Part One Life 1
Unit 1 1
Text A The Road To Success 1
Text B The Value Of Time 9
Grammar Articles(冠词) 13
Unit 2 19
Text A Chasing Fame 19
Text B You Never Picked Me Last 28
Unit 3 34
Text A I Want A Wife 34
Text B Challenges To A Lasting Relationship 42
Grammar Modal Verbs(情态动词) 46
Text A Once The Internet Is Always On,Life Will Never Be The Same 55
Unit 4 55
Text B The Cyberlonely 62
Unit 5 67
Text A The Pleasure Of Learning 67
Text B The Age Of Thrills 76
Part Two Culture 80
Unit 6 80
Text A Insight Into Today's British Culture 80
Text B The English Character 90
Grammar Passive Voice(被动语态) 94
Unit 7 98
Text A A Nice Cup Of Tea 98
Text B Enjoying Hamburger Digging Up Its History 107
Unit 8 112
Text A East And West 112
Text B Americans Know Little About China 119
Grammar Subjunctive Mood(虚拟语气) 122
Unit 9 129
Text A Strange Hoaxes That Endure 129
Text B The Truth About Lying 137
Unit 10 142
Text A Ideal College Education 142
Text B Schools In England And Wales 150
Part Three Travel 154
Unit 11 154
Text A Hidden Treasures By The Datong River 154
Text B Cloud Kingdom Of The Gods 160
Grammar Infinitive(不定式) 165
Text A Suzhou:City Of Garden 173
Unit 12 173
Text B My First Singapore Trip 180
Unit 13 184
Text A Hangzhou:Paradise On Earth 184
Text B My First Trip To Sweden 192
Grammar Participle(分词) 195
Unit 14 202
Text A My Unforgetable Cruise 202
Text B Niagara Falls 208
Unit 15 212
Text A Treasured Island 212
Text B Australia 218
Appendix Ⅰ The Chinese Translations of the Texts(课文参考译文) 222
Appendix Ⅱ Key to Exercises(练习答案) 259
Appendix Ⅲ Glossary(生词总表) 277