Unit One Study 2
Section Ⅰ Lead-in 2
A Watching 2
B Speaking 3
C Listening 4
Section Ⅱ Reading 5
Text A The Process of Learning 5
Text B Lots of Animals Learn,but Smarter Isn't Better 14
Section Ⅲ Practicao Writing 19
Application for Scholarship（申请奖学金） 19
Section Ⅳ Language Skill Development 21
Tag Question and Emphasis（反意疑问句和强调句） 21
Section Ⅴ Extended Exercises 25
Section Ⅵ Funny Time 28
Unit Two Memory 30
Section Ⅰ Lead-in 30
A Watching 30
B Speaking 30
C Listening 31
Section Ⅱ Reading 33
Text A The Mystery of Our Memory 33
Text B A Funny Memory in Childhood 40
Section Ⅲ Practical Writing 44
Introduction Letters（介绍信） 44
Section Ⅳ Language Skill Development 46
The Attributive Clause（定语从句） 46
Section Ⅴ Extended Exercises 47
Section Ⅵ Funny Time 50
Yesterday Once More 50
Unit Three Fashion 52
Section Ⅰ Lead-in 52
A Watching 52
B Speaking 53
C Listening 54
Section Ⅱ Reading 55
Text A China's Designers Eager to Grow 55
Text B China Makes Historical Debut at Paris Fashion Week 61
Section Ⅲ Practical Writing 65
Recommendation Letter（推荐信） 65
Section Ⅳ Language Skill Development 68
Subject and Verb Agreement（主谓一致） 68
Section Ⅴ Extended Exercises 71
Section Ⅵ Funny Time 74
Everybody,Somebody,Anybody,and Nobody 74
Unit Four Cultural DifferenceSection Ⅰ Lead-in 76
A Watching 76
B Speaking 77
C Listening 78
Section Ⅱ Reading 80
Text A Cultural Difference 80
Text B Addressing 86
Section Ⅲ Practical Writing 90
Certificate（证明书） 90
Section Ⅳ Language Skill Development 92
Inversion（倒装） 92
Section Ⅴ Extended Exercises 95
Section Ⅵ Funny Time 98
Unit Five Education 100
Section Ⅰ Lead-in 100
A Watching 100
B Speaking 100
C Listening 101
Section Ⅱ Reading 103
Text A Schooling and Education 103
Text B Great Learning Experience of Abraham Lincoln 110
Section Ⅲ Practical Writing 114
Salutatory Address（欢迎辞） 114
Section Ⅳ Language Skill Development 116
Subjunctive Mood（虚拟语气） 116
Section Ⅴ Extended Exercises 117
Section Ⅵ Funny Time 120
Unit Six Internet 122
Section Ⅰ Lead-in 122
A Watching 122
B Speaking 123
C Listening 124
Section Ⅱ Reading 125
Text A The Internet World 125
Text B The Advantages and Disadvantages of Internet 132
Section Ⅲ Practical Writing 138
Toast（祝酒词） 138
Section Ⅳ Language Skill Development 139
Adverbial Clause（状语从句） 139
Section Ⅴ Extended Exercises 144
Section Ⅵ Funny Time 148
Unit Seven Sightseeing 150
Section Ⅰ Lead-in 150
A Watching 150
B Speaking 150
C Listening 151
Section Ⅱ Reading 153
Text A A Trip to Istanbul 153
Text B Living in Portland 160
Section Ⅲ Practical Writing 165
Thank-you Letter（感谢信） 165
Section Ⅳ Language Skill Development 167
Noun Clauses,Exclamatory Clauses and Punctuations（名词性从句、感叹句和标点符号） 167
Section Ⅴ Extended Exercises 171
Section Ⅵ Funny Time 174
Advice 174
Unit Eight Custom&TraditionSection Ⅰ Lead-in 176
A Watching 176
B Speaking 177
C Listening 178
Section Ⅱ Reading 180
Text A Jack-o' lantern 180
Text B The Origins of the Mid-Autumn Festival 187
Section Ⅲ Practical Writing 191
Fax（传真） 191
Section Ⅳ Language Skill Development 193
Gerund（动名词） 193
Section Ⅴ Extended Exercises 195
Section Ⅵ Funny Time 198
Sock Burning Welcome Spring 198
Unit Nine Invention 200
Section Ⅰ Lead-in 200
A Watching 200
B Speaking 200
C Listening 201
Section Ⅱ Reading 203
Text A The Peanut Man 203
Text B Every Dog Has His Say 209
Section Ⅲ Practical Writing 213
E-mail（电子邮件） 213
Section Ⅳ Language Skill Development 215
Present Participle and Past Participle（现在分词／过去分词） 215
Section Ⅴ Extended Exercises 218
Section Ⅵ Funny Time 220
A Clever Professor 220
Unit Ten Character 222
Section Ⅰ Lead-in 222
A Watching 222
B Speaking 222
C Listening 223
Section Ⅱ Reading 225
Text A Brangelina—The Golden Couple of 2007 225
Text B My Father 234
Section Ⅲ Practical Writing 239
Agenda of Conference（会议议程） 239
Section Ⅳ Language Skill Development 240
Absolute Construction（独立主格结构） 240
Section Ⅴ Extended Exercises 242
Section Ⅵ Funny Time 244
Marriage Proposal to Bernard Shaw 244
Vocabulary 245
Phrases 268
Irregular Verbs 271