专业硕士研究生公共英语基础课程是研究生培养的一个重要组成部分，应该是一个以语言知识与技能、学习策略和交际能力为主要内容的教学系统。本教材选用了科普、社会、家庭、名人演讲篇等方面的文章，力争内容丰富，题材广泛，具有可读性、思辨性、启发性和时代性。

Unit 1

 TEXT A Creating Creative Minds

 TEXT B I'm Harvard's Most Successful Dropout

Unit 2

 TEXT A Three Peach Stones

 TEXT B The Story of My Life

Unit 3

 TEXT A Constituents of the Atmosphere

 TEXT B The Truth about the Environment

Unit 4

 TEXT A The Healing Power of Nature: Nature Could Heal Your Mind and Body

 TEXT B The Nature of Stress

Unit 5

 TEXT A In Defense of the Messy Workstation

 TEXT B Moving Mountains on Your Desk

Unit 6

 TEXT A Meaning at Work

 TEXT B Give Us 15 Minutes a Day

Unit 7

 TEXT A Why Marriages Fail

 TEXT B About a Happy Marriage

Unit 8

 TEXT A How Should One Read a Book

 TEXT B The Pleasure of Readin~

Unit 9

 TEXT A When Teachers Lose Heart

 TEXT B TheHome-School Connection: Strategies for Developing a Home Life That Will Help Your Child Suc-ceed in School

Unit 10

 TEXT A The Pleasure of Learning

 TEXT B What Education Is