Unit One 1
TEXT In Praise of Teachers&by Mark Medoff 1
New Words 5
Phrases and Expressions 7
Proper Names 8
Notes 8
EXERCISES 10
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 25
1．To,Sir,with Love&by E.R.Braithwaite 25
2．The Value of Argument&by Ruth Harker 31
Unit Two 39
TEXT My Career Was Over&by Peter Wright 39
New Words 42
Phrases and Expressions 45
Proper Names 45
Notes 46
EXERCISES 48
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 61
1．Supernova-Death of a Star&by Robert P.Kirshner 61
2．Opportunities for Young Americans&by Malcolm N.Carter 67
Unit Three 76
TEXT Towards a New Society&by Lee Hsien Loong 76
New Words 80
Phrases and Expressions 82
Proper Names 83
Notes 83
EXERCISES 86
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 100
1．One Day a Week—But What a Day&by Walter Smart 100
2．Look at a Threepenny-Piece 107
Unit Four 113
TEXT Ten Forces Reshaping America 113
New Words 116
Phrases and Expressions 118
Proper Names 119
Notes 119
EXERCISES 120
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 134
1．Foreign Competition 134
2．Lure of the Sun Belt 139
Uhit Five 145
TEXT The Cambridge I Knew&by Wu Ningkun 145
New Words 149
Phrases and Explessions 151
Proper Names 152
Notes 153
EXERCISES 154
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 168
1．Roaming the Cosmos&by Leon Faroff 168
2．From Apple Fall to Superstring 175
Unit Six 182
TEXT The Middle Kingdom:First Meeting with Chou En-lai&by Henry Kissinger 182
New Words 186
Phrases and Expressions 188
Proper Names 189
Notes 189
EXERCISES 191
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 206
1．Nixon's Journey to China&by Harish Kapur 206
2．Arrival:The Handshake&by Henry Kissinger 212
Unit Seven 219
TEXT Christmas&by Charmian Clift 219
New Words 223
Phrases and Expressions 226
Proper Names 226
Notes 227
EXERCISES 228
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 240
1．Christmas Spirit&by Larry Deboever 240
2．Santa Claus The True Story of Father Christ-mas 245
Unit Eight 252
TEXT As More Crime Invade the Shopping Malls 252
New Words 257
Phrases and Expressions 258
Proper Names 259
Notes 261
EXERCISES 262
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 275
1．Toward a Complete Theory of the Universe&by Stephen Hawking 275
2．Three Great Scientists&by Stephen HawkingAlbert Einstein 282
Galileo Galilei 286
Isaac Newton 289
Unit Nine 293
TEXT A Seven-Dollar Dream&by Mary Lou Klingler 293
New Words 298
Phrases and Expressions 299
Proper Names 300
Nctes 300
EXERCISES 301
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 314
1．Tschaikowsky's Music 314
2．Russian Winter&by Ivan Sokolovmikitov 319
Unit Ten 326
TEXT The Largest Library on Earth&by Randy Fitzgerald 326
New Words 330
Phrases and Expressions 332
Proper Names 332
Notes 334
EXERCISES 335
SUPPLEMENTARY READINGS 351
1．Jane Goodall—In the Footsteps of Darwin&by Adrienne Zihlman 351
2．A Day in the Life of Winston Churchill&by William Manchester 357
Glossary 366
Phrases and Expressions 385