“英语词汇学习丛书”由美国**的教材教辅出版社Townsend Press出版,是美国大学生使用*为广泛的扩大词汇的教学辅导图书之一。在美国一个学生的前途在某种程度上取决于他的词汇量的大小。对于我国广大英语学习者来说,词汇学习当然是英语学习的一个重要方面。
本丛书共有6册。每册介绍240-300个在TOEFL、GRE、SAT等测试中经常出现的单词。本丛书的特点是引导学生根据上下文的语境,包括例证、同义、异义、类比等关系来理解单词,通过反复练习、多次使用来熟悉和记忆单词,从而摒弃死记硬背的学习方法。书中对每个关键单词提供的各类练习能让学生反复使用该单词达10次左右。此外,书中部分练习题的题型与TOEFL、GRE、SAT等美国常用入学考试的形式相似,对于我国有志于出国留学的学生熟悉题型也有一定的帮助。
《英语词汇提高》为本丛书的第三册,书中提供的英语词汇练习适用于我国大学非英语专业六级(CET6)学生的水平,也可以作TOEFL培训中、**阶段的辅助教材。

Preface v
Introduction vii
Pretest of the Whole Book
UNIT ONE
Unit One Pretest
Chapter 1 Taking Exams
Chapter 2 Nate the Woodsman
Chapter 3 Who"s on Trial?
Chapter 4 Students and Politics
Chapter 5 Night Nurse
Chapter 6 Theo"s Perfect Car (Word Parts)
Unit One Review (Crossword Puzzle)
Unit One Tests
UNIT TWO
Unit Two Pretest
Chapter 7 Relating to Parents
Chapter 8 Job Choices
Chapter 9 No Joking
Chapter 10 Museum Pet
Chapter 11 Unacceptable Boyfriends
Chapter 12 Coping with Snow (Word Parts)
Unit Two Review (Crossword Puzzle)
Unit Two Tests
UNIT THREE
Unit Three Pretest
Chapter 13 Our Headstrong Baby
Chapter 14 Mr. Perfect?
Chapter 15 A Narrow Escape
Chapter 16 The Power of Advertising
Chapter 17 Waiter
Chapter 18 Black Widow Spiders (Word Parts)
Unit Three Review (Crossword Puzzle)
Unit Three Tests
UNIT FOUR
Unit Four Pretest
Chapter 19 Adjusting to a New Culture
Chapter 20 A Dream about Wealth
Chapter 21 Children and Drugs
Chapter 22 Party House
Chapter 23 Procrastinator
Chapter 24 King of Cats ,(Word Parts)
Unit Four Review (Crossword Puzzle)
Unit Four Tests
UNIT FIVE
Unit Five Pretest
Chapter 25 A Change in View
Chapter 26 Balloon Flight
Chapter 27 Family Differences
Chapter 28 Murder Mystery
Chapter 29 Chicken Pox
Chapter 30 Walking
Unit Five Review (Crossword Puzzle)
Unit Five Tests
Posttest of the Whole Book
APPENDIXES
A Answer Key
1. Answers to the Pretest of the Whole Book
2. Answers to the Unit Pretests
3. Answers to the Chapter Activities
4. Answers to the Posttest of the Whole Book
B List of Words and Word Parts