综合英语教程 2

Unit 1 The Colorful Language 1

Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 1

Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 4

Section A Detailed Reading 4

Passage 1 Our Crazy Language 4

Section B Reading Skills 10

Guessing Unknown Words:Using Context Clues 10

Passage 2 Doing Away with the King's English 11

Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 15

Section A Writing Skills 15

Writing Complete Sentences（写完整的句子） 15

Section B Practical English 16

Letters of Invitation （邀请信） 16

Unit 2 Customs of Communication 18

Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 18

Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 21

Section A Detailed Reading 21

Passage 1 Getting Along Verbally and Nonverbally 21

Section B Reading Skills 27

Guessing Unknown Words:Understanding Word Formation(1) 27

Passage 2 Communication Styles in English Speaking Countries 28

Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 33

Section A Writing Skills 33

Writing Simple Sentences（写简单句） 33

Section B Practical English 34

Letters of Thanks（感谢信） 34

Unit 3 Food Culture 36

Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 36

Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 39

Section A Detailed Reading 39

Passage 1 Enjoying Your Food 39

Section B Reading Skills 45

Understanding Signal Words(1) 45

Passage 2 Food Styles in the United States of America 46

Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 51

Section A Writing Skills 51

Writing Compound Sentences（写并列句） 51

Section B Practical English 52

Letters of Congratulation（祝贺信） 52

Unit 4 Questions of Intelligence 53

Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 53

Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 56

Section A Detailed Reading 56

Passage 1 The Advantage of Stupidity 56

Section B Reading Skills 62

Understanding Signal Words(2) 62

Passage 2 The Bright Student and the Dull Student 63

Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 68

Section A Writing Skills 68

Writing Complex Sentences（写复合句） 68

Section B Practical English 69

Letters of Job-application（求职信） 69

Unit 5 Dreams of Life 71

Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 71

Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 74

Section A Detailed Reading 74

Passage 1 Why I Want a Wife? 74

Section B Reading Skills 80

Making Inferences While Reading 80

Passage 2 If I Were a Boy Again 81

Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 85

Section A Writing Skills 85

Using Proper Verb Forms（使用正确的动词形式） 85

Section B Practical English 86

Letters of Apology（致歉信） 86

Unit 6 Famous People 87

Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 87

Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 90

Section A Detailed Reading 90

Passage 1 Julia Roberts——A Hollywood Film Star 90

Section B Reading Skills 96

Understanding Reference 96

Passage 2 Alfred Nobel and Nobel's Prizes 97

Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 102

Section A Writing Skills 102

Writing Concise Sentences（写简洁的句子） 102

Section B Practical English 103

Letters of Recommendation（推荐信） 103

Unit 7 Average but Respectable Persons 105

Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 105

Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 108

Section A Detailed Reading 108

Passage 1 The Praying Hands 108

Section B Reading Skills 114

Paying Attention to the Five Ws 114

Passage 2 The Lost Gold Piece 115

Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 120

Section A Writing Skills 120

Writing Sentences of Inversion（写倒装句） 120

Section B Practical English 121

Letters of Introduction（介绍信） 121

Unit 8 Weather and Climate 123

Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 123

Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 126

Section A Detailed Reading 126

Passage 1 The El Nino Phenomenon 126

Section B Reading Skills 133

Guessing Unknown Words:Understanding Word Formation(2) 133

Passage 2 The Atmosphere and Weather Map 133

Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 138

Section A Writing Skills 138

Writing the Topic Sentence in a Paragraph（写段落的主题句） 138

Section B Practical English 139

Letters of Complaint（投诉信）（1） 139

Unit 9 Problems of Education 141

Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 141

Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 144

Section A Detailed Reading 144

Passage 1 General Objectives of Teaching 144

Section B Reading Skills 151

Drawing a Conclusion While Reading(1) 151

Passage 2 American Style of Education 152

Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 156

Section A Writing Skills 156

Developing a Paragraph（扩展段落） 156

Section B Practical English 157

Letters of Complaint（投诉信）（2） 157

Unit 10 Thanksgiving and Easter 159

Part Ⅰ Listening and Speaking 159

Part Ⅱ Reading Activities 162

Section A Detailed Reading 162

Passage 1 Thanksgiving Day 162

Section B Reading Skills 168

Drawing a Conclusion While Reading(2) 168

Passage 2 Easter in Jackson 169

Part Ⅲ Integrated Skills 175

Section A Writing Skills 175

Writing a Paragraph Coherently（写连贯的段落） 175

Section B Practical English 176

Letters of Inquiring（询问信） 176

Glossary 178

New Words 178

Phrases and Expressions 197

Proper Names 201