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 Howto Give Negative Feedback 9
Unit Two Issues on Sports 13
In-Class Reading 13
Passage Ⅰ Jones Is Said to Have Failed Drug Test in June 13
Passage Ⅱ Deceived by a Glimpse of Greatness 15
After-Class Reading 17
Passage Ⅰ Coping with the Inevitability of Defeat Makes Victories all the More Sweet 17
Passage Ⅱ Minimizing the Risks of Organized Youth Sports 21
Unit Three Social Problems 25
In-Class Reading 25
Passage Ⅰ Renember Me 25
Passage Ⅱ Faith,in Its Place 27
After-Class Reading 29
Passage Ⅰ When Mountains Move 29
Passage Ⅱ Real TV? 33
Unit Four Issues on Education 38
In-Class Reading 38
Passage Ⅰ Primary Pupils Showing Passion for Languages 38
Passage Ⅱ Trouble within Those Test Scores 40
After-Class Reading 43
Passage Ⅰ The Move to a State School Was Too Much to Bear 43
Passage Ⅱ In Elite N.Y.Schools,a Dip in Blacks and Hispanics 47
Unit Five Animals 52
In-Class Reading 52
Passage Ⅰ Professor Ant 52
Passage Ⅱ Cultivate Obedience in Dogs 54
After-Class Reading 56
Passage Ⅰ ASense of Danger 56
Passage Ⅱ It's a Math World for Animals 61
Unit Six Information Technology 66
In-Class Reading 66
Passage Ⅰ Internet and Life 66
Passage Ⅱ How Women and Men Use the Internet 69
After-Class Reading 72
Passage Ⅰ The Internet Transforms Modern Life 72
Passage Ⅱ Music Television 77
Unit Seven International Affairs 84
In-Class Reading 84
Passage Ⅰ UN Expresses Shock At Israeli Bombing 84
Passage Ⅱ Peace and Development 87
After-Class Reading 91
Passage Ⅰ Uncle Sam Faces a World Trade Backlash 91
Passage Ⅱ Executive Summary of Public Views on the Anti-Terrorism Act(Canada) 96
Unit Eight Morality 101
In-Class Reading 101
Passage Ⅰ Leadership Brings Responsibility 101
Passage Ⅱ Cruel and Illegal 104
After-Class Reading 107
Passage Ⅰ Do Boys Need Fathers?This Woman Says No 107
Passage Ⅱ Columbus's Parrot 112
Unit Nine Environment 117
In-Class Reading 117
Passage Ⅰ "Turn Garages into Houses" 117
Passage Ⅱ Scientists Reveal Details of Brain Cell Communication:Implications for Learning ＆ Memory 120
After-Class Reading 123
Passage Ⅰ They Keep Our Buildings Humming 123
Passage Ⅱ News 127
Unit Ten Economic Growth 132
In-Class Reading 132
Passage Ⅰ Coffee Chain Brews Plan to Percolate into China 132
Passage Ⅱ What to Do about Asia's Savings? 134
After-Class Reading 138
Passage Ⅰ If Minimum Wage Is Raised Who Benefits? 138
Passage Ⅱ Economy Grew at a Slower Pace,According to New Fed Snapshot 143
Keys to Fast Reading (Book Four) 148