本书为高等学校英语专业基础教材，适用于综合英语课程。本教材融听说读写为一体，每个单元含有两篇主题相近、角度不同的选篇。其中，Text A作为精读课文，配有课前拓展学习任务，课文后面配有课文注释、词汇表、重难点讲解和练习。练习层层深入，在充分理解选篇内涵和外延的基础上，配有大量的词汇、语法和翻译方面的练习，以夯实学生的语言基本功。此外，还有专门的口语和写作板块，用以加强学生的口头和笔头表达能力。 Text B作为泛读选篇，目的在于提高学生的自主学习能力和思辨能力，通过设置适合自主学习的题目，加强学生的自我学习能力。此外，还配有课文主题欣赏和写作分析的板块，以提高学生的文本分析能力和写作水平。
UNIT 1 Choices in Life
Text A We Are What We Choose
Text B Finding a Vision
UNIT 2 Passion and Ambition
Text A Unconventional Wisdom: Why Passion Matters
Text B How a Disastrous Trip Inspired a Passion to Make
My Business Succeed
UNIT 3 Self-Esteem
Text A The Ugly Truth About Beauty
Text B Self-Esteem and Academic Achievement
UNIT 4 Online Shopping
Text A Building a Better Shopping Experience
Text B The World's Biggest Online Shopping Day
UNIT 5 Hero and Heroism
Text A What Is Heroism, and Why Does It Matter?
Text B Best of the Best: Pilot Said to Have Drawn On Air Force Training to Land Sichuan Airlines Jet
UNIT 6 Customs Service
Text A How Customs Works: Duty Calls
Text B "Hackathon" Innovation PotentialTested by Finnish Customs
UNIT 7 Facing Difficulties
Text A A Whisper of AlDS
Text B Hearing for the First Time
UNIT 8 Stories and Surprises
Text A The Cop and the Anthem
Text B The Story of an Hour
UNIT 9 Marketing Strategies
Text A NYCTravel:The Hotel Elysée
Text B Position Yourselves with Power to Influence Customers'Buying Decision
UNIT 10 Man and Nature
Text A The Sea Runs Red with Blood After Tribal Whale Hunt
Text B The Story of Silent Spring
UNIT 11 Pursuit of Freedom
Text A How Frederick Douglass Escaped Slavery
Text B The Freedom Givers
UNIT 12 English as a Global Language
Text A A Language That Europe Must Embrace
Text B Why "World Englishes" and Not "World English"?
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