LEVEL E 1
1．Frank Evans,Lawyer 1
2．Martin Luther King and the Civil Rights Movement 4
3．Ride'em,Cowboy! 7
4．Three Meals——the American Way 10
5．Radio 13
6．Columbus Day 16
7．Types of Archaeology 19
8．China's Archives,a Rich Source of Information 22
LEVEL D 26
9．The Kind of Work Daddy Does 26
10．Heigh Ho!Come to the Fair! 30
11．The Popularity of Film 34
12．Edward R.Murrow 38
13．Abraham Lincoln 42
14．A Giant in the World of Music 45
15．Years of Protest and Change 49
16．Da Vinci's Greatest Triumph 52
LEVEL C 56
17．The Stock Market 56
18．Captain of His Ship 60
19．The Nature of Opera 64
20．Life in the Colonies 68
21．The Coming of Television 72
22．The Development of Books 76
23．China's Unique Lacquer Painting 80
24．Plain English 84
LEVEL B 88
25．American Family Life 88
26．Education in the U.S 92
27．The English Language Today 96
28．Wire Service 100
29．By Courier 104
30．Rock Music in the U.S.A 108
31．The Origin of Archival Practices in Europe 113
32．BART:An Answer to the Problem of Urban Transportation 117
LEVEL A 121
33．The Story of My Life 121
34．The Plymouth and Massachusetts Bay Colonies 126
35．The Japanese Model 131
36．Bringing Up Children 136
37．The Dragon That Did Not Die 141
38．Throw-Away Society 146
39．English for Americans 151
40．A Clean,Well-Lighted Place 156
参考译文 162
E级 162
D级 170
C级 178
B级 188
A级 199
Glossary 214
Key to Comprehension of the Texts 226
Sample Test Papers 227
Sample Test Paper（E） 227
Sample Test Paper（D） 237
Sample Test Paper（C） 248
Sample Test Paper（B） 259
Sample Test Paper（A） 270
后记 282