☆Unit1 1
TextⅠ The Frontiersmen拓疆者 1
TextⅡ The Impact of the American Frontier美国边疆的“冲击” 9
Reading For Fun The West Coast西海岸 14
☆Unit2 16
TextⅠ My First Day at School上学第一天 16
TextⅡ Against PCs Why I m Not Going to Buy a Computer拒绝电脑——我为什么不买计算机 24
Reading For Fun New York Finds Typical Family Being Redefined什么是纽约的“典型”家庭？ 31
☆Unit3 33
TextⅠ The Language Barrier产品跨国销售中的语言障碍 33
TextⅡ Biker Culture摩托车迷文化 42
Reading For Fun Lame Duck瘸鸭 48
☆Unit4 50
TextⅠ The Information Highway信息高速公路 50
TextⅡ The Future Gets under Your Skin未来的通讯 58
Reading For Fun The Mail Must Go Through邮件必须到达 64
☆Unit5 66
TextⅠ The Brave Little Parrot勇敢的小鹦鹉 66
TextⅡ Steps to the Future走向未来 74
Reading For Fun Affluence and Effluence富裕与污染 80
☆Unit6 82
TextⅠ Kissing the Books Goodbye吻别书本 82
TextⅡ Deep Springs春晖 89
Reading For Fun What Goes Around Comes Around善有善报 95
☆Unit7 97
TextⅠ Las Vegas拉斯韦加斯 97
TextⅡ Ancient Pyramid Excavated再掘金字塔 103
Reading For Fun The Concrete Pyramids“混凝土”金字塔 108
☆Unit8 109
TextⅠ Creative Thinking and Critical Thinking (1)创造性思考与批判性思考 109
TextⅡ Creative Thinking and Critical Thinking (2)创造性思考与批判性思考 117
Reading For Fun To Achieve Your Dreams, Remember Your ABCs实现梦想的秘诀 125
☆Unit9 127
TextⅠ How the Internet Works: All You Need to Know因特网的运作：你需要知道的方方面面 127
TextⅡ Online Game Lets You Play God游戏网络人生 134
Reading For Fun The Internet因特网 142
☆Unit10 144
TextⅠ The Story of Jazz爵士乐 144
TextⅡ Life in Their Hands电子宠物 151
Reading For Fun E-mail Joke“电子邮件”的笑话 157
☆Unit11 158
TextⅠ Ballad of the Bottom Dollar最后一美元的故事 158
TextⅡ Appearances Count穿着打扮也重要 166
Reading For Fun The Carter s Light车夫的灯 172
☆Unit12 174
TextⅠ Nothing about 21st Century Offspring Will Be Infantile21世纪的婴儿不受疾病困扰 174
TextⅡ Japan Gets a Taste of Cloned Beef克隆牛肉，日本人先尝为快 180
Reading For Fun Australian Joke澳大利亚笑话 185
☆Unit13 186
TextⅠ How Could it Be So Different?竟然如此大相径庭 186
TextⅡ The Groovy Lifestyle of New Millennium新千年，新生活 192
Reading For Fun The Best College Application Essay We ve Ever Read无可挑剔的大学入学申请 199
☆Unit14 201
TextⅠ The Future Has Been Written你的未来我知道 201
TextⅡ How to Build a Body Part?如何制造人体器官 208
Reading For Fun In Biology Lab在生物实验室 213
☆Unit15 214
TextⅠ I Am a Blessed Person “我是一个幸运儿” 214
TextⅡ The Eight Best Presidents—and Why美国著名八位总统及其成功之道 222
Reading For Fun Mother母亲 231
☆Unit16 232
TextⅠ China Prepares for WTO Membership中国准备加入世贸组织 232
TextⅡ The Role of Women in the United States美国妇女在国家中的地位 239
Reading For Fun Money to Burn被烧毁的钱币 246
☆Unit17 248
TextⅠ Losing Weight减肥 248
TextⅡ Retirement退休 257
Reading For Fun Heaven天堂 264
☆Unit18 266
TextⅠ Keepers of the Dream追求梦想的人 266
TextⅡ Qinghua Students Win Global Design Awards清华学生获全球建筑设计奖 273
Reading For Fun Husband and Wife丈夫与妻子 281
参考译文 282
练习答案 339