本书为《大学英语》系列教材精读教程第五册，供大学英语五级学生使用。本册与前四册一样，课文全部选用原文材料，仅作了少量必要的删改。选材时注意了文章的趣味性、知识性和可思性。本册共有十个单元，供一个学期使用。每一单元的内容编排与前四册大致相同，但也有不少改动。总的原则是在前四册学习的基础上，加强了综合练习。

课文注释仍以介绍有关背景知识为主，对个别难理解的词句也作了解释，供学生预习时参考。

UNIT 1
Text:A Kind of Sermon
Study & Practice
Comprehension Questions
Paragraph Analysis:Identifying Paragraph Topics
Vocabulary Work
Cloze
Passage Translation
Reading Activity
Passage:First Day:Give Us15 Minutes a Day by Wilfred Funk and Norman Lewis
Writing Practice:Precis Writing
Unit2
Text:The Fifth Freedom
Study & Practice
Reading Aloud
Comprehension Questions
Paragraph Analysis:The Outline
Vocabulary Work
Cloze
Error Correction
Reading Activity
Passage:Letter from home by William Zinsser
Writing Practice:Precis Writing
UNIT 3
Text:Your Key to a Better Life
Study & Practice
Comprehension Questions
Outlining Activity
Vocabulary Work
Cloze
Passage Translation
Reading Activity
Passage:Born to Win by Muriel James and Dorothy Jongeward
Writing Practice:Passage Writing
Supplementary Reading in Popular Science
Grow Your Own Body Parts
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