Contents 1
Unit One 1
A．1．Successful Language Learners成功的语言学习者 1
2．Time for Study学习时间 3
3．Home家 5
4．An Inquiring Mind好奇心 6
B．To Learn with Success学有所成之道 8
Reading Skill Ⅰ——Skimming 10
Unit Two 13
A．1．Libraries图书馆 13
2．Chess国际象棋 14
3．Please Send Me No More Books请别再给我寄书了！ 16
4．The Invention of Telephone电话的发明 18
B．On Being Punctual论守时 20
Unit Three 22
A．1．A Valuable Lesson宝贵的教训 22
2．E-mail电子邮件 23
3．Life in the Universe宇宙中的生命 25
4．Never Too Old永不言老 27
B．Where Do We Get Our Intelligence？我们的智力从哪里来？ 28
Unit Four 31
A．1．An Open Heart仁爱之心 31
2．Vitamins维生素 32
3．Teacher and Aetor教师与演员 34
4．A Childhood Memory童年的回忆 36
B．How Important Is Money？金钱有多重要？ 37
Reading Skill Ⅱ——Determining the Main Idea 39
Unit Five 46
A．1．A Young Man's Expectations一个年轻人的期盼 46
2．Culture Shock文化震荡 48
3．Food Keeping食品的保藏 49
4．Supply and Demand供与求 51
B．Student Period学生时代 53
Unit Six 55
A．1．About Lying透视说谎 55
2．Why Chewing Gum Became Popular？口香糖为何流行？ 57
3．An Art Show一场画展 58
4．Memory记忆 60
B．Long Walk to Freedom漫长的自由之路 62
Unit Seven 64
A．1．The Childhood of Pablo Picasso毕加索的童年 64
2．Eating Habits饮食习惯 65
3．Colors and Feelings色彩与心理 67
4．Job-hopping跳槽 69
B．Mass Media大众传媒 71
Reading Skill Ⅲ——Using Context Clues to Determine Word Meanings 73
Unit Eight 79
A．1．Bookshops书店 79
2．DINKS丁克家庭 80
3．Future Human Beings未来人类 82
4．A Dark Horse黑马 84
B．Work工作 86
Unit Nine 88
A．1．Cash-free Society无现金社会 88
2．TV Rights电视转播权 90
3．Volunteering自愿者行动 92
4．Sigmund Freud西格蒙·弗洛伊德 94
B．Friendship友谊 95
Unit Ten 98
A．1．Eating Out上馆子吃饭 98
2．On and Off the Soccer Field绿茵内外 100
3．Thanksgiving Day感恩节 101
4．Flying a Kite怎样放风筝 103
B．Happiness幸福 105
Reading Skill Ⅳ——Using Word Part Clues to Determine Word Meanings 107
Unit Eleven 110
A．1．Allowance零花钱 110
2．The English Character英国人的性格 112
3．Catching Colds感冒 114
4．Dogs Also Like Toys狗也喜欢玩具 116
B．The Power of Words词语的力量 118
Unit Twelve 120
A．1．The Continuing Cycle of Life生命的持续循环 120
2．The Greenhouse Effect温室效应 122
3．The National Flag of the United States美国国旗 124
4．Insurance保险 126
B．“Reading Maketh a Full Man”“读书使人充实” 128
Unit Thirteen 130
A．1．Merry Christmas圣诞快乐 130
2．Laughter as Medicine笑为医 132
3．A Test on Bravery考验勇气 134
4．Microwaves微波 136
B．Self-control自我控制 138
Reading Skill Ⅴ——Scanning 140
A．1．Pop Music流行音乐 145
Unit Fourteen 145
2．Water Sports in Australia澳大利亚的水上运动 147
3．Back to Nature回归自然 149
4．To Be or Not to Be a Detective是否想当侦探 151
B．Creativity创造力 153
Unit Fifteen 156
A．1．What Is Play？消遣的真谛 156
2．The Sahara撒哈拉大沙漠 158
3．The Dentist's牙医诊所 160
4．Clues to Ancient Civilization古代文明的线索 162
B．Youth青春 164
Key to Exercises 166
Glossary 170