Unit 1 Job Market 1
Part Ⅰ Text:How to Apply Online 2
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:Letting Federal Employers Know Your Worth 9
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 14
Unit 2 Relationship 22
Part Ⅰ Text:The Power of Forgiving 23
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:Parental Love Cures Net Addiction 31
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 35
Unit 3 Healthy Life 42
Part Ⅰ Text:Fed Up?The Truth about Low-Fat Diets 43
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:A Prescription that May Extend Life 51
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 55
Unit 4 Economic Activities 62
Part Ⅰ Text:Show Us the Money 63
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:Plaza Too Becomes a Hit in Upscale Neighborhoods 71
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 74
Unit 5 Traveling(1) 82
Part Ⅰ Text:In the Sky,Don't Drink the Water 83
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:Dare to Dream:Climbing Kilimanjaro 90
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 94
Unit 6 Culture(1) 102
Part Ⅰ Text:Forces that Shaped American Culture 103
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:American Ways of Life 112
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 118
Unit 7 Studying Abroad 127
Part Ⅰ Text:The Benefits of Studying Abroad 128
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:Why More Students Are Studying Abroad 136
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 140
Unit 8 Knowledge Economy 150
Part Ⅰ Text:Knowledge Economy 151
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:How to Succeed in the Knowledge Economy 159
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 163
Unit 9 Science and Technology(1) 171
Part Ⅰ Text:Gene Rustlers 172
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:New-Look Passports 179
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 184
Unit 10 Traveling(2) 190
Part Ⅰ Text:Seven Wonders of the World 191
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:Germany Offers More Than Soccer for World Cup Fans 201
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 205
Unit 11 Social Environment 212
Part Ⅰ Text:A Princely Pioneer 213
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:How to Pack for Dorm Life 220
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 225
Unit 12 Culture(2) 232
Part Ⅰ Text:Apples in Cow Country 233
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:Underdeveloped Native People 241
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 244
Unit 13 Internet 251
Part Ⅰ Text:Rabbits Take a Leap Forward in Race to Network Devices 252
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:Hunting for Aliens with a PC 259
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 263
Unit 14 Science and Technology(2) 271
Part Ⅰ Text:Inventing 272
Part Ⅱ Skimming and Scanning:Lack of Sleep Alters Hormones 279
Part Ⅲ Reading in Depth 282