本书为“全新英语读写一体化教程”中的一本。本教材在设计中通过写作调动学生阅读——在写作实践中学生在词语表达、文章组织上的困惑激发了他们的阅读兴趣，并增强了他们在阅读过程中吸收知识的敏感度。并在选文上按照与人有关的话题划分了总的框架，紧贴学生生活及学生所关心的事物，以语言功能为统领，以题材完全相同，甚至话题相同的一组组文章作为主课文，由记叙文过渡到各种体裁相结合，从而调动学生对同一问题进行多角度分析和思考的能力。各单元开头的阅读技能训练从字面意义理解、引申意义理解过渡到批评性理解，从词句理解上升为对作者意图的判定，囊括了阅读理解的全部思维过程及英语语言的基本特点，帮助学生透析阅读理解及英语语言的奥秘。

Section One Human Relationships

Unit 1 An Open Herat

Text A Angel on a Doorstep

Text B The Woman Who Would Not Tell

Text C Mama and the Garfield Boys

Unit 2 Parents and Children

Text A A Simple Act of Love

Text B Mystery of the White Gardenia

Text C My No.l priority

Unit 3 Encouragement

Text A Beethoven's Kiss

Text B Words theat Work Miracles

Text C profits of praise

Section Two Mind and Action

Unit 4 Happiness

Text A Simple Truth about Happiness

Text B The Secret of True Happiness

Text C The Terribly Tragically Sad Man

Unit 5 Approaches to Reading

Text A Comprehension Skills

Text B How to Find Time to Read

Text C The Learning Revolution: Relearn how to read-faster, better, more easily

Unit 6 The Younger Generation

Text A New-New Generation(新新人类)—A Special Lifestyle

Text B An Insider's Guide to Teen-speak

Text C Coexisting with Teenagers

Section Three Humans and Nature

Unit 7 Humans and Animals

Text A Canine Crisis

Text B About Montmorency

Text C Old Ranger

Unit 8 Seasons

Text A Song of Autumn

Text B Spring Diary

Text C When the Sun Stood Still

Glossary

Unit 1

Unit 2

Unit 3

Unit 4

Unit 5

Unit 6

Unit 7

Unit 8