Unit 1 People 1
Passage 1 IBM＆Iron-Willed Watson 1
Passage 2 Ang Lee with Oscar Win 4
Passage 3 Admiral Richard E.Byrd 7
Passage 4 Everlasting Spring 9
Passage 5 The Center of the Future 12
Unit 2 Culture 15
Passage 1 Meeting Like-minded People 15
Passage 2 Hen Party and Stag Party 18
Passage 3 Cold Expressions 21
Passage 4 The Korean Wave 23
Passage 5 Harvest Festival in the UK 26
Unit 3 Science and Technology 29
Passage 1 Caught in the Web of the Internet 29
Passage 2 Broadcasts to Keep Blind People in Touch 32
Passage 3 Baby of the Future 35
Passage 4 How Sticky Is Membership on Facebook 38
Passage 5 Google Yourself—and Enjoy It 41
Unit 4 Life 44
Passage 1 Protecting Your Good Name 44
Passage 2 Enthusiasm Will Take You Further 47
Passage 3 Love Your Kitchen 50
Passage 4 Are Computer Keyboard Dishwasher Safe 53
Passage 5 A Sense of Humor as the Most Important of All Human Qualities 56
Unit 5 Health 59
Passage 1 Tested for Autism 59
Passage 2 World AIDS Day 62
Passage 3 Reason for the Season 65
Passage 4 Clean Power or Dirty Coal 68
Passage 5 AIDS Education Plan for Migrant Workers 71
Unit 6 Sport and Entertainment 74
Passage 1 However the Harry Potter Saga Ends,It Won't End 74
Passage 2 Taijiquan Remains One of the World's Healthiest Martial Art Forms 77
Passage 3 New Heights for the Olympic Torch 80
Passage 4 Disneyland 83
Passage 5 Deeper Than the Skin 86
Unit 7 Career 90
Passage 1 My First Job 90
Passage 2 America's Brain Drain Crisis 93
Passage 3 How to Survive an Overwhelming Job 96
Passage 4 To Be Present or Absent,That is a Question 99
Passage 5 Ways to Manage a Lousy Boss 102
Unit 8 Education 106
Passage 1 Online Schooling Grows,Setting off a Debate 106
Passage 2 Exploring Educational Opportunities Online 109
Passage 3 It's College Admissions Season 112
Passage 4 Global Classrooms 115
Passage 5 Endowments Widen a Higher Education Gap 118
Unit 9 Business and Economy 122
Passage 1 Google's Loss Is Murdoch's Gain 122
Passage 2 Chinese Farmers Feel WTO Pinch 125
Passage 3 Yahoo Expected to Reject Microsoft's Takeover Bid 128
Passage 4 How the Potato Can Relieve World Hunger 131
Passage 5 Careers on the Rise 134
Unit 10 Family 138
Passage 1 What Can We Learn from Children 138
Passage 2 How to Sustain the Love and Respect 141
Passage 3 Surprising Truths about Old Wives'Tales 144
Passage 4 When Your Child Needs You the Most 147
Passage 5 Parental Control Software in the Digital Age 150
Keys for Reference 154