Unit 1 Agricultural Development 1
In-Class Reading 2
Tiny Grain Holds Big Promise 2
After-Class Reading 22
China's "New Socialist Countryside" 22
Reading Strategies 28
The Meaning of Reading 28
Unit 2 Liberal Education 30
In-Class Reading 31
Strengthening Liberal Education,a National Imperative 31
After-Class Reading 40
Teaching and Learning in Transition 40
Reading Strategies 46
Schema theory and Background Knowledge 46
Unit 3 Healthy 48
In-Class Reading 49
The Man Who Saved Your Life—Maurice R.Hilleman 49
After-Class Reading 60
Food FAQs 60
Reading Strategies 66
Bottom-up and top-down processing 66
Unit 4 Population and World Resources 68
In-Class Reading 69
Tyranny Imposed By Environmentalists Fearful Of Overpopulation Pursuing The Myth of Over-population 69
After-Class Reading 86
Climate of Fear Glob-warming alarmists intimidate dissenting scientists into silence 86
Reading Strategies 96
Macroskills for reading comprehension 96
Unit 5 Intercultural Communication 99
In-Class Reading 100
Cross Cultural Negotiation 100
After-Class Reading 110
Cross Cultural Presentations 110
Reading Strategies 114
Microskills for Reading Comprehension 114
Unit 6 Heroes in Agriculture 116
In-Class Reading 117
John S.Niederhauser 117
After-Class Reading 126
Earthkeeping Hero:Wes Jackson 126
Reading Strategies 131
Read and Write 131
Unit 7 Biotechnology 134
In-Class Reading 135
Genetic Seeds of Hope—or Despair 135
After-Class Reading 146
Transgenic Mice 146
Reading Strategies 157
Flow of information in paragraphs 157
Unit 8 Love and Friendship 161
In-Class Reading 162
Hungry for Your Love 162
After-Class Reading 172
How to Mend a Broken Friendship 172
Reading Strategies 182
How to Read and Interpret Poetry 182
Unit 9 Sports and Health 184
In-Class Reading 185
Boss of the Ball Park 185
After-Class Reading 190
Caffeine—Help or Hurt? 190
Reading Strategies 194
Read and Speak 194
Unit 10 Info Tech 201
In-Class Reading 202
The Internet:What Lies Ahead? 202
After-Class Reading 210
Always on 210
Reading Strategies 215
Seven Types of Meanings 215
附录 练习参考答案 219