Unit 1 Speeches
Reading I Churchill：The Power of Words
Reading II The Inaugural Address of the Presidents of the United Sta
Reading III Book of Great American Speeches for Young People
Reading IV The Art of Public Speaking
Unit 2 Biographies
Reading I The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin
Reading II The Story of My Life
Reading III The Life of Samuel Johnson
Reading IV The Autobiography of Bertrand Russell
Unit 3 Poems
Reading I Shakespeare Sonnets
Reading lI When You Are Old
Reading III Stray Birds
Reading IV The Road Not Taken
Unit 4 Essays and Short Stories
Reading I The Essays
Reading II Walden
Reading III The Cask of Amontillado
Reading IV A Rose for Emily
Unit 5 Novels
Reading I A Tale of Two Cities
Reading II Of Human Bondage
Reading III The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn
Unit 6 Culture and Communication
Reading I Bible
Reading II How to Win Friends and Influence People
Unit 7 Language and Linguistics
Reading I Cohesion in English
Reading II English as a Global Language
Reading III Expression and Meaning：Studies in the Theory of Speech Acts
Reading IV Metaphors We Live By
Unit 8 Academic Works
Reading I A Reader’S Guide to Contemporary Literary Theory
Reading II Form and Style：Research Papers，Reports and Theses
Reading III In Other Words
Reading IV Principles and Practice in Second Language Acquisition

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