本书分15单元编写，并依据高等学校英语教学大纲英语专业的要求组织和收集材料。全书以任务教学为核心，以现代教学技术为平台，采用文字、图片、音频等多种语言呈现方式，展开听、说、读、写、译等一系列活动。同时配有专项技能发展训练模块，由理论到实践做相辅相成，强调学生实际语言技能的培养。本教材可作为大学本科生英语专业一二年级的学生使用。
杨文秀，华中科技大学外语学院教授，博士生导师，南京大学英语语言文学博士，国际语用学会会员，中国语用学研究会会员，教育部人文社科研究项目评审专家，广东外语外贸大学兼职教授。
Unit 1 World Events
Lead—in
Text A World Expositions
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Chino and the Olympics
Unit 2 Love Stories
Lead—in
Text A The Model Millionaire
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Hills Like White Elephants
Unit 3 Environmental Threats
Lead—in
Text A The Most Endangered Glaciers
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Virus Invaders
Unit 4 Famous Speeches
Lead—in
Text A Duty， Honor， Country
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B The Strenuous Life
Unit 5 Emotion and Mood
Lead—in
Text A Effects of Emotion and Mood
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Using Language to Improve Mood
Unit 6 Chinese Culture Heritage
Lead—in
Text A The Trip to Dujiangyan
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Dunhuang
Unit 7 Space Exploration
Lead—in
Text A Seeking New Earths
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Space Exploration
Unit 8 Stories About Marriage
Lead—in
Text A No Race to Hide
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Come Fishing
Unit 9 Energy
Lead—in
Text A Tapped out
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Plugging into the Sun
Unit 10 Gold
Lead—in
Text A The Price of Gold
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Gold： All That Giiffers May Not Bring You Fortune
Unit 11 British People
Lead—in
Text A England Your England （Excerpt Ⅰ）
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B England Your England （Excerpt Ⅱ）
Unit 12 Human Brain
Lead—in
Text A The Aging of Our Brain
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Several Steps to a Better Brain
Unit 13 Happiness and Humor
Lead—in
Text A The Hidden Side of Happiness
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B On the Sense of Humor
Unit 14 Education
Lead—in
Text A The Origin and Development of the Chinese Examination System
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Why We Can't Get Rid of Failing Teachers
Unit 15 Human and Nature
Lead—in
Text A Buds and Bird—voices
Consolidation Exercises
Extension Exercises
Creative Exercises
Text B Solitude
Vocabulary
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