Topic 1 Aesthetics 1
Unit 1 Beauty 2
Section A：Text-based Reading Comprehension 4
Section B：Vocabulary 5
Section C：Cloze 7
Section D：Reading Skills Training 8
Further Reading What Is Aesthetics 13
Unit 2 Beauty and Nature 17
Section A：Text-based Reading Comprehension 19
Section B：Vocabulary 21
Section C：Cloze 22
Section D：Reading Skills Training 23
Further Reading Yearning for That Piece of Green Meadow 29
Unit 3 Expecting Beauty 32
Section A：Text-based Reading Comprehension 34
Section B：Vocabulary 35
Section C：Cloze 36
Section D：Reading Skills Training 37
Further Reading Oscar Wilde：The Philosophy of Beauty 43
Topic 2 Religion 47
Unit 4 Bound to Be Free 49
Section A：Text-based Reading Comprehension 53
Section B：Vocabulary 55
Section C：Cloze 56
Section D：Reading Skills Training 57
Further Reading The Origin of Religion 63
Unit 5 Is the Bible True？（Excerpt） 67
Section A：Text-based Reading Comprehension 71
Section B：Vocabulary 72
Section C：Cloze 74
Section D：Reading Skills Training 74
Further Reading The Da Vinci Code（Excerpt） 79
Unit 6 Religious Art 85
Section A：Text-based Reading Comprehension 88
Section B：Vocabulary 90
Section C：Cloze 91
Section D：Reading Skills Training 92
Further Reading Religion and Language 97
Topic 3 Speech 103
Unit 7 The Significance of Poetry 104
Section A：Text-based Reading Comprehension 106
Section B：Vocabulary 107
Section C：Cloze 108
Section D：Reading Skills Training 109
Further Reading The Commencement Address 116
Unit 8 Man's Peril 122
Section A：Text-based Reading Comprehension 126
Section B：Vocabulary 127
Section C：Cloze 128
Section D：Reading Skills Training 129
Further Reading The Road to Success（Excerpt） 137
Unit 9 Third Inaugural Address 142
Section A：Text-based Reading Comprehension 145
Section B：Vocabulary 147
Section C：Cloze 148
Section D：Reading Skills Training 149
Further Reading Struggle for Freedom 156
参考文献 158