits 86
Passage 2 Table Manners 89
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Medicine in the U.S 91
Unit Five Family Life 94
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking Hotel 94
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading What Do Parents Owe Their Children? 98
Section Ⅲ Grammar Verb Tense Ⅲ（时态三） 107
Section Ⅳ Applied Writing Letter of Complaint（投诉信） 110
Section Ⅴ Reading Practice 111
Passage 1 The"Other Woman"in My Life 111
Passage 2 A Long Walk Home 114
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips About Reservation 116
Mid-term Test 117
Unit Six Environmental Protection 128
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking At the Restaurants 128
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading Focus on Global Warming 133
Section Ⅲ Grammar Verb Tense Ⅳ（时态四） 146
Section Ⅳ Applied Writing Letter of Introduction（介绍信） 147
Section Ⅴ Reading Practice 148
Passage 1 The Green Lifestyles 148
Passage 2 Global Warming 151
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Making a Toast 153
Unit Seven Creativity 156
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking Making a Telephone Call 156
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading Developing Your Personal Creativity 160
Section Ⅲ Grammar The Past Future Indefinite（过去将来时） 167
Section Ⅳ Applied Writing Resume（简历） 168
Section Ⅴ Reading Practice 169
Passage 1 Thought Expanders:A New Thinking Product 169
Passage 2 People Are Notes Pegs 172
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips Telephone Number in the U.S 174
Unit Eight Advertisement 176
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking Post Office 176
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading Background of Todayt's Advertising 180
Section Ⅲ Grammar Subject Clauses（主语从句） 189
Section Ⅳ Applied Writing Job Advertisement（招聘广告） 191
Section Ⅴ Reading Practice 192
Passage 1 TV Advertising Continuing to Flourish 192
Passage 2 Advertising:The Selling of a Product 194
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips EMS 197
Unit Nine Travel 200
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking Career Planning 200
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading Rest Areas on Highways 204
Section Ⅲ Grammar Predicative Clauses（表语从句） 211
Section Ⅳ Applied Writing Notice（通知与启示） 212
Section Ⅴ Reading Practice 212
Passage 1 Have A Safe Trip! 212
Passage 2 Business Travel to New York 214
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips The Keys to Career Planning 216
Unit Ten Political Events 218
Section Ⅰ Listening and Speaking Job Interview 218
Section Ⅱ Intensive Reading The Boston Tea Party 224
Section Ⅲ Grammar Object Clause ＆ Appositive Clauses（宾语从句和同位语从句） 234
Section Ⅳ Applied Writing Instructions（说明书） 236
Section Ⅴ Reading Practice 239
Passage 1 Space Race 239
Passage 2 The"Unsinkable"Titanic Went Down 242
Section Ⅵ Cultural Tips The Changing American Workforce 245
Final Test 246
参考文献 257