Unit One 1
TEXT Decision(adapted)&by Roy Hilligoss 1
New Words 5
Phrases and Expressions 7
Proper Names 7
Notes 8
EXERCISES 9
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 22
1．Good Manners 22
2．Brave Ballerina—Her Determination Turned Tragedy into Success&by Margaret F.Atkinson and May Hillman 27
Unit Two 31
TEXT American on Whcels 31
New Words 34
Phrases and Expressions 36
Proper Names 37
Notes 37
EXERCISES 38
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 51
1．Life in a Big City 51
2．Oil&by C.C.Thornley 55
Unit Three 60
TEXT Life on Other Planets&by Isaac Asimov 60
New Words 64
Phrases and Expressions 66
Proper Names 66
Notes 67
EXERCISES 67
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 81
1．Why the Sky Looks Blue&by Sir fames feans 81
2．Can Life Exist on the Planets?&by Sir fames feans 85
Unit Four 90
TEXT Graveyard of the Atlantic 90
New Words 94
Phrases and Expressions 96
Proper Names 96
Notes 97
EXERCISES 98
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 113
1．Mysteries of the Sea 113
2．Little Lamb 118
Unit Five 122
TEXT Sherlock Holmes(adapted)&by Arthur Conan Doyle 122
New Words 126
Phrases and Expressions 128
Proper Names 129
Notes 129
EXERCISES 130
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 142
1．Behind the Curtains 142
2．A Murder 146
Unit Six 150
TEXT New Babies Are Smarter than You Think(adapted) 150
New Words 154
Phrases and Expressions 156
Proper Names 156
Notes 156
EXERCISES 157
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 171
1．Why Don't Girls Think like Boys? 171
2．The Road to Happiness&by Bertrand Russell 176
Unit Seven 180
TEXT Left Brain,Right Brain(adapted)&by Warren S.Brown 180
New Words 183
Phrases and Expressions 186
Proper Names 186
Notes 186
EXERCISES 187
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 201
1．Brain 201
2．Winning Images&by Robert Shook 204
Unit Eight 209
TEXT People Should Be Rewarded According to Ability,Not According to Age and Experience&by L.G.Alexander 209
New Words 211
Phrases and Expressions 213
Proper Names 213
Notes 214
EXERCISES 214
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 229
1．The Younger Generation Knows Best 229
2．You Are What You Think 233
Unit Nine 237
TEXT Early Britain(adapted)&by Arthur Bryant 237
New Words 240
Phrases and Expressions 242
Proper Names 243
Notes 243
EXERCISES 244
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 259
1．The Long Chain of Evolution 259
2．Politeness in Britain 263
Unit Ten 268
TEXT Down and Out and No Place to Go&by Thomas McCarroll 268
New Words 271
Phrases and Expressions 274
Proper Names 275
Notes 275
EXERCISES 276
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 290
1．Parents Are Too Permissive with Their Children Nowadays 290
2．Vanishing Animals&by Gerald Durrell 294
Vocabulary 298
Phrases and Expressions 317