LESSON1PERSONALIDENTIFICATIONANDPEOPLE 2
第一课 个人情况与人们 2
Conversations 2
Passage:BillGatesinHisBoyhood 4
WordsandExpressions 5
Notes 6
Exercises 6
SupplementaryReading:Thankyou,RonaldReagan 13
Conversations 16
第二课 家与家人，环境 16
LESSON2HOMEANDFAMILY,ENVIRONMENT 16
Passage:TheWardersandMe—NelsonMandela 19
WordsandExpressions 20
Notes 21
Exercises 21
SupplementaryReading:InsidetheWhiteHouse—Clinton 28
LESSON3WEATHERANDCLIMATE 31
第三课 天气和气候 31
Conversations 31
Passage:TheForecastoftheWorldin2050 33
Notes 35
Exercises 35
WordsandExpressions 35
SupplementaryReading:OzoneHailedasMedicalCure 40
LESSON4FOODANDDRINK 43
第四课 饮食 43
Conversations 43
Passage:ACallforMandatoryFoodLabels 45
WordsandExpressions 46
Exercises 47
Notes 47
SupplementaryReading:OrganicFood 54
LESSON5FREETIMEACTIVITIES 57
第五课 闲暇活动 57
Conversations 57
Passage:TheGoodFeeling 59
WordsandExpressions 61
Notes 61
Exercises 62
SupplementaryReading:When“Beijing”IsHip 69
LESSON6DAILYLIFE 72
第六课 日常生活 72
Conversations 72
Passage:EatBettertoStaySmart 74
WordsandExpressions 77
Notes 77
Exercises 77
SupplementaryReading:GunControlorPeopleControl—CanItBeDone? 85
Conversations 88
第七课 购物 88
LESSON7SHOPPING 88
Passage:AGoldMineCalledHomeShopping 91
WordsandExpressions 92
Notes 93
Exercises 93
SupplementaryReading:You dBetterShoparound 98
LESSON8HOLIDAY 102
第八课 假日 102
Conversations 102
Passage:Americans OutdoorLife 105
WordsandExpressions 106
Notes 107
Exercises 107
SupplementaryReading:TheYearoftheSheep—ChineseNewYeararoundtheWorld 114
LESSON9PLACES 118
第九课 地方 118
Conversations 118
Passage:Iceland 120
WordsandExpressions 121
Exercises 122
Notes 122
SupplementaryReading:BeijingIsNoMoreaBlack-and-whitePhotograph 129
LESSON10TRAVEL 133
第十课 旅游 133
Conversations 133
Passage:DiningandEntertaininginLasVegas 136
WordsandExpressions 138
Notes 139
Exercises 139
SupplementaryReading:SuchOverseasChineseGuides 144
LESSON11HEALTH 148
第十一课 健康 148
Conversations 148
Passage:High-fatDietprotectsBrainCells 150
WordsandExpressions 152
Notes 153
Exercises 153
SupplementaryReading:JoggingMayMakeYouSmarter 161
Conversations 163
第十二课 服务 163
LESSON12SERVICE 163
Passage:WindowShopping 166
WordsandExpressions 168
Notes 169
Exercises 169
SupplementaryReading:AllIWantIsaPlacetoRelax 175
LESSON13SOCIALRELATIONS 178
第十三课 社会关系 178
Conversations 178
Passage:TheWiseMan,theFoolandtheSlave 181
WordsandExpressions 182
Notes 183
Exercises 183
SupplementaryReading:Blood,Toil,TearsandSweat 190
LESSON14JOBSANDOCCUPATION 193
第十四课 工作与职业 193
Conversations 193
Passage:GettingOvertheJob-lossBlues 195
Exercises 198
Notes 198
WordsandExpressions 198
SupplementaryReading:InnovatorsAreBiggestWinners 207
LESSON15CURRENTAFFAIRS 210
第十五课 时事 210
Conversations 210
Passage:Asia sCurrenciesWillNotBudge 212
WordsandExpressions 214
Notes 215
Exercises 215
SupplementaryReading:TheSenseofWonder 221
LESSON16EDUCATION 225
第十六课 教育 225
Conversations 225
Passage:PrivateEducationinCentralEurope 228
WordsandExpressions 230
Notes 231
Exercises 231
SupplementaryReading:InChina:I mMorePreferredtoBoysinPoorFamily 237
Conversations 240
第十七课 科普知识 240
LESSON17POPULARSCIENCE 240
Passage:GenomeMapsandEthicalDilemmas 242
WordsandExpressions 244
Notes 245
Exercises 245
SupplementaryReading:TheMachineSaysYou reLying 253
LESSON18HISTORY 256
第十八课 历史 256
Conversations 256
Passage:TheDevelopmentofCivilization 258
WordsandExpressions 259
Notes 260
Exercises 260
SupplementaryReading:TheFirstCalendar 268
LESSON19GEOGRAPHY 271
第十九课 地理 271
Conversations 271
Passage:GrandCanyon 273
Notes 274
WordsandExpressions 274
Exercises 275
SupplementaryReading:WhatKilledtheDinosaurs? 279
附录 283
附录一 交际话题表 283
附录二 功能意念表 284
附录三 语法项目表 291
附录四 语言技能表 295
附录五 听力练习录音稿 296
附录六 练习答案 312
附录七 单词和短语总表 316