Unit 1 Personality 1
Section 1 Preparation 1
Section 2 Lead-in 5
Section 3 In-Class Reading Passage The Misery of Shyness 8
Section 4 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅰ Two Ways of Looking at Life 13
Section 5 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅱ You Are What You Think 16
Section 6 Homework 20
Unit 2 Myths and Legends 32
Section 1 Preparation 32
Section 2 Lead-in 37
Section 3 In-Class Reading Passage Why the Tortoise's Shell Is Not Smooth 40
Section 4 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅰ Beauty and the Beast 45
Section 5 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅱ The Monkey King 48
Section 6 Homework 51
Unit 3 Social Problems 63
Section 1 Preparation 63
Section 2 Lead-in 67
Section 3 In-Class Reading Passage Latchkey Children—Knock,Knock,Is Anybody Home? 69
Section 4 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅰ It's a Mugger's Game in Manhattan 74
Section 5 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅱ Thief 77
Section 6 Homework 81
Unit 4 Career Planning 92
Section 1 Preparation 92
Section 2 Lead-in 98
Section 3 In-Class Reading Passage Career Planning 101
Section 4 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅰ Summer Job Planning 106
Section 5 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅱ Which Career Is the Right One for You? 110
Section 6 Homework 113
Unit 5 Language 126
Section 1 Preparation 126
Section 2 Lead-in 130
Section 3 In-Class Reading Passage How I Discovered Words 132
Section 4 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅰ Foreign Accents 138
Section 5 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅱ Not Just Parrot-talk 141
Section 6 Homework 145
Unit 6 Man and Animals 157
Section 1 Preparation 157
Section 2 Lead-in 161
Section 3 In-Class Reading Passage Aggression in Humans and Animals 163
Section 4 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅰ Should the Navy Draft Dolphins 168
Section 5 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅱ Animals on the Job 171
Section 6 Homework 175
Unit 7 The Joy of Travel 186
Section 1 Preparation 186
Section 2 Lead-in 191
Section 3 In-Class Reading Passage Transformative Travel 193
Section 4 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅰ The Romance of Train Travel 199
Section 5 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅱ Aruba 203
Section 6 Homework 207
Unit 8 Nature and Nurture 219
Section 1 Preparation 219
Section 2 Lead-in 223
Section 3 In-Class Reading Passage Twins,Genes,and Environment 225
Section 4 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅰ Science Looks Twice at Twins 230
Section 5 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅱ Talkative Parents Make Kids Smarter 233
Section 6 Homework 237
Unit 9 Music 248
Section 1 Preparation 248
Section 2 Lead-in 252
Section 3 In-Class Reading Passage Music to Your Gears 254
Section 4 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅰ The Beatles 259
Section 5 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅱ Songs of Love 263
Section 6 Homework 267
Unit 10 Reflections on Life 278
Section 1 Preparation 278
Section 2 Lead-in 282
Section 3 In-Class Reading Passage A Diary of the Century 284
Section 4 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅰ Age and Youth 289
Section 5 After-Class Reading Passage Ⅱ Let the Questions In 293
Section 6 Homework 297
Keys 309
Unit 1 309
Unit 2 316
Unit 3 323
Unit 4 330
Unit 5 338
Unit 6 345
Unit 7 352
Unit 8 361
Unit 9 367
Unit 10 375