本系列的阅读文章内容丰富，知识面广，难易适中，生动有趣，语言地道，对所学词汇、句型的复现率高，针对性强。对于文中出现的生词，有些作了汉语注解，这些同学们可通过上下文猜测其含义。本书融思想性、知识性、趣味性、科学性于一体，力避俗套，适合中学各年级学生和自学青年阅读。

前言
一、阅读理解
1.Languages in the World
2.The Mystery of Language
3.Countries and languages
4.Living Language and Dead Language
5.Languages Are Somewhat Different
6.English
7.About English
8.The English Language
9.Something About English
10.English as a World Language
11.The Importance of English
12.Ways English Is Used
13.England and English
14.English in the USA
15.British English and American English
16.British English and American English
17.How English Became the Official Language of Most of North America
18.Bilingualism
19.Touchy（敏感的）Topics
20.One-Way Ticket
21.How Many People Are Learning English?
22.Ways of Communication
23.Sign Language
24.Words and Your Vocabulary
25.The Origin of Words
26.Change of English Words
27.Something About Word Formation
28.Language of Telegrams
29.English Dictionaries
30.What an English Dictionary Tells Us
31.How to Look Up a Word in the Dictionary
32.What Is an Idiom?
33.Slangs
34.Pun-Play with Words
35.Compound words
36.Word Order
37.The Use of Punctuation（逗号）
38.Meaningful Colors
39.To Face the Music
40.About“OK”
41.What a Language!
42.Do the English Speak English?
43.The Names of Meat
44.What Is Ms?
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二、完形填空
三、短文改错
参考答案
后记

“书读百遍，其意自见。”“读书破万卷，下笔如有神。”培根说：“读书可以怡情养性，可以摭拾文采，可以增长才干……读书使人充实。”同学们，让我产一起来领略阅读的魅力吧！