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Unit 1 Cultural Differences 1

Part 1 Reading Skills 1

Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context Ⅰ 2

Section B Practice 3

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 4

Part 3 Reading Passages 5

Section A American Values and Assumptions 5

Section B Is this Chinese Candor or a Cultural Handicap? 11

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 13

Unit 2 Education and Examinations 19

Part 1 Reading Skills 19

Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context Ⅱ 19

Section B Practice 20

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 21

Part 3 Reading Passages 22

Section A TOEFL and IELTS 22

Section B The Two Kinds(Excerpt) 27

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 30

Unit 3 Earning and Spending Money 38

Part 1 Reading Skills 38

Section A Guessing Unknown Words from the Context Ⅲ 38

Section B Practice 40

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 41

Part 3 Reading Passages 42

Section A Breaking the Cycle of Borrowing Money and Paying Interest 42

Section B Needing and Wanting are Different 46

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 49

Unit 4 Time and Punctuality 58

Part 1 Reading Skills 58

Section A Guessing Unknown Words from Word Formation Ⅰ 58

Section B Practice 62

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 63

Part 3 Reading Passages 64

Section A Punctuality Tips and Strategies 64

Section B The Date Father Didn't Keep 68

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 70

Unit 5 Attitude toward Life and Death 78

Part 1 Reading Skills 78

Section A Guessing Unknown Words from Word Formation Ⅱ 78

Section B Practice 80

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 82

Part 3 Reading Passages 83

Section A Legal Systems Handle Euthanasia Differently Around the Globe 83

Section B :Am I To Love Life Less?" 86

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 90

Unit 6 Love,Marriage and Family 97

Part 1 Reading Skills 97

Section A Understanding Sentences 97

Section B Practice 99

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 101

Part 3 Reading Passages 102

Section A Liking,Loving and Lust 102

Section B Story of Regret 107

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 109

Unit 7 Food and Table Manners 116

Part 1 Reading Skills 116

Section A Distinguishing Topic from Main Idea 117

Section B Practice 118

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 119

Part 3 Reading Passages 120

Section A Food Taboos 120

Section B Dos and Don'ts when Eating in Britain 124

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 126

Unit 8 Housing and Subprime Crisis 134

Part 1 Reading Skills 134

Section A Finding the Topic Sentence 134

Section B Practice 136

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 137

Part 3 Reading Passages 138

Section A Obama Not Planning Another Big Housing Program 138

Section B Two Neediest Cases of Christina Natale and the Gatherses 143

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 147

Unit 9 Health and Medicine 155

Part 1 Reading Skills 155

Section A Patterns of Details Ⅰ 155

Section B Practice 157

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 158

Part 3 Reading Passages 159

Section A Medicine's Bright Future 159

Section B It Takes Courage 164

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 166

Unit 10 Trade and Economy 173

Part 1 Reading Skills 173

Section A Pattern of Details Ⅱ 173

Section B Practice 174

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 175

Part 3 Reading Passages 176

Section A The Right Approach 176

Section B Colors and Their Associations 181

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 183

Unit 11 Festivals and Holidays 191

Part 1 Reading Skills 191

Section A Pattern of Details Ⅲ 191

Section B Practice 193

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 194

Part 3 Reading Passages 195

Section A Public Holidays in the United States 195

Section B A Moving Story 200

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 203

Unit 12 Music and Movies 211

Part 1 Reading Skills 211

Section A Outlining 211

Section B Practice 213

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 215

Part 3 Reading Passages 216

Section A Hollywood and Los Angeles 216

Section B How about China's Hollywood? 220

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 224

Unit 13 Equality and Independence 230

Part 1 Reading Skills 230

Section A Skimming 230

Section B Practice 232

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 233

Part 3 Reading Passages 234

Section A Virginia Declaration of Rights 234

Section B Words in My Heart Tell Me"I Am Strong" 237

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 240

Unit 14 Crime and Punishment 250

Part 1 Reading Skills 250

Section A Scanning 250

Section B Practice 251

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 253

Part 3 Reading Passages 254

Section A Grad Student's Arrest Makes International News 254

Section B Helicopter Moms vs.Free-Range Kids 258

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 261

Unit 15 Beliefs and Religions 269

Part 1 Reading Skills 269

Section A Detailed Reading 269

Section B Practice 270

Part 2 Idioms,Proverbs and Sayings 271

Part 3 Reading Passages 272

Section A Early History of Christianity 272

Section B Hindu-Muslim Family's Choice of Cremation Arouses Anger 276

Part 4 Reading Comprehension Test 280