教材第一册包括15课，供一学期使用。每课由课文、生词、注释、练习和语法复习组成，此外，每课最后还安排了实用口语对话、英语谚语和警句等内容供参考阅读。学生通过学习可在词汇、语法、阅读、翻译和写作等方面打下较为坚实的语言基础。本书特点是语言规范，内容丰富，循序渐进，重点难点突出，针对性强，力求使学生通过学习，将语言的综合应用能力提到一个更高的水平。

教材第一册包括15课，供一学期使用。每课由课文、生词、注释、练习和语法复习组成，此外，每课最后还安排了实用口语对话、英语谚语和警句等内容供参考阅读。读者对象主要为大学英语预备级、高等专科学生以及接受高等教育的成人学生。学生通过学习可在词汇、语法、阅读、翻译和写作等方面打下较为坚实的语言基础。本书特点是语言规范，内容丰富，循序渐进，重点难点突出，针对性强，力求使学生通过学习，将语言的综合应用能力提到一个更高的水平。

Lesson 1

Text The Value of Education

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 Proverbs

Lesson 2

Text Salty Coffee

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 Proverbs

Lesson 3

Text The Origin of Nobel Prize

 Proper Names

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Oral Practice

 A Humor

 Proverbs

Lesson 4

Text Who Caused His Son~s Death?

 Proper Names

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 A Humor

 Proverbs

Lesson 5

Text New York

 Proper Names

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Reading Comprehension

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 A Humor

 Quotations

Lesson 6

Text Fitting In

 Proper Names

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 A Humor

Lesson 7

Text Spiders and Silk

 Proper Names

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 Proverbs

Lesson 8

Text Honesty Pays off

 Proper Names

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 Humor

 Epigrams

Lesson 9

Text A Time for Courage

 Proper Names

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 A Joke

Lesson 10

Text Why Beauty Matters

 Proper Names

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 A Joke

 Proverbs

Lesson 11

 Text The Baby Eagle Story

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 Proverbs

Lesson 12

Text The Letter

 Proper Names

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 A Joke

Lesson 13

Text Making Friends

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 A Joke

 Proverbs

Lesson 14

Text Eating and Sleeping in Space

 New Words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post Reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 A Joke

 Proverbs

Lesson 15

Text We Can Succeed

 Proper Names

 New words

 Phrases and Expressions

 Notes

 Post reading

 Grammar Review

 Oral Practice

 A Joke

 Proverbs

Glossary

 New Words

Reference