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Unit 1 Fashion 1

Section A Fast Reading 1

Fashion Victims 1

Section B Reading in Depth 3

Passage 1 DIY Love Tokens:A New Fashion 3

Passage 2 Personal Aesthetic——The Latest Buzzword in Fashion 5

Passage 3 Popularity and Fashion 6

Section C Reading Skill 9

Basic Reading Skill(Ⅰ)—How to Read a Text 9

Unit 2 Sports 13

Section A Fast Reading 13

Competitive Sports Build Character 13

Section B Reading in Depth 15

Passage 1 The Sporting Spirit 15

Passage 2 Sports Are a Kind of Education 16

Passage 3 American Sports 18

Section C Reading Skill 20

Basic Reading Skill(Ⅱ)—Reading in Thought Groups 20

Unit 3 Entertainment 23

Section A Fast Reading 23

Cartoon Stars:Who Create Them? 23

Section B Reading in Depth 25

Passage 1 Bruce Springsteen:An Evergreen Rock Star 25

Passage 2 Sunday is Funday for Modern Brits 27

Passage 3 American Culture Rules the Street 28

Section C Reading Skill 31

Basic Reading Skill(Ⅲ)—Avoiding Vocalization and Inner Speech 31

Unit 4 Education 32

Section A Fast Reading 32

The Education of Benjamin Franklin 32

Section B Reading in Depth 35

Passage 1 Getting Into a Top Collegel Gets Harder For Young Americans 35

Passage 2 The Development of Multiple-Choice Testing 36

Passage 3 American Education 38

Section C Reading Skill 41

Basic Reading Skill(Ⅳ)—Broadening Eye Span 41

Unit 5 Internet 43

Section A Fast Reading 43

Internet 43

Section B Reading in Depth 46

Passage 1 Internet May Cause Depression 46

Passage 2 Look for Friendship in Cyberspace 47

Passage 3 Surfing the Web at Work 49

Section C Reading Skill 52

Basic Reading Skill(Ⅴ)—Increase Word Power 52

Unit 6 Crime 54

Section A Fast Reading 54

New Model Police 54

Section B Reading in Depth 56

Passage 1 Responsible for a Crime 56

Passage 2 Murders in New Orleans 58

Passage 3 The Crime of the Century 59

Section C Reading Skill 62

Reading Attack Skill(Ⅰ)—Using Context Clues for Word Meanings(Part 1) 62

Unit 7 Travel 65

Section A Fast Reading 65

A Tour to Paris 65

Section B Reading in Depth 68

Passage 1 China Gets More Prepared for Holiday Travel 68

Passage 2 China Travel 70

Passage 3 Americans Head for Vacation Spot 71

Section C Reading Skill 75

Reading Attack Skill(Ⅱ)—Using Context Clues for Word Meanings(Part 2) 75

Unit 8 Customs 77

Section A Fast Reading 77

When in China,No Green Hats 77

Section B Reading in Depth 80

Passage 1 Marriage Customs 80

Passage 2 More Senior Women Stay Fit Playing Hoops 81

Passage 3 Feng Shui Sparks Romance and Travel Trend in US 83

Section C Reading Skill 86

Reading Attack Skill(Ⅲ)—Using Word Part Clues for Word Meanings 86

Unit 9 Art and Music 88

Section A Fast Reading 88

Rock Paintings in Tibet 88

Section B Reading in Depth 91

Passage 1 Gender of Instruments 91

Passage 2 Calligraphy,the Soul of Chinese Fine Arts 92

Passage 3 Art's Value 94

Section C Reading Skill 97

Reading Attack Skill(Ⅳ)—Scanning 97

Unit 10 Natural Disaster 100

Section A Fast Reading 100

Tsunami 100

Section B Reading in Depth 103

Passage 1 Sandstorm Is Blowing China's Environmental Apprehension 103

Passage 2 One Boy Leaves a Sad Story 104

Passage 3 Natural Disaster Game Educates Museum Visitors 106

Section C Reading Skill 109

Reading Attack Skill(Ⅴ)—Skimming 109

Unit 11 Energy 112

Section A Fast Reading 112

The Hydrogen Economy 112

Section B Reading in Depth 115

Passage 1 Natural Energy 115

Passage 2 Running on Veggies 117

Passage 3 A Horrible Dream:"Energy-efficient"House 118

Section C Reading Skill 121

Reading Comprehension Skill(Ⅰ)—Reading for the Main Idea(Part 1) 121

Unit 12 Environment 123

Section A Fast Reading 123

Eco-subsidies Needed for Good Environment 123

Section B Reading in Depth 126

Passage 1 Wartime Wrecks Could Cause Ecological Disaster 126

Passage 2 Global Warming 127

Passage 3 Toxic Chemicals 129

Section C Reading Skill 132

Reading Comprehension Skill(Ⅱ)—Reading for the Main Idea(Part 2) 132

Unit 13 Ads 135

Section A Fast Reading 135

How Advertisement Is Done 135

Section B Reading in Depth 139

Passage 1 Classified Advertising 139

Passage 2 Various Advertisements 140

Passage 3 Cyberpromotion:Communicating with Customers Online 142

Section C Reading Skill 145

Reading Comprehension Skill(Ⅲ)—Recognizing Important Facts or Details 145

Unit 14 Animals 148

Section A Fast Reading 148

Animal Emotions 148

Section B Reading in Depth 150

Passage 1 Fish 150

Passage 2 Dolphin's Language 152

Passage 3 Animal Extinction 153

Section C Reading Skill 156

Reading Comprehension Skill(Ⅳ)—Looking for the Topic Sentence 156

Unit 15 Love 160

Section A Fast Reading 160

Why We Love Who We Love 160

Section B Reading in Depth 163

Passage 1 Let Go Love 163

Passage 2 Sociologist Statement on One-night Stand Arouses Public Anger 164

Passage 3 Scars 166

Section C Reading Skill 168

Reading Comprehension Skill(Ⅴ)—Reading for Full Understanding 168