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 Technology Text 1 Tech Free! Text 2 Everything Must Go Online! — Iowa Man Inventories All His Stuff to Sell It Off Text 3 Home Automation Text 4 The Immobile Phone Text 5 The World of Tomorrow Unit 2 Nation Text 1 A British Wedding Text 2 Keeping Up with the Tarahumara Text 3 A Nation of Armchair Athletes? Text 4 Customs Around the World Text 5 My Gypsy Childhood Unit 3 People Text 1 The Training of Mulan — The Woman Warrior Text 2 The Headmaster Who Has Made a Deep Impact on My Life Text 3 Super Sherpa Text 4 The Cleverest Man on Earth Text 5 Ginni Little: Volunteer Bat-rescue Worker Unit 4 Jobs Text 1 The First Job Text 2 Unusual Jobs Text 3 Why Don’t You Get a Proper Job? Text 4 My Early Career Text 5 Lucy’s First Job Unit 5 Travel Text 1 A Visit to Stratford Text 2 Around the World in Eighty Days Text 3 An Unusual Journey Text 4 Guilt-free Holidays Text 5 Disappearing into Africa Answers for Reference