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Unit 1 Business and Economics 1

Writing Skill Development 1

Basic Structure of an Argumentative Essay 1

Reading for Ideas 6

Text A Drain or Gain? 6

Text B Rent or Buy,a Matter of Lifestyle 12

Text C Comeback Kid-America's Economy Is Once Again Reinventing Itself 18

Unit Summary 24

Unit 2 Engineering 28

Writing Skill Development 28

Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation(1) Use of Reliable Sources(statisties,facts,quotation,illustrative incidents,etc.) 28

Reading for Ideas 31

Text A Altering the Forces of Nature:Genetic Engineering on Animals 31

Text B Genetically Modified Foods:A Solution to World Hunger or Potential Health Threat? 38

Text C Genetic Engineering and Cloning 44

Unit Summary 52

Unit 3 Science 55

Writing Skill Development 55

Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation(2) Cause and Effect 55

Reading for Ideas 58

Text A Can Animals and Plants Adapt to Global Warming? 58

Text B Intermittent Exercise-Factors That Effect Performance 65

Text C Stem Cell Research-Why Is It Regarded as a Threat? 72

Unit Summary 79

Unit 4 Information Technology 82

Writing Skill Development 82

Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation(3) Comparison and Contrast 82

Reading for Ideas 87

Text A iPads and Kindles Are Better for the Environment Than Books 87

Text B Stop Blaming the Internet 92

Text C We Should Not Permit Internet Censorship 98

Unit Summary 103

Unit 5 Philosophy 107

Writing Skill Development 107

Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation(4) Deduction and Induction 107

Reading for Ideas 111

Text A Argument,Truth and the Social Side of Reasoning 111

Text B Who Needs the Humanities? 116

Text C Experiments in Philosophy 122

Unit Summary 128

Unit 6 Social Science 131

Writing Skill Development 131

Supporting Evidence and Effective Argumentation(5) Clear Flow of Reasoning and Avoidance of False Arguments 131

Reading for Ideas 137

Text A The Many Career Opportunities for Recipients of Degrees in Mathematics 137

Text B Hidden Tigers：Why Do Chinese Children Do So Well at School? 145

Text C Why I Want a Wife 153

Unit Summary 160

Unit 7 Life Science/Health 164

Writing Skill Development 164

The Whole Essay(1) 164

Reading for Ideas 171

Text A A Scientist:"I Am the Enemy" 171

Text B An Argument in Support of Euthanasia or Physician-Assisted Suicide 176

Text C The Case Against Physician-Assisted Suicide:For the Right to End-of-Life Care 184

Unit Summary 190

Unit 8 Environment 194

Writing Skill Development 194

The Whole Essay(2)Main Issue＋Refutation＋SupportMain Issue＋Support＋Refutation 194

Reading for Ideas 199

Text A The Food Miles Mistake 199

Text B Global Warming：Man-Made or Natural? 205

Text C The Environmental Argument for Reducing Immigration to the United States 212

Unit Summary 219

Appendix Glossary 223