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☆Unit1 1

TextⅠ The Frontiersmen拓疆者 1

TextⅡ The Impact of the American Frontier美国边疆的“冲击” 9

Reading For Fun The West Coast西海岸 14

☆Unit2 16

TextⅠ My First Day at School上学第一天 16

TextⅡ Against PCs Why I m Not Going to Buy a Computer拒绝电脑——我为什么不买计算机 24

Reading For Fun New York Finds Typical Family Being Redefined什么是纽约的“典型”家庭？ 31

☆Unit3 33

TextⅠ The Language Barrier产品跨国销售中的语言障碍 33

TextⅡ Biker Culture摩托车迷文化 42

Reading For Fun Lame Duck瘸鸭 48

☆Unit4 50

TextⅠ The Information Highway信息高速公路 50

TextⅡ The Future Gets under Your Skin未来的通讯 58

Reading For Fun The Mail Must Go Through邮件必须到达 64

☆Unit5 66

TextⅠ The Brave Little Parrot勇敢的小鹦鹉 66

TextⅡ Steps to the Future走向未来 74

Reading For Fun Affluence and Effluence富裕与污染 80

☆Unit6 82

TextⅠ Kissing the Books Goodbye吻别书本 82

TextⅡ Deep Springs春晖 89

Reading For Fun What Goes Around Comes Around善有善报 95

☆Unit7 97

TextⅠ Las Vegas拉斯韦加斯 97

TextⅡ Ancient Pyramid Excavated再掘金字塔 103

Reading For Fun The Concrete Pyramids“混凝土”金字塔 108

☆Unit8 109

TextⅠ Creative Thinking and Critical Thinking (1)创造性思考与批判性思考 109

TextⅡ Creative Thinking and Critical Thinking (2)创造性思考与批判性思考 117

Reading For Fun To Achieve Your Dreams, Remember Your ABCs实现梦想的秘诀 125

☆Unit9 127

TextⅠ How the Internet Works: All You Need to Know因特网的运作：你需要知道的方方面面 127

TextⅡ Online Game Lets You Play God游戏网络人生 134

Reading For Fun The Internet因特网 142

☆Unit10 144

TextⅠ The Story of Jazz爵士乐 144

TextⅡ Life in Their Hands电子宠物 151

Reading For Fun E-mail Joke“电子邮件”的笑话 157

☆Unit11 158

TextⅠ Ballad of the Bottom Dollar最后一美元的故事 158

TextⅡ Appearances Count穿着打扮也重要 166

Reading For Fun The Carter s Light车夫的灯 172

☆Unit12 174

TextⅠ Nothing about 21st Century Offspring Will Be Infantile21世纪的婴儿不受疾病困扰 174

TextⅡ Japan Gets a Taste of Cloned Beef克隆牛肉，日本人先尝为快 180

Reading For Fun Australian Joke澳大利亚笑话 185

☆Unit13 186

TextⅠ How Could it Be So Different?竟然如此大相径庭 186

TextⅡ The Groovy Lifestyle of New Millennium新千年，新生活 192

Reading For Fun The Best College Application Essay We ve Ever Read无可挑剔的大学入学申请 199

☆Unit14 201

TextⅠ The Future Has Been Written你的未来我知道 201

TextⅡ How to Build a Body Part?如何制造人体器官 208

Reading For Fun In Biology Lab在生物实验室 213

☆Unit15 214

TextⅠ I Am a Blessed Person “我是一个幸运儿” 214

TextⅡ The Eight Best Presidents—and Why美国著名八位总统及其成功之道 222

Reading For Fun Mother母亲 231

☆Unit16 232

TextⅠ China Prepares for WTO Membership中国准备加入世贸组织 232

TextⅡ The Role of Women in the United States美国妇女在国家中的地位 239

Reading For Fun Money to Burn被烧毁的钱币 246

☆Unit17 248

TextⅠ Losing Weight减肥 248

TextⅡ Retirement退休 257

Reading For Fun Heaven天堂 264

☆Unit18 266

TextⅠ Keepers of the Dream追求梦想的人 266

TextⅡ Qinghua Students Win Global Design Awards清华学生获全球建筑设计奖 273

Reading For Fun Husband and Wife丈夫与妻子 281

参考译文 282

练习答案 339