本书是专门为对英语有较高要求的高职高专学生，或英语教学时数充足的院校而准备的。强调实用科学性，从最新报纸、杂志、网络文章中收编了许多实用的交际性内容和与时俱进的材料，注重文章的可读性、趣味性，力求使学生在听、说、读、写、译五个方面得到全面的提高。采用板块式结构，围绕一个个主题，分层次循序渐进地将语法、阅读技巧、写作技巧、翻译技巧和各种日常应用文的文体格式进行全面渗透。本书配有大量的练习和答案，且讲解细致。

Unit 1 Shanghai in Brief／1

 Integrated skills development／1

Passage Shanghai in Brief／1

 Reading for appreciation／6

F00d in the States／6

 Applied writing／9

Certificate of Attendance／9

 Merry learning／10

Unit 2 Language Learning／11

 Integrated skills development／11

Passage Language Learning／11

 Reading for appreciation／15

Computer—Assisted Language

Learning／15

 Appned writing／18

Letter of Complaint／18

 Merry learning／20

Unit 3 People and Environment／21

 Integrated skills development／21

Passage People and Environment／21

Reading for appreciation／26

Emotionless World／26

Applied writing／29

Application Letter／29

Merry learning／31

Unit 4 Culture Shock／32

Integrated skills development／32

 Passage Culture Shock／32

Reading for appreciation／37

 Overcome Snow Blindness／37

 Applied writing／40

IOU ／40

 Merry learning／41

Unit 5 Price and Consuming，42

 Integrated skills development／42

Passage Price and Consuming／42

 Reading for appreciation／47

University Finance／47

 Applied writing／50

Tour Guide Speech／50

 Merry learning／52

Model Test 1／53

Unit 6 American Success／64

 Integrated skills development／64

Passage American Success／64

 Reading for appreciation／68

American Homeless Children／68

Applied writing／71

 Letters ofInquiry／71

Mernj learning／72

Unit 7 Illiterate and Television

Watching／73

Integrated skills development／73

Passage Illiterate and Television

Watching／73

Reading for appreciation／77

 E-books／77

Applied writing／81

 Marriage Lines／81

Merry learning／82

Unit 8 French Life／83

 Integrated skills development／83

Passage French Life／83

 Reading for appreciation／88

Artificial Nose／88

 Applied writing／90

Poster／90

 Merry learning／91

Unit 9 Publishing／92

 Integrated skills development／92

Passage Publishing／92

 Reading for appreciation／95

Marriage and Health／95

 Applied writing／98

Invitation ／98

Merry learning／99

Unit 10 Banking／100

Integrated skills development／100

 Passage Banking／100

Reading for appreciation／105

Acculturation／105

Applied writing／108

Contract／108

 Merry learning／110

Model Test 2／111

Vocabulary／122