CoNTENTS 1
TO THE TEACHER 致教师 1
ABOUT THIS COURSE 关于本教材的说明 3
HOW TO USE THIS COURSE使用说明 14
Pre-Unit Test 24
UNIT ONE：Instructions to the Student 学生须知 29
1 A Puma at Large-Word Order：Review 抓不住的美洲狮 37
2 Thirteen Equals One-The Present：Continuous and Simple： 一点钟十三响 Review 42
3 An Unknown Goddess-The Simple Past：Review 身份不明的女神 46
4 The Double Life of Alfred Bloggs-The Present Perfect： 艾尔弗雷德的双重生活 Simple and Continuous：Review 51
5 The Facts-The Indefinite and Definite Articles：Review 确切数字 56
6 Smash and Grab-The Past：Simple and Continuous：Review 砸抢柜台 60
7 Crazy-The Comparison of Adjectives：Review 发疯了 65
8 A Famous Monastery-Review of Tenses 著名的修道院 70
9 A Trip to Mars-The Fulure：Review 去火星旅行 75
10 The Loss of the‘Titanic’-The Past Perfect：Review “泰坦尼克”号的沉没 80
11 Not Guilty-Indirect Speech：Review 我无罪 85
12 Life on a Desert lsland-Conditionals：Revew 荒岛生活 90
13 ‘It’s Only Me’-Must：Review “是我，别怕。” 95
14 A Noble Gangster-Have：Review 高贵的暴徒 99
15 Sixpence Worth of Trouble-Can：Review 六便士的麻烦 104
16 Mary had a Little Lamb-The Gerund：Review 玛丽的小羊羔 108
17 The Greatest Bridge in the World-The Passive：Review 举世无双的大桥 112
18 Electric Currents in Modern Art-Prepositions：Review 带电的现代艺术 117
19 A Very Dear Cat-Review of Tenses 一只宝贝猫 122
20 Pioneer Pilots-Special Difficulties：Review 飞行员的先驱 126
Pre-Unit Test 130
UNIT TWO：Instructions to the Student Practice and Progress are reviewed in this Unit. 134
21 Daniel Mendoza 拳王门多萨 143
22 By Heart 熟记台词 148
23 One Man’s Meat is Another Man’s Poison 萝卜青菜各有所爱 153
24 A Skeleton in the Cupboard 惊人的秘闻 158
25 The‘Cutty Sark’“卡蒂萨”号帆船 163
26 wanted：a Large Biscuit Tin 征购大饼干桶 167
27 Nothing to Sell and Nothing to Buy 不买也不卖 172
28 A Pound too Dear 一镑也太贵 177
29 Funny or Not？ 好笑不好笑？ 182
30 The Death of a Ghost 鬼死了 187
31 A Lovable Eccentric 可爱的怪人 191
32 A Lost Ship 一艘沉船 196
33 A Day to Remember 难忘的一天 201
34 A Happy Discovery 幸运的发现 206
35 Justice Was Done 正义得到了伸张 211
36 A Chance in a Million 万里有一 216
37 The Westhaven Express 开往威斯特海温的快车 221
38 The First Calendar 最初的日历 226
39 Nothing to Worry About 不用担心 231
40 Who’s Who 真假难辨 236
UNIT THREE：Instructions to the student 241
41 Illusions of Pastoral Peace 宁静田园生活的幻觉 247
42 Modern Cavemen 现代穴居人 252
43 Fully Insured 全面保险 258
44 Speed and Comfort 又快又舒适 263
45 The Power of the Press 新闻报道的威力 269
46 Do It Yourself 自己动手 274
47 Through the Earth’s Crust 钻透地壳 280
48 The Silent Village 寂静的村庄 285
49 The Ideal Servant 理想的仆人 290
50 New Year Resolutions 新年的决心 295
51 Automation 自动化 300
52 Mud is Mud 一瓶香水泥 305
53 In the Public Interest 为了公众的利益 310
54 Instinct or Cleverness？ 本能还是智慧？ 315
55 From the Earth：Greetings 从地球来的问候 321
Passage 56 河流和水灾 326
Passage 57 回故乡 332
Passage 58 入户的窃贼 337
Passage 59 收藏 342
Passage 60 准时 347
参考译文 353
练习答案 386