本书根据《普通高中英语课程标准》七级的要求，结合山东省高中学生英语学习的特点，精选英国、美国、加拿大、澳大利亚等英语国家的语文素材，辅以其他经典阅读材料和经过改编的时新英语素材，并在选文后搭配精心编写、设计的练习题目，作为高中生课外英语读物和辅助英语泛读教材，帮助学生提高英语综合应用能力。选材涉及人文故事、自然科学等类别。

高洪德，山东省教学研究室副主任，英语教研员，特级教师。硕士学位，研究方向是中小学英语课程与教学、西方历史文化。张涛，山东省教学研究室英语教研员。

Lesson 1 The First Day at School
Lesson 2 Boys and Girls in Class
Lesson 3 Farmer Breathes Life into Poems
Lesson 4 How I Met the Little Prince
Lesson 5 The Affection Between Father and Son
Lesson 6 The Gift of the Magi (Ⅰ)
Lesson 7 The Gift of the Magi (Ⅱ)
Lesson 8 Abraham Lincoln
Lesson 9 Nigerian Values in America
Lesson 10 Affectionate Robots
Lesson 11 Bird Brains
Lesson 12 The Day a Language Died
Lesson 13 Less Sleep， Much Fatter
Lesson 14 Good Companions
Lesson 15 The Big Decision： Should I Take a Gap Year?Lesson 1 The First Day at School
Lesson 2 Boys and Girls in Class
Lesson 3 Farmer Breathes Life into Poems
Lesson 4 How I Met the Little Prince
Lesson 5 The Affection Between Father and Son
Lesson 6 The Gift of the Magi (Ⅰ)
Lesson 7 The Gift of the Magi (Ⅱ)
Lesson 8 Abraham Lincoln
Lesson 9 Nigerian Values in America
Lesson 10 Affectionate Robots
Lesson 11 Bird Brains
Lesson 12 The Day a Language Died
Lesson 13 Less Sleep， Much Fatter
Lesson 14 Good Companions
Lesson 15 The Big Decision： Should I Take a Gap Year?
Lesson 16 The Power of Love
Lesson 17 Life Throws a Brick at Your Head
Lesson 18 Pennies from Granny
Lesson 19 The Just Man
Lesson 20 A Mother First
Lesson 21 Priorities
Lesson 22 Witchs Love (Ⅰ)
Lesson 23 Witchs Love (Ⅱ)
Lesson 24 The Truth About Those Invisible Ads
Lesson 25 Free Minds and Hearts at Work
Lesson 26 Living a Solitary Life
Lesson 27 Write Your Future Self a Letter
Lesson 28 Spending Time Alone
Lesson 29 A New Friend
Lesson 30 Saving the Rainforests for Future Generations
Lesson 31 Keep Your Dream
Lesson 32 A Silent Fathers Love
Lesson 33 A Full-time School Called Life
Lesson 34 Sudans Lost Boy Becomes US Chess Champion
Lesson 35 That Dog of Mine
Lesson 36 He Led a Useful Life
Lesson 37 The Difference a Teacher Can Make
Lesson 38 U．S． Researchers Develop New Blood Test for Early Cancer Detection
Lesson 39 Elsa Kills a Buffalo
Lesson 40 The First Biologist
Lesson 41 Why Does Sleeping-in Just Make Us More Tired?
Lesson 42 Solar Impulse Is Go from Abu Dhabi
Lesson 43 Man Hunters of the USA
Lesson 44 Marlin Perkins World
Lesson 45 The Two-year Apple
Lesson 46 Manners Here， Manners There
Lesson 47 Swiss Watch School (Ⅰ)
Lesson 48 Swiss Watch School (Ⅱ)
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