Unit 1 Short Stories 1
Lead-in 1
Text A:The Story of an Hour 1
Reading Aloud 6
Reading for Fun 7
Exercises 7
Text B:Cat in the Rain 12
Comprehension ＆ Appreciation 17
Writing:Sentence Unity 19
Unit 2 Popular Sportsmen 21
Lead-in 21
Text A:Michael Jordan 21
Reading Aloud 27
Reading for Fun 28
Exercises 28
Text B:Yao Ming 34
Comprehension ＆ Appreciation 39
Writing:Coherence 41
Unit 3 Language Development 45
Lead-in 45
Text A:Your Speech is Changing 46
Reading Aloud 52
Reading for Fun 53
Exercises 54
Text B:NEED:An International Language 58
Comprehension ＆ Appreciation 64
Writing:Effective Sentences—Conciseness 67
Unit 4 Special Days 71
Lead-in 71
Text A:Summer Holiday 71
Reading Aloud 77
Reading for Fun 78
Exercises 78
Text B:The Express Train to Hell 84
Comprehension ＆ Appreciation 86
Writing:Effective Paragraph—Unity 88
Unit 5 Advertising 91
Lead-in 91
Text A:Old-style Chinese Advertisements 92
Reading Aloud 98
Reading for Fun 99
Exercises 99
Text B:Body Image and Advertising 104
Comprehension ＆ Appreciation 108
Writing:Effective Sentence—Transitional Expressions 110
Unit 6 Public Speaking 113
Lead-in 113
Text A:John F.Kennedy's Inaugural Address 114
Reading Aloud 123
Reading for Fun 124
Exercises 124
Text B:Clinton's Farewell Address 130
Comprehension ＆ Appreciation 135
Writing:Narration 137
Unit 7 Science 141
Lead-in 141
Text A:The Science of Love 141
Reading Aloud 150
Reading for Fun 150
Exercises 151
Text B:The Science of Love 155
Comprehension ＆ Appreciation 161
Writing:Abstracts 164
Unit 8 Academic Success 167
Lead-in 167
Text A:What's Your Emotional IQ? 168
Reading Aloud 174
Reading for Fun 175
Exercises 175
Text B:What Happens to Child Prodigies? 180
Comprehension ＆ Appreciation 188
Writing:Argumentation 190
Unit 9 Work and Entertainment 193
Lead-in 193
Text A:Landscaping Yields a Harvest of Efficiency 193
Reading Aloud 198
Reading for Fun 198
Exercises 199
Text B:My Views on Gambling 204
Comprehension ＆ Appreciation 207
Writing:Exposition(1) 209
Unit 10 Natural Disasters 213
Lead-in 213
Text A:Did Animals Sense Tsunami Was Coming? 214
Reading Aloud 223
Reading for Fun 224
Exercises 224
Text B:Tsunamis More Likely to Hit U.S.than Asia 229
Comprehension ＆ Appreciation 236
Writing:Exposition(2)—Classi fication 239