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Part Ⅰ 3

Unit 1 Art and Philosophy 3

Passage 1 Love Him Tender—the King Elvis Presley 4

Passage 2 Disney Parallels American Culture 6

Unit 2 Documents 10

Passage 1 I Have a Dream—Martin Luther King,Jr 11

Passage 2 The Inaugural Address—John F.Kennedy 14

Unit 3 Politics 18

Passage 1 The Honorable Elaine L.Chao—the United States Secretary of Labor 19

Passage 2 Black Is Beautiful 21

Unit 4 Economy 25

Passage 1 Nike,from Small Beginnings to World Giant(Ⅰ) 26

Passage 2 Nike,from Small Beginnings to World Giant(Ⅱ) 28

Unit 5 Selections of Famous Works 31

Passage 1 Three Days to See—Helen Keller 32

Passage 2 Speech on Hitler's Invasion of the U.S.S.R.—Winston S.Churchill 34

Unit 6 Wars 38

Passage 1 Britain in the First World War(Ⅰ) 39

Passage 2 Britain in the Second World War(Ⅱ) 41

Unit 7 Anecdotes 45

Passage 1 Yang Lan:a Devoted Promoter of Beijing 46

Passage 2 Robert Goddard 48

Unit 8 Travel Around the World 52

Passage 1 Famous Natural Wonders in the U.S 53

Passage 2 Travel is a Favorite American Pastime 55

Unit 9 Current Affairs 58

Passage 1 The Feel-good Factor 59

Passage 2 Main Venues of the Sydney Olympic Games 61

Unit 10 Social Problems 64

Passage 1 Race Relations After the Civil Rights Movement 65

Passage 2 Race Relations Between Black and White 67

Unit 11 Science and Technology(Ⅰ) 70

Passage 1 Dolly's False Legacy 71

Passage 2 Will Frankenfood Feed the World? 73

Unit 12 Internet Times 77

Passage 1 The Internet Age,the Internet Economy 78

Passage 2 Maximizing International Digital Opportunities 80

Unit 13 American and British Culture 84

Passage 1 Sports in U.S 85

Passage 2 Basketball 87

Unit 14 Conservation of Environment 90

Passage 1 Deforestation 91

Passage 2 A Human Hand in the Yangtze Flooding 93

Unit 15 Education Abroad 96

Passage 1 Education:Values and Expectations 97

Passage 2 Further Graduate Studies 98

Unit 16 Health and Life 102

Passage 1 Who Gets Cancer? 103

Passage 2 Protecting Kids from Lead 105

Unit 17 Transpor？tion and Communication 108

Passage 1 Cars ofthe Future Come Under Scrutiny 108

Passage 2 The Second Railway Revolution 110

Unit 18 Science and Technology(Ⅱ) 114

Passage 1 Man Searches for Life in Space 115

Passage 2 Voyager Ⅰ—Now the Most Distant Human-made Object in Space 117

Unit 19 Social Values 120

Passage 1 Patient Chooses Death Under Law 121

Passage 2 A License to Kill 123

Unit 20 Manual 126

Passage 1 Frost-free Refrigerator-freezers Operating Instruction(Ⅰ) 127

Passage 2 Frost-free Refrigerator-freezers Operating Instruction(Ⅱ) 129

Part Ⅱ 135

Unit 1 Art and Philosophy 135

Passage 1 Cure Yourself of Unhappiness 136

Passage 2 Choose Optimism 138

Unit 2 Documents 142

Passage 1 Of Study—Francis Bacon 143

Passage 2 Declaration of Independence—Thomas Jefferson 145

Unit 3 Politics 149

Passage 1 Judge of Richard Nixon(Ⅰ) 150

Passage 2 Judge of Richard Nixon(Ⅱ) 153

Unit 4 Economy 157

Passage 1 Food in the 21st Century 158

Passage 2 The Flourishing History of the Coca-Cola Company 160

Unit 5 Selections of Famous Works 164

Passage 1 Hamlet—William Shakespeare 165

Passage 2 A Red,Red Rose—Robert Burns 168

Unit 6 Wars 171

Passage 1 The Fire of Lexington 172

Passage 2 The American Civil War 174

Unit 7 Anecdotes 177

Passage 1 He Helped the World to Understand China 178

Passage 2 The Three Tenors Appeal to Millions 180

Unit 8 Travel Around the World 184

Passage 1 High Up Down Under 185

Passage 2 A Walkway in Queen Charlotte Sound Attracts Tourists 187

Unit 9 Current Affairs 191

Passage 1 The World's Population 192

Passage 2 One for the Planet 193

Unit 10 Social Problems 197

Passage 1 Small Arms Create Big Casualties 198

Passage 2 The Boys Who Grew Up to Kill 200

Unit 11 Science and Technology(Ⅰ) 203

Passage 1 The AIDS Epidemic 204

Passage 2 Considerations for the 21st Century 206

Unit 12 Internet Times 210

Passage 1 Holes in the Net 211

Passage 2 The Web's Identity Crisis 213

Unit 13 American and British Culture 218

Passage 1 The Press in Britain 219

Passage 2 The Media of the U.S.A 221

Unit 14 Conservation of Environment 224

Passage 1 Ozone Loss and Global Warming 225

Passage 2 Wait till Next Time 227

Unit 15 Education Abroad 230

Passage 1 Education in America Today 231

Passage 2 Education for All 233

Unit 16 Health and Life 236

Passage 1 Better Diet,Healthier Skin 237

Passage 2 Toward a"Greener"Revolution 238

Unit 17 Transportation and Communication 242

Passage 1 The Telephone of Today and Tomorrow 243

Passage 2 Optical Communications 245

Unit 18 Science and Technology(Ⅱ) 248

Passage 1 The Race for HDTV 249

Passage 2 Digital Image Technology 251

Unit 19 Social Values 255

Passage 1 Family Patterns Today 256

Passage 2 Multiple Marriage Syndrome 258

Unit 20 Manual 261

Passage 1 Where Can I Go and How Much Can I save? 262

Passage 2 Tourist Trail Pass 264

Keys to Exercises 269