上册 3
Unit 1 Myths＆Tales 3
Section A The Creation of the World 4
Section B The Birth of the Messiah 9
Section C The Olympian Gods 15
Section D The Trojan War 21
Unit 2 Moments in History 27
Section A The Splendour of Greece 28
Section B Renaissance 34
Section C The Hundred Years'War and Joan of Arc 40
Section D Early Settlements 46
Unit 3 Biographies of Celebrities 53
Section A Winston Churchill 54
Section B Charles Darwin 61
Section C Diana,Princess of Wales 67
Section D Michael Jordan,a Global Icon 74
Unit 4 Classics Appreciation 81
Section A Hamlet 82
Section B Of Beauty 87
Section C Three Days to See 92
Section D President George W.Bush's Inaugural Address 97
Unit 5 Customs＆Traditions 103
Section A Special Origin of Christmas 104
Section B Unique Traditions from the UK 110
Section C Wedding Customs and Traditions 116
Section D History of Football 123
Unit 6 Cultural Geography 131
Section A Ancient Scots and Stonehenge 132
Section B The Beauty of Britain 138
Section C Niagara Falls 145
Section D The Serengeti National Park 151
Unit 7 Panorama of Life 157
Section A Finding Your Niche 158
Section B Can We Live Without Our Mobile Phones? 164
Section C Nice to Meet You,Chicago 170
Section D Yoga Health Secrets 175
Unit 8 Global Focus 181
Section A Remembering,Never to Forget 182
Section B Security Council Reform:Mission Impossible? 188
Section C The Kyoto Protocol＆Global Warming 194
Section D Is Bird Flu a Natural Disaster or Human-Made Calamity? 199
下册 207
Unit 1 Myths＆Tales 207
Section A Noah's Ark 208
Section B Pandora's Box 214
Section C The Animals of Aesop 220
Section D The Fishman and the Jinni 225
Unit 2 Moments in History 231
Section A Babylon and the Law 232
Section B The Great Days of the Arabs 238
Section C The Middle Ages 244
Section D The American Civil War 250
Unit 3 Biographies of Celebrities 257
Section A Mahatma Gandhi 258
Section B Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 264
Section C Bill Gates 270
Section D Stephen Hawking 276
Unit 4 Classics Appreciation 283
Section A The Declaration of Independence 284
Section B A Christmas Carol 291
Section C The Old Man and the Sea 296
Section D Some Curious Western Customs 302
Unit 5 Customs＆Traditions 309
Section A The Language and Culture of Switzerland 310
Section B Chinese Calligraphy:Past and Present 316
Section C The History of Valentine's Day 322
Section D The Wines of France 328
Unit 6 Cultural Geography 335
Section A Maya,the Riddle of a Lost Civilization 336
Section B The Byzantium 342
Section C Civilization of the Ancient Egypt 349
Section D The Caste System in India 355
Unit 7 Panorama of Life 361
Section A You've Got Blog 362
Section B Generation Gap?Sometimes It's Just Words 367
Section C The Debtor Generation 372
Section D Up a Tree,for the Fun of It 377
Unit 8 Global Focus 383
Section A Up Goes Shenzhou,Again 384
Section B Ripple Effects of Indonesia's Geological Events 390
Section C Why Nobodies Are the Real Terrorist Threat 396
Section D Welcome to Beijing 401