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Unit One 1

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Americans and Their Cars 1

Reading Passage Ⅱ Sunday:A Day of Rest 4

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ A Green Thumb 7

Reading Passage Ⅱ Tornadoes 9

Unit Two 12

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Rose Is a Special Flower 12

Reading Passage Ⅱ The American Funeral:Wakes and Embalmment 14

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Snow Pillow 17

Reading Passage Ⅱ Who was John While 19

Unit Three 22

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Indians:The Native Americans 22

Reading Passage Ⅱ Melting Pot Or Salad Bowl 25

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Value of Gold 28

Reading Passage Ⅱ The Ocean as A Storehouse 30

Unit Four 33

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Disneyland and Theme Parks 33

Reading Passage Ⅱ Healthy Eating 35

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Forest Service at Work 37

Reading Passage Ⅱ A Symbol of the Free Spirit 40

Unit Five 42

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Cooking Our Food 42

Reading Passage Ⅱ Immigrants are"Waging War"against Swedes through Robbery 44

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Artificial Reefs 47

Reading Passage Ⅱ Coins in Our Lives 50

Unit Six 52

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Christmas Spirit by Larry Deboever 52

Reading Passage Ⅱ American Social Relations 56

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Keeping It Clear 61

Reading Passage Ⅱ Remember You Are a Guest 63

Unit Seven 66

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Gun Control:Yes or No 66

Reading Passage Ⅱ London Bridge 69

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Help for The Elderly 72

Reading Passage Ⅱ Handiwork of The Gods 75

Unit Eight 78

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Deaf Composer 78

Reading Passage Ⅱ A Carrot a Day May Keep Cancer Away 81

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Cat's Eyes 84

Reading Passage Ⅱ Bears 86

Unit Nine 89

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Police Computer 89

Reading Passage Ⅱ A Robot About The House 92

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Playing It Safe Abroad 95

Reading Passage Ⅱ Unsafe at Warm Temperature 98

Unit Ten 101

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Bank Services 101

Reading Passage Ⅱ Bob Dylan 104

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Lion's Share 107

Reading Passage Ⅱ Three Masters 109

Unit Eleven 112

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ How Jazz Began 112

Reading Passage Ⅱ How Jazz Began 115

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Liquids,Granules and Powders 118

Reading Passage Ⅱ Cataracts 120

Unit Twelve 124

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Corporate Culture 124

Reading Passage Ⅱ Analysis on Weather Report 128

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ A Winning Match 131

Reading Passage Ⅱ Crossroads of the World 134

Unit Thirteen 138

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ National Weather Service 138

Reading Passage Ⅱ Breaking Bread 141

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ A New Respect for Drugs 144

Reading Passage Ⅱ Life Insurance 147

Unit Fourteen 150

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Birth of a New Child 150

Reading Passage Ⅱ Disgrace 153

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Rose Hips and Dandelions 157

Reading Passage Ⅱ America's Architect 160

Unit Fifteen 163

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The American Family 163

Reading Passage Ⅱ A Coffee to Go at the Gym 166

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Fifteen Tons a Minute 170

Reading Passage Ⅱ Idaho's Finest 173

Unit Sixteen 176

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ US Women Try"Work When You like"Jobs 176

Reading Passage Ⅱ "Every Day I Prey for a Kidney" 180

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Rub,Pour,Sprinkle,and Spray 183

Reading Passage Ⅱ The Big Cheese 186

Unit Seventeen 190

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Gettysburg Today 190

Reading Passage Ⅱ Prohibition 193

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Preparing for a Flood 196

Reading Passage Ⅱ Wildlife Refuges 198

Unit Eighteen 202

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Little Rock Desegregation 202

Reading Passage Ⅱ Search for Extraterrestrial Life——SETI 205

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Safety First 208

Reading Passage Ⅱ The Human Side of Washington 211

Unit Nineteen 214

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ History of the Maori 214

Reading Passage Ⅱ Ford's Assembly Line 218

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ A Shining Beacon 221

Reading Passage Ⅱ The Annoyance of Noise 224

Unit Twenty 227

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Mother's Day in the United States 227

Reading Passage Ⅱ Niagara Falls Honeymoon 230

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Paying for Protection 234

Reading Passage Ⅱ Camping:Americans See Nature 237

Unit Twenty-One 240

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Ontario 240

Reading Passage Ⅱ The American Obsession:Fast Food 244

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Toward Quieter Aircraft 248

Reading Passage Ⅱ Cruising in the Caribbean 251

Unit Twenty-Two 254

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Thorn Birds 254

Reading Passage Ⅱ The Author of the Thorn Birds,Colleen McCullough 259

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Changes in the Landscape 263

Reading Passage Ⅱ Raiding the Icebox 266

Unit Twenty-Three 269

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Great Barrier Reef 269

Reading Passage Ⅱ The Improving Economic Situation in Greece 273

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Construction Queries 277

Reading Passage Ⅱ Looking for Lobsters 281

Unit Twenty-Four 284

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ The Second Wave of Feminism 284

Reading Passage Ⅱ The Young Generation 288

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ Refuse or Resource? 291

Reading Passage Ⅱ Food Additives 294

Unit Twenty-Five 298

Part 1 Reading Passage Ⅰ Whaling Era 298

Reading Passage Ⅱ A Fuel with Flavor 301

Part 2 Reading Passage Ⅰ A Humble Leader 304

Reading Passage Ⅱ The Magic Potion Notion 308

Answers 311