本书以单元为主线，不管是从内容上还是从难度上都体现了循序渐进的编写原则，强调对英语学习兴趣的培养、英语学习策略的指导以及英语阅读能力的提高，从而引导学生形成良好的学习习惯。本书注重语言的交际性和实践性。在题目的设计中，摒弃了以往单纯考查语法知识的方式，将检测内容巧妙融入到一定的语言情境中，符合现代英语的测试方向。本书每个组合练习阅读信息量大，内容丰富，题型多样，可供学生根据学习和实际需要进行选择，作为教学补充内容、自主反馈或自主巩固。
本书适合小学五年级学生英语学习使用。

Unit 1 The fairytale world
Passage 1 Be there just to make up the number
Passage 2 The fisherman and his wife
Passage 3 A gold axe and a silver axe
Passage 4 The boy who cries wolf
Passage 5 Little Red Riding Hood
Unit 2 Schools
Passage 1 A great start of a new school year
Passage 2 School buses
Passage 3 Classroom under the chopping board
Passage 4 Our school
Passage 5 Learn Maths
Unit 3 Animals
Passage 1 Ostriches
Passage 2 Hippos
Passage 3 Remember the "Don'ts" when you meet the guide dogs
Passage 4 Feeding birds
Passage 5 Their favourite animals
Unit 4 Hobbies
Passage 1 Favourite activities
Passage 2 Hobbies for us to choose from
Passage 3 The ice fishing house
Passage 4 Snowboarding
Passage 5 My grandpa's hobby
Unit 5 Festivals and holidays
Passage 1 The festivals in China and Western countries
Passage 2 The customs of Easter
Passage 3 The Dragon Boat Festivals
Passage 4 The Water Splashing Festival in different countries
Passage 5 Halloween party
Unit 6 Shopping
Passage 1 Shops in Britain
Passage 2 A Christmas present
Passage 3 eBay
Passage 4 Story vending machines
Passage 5 Mrs Green's shopping day
Unit 7 News
Passage 1 Feel the joy that spring brings
Passage 2 Measure Qomolangma
Passage 3 Cardboard beds in Tokyo Olympic Village
Passage 4 Win the battle, we are together
Passage 5 Spirit goes on
Unit 8 Daily routines
Passage 1 My weekdays
Passage 2 Soccer
Passage 3 My dog
Passage 4 TV
Passage 5 Mason's clothing store
Unit 9 History and society
Passage 1 Names
Passage 2 The Qingming Festival
Passage 3 Papermaking
Passage 4 Thanksgiving Day
Passage 5 Helen Keller
Unit 10 Travelling and transport
Passage 1 World Car-Free Day
Passage 2 A volunteer trip
Passage 3 Visit France
Passage 4 The first bikeway
Passage 5 The White House
Unit 11 Food and health
Passage 1 Hot Dog Day
Passage 2 Eat a "rainbow"
Passage 3 More sleep, less sugar
Passage 4 Drinks of the USA
Passage 5 Fast food
Unit 12 Friends
Passage 1 An email to a new friend
Passage 2 My best friend
Passage 3 Friends reunited
Passage 4 Pen pals for 79 years
Passage 5 What do you think of friends?
Unit 13 Nature
Passage 1 What is nature environment?
Passage 2 How to make a bird feeder?
Passage 3 Amazon Rainforest
Passage 4 Low-carbon community
Passage 5 Animals and plants
Unit 14 Popular science
Passage 1 The solar system
Passage 2 Planets in the universe
Passage 3 Amazing space
Passage 4 Inventions change life
Passage 5 Free wi-fi is coming
Unit 15 Recreation and sports
Passage 1 My people, My country
Passage 2 Skin-diving
Passage 3 Carnival of Venice
Passage 4 A poster
Passage 5 Big party in the water
Unit 16 Living environment
Passage 1 A nice community
Passage 2 The earth
Passage 3 My hometown
Passage 4 Life in the USA
Passage 5 Holidays in Australia
Unit 17 Feelings and moods
Passage 1 Chinese family love warms the whole world
Passage 2 My gift smile
Passage 3 I wish you were my little girl
Passage 4 Live in a world of gratitude
Passage 5 Love your parents
Unit 18 Philosophy of life
Passage 1 Plant an apple tree
Passage 2 Frank's footballs
Passage 3 King's test
Passage 4 Einstein
Passage 5 Buttons
Unit 19 Story world
Passage 1 A clever crow
Passage 2 An interesting birthday
Passage 3 The bird and the princess
Passage 4 The poor camel
Passage 5 A special name
Unit 20 Culture
Passage 1 Spring Festival
Passage 2 Great Green Wall
Passage 3 Travel in Paris
Passage 4 Beijing opera
Passage 5 Black Friday
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