教材课文是学习语言、获取知识，了解世界，完成教学任务，实现教学目标，培养人才不可或缺的重要素材、资源和载体。本系列图书荟萃百年来全世界范围内，英语**和非英语**所使用的英语教材中的经典课文，辅以必要的导读、注释、习题等阅读帮助，为广大英语学习者提供高品质的语言、知识和文化等素材和资源。在阅读、赏析的同时，提高语言素养，丰富知识，进而提升核心素养，为学习者成为具有全球胜任力的人才，打下英语、知识和跨文化的扎实功底。

Contents Unit 1 Approaching Science Text 1 Public Attitudes Toward Science Text 2 Happy Earth Day: The World’s Six Most Pressing Environmental Issues Text 3 Poisoned by Plastic Text 4 The Stuff of Dreams Text 5 What is Science? Unit 2 People and Life Stories Text 1 Something about Karl Marx Text 2 The Widow and Her Son Text 3 The Company Man Text 4 An Interview with J. K. Rowling Text 5 Ocean Hero Unit 3 Language, Culture and Value Text 1 Neither Pine nor Apple in Pineapple Text 2 Mrs, Ms or Miss: Why Do Forms Require Women Reveal Their Marital Status? Text 3 Words Can Hurt Text 4 The Global Drink Text 5 Your Values, Your Life Unit 4 Life Philosophy Text 1 Never Say Goodbye Text 2 What Do You Do When You’ve Made Someone Angry Text 3 Lottery Winners: Rich…but Happy? Text 4 Our True Self Lies Within Text 5 “No” to Drugs, “Yes” to Your Future Unit 5 World Literature Text 1 I Have a Dream Text 2 Birth of a Sister Text 3 Twelve Years a Slave Text 4 Lord of the Flies Text 5 The Color Purple Answers for Reference