第一篇 中级篇——坚实基础 3
Unit One Ecology and the Environment 生态与环境 3
Text People and the Environment 3
Notes 4
Exercises 5
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 5
Ⅱ. Cloze 6
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 7
Ⅳ. Translation 10
Ⅴ. Writing 10
Unit Two Ethics and Morality 伦理与道德 11
Text Are We Tolerating More Dishonesty? 11
Notes 13
Exercises 13
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 13
Ⅱ. Cloze 14
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 15
Ⅳ. Translation 18
Ⅴ. Writing 18
Unit Three Work and Life 工作与生活 19
Text Quality of Life Is Much More Than a Job 19
Notes 20
Exercises 21
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 21
Ⅱ. Cloze 22
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 23
Ⅳ. Translation 26
Ⅴ. Writing 26
Unit Four Computer Science and the Web 计算机与网络 27
Text Computers in Class 27
Notes 28
Exercises 29
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 29
Ⅱ. Cloze 29
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 31
Ⅳ. Translation 34
Ⅴ. Writing 34
Unit Five Industry and Agriculture 工业与农业 35
Text Needed: High-tech Skills 35
Notes 37
Exercises 37
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 37
Ⅱ. Cloze 38
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 39
Ⅳ. Translation 42
Ⅴ. Writing 42
Unit Six Practical Writing 应用文 43
Text The Electronic Office 43
Notes 44
Exercises 45
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 45
Ⅱ. Cloze 45
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 46
Ⅳ. Translation 50
Ⅴ. Writing 50
Unit Seven Frontier Sciences 前沿科学 51
Text Finding the Most Effective and Economical Fucl for Cars 51
Notes 53
Exercises 53
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 53
Ⅱ. Cloze 54
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 55
Ⅳ. Translation 58
Ⅴ. Writing 58
第二篇 高级篇——挑战高分 61
Unit Eight Education and the Government 教育与政府 61
Text Special Education s Best Intentions 61
Notes 62
Exercises 63
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 63
Ⅱ. Cloze 64
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 65
Ⅳ. Translation 68
Ⅴ. Writing 68
Unit Nine Medical Science and Health 医学与健康 69
Text Doctor-assisted Suicide: Is It Evcr an Option? 69
Notes 70
Exercises 71
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 71
Ⅱ. Cloze 71
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 73
Ⅳ. Translation 76
Ⅴ. Writing 76
Unit Ten Law and the Society(I) 法律与社会（一） 77
Text Minor Problems? 77
Notes 78
Exercises 79
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 79
Ⅱ. Cloze 80
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 81
Ⅳ. Translation 84
Ⅴ. Writing 84
Unit Eleven Law and the Society(II) 法律与社会（二） 85
Text Trial by Jury, a Fundamental Right and a Flawed System 85
Notes 87
Exercises 87
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 87
Ⅱ. Cloze 88
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 89
Ⅳ. Translation 92
Ⅴ. Writing 92
Unit Twelve Literature and Arts 文学与艺术 93
Text The Last Visit 93
Notes 94
Exercises 95
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 95
Ⅱ. Cloze 95
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 96
Ⅳ. Translation 99
Ⅴ. Writing 99
Unit Thirteen Politics and Economy 政治与经济 101
Text Unemployment Policy Discourages Employment Stability 101
Notes 102
Exercises 103
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 103
Ⅱ. Cloze 104
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 105
Ⅳ. Translation 108
Ⅴ. Writing 108
Unit Fourteen History and Culture 历史与文化 109
Text Sociobiology—A Controyersial Subject 109
Notes 110
Exercises 111
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 111
Ⅱ. Cloze 111
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 112
Ⅳ. Translation 116
Ⅴ. Writing 116
Unit Fifteen Population and Racial Problems 人口与种族问题 117
Text The Myth of Racial Superiority Examined 117
Notes 118
Exercises 118
Ⅰ. Reading Comprehension 118
Ⅱ. Cloze 119
Ⅲ. Reading Passages 120
Ⅳ. Translation 124
Ⅴ. Writing 124
第三篇 课文参考译文与练习题解 127
Unit One 127
Unit Two 134
Unit Three 141
Unit Four 148
Unit Five 154
Unit Six 162
Unit Seven 168
Unit Eight 175
Unit Nine 182
Unit Ten 189
Unit Eleven 195
Unit Twelve 203
Unit Thirteen 210
Unit Fourteen 217
Unit Fifteen 224
附录 Glossary总词汇表 231