《英语 第2册》

CONTENTS1

PRELIMINARY LESSONS1

Part One1

Vocabulary1

Part Two9

Sentence Patterns9

Part Three14

Grammar14

UNIT ONE34

Text The Loss of the"Titanic"34

Proverb35

Dialogue A Crowded Theatre36

Grammar The Passive Voice41

Reading Material Disasters49

UNIT TWO52

Text A Blessing in Disguise52

Proverb53

Dialogue Safety53

Grammar Phrasal Verbs58

Reading Material An Accident66

UNIT THREE69

Text Save the Whales69

Proverb71

Dialogue Sports71

Grammar The Infinitive(Ⅰ)77

Reading Material Mammals of the Sea85

UNIT FOUR88

Text The Rich and the Poor88

Proverb90

Dialogue Transportation90

Grammar The Infinitive(Ⅱ)97

Reading Material A contrast between the Rich and the Poor Countries103

REVISION EXERCISES (Unit 0ne—Unit Four)106

UNIT FIVE111

Text Millionaire for a Day111

Proverb114

Dialogue Shopping114

Grammar The Participle120

Reading Material Easy Money132

UNIT SIX136

Text Being a Teacher136

Proverb138

Dialogue Don't Let Us Quarrel138

Grammar The Gerund145

Reading Material Punctuality155

UNIT SEVEN157

Text The FirstFour Minutes157

Proverb159

Dialogue Asking Directions160

Grammar The preposition166

Reading Material General Hints on Conver-sation with Westerners174

UNIT EIGHT177

Text A letter to Youth177

Proverb180

Dialogue Coincidences180

Grammar The Conjunction186

Reading Material Thomas Alva Edison194

REVISION EXERCISES (Unit Five—Unit Eight)197

SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS205

1．Jokes205

2．Lost and Found207

3．The Supermarket209

4．The Great Inventor210

5．Waste Not,Want Not!212

6．Sports213

7．Lessons from Overseas216

8．Old Friends218

9．Chinese Giant Pandas Abroad220

10．Fool's Paradise222

APPENDIXES230

1．A Brief Summary of Verbals230

2．An Illustration of Commonly Used Preposi-tions233

3．Some Preposition Combinations with Adjec-tives and Verbs235

4．Vocabulary251