Unit One 1
1 Harry Houdini:the Man of Many Secrets 神秘的哈里·胡迪尼 1
2 Violin Prodigies 小提琴天才 2
3 General Tom Thumb 拇指将军汤姆 4
4 A Loving"Detective" 爱情“侦探” 5
Unit Two 7
5 A Broken Vase 一个碎花瓶 7
6 Changed Lives 重铸人生 9
7 He Was Perfectly Calm 正襟“危”坐 11
佳作欣赏My Miserable,Merry Christmas 我那悲伤而又快乐的圣诞节 12
Unit Three 15
8 What Colors Do You Like? 你“属”什么色? 15
9 Three Types of Loneliness 孤独的三种类型 16
10 The Importance of Making Mistakes 犯错误的重要意义 17
Unit Four 20
11 Mad People or Mad Money? 疯狂的人,还是疯狂的钱? 20
12 A Sale Fever 热卖 22
13 No Charge 分文不取 23
佳作欣赏 Three Dollars 三美元 25
Unit Five 28
14 Building a Bridge under Sea 架起海底之桥 28
15 The Inventor of"Xerography" 复印机的发明者 29
16 An Unlucky Scientist 一个不走运的科学家 31
Unit Six 33
17 The Foundation of the W.W.W. 万维网的诞生 33
18 Vacuum “较劲”真空 34
19 The Early Trains 早期的火车 35
佳作欣赏 Two Poems 诗二首 37
Unit Seven 39
20 The Great Fire of London 伦敦大火 39
21 Danger Strikes Earth 危险袭击地球 40
22 Water Is Not Inexhaustible 取之会尽的水 41
Unit Eight 44
23 What Is the Cleverest Animal? 何为最“优”之物? 44
24 The Life of Mosquitoes 蚊子的生活 45
25 Dolphins at War 战争中的海豚 46
26 Get a Dog 拥有一条狗 48
佳作欣赏 Dinosaur Hunter:My Life's Work 寻觅恐龙:我一生的工作 49
Unit Nine 52
27 The Secret of Sleep 睡眠的秘密 52
28 The False Teeth 假牙故事 54
29 Bungee Jumping 蹦极之乐 55
Unit Ten 57
30 A Story's Story 故事中的故事 57
31 Who Will Catch a Cold? 谁会感冒? 58
32 A Great Doctor and a Great Patient 医患双杰 59
佳作欣赏 Fit to Be President 总统的健身之道 62
Unit Eleven 65
33 The Art of Eating 吃的艺术 65
34 The Story of Ice Cream 冰淇淋的传说 66
35 Food Supplies in the Sea 海中有珍馐 68
Unit Twelve 70
36 The Peace of the Forest 宁静的森林 70
37 The First Youth Hostel 第一家青年旅店 71
38 The Dream Bridge 梦幻之桥 72
佳作欣赏 Mobile Homes 房车之家 74
Unit Thirteen 77
39 Nokia—Voice from Finland 诺基亚——来自芬兰的声音 77
40 A Magazine on TV 电视杂志 78
41 Do You Like Advertising? 你喜欢广告吗? 80
Unit Fourteen 83
42 Academic Success of Asian Americans 亚裔多才俊 83
43 Other People's Home 狡“兔”三窟 84
44 Can You Go a Week without Your TV? 你能一星期不看电视吗? 85
佳作欣赏 A Good Heart to Lean on 好心才可靠 87
Unit Fifteen 90
45 Two Smart Guys 两个狡猾的家伙 90
46 Pay for the Sun 为阳光付钱 92
47 Would You Turn off the Light When You Leave? 离开时请关灯好吗? 93
Unit Sixteen 95
48 A Tailor for All Seasons in Washington 随叫随裁 95
49 Uncle Sam 山姆大叔 96
50 A Man in Disguise 乔装打扮的男人 97
佳作欣赏 A Young Champion 年轻的斗士 99
Unit Seventeen 102
51 A Box Boy 一个装包的男孩 102
52 A Clever Girl 小女识大数 103
53 Homeless Children 无家可归 105
Unit Eighteen 107
54 Buttons 纽扣趣事 107
55 Lucky Telephone 幸运电话 108
56 The Beginning of Stamps 邮票的起源 110
佳作欣赏 Medical Cat 药猫 111
Unit Nineteen 114
57 The Names of the Months 月份的“名堂” 114
58 Thanksgiving 感恩节 115
59 The Story of"Happy Birthday to You" 《祝你生曰快乐》的不快故事 116
Unit Twenty 119
60 Unrewarding Life 没有回报的生活 119
61 Take a Smile 笑对人生 120
62 Leisure Time 优战,犹在? 122
佳作欣赏 I Was the Doughnut Lady 我是个卖炸面圈的女人 124
参考答案 126