LESSON ONE 1
Articles:How to Study 1
Reading Skills 4
Dialogues:Booking Air Tickets 7
At the Cashier's Desk 8
LESSON TWO 10
Articles:Language of Time 10
An Efficiency Expert 13
Dialogue:At the Customs 16
LESSON THREE 19
Articles:The Great Pyramid 19
New York City 22
Dialogues:The Great Wall 25
Sightseeing 26
LESSON FOUR 29
Articles:Water in the Air 29
Water Resources 32
Dialogues:Water and Life 34
Talking About the Sea 35
LESSON FIVE 37
Articles:About Air 37
The Soil 39
Dialogues:Weather Forecast 42
Japan and France 43
LESSON SIX 47
Articles:The Olympic Games 47
Professional Sports 49
Dialogues:Sports 52
English People's Sports 53
LESSON SEVEN 56
Articles:The Most Common Form of Entertainment 56
Television 59
Dialogues:Watching TV（Ⅰ） 62
Watching TV（Ⅱ） 64
LESSON EIGHT 66
Articles:On Buying Books 66
Shopping Area 69
Dialogues:Shopping 73
Welcome 75
LESSON NINE 77
Articles:Applying for a Job 77
Factory Life—a Student's Experience 80
Dialogues:Looking for a Job 82
Work for Travel 83
LESSON TEN 86
Articles:Beethoven 86
A Pleasant Surprise 89
Dialogues:A Dance Invitation 92
A Dinner Party Invitation 93
LESSON ELEVEN 95
Articles:Glass Goes Modern 95
Cotton 98
Dialogues:At the Airport 101
On the Tube 102
LESSON TWELVE 104
Articles:The Last Leaf（Ⅰ） 104
The Last Leaf（Ⅱ） 107
Dialogues:Hey,Taxi! 110
American's Relationship With the Automobile 111
Supplementary Readings 114
Ⅰ．The Year 114
Ⅱ．Air 117
Ⅲ．A Funny Thing 120
Ⅳ．Jobs Help Students See Life 123
Ⅴ．A Very Honest Boy 127
Key to Reading Comprehension Exercises 131
编后 135