本书共分18个单元,按阅读方法编为三到四组。每一单元分三个部分。本书提供全面系统的阅读训练,指导学生掌握细读、略读、寻读等方法,学会快速、准确地获取并处理信息,并通过各种练习,培养假设判断、分析归纳、推理检验等逻辑思维能力。

READING SKILL:Context Clue to Word Meaning Ⅰ
UNIT 1 Uniuersity Srudent zife
TEXTⅠ: On Being a Student
TIXTⅡ: Getting the Best Value for Time
UNIT 2 Gulture Shock
TEXTⅠ: Making a Cultural Change
TIXTⅡ: Culrure Shock:A Fish out of Water
UNIT 3 Mouic
TEXTⅠ: How Do the Movies Do It?
TIXTⅡ: The Man Who Made Mickey Mouse
UNIT 4 Food
TEXTⅠ: A Food Tour of the United Staes
TIXTⅡ: Dinner Invitations
READING SKILL: Context Clue to Word Meaning Ⅱ
UNIT 5 Business
TEXTⅠ: Levi Strauss & Company
TIXTⅡ: What Is the WTO?
UNIT 6 Sports
TEXTⅠ: A City Wild with Joy
TIXTⅡ: How the Olympic Games Started
UNIT 7 Shyness
TEXTⅠ: Overcome Shyness
TIXTⅡ: How to Make a Good Imperssion
UNIT 8 Natoue Peoples
TEXTⅠ: Native American Influences Modern American Culture
TIXTⅡ: Endangered Peoples
UNIT 9 Bible Stories
TEXTⅠ: Cenesis
TIXTⅡ: The Birth of Jesus Christ
UNIT 10 Festiuals and Holidnys
TEXTⅠ:Christmas
TIXTⅡ: Celebrating the Chinese New Year Home and Abroad
UNIT 11 Ctduertising
TEXTⅠ: International Advertising as a Communication Process
TIXTⅡ: How Advertisement Is Done
UNIT 12 Ctgriculture
TEXTⅠ: Scientists Find Way to Boost Rice Crop Yield
TIXTⅡ: Gdlden Rice:A Solution to Blindness?
READING SKILL:Distinguishing Topic from Main Idea
UNIT 13 Dwychology
TEXTⅠ: Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs
TIXTⅡ: General Psychology: The Study of Behavior
UNIT 14 Mgsteries
TEXTⅠ: Have You Ever Seen a UFO?
TIXTⅡ: A Dustbin of Unsolvde Mysteries
NUIT 15 Computer
TEXTⅠ: The School of the Future
TIXTⅡ: Google Threves
NUIT 16 Dhysieal Fitness
TEXTⅠ: Some Myths atout Physecal Fitness
TIXTⅡ: Getting Thin—for Good
NUIT 17 Dseudoseienee
TEXTⅠ: Analyze Yourself with the Help of Doodles
TIXTⅡ: Horoscopes
NUIT 18 Fietion
TEXTⅠ: Whitewashing Aunt Polly's Fence
TIXTⅡ: A Long -Expected Party