Unit 1 Essay Appreciation 1
1．Three Days to See 1
2．Self-reliance 9
3．Solitude 15
4．Taking Home Your Gold 23
5．Of Beauty 29
Unit 2 Current News and World Report1．The Ticket That Knows Who You Are 34
2．Dinosaur Tracks Discovered on Arabian Peninsula 38
3．New Safety Program to Monitor Medicare Drug Use 43
4．China Quake Victims Flee Flood 49
5．Eastwood,Jolie in Running for Cannes Prizes 54
Unit 3 Music and Art 59
1．The Introduction of Soca 59
2．Background Music and Learning 63
3．Vincent van Gogh 69
4．Ballet Through the Centuries 74
5．Forgotten Music Scores from Famous Composers 80
Unit 4 Fables and Short Stories 86
1．The Cat as Holy Man 86
2．An Allegory of Art and Science 92
3．John Mortonson's Funeral 97
4．The Star 103
5．A Newspaper Story 110
Unit 5 Amazing Discoveries and Inventions1．Daily Glass of Wine Could Improve Liver Health 121
2．Mother's Diet Influences Infant Sex 127
3．How Singing Bats Communicate 134
4．Journey to the Center of the Earth 140
5．Scientists Witness Start of Star's Explosive Death 146
Unit 6 Popular Science and Health Care1．How to Supercharge an Aging Brain 153
2．Being Nice Can Be Bad for Your Health 159
3．The Health Benefits of Potatoes 164
4．Beauty Sleep 169
5．Nanotechnology Cancer Risk Found 174
Unit 7 Famous Speeches by Famous Figures1．John.F.Kennedy:Inaugural Address 181
2．Bill Clinton:Farewell Address to the Nation 192
3．Laura Bush:2004 Republican National Convention Address 200
4．Bill Gates:Harvard Commencement Address 207
5．Margaret Thatcher:"Sino-British Joint Declaration" 219
Unit 8 Culture and Customs 228
1．The Story of Father's Day 228
2．Halloween Customs and Traditions 233
3．The Most Multicultural Country in the World 238
4．Shopping for Flowers with De Juan Stroud 242
5．Oven Adds Flavor When the Grill Can't 247
Unit 9 Travel Around the World 254
1．Disney World:Cities of Simulation as Postmodern Utopias 254
2．A Night on Sugar Mountain—Quebec,Canada 260
3．An Undiscovered Holiday Destination—Maremma,Tuscany,Italy,Europe 268
4．Riding under the Summer Sun 274
5．Europe's Package Tour Industry 278
Unit 10 Practical Tips 284
1．Practical Tips for Cooking Vegetables 284
2．Foreign Language Learning:5 More Practical Tips 289
3．Laptop Travel:Practical Tips to Protect From Theft,Damage and Loss 294
4．Preventing and Dealing with Computer Viruses 300
5．Protecting Your Identity:What I Did as the Victim of Identity Theft 306
附录 大学英语四级词汇补充词表 311