Unit One 1
Passage A: WTO to Change World Trade 1
Passage B: Free Trade:Yes or No 5
Unit Two 9
Passage A: Cupid Goes Hi-tech 9
Passage B: A Story for Valentine s Day 13
Unit Three 17
Passage A: IT Neither Good Nor Bad 17
Passage B: Be Brave with New Things 22
Unit Four 25
Passage A: Freezing a Human Body 25
Passage B: Gene Map Brings Hope 29
Unit Five 33
Passage A: Great Brands Made, Not Born 33
Passage B: The Jeans:A Fashion Statement 37
Unit Six 40
Passage A: How to Live Another Year 40
Passage B: How You Can Get a Few Good Laughs 45
Unit Seven 49
Passage A: Future Careers 49
Passage B: Working at Home 54
Unit Eight 58
Passage A: Nature s Perfect Medicine 58
Passage B: The Disease Men Don t Talk about 63
Unit Nine 67
Passage A: Marco Polo Bridge 67
Passage B: Marco Polo 71
Unit Ten 75
Passage A: It s Not My Fault! 75
Passage B: Who Is Eddie Morey 79
Unit Eleven 83
Passage A: Education in Australia 83
Passage B: Going to America for a Degree 88
Unit Twelve 93
Passage A: He Gave Windows to the Blind 93
Passage B: Three Days to See 98
Unit Thirteen 104
Passage A: City Planning(Ⅰ) 104
Passage B: City Planning(Ⅱ) 109
Appendix 113
Simulated Test Paper(Ⅰ) 113
Simulated Test Paper(Ⅱ) 131