本书包含114则短篇英文故事，均由英美权威语言教学专家精心编写。故事内容十分丰富，如课堂趣事、山洞探险、人物小传、工作经历等，几乎涵盖了西方生活和文化的方方面面。这些故事情节曲折入胜，人物活灵活现，语言简洁地道，立意深入浅出，让你在轻松愉快的阅读环境中顺利掌握核心词汇。
本书收录了3500个单词，都是根据历年高考真题精心筛选而来，紧扣高考考试大纲，凸显核心释义。每篇故事的“记单词”部分是对故事核心词汇的注解，包含单词在文中的核心释义、单词的基本词义及相关短语等，从而让你对高考词汇能有一个准确而全面的把握。
本书布局巧妙独特、科学合理。每一篇故事正文都配有卡通手绘漫画，旨在凸显对单词和故事的关联记忆。每背完一组单词可对照单词表自查，结合书中的漫画插图复述故事，边讲边回忆：每一处情节都出现了什么核心词汇。你还可以结合漫画展开联想，用这些单词续写故事，不仅能强化记忆，还能锻炼写作能力，为高考作文的故事续写打下坚实基础。

1. The School Bully
2. Saturday Adventure
3. A Farming Family
4. Ambitious Uncle, Loyal Father
5. Fifty Years of Love
6. Appreciating Art
7. The Little Green-eyed Monster
8. Beach Bathing
9. The Worst Punishment
10. Birthday Blues
11. Big Boss Bully
12. The All-girls Tree-climbing Club
13. A Funeral for Brownies
14. Oliver Goes Shopping
15. The Strange Case of the Strange Man
16. The Cave
17. A Cheating Student
18. A Chinese Christmas
19. A Closed Door but an Open Window
20. A Common Mistake
21. A Tale of Two Conductors
22. An Unexpected Visit
23. The Bad Man and the Hero
24. A Date at Dawn
25. Deadly Rivals
26. Dinner Engagement
27. What's up, Murry?
28. A Cold Dream
29. The Early Bird
30. Edison Lights up My Life
31. A Decision Too Late!
32. Having the Right Chemistry
33. Fan Club
34. Being Cruel to Be Kind
35. First Love
36. The Flight Home
37. Four Friends
38. Where Did You Find Charlie?
39. A 4th-generation German
40. Watch Your Back!
41. Great Days on the Farm
42. One Thing I Hate More Than a Haircut
43. Heart Attack
44. Mother Knows Best
45. A Woman's Work Is Never Done
46. Hospital Visitor
47. Last Minute Nerves
48. Going to Japan
49. The Lonely Liar
50. Could You Give Me a Hand Here?
51. How Could I Forget My Birthday?
52. Little White Rabbit
53. Losing My Temper and My Luggage.
54. School Dropout
55. Meeting His Match
56. So Many Things to Do
57. Mirror, Mirror, on the Wall
58. A Bird's Eye View
59. How I Found My Best Friend
60. The Paper Pilferer
61. The Nose Nurse
62. All in a Day's Work
63. Starting Afresh
64. As Dumb as an Ox
65. Strolling Around Paris
66. The Long Pause
67. Memories of My Grandfather
68. A Charming Young Actress
69. The Poisoned Well
70. The Perfect Politician's Wife
71. A Perfect Score
72. The Homecoming
73. Glamour Star
74. Such a Bad Son
75. How I Met Your Mother
76. An Angel's Feather
77. I Want It Back!
78. All Afloat at Sea
79. The Secret Filmstar
80. The Shadow of "Her" Shape ..
81. Hide and Seek
82. Beware of Wolves
83. Mother's Little Helper
84. Mom Solves the Problem
85. Spanish Soup for the Soul
86. Returning Home
87. My Statue Left Me
88. Further Education
89. Do You Remember Me?
90. Back at School
91. Silence Isn't Golden
92. As Perfect as a Statue
93. A Ticket for the Show
94. Man Overboard
95. Lost in Wonder
96. Buried Treasure
97. Too Shy to Talk
98. Gone Missing!
99. A Drunk Wages War
100. Welcome to the Beach
101. Stormy Weather
102. Winter Wishes
103. Window Shopping
104. Beware of the Elephant!
105. The Slacker
106. Movie Mania
107. Expanding Your Horizons
108. To Make the World a Better Place
109. Helping a Friend
110. Strawberry Pie
111. Dinosaur Teeth
112. The Real Jewel
113. The Rash
114. Spring Break