本教程以该考试的考试大纲为出发点，通过本教材的教学使研究生能够掌握常见的各种体裁文章的阅读技能，学习一些英语听力、阅读、翻译以及写作的基础知识，为以英语为工具进行本专业的学习和研究打下坚实的基础。

本书共8个单元。每个单元首先包括一篇文章，文章体裁多元化，有新闻报道、说明文、议论文等。课文后配有课文中的生词、释义及生词的例旬注解，与课文内容相关的阅读练习以及与课文中出现的一些词汇相关的词汇练习。

I. Text

Unit 1

 Part One: Reading

Generation Gap: Who Is to Blame?

 Part Two: Listening

 Part Three: Vocabulary

 Part Four: Cloze

 Part Five: Translation

 Part Six: Writing and Samples

Unit 2

 Part One: Reading

Responsibility of Media

 Part Two: Listening

 Part Three: Vocabulary

 Part Four: Cloze

 Part Five: Translation

 Part Six: Writing and Samples

Unit 3

 Part One: Reading

The Bald Eagle m USA's National Emblem

 Part Two: Listening

 Part Three: Vocabulary

 Part Four: Cloze

 Part Five: Translation

 Part Six- Writing and Samples

Unit 4

 Part One: Reading

Self-preservati0n and Human Reaction to Stimuli

 Part Two: Listening

 Part Three: Vocabulary

 Part Four: Cloze

 Part Five: Translation

 Part Six: Writing and Samples

Unit 5

 Part One: Reading

People on the Move

 Part Two: Listening

 Part Three: Vocabulary

 Part Four: Cloze

 Part Five: Translation

 Part Six: Writing and Samples

Unit 6

 Part One: Reading

The Power of Media in Political Life

 Part Two: Listening

 Part Three: Vocabulary

 Part Four: Cloze

 Part Five: Translation

 Part Six: Writing and Samples

Unit 7

 Part One: Reading

Let's Call a Ceasef'tre in the "War on Obesity".

 Part TWo: Listening

 Part Three: Vocabulary

 Part Four: Cloze

 Part Five: Translation

 Part Six: Writing and Samples

Unit 8

 Part One: Reading

The Christmas Gift

 Part Two: Listening

 Part Three: Vocabulary

 Part Four: Cloze

 Part Five: Translation

 Part Six: Writing and Samples

II. Keys and Listening Scripts

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8

III. Simulated Test

Model Test 1

Keys to Model Test 1

Model Test 2

Keys to Model Test 2

IV. Appendix

Patterns and Phrases in Passages

Samples of Writing

V. References