Unit 1 News Reports 1
Text A Increased Threat of a Trade War Is Ramping up Fears of a“Full-Blown Recession” 3
Text B Election 2016：How It Happened 10
Unit 2 Business Documents 19
Text A PPG 2017 Annual Report：A Messagefrom Our Chairman 21
Text B Forbes Global 2000：The World's Largest Public Companies 29
Unit 3 Science and Technology 37
Text A Yellow Fever Encroaches Megacities 39
Text B How Frightened Should We Be of A.I.？ 45
Unit 4 Popular Culture 53
Text A Riddle of Amish Culture 55
Text B Did the Hippies Have Nothingto Say？ 62
Unit 5 Social Life Reports 71
Text A Does Cultural Knowledge Trump Language Ability in International Companies and Start-ups Where English Is Dominating？ 73
Text B Does Running a Mile a Day Really Improve Children's Lives？ 82
Unit 6 Speeches 91
Text A Oprah Winfrey's Speech at USC Annenberg 93
Text B Every Kid Needs a Champion 100
Unit 7 Literature 107
Text A How Should One Read a Book？ 109
Text B The Story ofan Hour 116
Unit 8 Philosophical Essays 125
Text A Shapes ofFear 127
Text B Conversation 134
参考答案 143
参考文献 170