Book 3
Unit 1 Changes in the Way We Live 1
Text A Mr.Doherty Builds His Dream Life 1
Text B American Family Life:The Changing Picture 13
Unit 2 Civil-Rights Heroes 17
Text A The Freedom Givers 17
Text B The Dream,the Stars and Dr.King 28
Unit 3 Security 31
Text A The Land of the Lock 31
Text B Why I Bought a Gun 42
Unit 4 Extraterrestrials 47
Text A The Watery Place 47
Text B Is There Life on Planets Circling Other Stars? 55
Unit 5 How to Celebrate Holidays 59
Text A Writing Three Thank-You Letters 59
Text B Where Is Home? 71
Unit 6 The Human Touch 75
Text A The Last Leaf 75
Text B Thank You,Ma'm 87
Unit 7 Making a Living 91
Text A Life of a Salesman 91
Text B Bricklayer's Boy 100
Unit 8 Cloning 103
Text A A Clone is Born 103
Text B Second Thoughts on Cloning 115
Book 4
Unit 1 Fighting with the Forces of Nature 119
Text A The Icy Defender 119
Text B The Normandy Landings 129
Unit 2 Smart Cars 133
Text A Smart Cars 133
Text B Intelligent Vehicles 142
Unit 3 Job Interview 147
Text A Get the Job You Want 147
Text B A Mortal Flower 156
Unit 4 The Multicultural Society 161
Text A America as a Collage 161
Text B What's American about America? 171
Unit 5 Cruelty 175
Text A A Friend in Need 175
Text B A Man ofthe World 183
Unit 6 The Pace of Life 187
Text A Old Father Time Becomes a Terror 187
Text B Life in the Fast Lane 198
Unit 7 Terrorism 202
Text A The Nightmare and the Dreams 202
Text B Journey into the Shadows 208
Unit 8 Travel 212
Text A In the Jungle 212
Text B Illinois Journey 225
附录 大学英语四级考试词组表 228