这套丛书共分初中和高中两个阶段，每阶段三册，分别适应初一至初三和高一至高三学生的需要。为了照顾到不同地区、不同学校英语水平各异的实际情况，我们有意识地在以上两个阶段的每册书中，选编了难度有所差别、具有一定跨度的阅读材料。广大师生可视自身情况和教学实际需要加以使用。
全套书的编写均与现行英语教材精读课文密切融合。无论在原文题材、体裁上，抑或语法内容上，均力求做到与课内教材同步，以期达到事半功倍的效果。此外，为了适应学生迎考需要，初、高中之第三册，均分别编列了英语中考和高考仿真模拟试卷各两套，供广大师生使用。

Unit One Food and Drink
Passage 1 British Pub Culture
Passage 2 The Story of Ice Cream
Passage 3 Lunch in Urban District
Passage 4 Fast Food and TV Dinners
Passage 5 Healthy Eating
Exercises for Unit One
Unit Two Sports
Passage 1 The Essence of Sport
Passage 2 Racing in the Water
Passage 3 The Sexes in Sport
Passage 4 A Message of Friendship and Peace
Exercises for Unit Two
Unit Three Animals and Plants
Passage 1 The Non-flying Birds
Passage 2 The Mosquito
Passage 3 Foxes and Farmers
Passage 4 Human Beings' Responsibility for Environment
Passage 5 Energy Changes Make Things Happen
Exercises for Unit Three
Unit Four Buying and Selling
Passage 1 Supermarkets
Passage 2 The Big Department Store
Passage 3 Why Banks Are Useful?
Passage 4 The Role of Advertising
Exercises for Unit Four
Unit Five Libraries and Museums
Passage 1 About Museums
Passage 2 Shanghai Science and Technology Museum
Passage 3 Shanghai Library
Passage 4 School Libraries
Passage 5 Public Libraries in Britain
Exercises for Unit Five
Unit Six Language
Passage 1 Languages
Passage 2 The Language Arts
Passage 3 Are You Afraid of Speaking in Public?
Passage 4 Words and Word Origin
Exercises for Unit Six
Unit Seven Friendship
Passage 1 On Making Friends
Passage 2 True Friendship
Passage 3 A friend and a Trial
Passage 4 Perplexity
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Unit Eight Exploring Nature
Unit Nine Literature
Unit Ten Adentures and Disasters
Reference Answers