UNIT ONE 1
Intensive Reading 1
New Words and Expressions 1
Reading Passage:A Brother Like That 1
Notes 2
Exercises 6
Word Study:occur,happen 9
Extensive Reading 11
Reading Passage:Miser Duncan 11
Exercises 12
Dialogue:Asking for Clarification 13
UNIT TWO 14
Intensive Reading 14
New Words and Expressions 14
Reading Passage:Aging 15
Notes 16
Exercises 20
Word Study:study,learn 23
Extensive Reading 26
Reading Passage:Foods That Fight Aging 26
Exercises 27
Dialogue:Asking for Someone on the Phone(1) 28
UNIT THREE 29
Intensive Reading 29
New Words and Expressions 29
Reading Passage:Who Is Alan Greenspan? 30
Notes 31
Exercises 35
Word Study:forget,remember 37
Extensive Reading 40
Reading Passage:Alan Greenspan,the Most Powerful Guy 40
Exercises 41
Dialogue:Asking for Someone on the Phone(2) 43
UNIT FOUR 44
Intensive Reading 44
New Words and Expressions 44
Reading Passage:Sir Isaac Newton 45
Notes 46
Exercises 50
Word Study:close,shut 52
Extensive Reading 56
Reading Passage:Gravitation 56
Exercises 56
Dialogue:Asking for Someone on the Phone(3) 57
REVISION-TEST UNIT Ⅰ 58
UNIT FIVE 66
Intensive Reading 66
New Words and Expressions 66
Reading Passage:Hints for Reading Practice(Ⅰ) 67
Notes 68
Exercises 72
Word Study:begin,start 75
Extensive Reading 79
Reading Passage:Hints for Reading Practice(Ⅱ) 79
Exercises 80
Dialogue:Asking About One's Hometown 81
UNIT SIX 82
Intensive Reading 82
New Words and Expressions 82
Reading Passage:Compulsive Spenders 83
Notes 84
Exercises 88
Word Study:grasp,hold 90
Extensive Reading 95
Reading Passage:Who Gets to Be a Millionaire? 95
Exercises 96
Dialogue:How Big Is Your Hometown? 97
UNIT SEVEN 98
Intensive Reading 98
New Words and Expressions 98
Reading Passage:How Much Sleep Do You Need? 99
Notes 100
Exercises 105
Word Study:drop,fall 108
Extensive Reading 113
Reading Passage:Go Ahead,Take a Nap! 113
Exercises 115
Dialogue:What Is the Weather Like in Your Hometown? 116
UNIT EIGHT 117
Intensive Reading 117
New Words and Expressions 117
Reading Passage:The Role of Women in the United States 118
Notes 119
Exercises 124
Word Study:look,see 126
Extensive Reading 132
Reading Passage:Women at Work 132
Exercises 133
Dialogue:Asking for Directions 134
REVISION-TEST UNIT Ⅱ 135
VOCABULARY LIST 142
参考文献 155