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Unit 1 Politics 1

Text:The Higher Education of Washington 1

Exercises 8

Further Readings: 10

Reading Passage 1:The Bubble of American Supremacy 10

Reading Passage 2:The Bubble of American Supremacy(Continued) 17

Cultural Information: 24

1．解读美国政治中的“院外游说”现象 24

2．The American Presidential Election 26

Unit 2 Economics 31

Text:Global Motors 31

Exercises 39

Further Readings: 40

Reading Passage 1:Two-Faced Capitalism 40

Reading Passage 2:Stormy Weather 47

CuItural Information: 54

1．英语汽车词汇摘要 54

2．Aerospace Industry in the United States 57

Unit 3 Military Affairs 62

Text:Army Study of Iraq War Details a"Morass"of Supply Shortages 62

Exercises 68

Further Readings: 69

Reading Passage 1:So,What Went Wrong? 69

Reading Passage 2:So,What Went Wrong?(Continued) 79

Cultural Information: 88

1．美军和英军的军衔制 88

2．美军的陆海空三军建制 91

Unit 4 Law and Crime 95

Text:Computer Violence:Are You Kids at Risk? 95

Exercises 102

Further Readings: 103

Reading Passage 1:The Case Against the Prosecution 103

Reading Passage 2:In the Heart of Darkness 110

Cultural Information: 116

1．美国文化娱乐产品的分级制度 116

2．Capital Punishment in the United States 120

Unit 5 Education 124

Text:Campus on a Keyboard 124

Exercises 129

Further Readings: 130

Reading Passage 1:Who Pays to Study? 130

Reading Passage 2:Who Pays to Study?(Continued) 136

Cultural Information: 140

1．英国教育体制概况 140

2．A Glimpse of Universities in the United States 143

Unit 6 Society and Culture 147

Text:The Quest for Cool 147

Exercises 155

Further Readings: 156

Reading Passage 1:New Fuel for the Culture Wars 156

Reading Passage 2:Whoops!There Goes the Revolution 162

Cultural Information: 168

1．美国时尚文化的四大先锋 168

2．American Customs 174

Unit 7 Art 179

Text:Blair Witch Craft 179

Exercises 186

Further Readings: 187

Reading Passage 1:The Most Wanted Works of Art 187

Reading Passage 2:The Most Wanted Works of Art(Continued) 200

Cultural Information: 211

1．美国人的文化娱乐方式 211

2．Impressions on French Impressionism 214

Unit 8 Personality 217

Text:In Churchill's Footsteps 217

Exercises 225

Further Readings: 226

Reading Passage 1:French Ex-Premier Is Convicted of Graft 226

Reading Passage 2:Navy Adm.Moorer,91,Dies 233

Cultural Information: 240

1．温斯顿·丘吉尔——西方世界最伟大的人物之一 240

2．French Political Environment 243

Unit 9 Science and Technology 248

Text:Older Women,Too,Struggle with a Dangerous Secret 248

Exercises 253

Further Readings: 254

Reading Passage 1:Coming Soon to Your Cellphone:Everything! 254

Reading Passage 2:More Power to You 261

Cultural Information: 267

1．没什么值得我们忧虑 267

2．Technology Pioneers 268

Appendix 1 美英新闻业简介 271

Appendix 2 美英著名报刊发行量排行表 281

Appendix 3 Glossary 285