第一章 翻 译 1
第一节 句子结构 2
第二节 被动语态 6
第三节 定语 10
第四节 比较级和最高级 15
第五节 目的/原因/结果状语 19
第六节 方式状语 23
单元小结 27
第二章 写 作 29
第一节 开篇段落 30
第二节 原因分析型段落 34
第三节 问题解决型段落 37
第四节 对比分析型段落 40
第五节 结尾段落 45
第六节 书 信 48
单元小结 53
第三章 听 力 55
第一节 生活 56
Audio 1 A Cheque Return 56
Audio 2 Return of a Wedding Ring 58
Audio 3 Special Graduation Ceremony 60
Audio 4 Expressing Gratitude 62
Audio 5 Kind Stranger 64
Audio 6 Eggs & Bread Café 66
Audio 7 ReBicycle 68
Audio 8 Mike’s Love Lunches 70
第二节 动物 73
Audio 9 A Pet Dog Lost 73
Audio 10 New Species of Snake 75
Audio 11 Black Bear Walking Up Right 77
Audio 12 A Savannah Cat 79
Audio 13 A Cow on the Loose 81
Audio 14 Bees Killed in Insect Spraying Operations 83
Audio 15 Sheep Prickles’ Return 85
Audio 16 Duck Hunting 87
第三节 教育 90
Audio 17 Helping Children with Homework 90
Audio 18 Language Learning without Communication Environment 92
Audio 19 Tuition for International Students 95
Audio 20 Chess Coach, Ted Komada 97
Audio 21 Poor Math Skills 100
Audio 22 Transferring to a College 102
Audio 23 A Talent in Drawing 104
Audio 24 Single-Sex Education 106
第四节 工作 109
Audio 25 Job-Hoping 109
Audio 26 First Salary 111
Audio 27 Package Delivery 114
Audio 28 Green Tea or Purple Tea 116
Audio 29 Unemployment Going Up 118
Audio 30 Complaint of Overwork 120
Audio 31 Post Office Closing 123
Audio 32 Love with What We Do 125
第五节 旅游 128
Audio 33 The Hill House 128
Audio 34 Honeymoon in Taj Mahal 130
Audio 35 Holiday in Thailand 133
Audio 36 Niagara Falls’ Shut-off 135
Audio 37 British “Reserve” 137
Audio 38 Plan for a Holiday Overseas 139
Audio 39 Booking a Holiday 141
Audio 40 Poor Service at London’s Airports 144
第六节 健康 146
Audio 41 Decline in Milk Consumption 146
Audio 42 Inadequate Sleep in College Students 148
Audio 43 Calorie Control 150
Audio 44 Stop Dieting 152
Audio 45 Sleep Better 154
Audio 46 Positive Effects of Running 156
Audio 47 Muscle Aching 159
Audio 48 The Effects of Aging on Immune System 161
单元小结 164
第四章 阅 读 169
第一节 历史文化 170
Text 1 William Shakespeare 170
Text 2 What Happens When a Language Has No Words for Numbers? 173
Text 3 Cultural Norms for Physical Contact 179
Text 4 Three Olympic Class Ocean Ships in History 183
第二节 电子网络 187
Text 5 Apologizing in Different Ways 187
Text 6 Can Burglars Jam Your Wireless Security System? 190
Text 7 Is AI a Blessing or Warning? 196
Text 8 The Impact of Self-Driving Vehicles on Workforce 199
第三节 教育 203
Text 9 An Afterschool Program for STEM 203
Text 10 Doctor’s Orders: Let Children Just Play 206
Text 11 A Fruitful Way to Learn 212
Text 12 Getting College Education or Not 215
第四节 饮食 220
Text 13 The Method for Making Beer 220
Text 14 A Poor, Abandoned Parisian Boy Became a Top Chef 223
Text 15 Industry-Funded Research in Nutrition and Health 229
Text 16 Eating Less and Being Happy 232
第五节 心理 237
Text 17 Psychology Behind the Color Blue 237
Text 18 Science of Setbacks: How Failure Can Improve Career Prospects 240
Text 19 The Driving Force of Curiosity 246
Text 20 A Growth Mindset of Interest 249
第六节 医疗 254
Text 21 The Chance of Getting Sick in a Plane 254
Text 22 Food-as-Medicine Movement Is Witnessing Progress 257
Text 23 Study on the “First-Night” Effect 262
Text 24 Should Aging Be Considered as a Disease? 266
单元小结 270