由诸允孟和谢福之主编的《成人英语》每课均涉及同一主题，两篇文章各有侧重。围绕这些与学生生活和工作息息相关的热门话题，学生可以在教师的指导下充分发挥其学习的主动性，进行一定的语言活动，提高语言的应用能力。由于话题相同，词汇复现率大大提高，有助于学生提高单词记忆效果。

Unit 1 The Rainbow of Science（科技之王）

 Section A：Text A：Danger in Space

 Section B：Exercises

 Section C：Text B：Freedom from Pain

 Section D：Grammar Focus：Tag Question

 Section E：Reading for Delight：True Love

Unit 2 Language Study（语言研究）

 Section A：Text A：The Language of the Bees

 Section B：Exercises

 Section C：Text B：The Whistle Language of La Gomera

 Section D：Grammar Focus：Preposition

 Section E：Reading for Delight：Counting Chickens

Unit 3 Moving Stories（感人故事）

 Section A：Text A：The Car Is Wairing

 Section B：Exercises

 Section C：Text B：A Lesson in Love

 Section D：Grammar Focus：Modal Verb

 Section E：Reading for Delight：A Housing Problem

Unit 4 Short Stories（短篇故事）

 Section A：Text A：Two Loaves of Bread

 Section B：Exercises

 Section C：Text B：A Piece of Hair Ribbon Makes a Big Change

 Section D：Grammar Focus：Compound Sentences

 Section E：Reading for Delight：Dirty Hands

Unit 5 American Dream（美国梦）

 Section A：Text A：The Mayflower

 Section B：Exercises

 Section C：Text B：What iS an American？

 Section D：Grammar Focus：Translation Skill

 Section E：Reading for Delight：The Guiltar Player

Test Paper 1

Unit 6 Adventure Stories（历险故事）

 Section A：Text A：Love Saved Their Lives

 Section B：Exercises

 Section C：Text B：Survivors from Surging Sea

 Section D：Grammar Focus：Writing Skill（Ⅰ）

 Section E：Reading for Delight：Importance

Unit 7 Getting Along Well with Others（和睦相处）

 Section A：Text A：The Good Neighbor

 Section B：Exercises

 Section C：Text B：Choice

 Section D：Grammar Focus：Writing Skill（Ⅱ）

 Section E：Reading for Delight：Free Tickets

Unit 8 Memorable Experiences（难忘经历）

 Section A：Text A：A Strange Bet with Two Strangers

 Section B：Exercises

 Section C：Text B：Fighting Sharks

 Section D：Grammar Focus：Writing Skill（Ⅲ）

 Section E：Reading for Delight：Kids’Talk

Unit 9 World Famous Scientists（著名科学家）

 Section A：Text A：Edison’S Peculiar Dispositions

 Section B：Exercises

 Section C：Text B：Interesting Stories about Darwin

 Section D：Grammar Focus：Writing Skill（Ⅳ）

 Section E：Reading for Delight：Directions

Unit 10 Colorful Life（多彩生活）

 Section A：Text A：The First Love during Snowfall

 Section B：Exercises

 Section C：Text B：A Fine Horse in Distress

 Section D：Grammar Focus：Reading Skill

 Section E：Reading for Delight：The Secret of Success

Test Paper 2

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