Unit One Entertainment 1
In-Class Reading 1
Passage Ⅰ Harry Potter Storms into Homes 1
Passage Ⅱ Happiness Isn't for Sale,but Some Planning 3
After-Class Reading 5
Passage Ⅰ Bite the Big Apple 5
Passage Ⅱ How to Give Negative Feedback 9
Unit Two Issues on Sports 14
In-Class Reading 14
Passage Ⅰ Jones Is Said to Have Failed Drug Test in June 14
Passage Ⅱ Deceived by a Glimpse of Greatness 16
After-Class Reading 19
Passage Ⅰ Coping with the Inevitability of Defeat Makes Victories All the More Sweet 19
Passage Ⅱ Minimizing the Risks of Organized Youth Sports 23
Unit Three Social Problems 27
In-Class Reading 27
Passage Ⅰ Remember Me 27
Passage Ⅱ Faith,in Its Place 29
After-Class Reading 31
Passage Ⅰ When Mountains Move 31
Passage Ⅱ Real TV? 36
Unit Four Issues on Education 41
In-Class Reading 41
Passage Ⅰ Primary Pupils Showing Passion for Languages 41
Passage Ⅱ Trouble within Those Test Scores 44
After-Class Reading 46
Passage Ⅰ The Move to a State School Was Too Much to Bear 46
Passage Ⅱ In Elite N.Y.Schools,a Dip in Blacks and Hispanics 50
Unit Five Animals 56
In-Class Reading 66
Passage Ⅰ Professor Ant 56
Passage Ⅱ Cultivate Obedience in Dogs 68
After-Class Reading 60
Passage Ⅰ A Sense of Danger 60
Passage Ⅱ It's a Math World for Animals 65
Unit Six Information Technology 70
In-Class Reading 70
Passage Ⅰ Internet and Life 70
Passage Ⅱ How Women and Men Use the Internet 73
After-Class Reading 76
Passage Ⅰ The Internet Transforms Modem Life 76
Passage Ⅱ Music Television 82
Unit Seven International Affairs 89
In-Class Reading 89
Passage Ⅰ The UN Expresses Shock at Israeli Bombing 89
Passage Ⅱ Peace and Development 92
After-Class Reading 96
Passage Ⅰ Uncle Sam Faces a World Trade Backlash 96
Passage Ⅱ Executive Summary of Public Views on the Anti-Terrorism Act(Canada) 102
Unit Eight Morality 107
In-Class Reading 107
Passage Ⅰ Leadership Brings Responsibility 107
Passage Ⅱ Cruel and Illegal 110
After-Class Reading 113
Passage Ⅰ Do Boys Need Fathers? This Woman Says No 113
Passage Ⅱ Columbus's Parrot 118
Unit Nine Environment 124
In-Class Reading 124
Passage Ⅰ "Turn Garages into Houses" 124
Passage Ⅱ Scientists Reveal Details of Brain Cell Communication:Implications for Learning ＆ Memory 127
After-Class Reading 131
Passage Ⅰ They Keep Our Buildings Humming 131
Passage Ⅱ News 135
Unit Ten Economic Growth 140
In-Class Reading 140
Passage Ⅰ Coffee Chain Brews Plan to Percolate into China 140
Passage Ⅱ What to Do about Asia's Savings? 143
After-Class Reading 147
Passage Ⅰ If Minimum Wage Is Raised,Who Benefits? 147
Passage Ⅱ Economy Grew at a Slower Pace,According to New Fed Snapshot 152
Keys to Fast Reading(Book Four) 157