本书根据《普通高中英语课程标准》八级的要求，以英国语文、美国语文和加拿大语文的材料为主，辅以其他经典阅读材料和经过改编的时新英语素材，作为高中生课外英语读物和辅助英语教材，帮助学生达到以上能力要求。八级?三的选材以记叙文、议论文为主。

　　聂成军，中国民主促进会会员，中学高级教师。现任北京市海淀区教委教研员、高中英语教研室主任。中央电教馆、教育部课程与教材发展中心特聘专家；北京教育考试院高考试题评价专家组成员、自主会考试题评价组组长；北京教育学院特聘英语骨干教师培训导师；海淀区教委名师工作站英语学科组导师。

1． The Judge’s Debt
2． An Adventure with a Bear
3． Lessons on Health—Dangers to Avoid
4． Whitewashing the Fence
5． The Sagacious Judge
6． Lessons on Health —The House We Live In
7． Sunrise in the Blue Mountains
8． Lessons on Health —The Conclusion
9． Slap-bang
10． A Bush Fire
11． Water Resources
12． The Men of Whitby
13． All Hands to the Pumps
14． Brain Gymnastics
15． The Drover’s Wife 1． The Judge’s Debt
2． An Adventure with a Bear
3． Lessons on Health—Dangers to Avoid
4． Whitewashing the Fence
5． The Sagacious Judge
6． Lessons on Health —The House We Live In
7． Sunrise in the Blue Mountains
8． Lessons on Health —The Conclusion
9． Slap-bang
10． A Bush Fire 
11． Water Resources
12． The Men of Whitby
13． All Hands to the Pumps
14． Brain Gymnastics
15． The Drover’s Wife 
16． The Great Barrier Reef
17． Stalked by a Lion
18． Optimism： The Key to a Good Life
19． The Loaded Dog
20． Clutter Removing
21． Sir Roger at Church
22． The Feather
23． A Wonderful Bird
24． When Did You Last See Your Father
25． The Baron and the Charcoal Burner
26． Crabs
27． The Clambake 
28． Ants and Their Slaves
29． Merdhin and the Wolves
30． The Diver and the Turtle
31． Love Is a Fallacy (I)
32． Love Is a Fallacy (II)
33． A Rush
34． A Rough Ride
35． Childhood Obesity
36． The Story of Abou Hassan the Wag
37． The Service of Love
38． Can a Free Society Survive? 
39． The Making of the Hammer
40． The Dream of Tommy Hurst
41． Nonverbal Communication
42． Rolf’s Leap
43． Can You Charm Your Way into Oxbridge?
44． The Great Fight 
45． Traveler’s Wonders 
46． Doubting Castle and Giant Despair
47． The Landings of the Anzacs
48． The Conquest of the Matterhorn
49． Well Bowled
50． Amyas Leigh and His Revenge
51． The Invisible Poor
52． Her First Ball
53． Our New Neighbors
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