Unit 1 A.Spectator Sports 1
R.S.Different Forms of Writing 14
W.P.(Ⅰ)Avoiding Illogical or Incomplete Comparisons 17
(Ⅱ)Sentence Reduction 18
B.Tennis as a Major Sport 22
C.Origin of Dancing 30
Unit 2 A.Western Manners 35
R.S.Distinguishing Between Main Idea and Details(Ⅰ) 49
W.P.(Ⅰ)Taking Care of the Voice 52
(Ⅱ)Cutting off Unnecessary Words or Phrases 53
B.School Manners 56
C.Table Manners 64
Unit 3 A.The Vatican City 69
R.S.Distinguishing Between Main Idea and Details(Ⅱ) 85
W.P.(Ⅰ)Watching Out for Modifiers 87
(Ⅱ)Appositives 88
B.Leaving Home 92
C.Contrasts in Living Standards 98
Unit 4 A.Women in Combat? 103
R.S.Inside the Paragraph(Ⅰ) 119
W.P.(Ⅰ)Infinitive with or Without"To" 121
(Ⅱ)Using Parallel Structure 122
B.Calling for Equality with Men 127
C.Female Roles in Britain 134
Unit 5 A.Air Pollution 139
R.S.Inside the Paragraph(Ⅱ) 152
W.P.(Ⅰ)To V or V-ing 154
(Ⅱ)Repeating Important Words 155
B.Waste Disposal 160
C.How Doctors Look at Death 168
Unit 6 A.Burial Customs in Ancient Egypt 173
B.Underwater Treasure 191
Review Exercises(Ⅰ) 199
Unit 7 A.The Credit Union Loan 207
R.S.Inside the Paragraph(Ⅲ) 219
W.P.Writing a Topic Sentence 222
B.The Stock Market 227
C.What Is a Patent? 234
Unit 8 A.Problems of the Computer Age 239
R.S.Inside the Paragraph(Ⅳ) 254
W.P.Taking Care of Controlling Ideas 257
B.Say AAAH...for the Computer 263
C.Hello,I'm Doctor Computer 271
Unit 9 A.What Is REM(Rapid Eye Movement)Sleep? 277
R.S.Inside the Paragraph(Ⅴ) 292
W.P.Place of a Topic Sentence 294
B.Hypnosis 299
C.Have You Ever Seen a UFO? 307
Unit 10 A.Museums in the Modern World 311
R.S.Inside the Paragraph(Ⅵ) 327
W.P.Paragraph Unity 329
B.Reuters—the Oldest News Service in the World(Ⅰ) 335
C．Reuters—the Oldest News Service in the World(Ⅱ) 342
Unit 11 A.Alfred Nobel—a Man of Contrasts 347
R.S.Matching Verbal and Non-verbal Information 362
W.P.Paragraph Coherence 365
B.Alexander Graham Bell(Ⅰ) 371
C.Alexander Graham Bell(Ⅱ) 381
Unit 12 A.Communication 385
B.To Measure the Stars 404
Review Exercises(Ⅱ) 412
Supplementary Reading 421
Glossary 457
List of Phrases and Expressions 489