UNIT 1 FOOD AND DRINK 1
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 1
The Process of Making Chocolate 1
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 5
Section A 5
American Food and Drink 5
Section B 6
Passage 1 Changes in the American Diet 6
Passage 2 Categorization of Food 7
UNIT 2 CULTURE 9
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 9
What Is Culture? 9
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 12
Section A 12
The Origin of"Cool" 12
Section B 13
Passage 1 Knighthood and Chivalry 13
Passage 2 Code and Culture 15
UNIT 3 ENTERTAINMENT 17
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 17
Magic 17
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 20
Section A 20
Healing Power of Hobbies 20
Section B 21
Passage 1 TV Talk Shows 21
Passage 2 Benefits of Play 22
UNIT 4 GEOGRAPHY 25
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 25
The Sahara 25
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 28
Section A 28
The Dead Sea 28
Section B 29
Passage 1 Iceland 29
Passage 2 A Stamp Made the Canal 31
UNIT 5 ADVENTURE 34
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 34
Space Observation and Travel 34
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 37
Section A 37
Robinson Crusoe 37
Section B 37
Passage 1 Discovery of the Antarctic 38
Passage 2 1953 Everest Expedition 39
UNIT 6 DISCOVERY 42
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 42
A Western Route to the East 42
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 45
Section A 45
Discovering the New World 45
Section B 46
Passage 1 First Dinosaur Fossil Discoveries 46
Passage 2 Mayan Queen's Tomb Unearthed 48
UNIT 7 ENVIRONMENT 50
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 50
The Shrinking Earth 50
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 53
Section A 53
Heat Pollution 53
Section B 54
Passage 1 Cleaner-Burning Fuels 54
Passage 2 Environmental Ethics 56
UNIT 8 NATURAL PHENOMENA 59
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 59
The Asian Tsunami 59
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 62
Section A 62
Glacier 62
Section B 63
Passage 1 Continental Drift 63
Passage 2 Erosion 65
UNIT 9 DISASTERS 68
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 68
2008 Sichuan Earthquake 68
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 71
Section A 71
Winged Warrior 72
Section B 72
Passage 1 Avalanche 73
Passage 2 Caterpillar—the Rescuer 74
UNIT 10 MATERIAL 77
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 77
Plastics and Rubbers in Building 77
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 81
Section A 81
Nano-material Is Harder than Diamonds 81
Section B 82
Passage 1 Glass Fibers 82
Passage 2 Barbed Wire 83
UNIT 11 ECONOMY 85
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 85
China's Economy 85
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 88
Section A 88
Individual Economic Units 89
Section B 90
Passage 1 US Banking System 90
Passage 2 Financial Market Differences 91
UNIT 12 BUSINESS AND TRADE 93
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 93
The Seven Proven Principles to Business Success 93
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 96
Section A 96
Google 96
Section B 97
Passage 1 Toy Business 97
Passage 2 Collaboration of Western and Eastern Airliners 99
UNIT 13 ENERGY 101
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 101
Energy Conservation 101
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 105
Section A 105
The Coming Energy Crisis? 105
Section B 106
Passage 1 Wind Power 106
Passage 2 Debate on Nuclear Power 108
UNIT 14 INVENTIONS 110
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 110
The Rocket—From East to West 110
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 113
Section A 113
Telling the Time 113
Section B 114
Passage 1 Ford Model T 114
Passage 2 Going Up 116
UNIT 15 SPACE 119
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 119
Life on Mars:A Travel Brochure for the Red Planet 119
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 122
Section A 122
Apollo Missions 122
Section B 123
Passage 1 Speed Limit in Solar System 123
Passage 2 Solar-Dimming Problem 125
UNIT 16 SOCIETY 127
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 127
Five Parenting Styles 127
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 130
Section A 130
The Boomerang Generation 130
Section B 131
Passage 1 Five Factors to Delinquency 131
Passage 2 Gun Market in America 133
UNIT 17 GENDER GAP 135
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 135
Why Do Girls Wear Pink and Boys Wear Blue? 135
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 138
Section A 138
The Feminist Movement 138
Section B 139
Passage 1 Revised Gender Roles 140
Passage 2 Gender Discrimination in Developing Countries 141
UNIT 18 ISSUES AND OPINIONS 144
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimmingand Scanning) 144
Paparazzi 144
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 148
Section A 148
Road Rage—A Western Phenomenon? 148
Section B 149
Passage 1 Margaret Mead on Youth 149
Passage 2 Affluence and Effluence 150
UNIT 19 FOREIGN CUSTOMS 153
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 153
Scottish Kilt 153
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 156
Section A 156
The Mother of Mother's Day 156
Section B 157
Passage 1 An Irish Wedding 158
Passage 2 Customs of the Maoris 159
UNIT 20 ANCIENT CIVILIZATIONS 162
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 162
Aztec 162
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 166
Section A 166
Babylonia 166
Section B 167
Passage 1 The Golden Age of Greece 167
Passage 2 Mystic Maya Collapse 169
UNIT 21 DETECTIVE STORIES 172
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 172
The Real Sherlock Holmes 172
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 176
Section A 176
The Detective Story 176
Section B 177
Passage 1 Holmes and Real Life Police 177
Passage 2 Solving the Holdup 178
UNIT 22 GREAT NAMES 181
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 181
Pablo Picasso 181
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 184
Section A 184
The Trial and Death of Socrates 184
Section B 185
Passage 1 Paul Gauguin 185
Passage 2 Robert Schumann 187
UNIT 23 LITERATURE 189
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 189
Leo Tolstoy 189
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 192
Section A 192
The Hemingway Hero 192
Section B 193
Passage 1 Mark Twain 194
Passage 2 The Childhood of Charles Dickens 195
UNIT 24 HISTORY 198
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 198
Renaissance 198
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 201
Section A 201
The American Revolutionary War 201
Section B 202
Passage 1 The Rise of Rome 202
Passage 2 The Fall of Rome 204
UNIT 25 PHILOSOPHY 206
Part Ⅰ Reading Comprehension(Skimming and Scanning) 206
History of Western Philosophy 206
Part Ⅱ Reading Comprehension(Reading in Depth) 209
Section A 209
Guided by Philosophy 210
Section B 211
Passage 1 Aristotle's Views 211
Passage 2 Philosophy and Our Life 212
Key 215
References 224