Part Ⅰ 3
Unit 1 Art and Philosophy 3
Passage 1 Love Him Tender—the King Elvis Presley 4
Passage 2 Disney Parallels American Culture 6
Unit 2 Documents 10
Passage 1 I Have a Dream—Martin Luther King,Jr 11
Passage 2 The Inaugural Address—John F.Kennedy 14
Unit 3 Politics 18
Passage 1 The Honorable Elaine L.Chao—the United States Secretary of Labor 19
Passage 2 Black Is Beautiful 21
Unit 4 Economy 25
Passage 1 Nike,from Small Beginnings to World Giant(Ⅰ) 26
Passage 2 Nike,from Small Beginnings to World Giant(Ⅱ) 28
Unit 5 Selections of Famous Works 31
Passage 1 Three Days to See—Helen Keller 32
Passage 2 Speech on Hitler's Invasion of the U.S.S.R.—Winston S.Churchill 34
Unit 6 Wars 38
Passage 1 Britain in the First World War(Ⅰ) 39
Passage 2 Britain in the Second World War(Ⅱ) 41
Unit 7 Anecdotes 45
Passage 1 Yang Lan:a Devoted Promoter of Beijing 46
Passage 2 Robert Goddard 48
Unit 8 Travel Around the World 52
Passage 1 Famous Natural Wonders in the U.S 53
Passage 2 Travel is a Favorite American Pastime 55
Unit 9 Current Affairs 58
Passage 1 The Feel-good Factor 59
Passage 2 Main Venues of the Sydney Olympic Games 61
Unit 10 Social Problems 64
Passage 1 Race Relations After the Civil Rights Movement 65
Passage 2 Race Relations Between Black and White 67
Unit 11 Science and Technology(Ⅰ) 70
Passage 1 Dolly's False Legacy 71
Passage 2 Will Frankenfood Feed the World? 73
Unit 12 Internet Times 77
Passage 1 The Internet Age,the Internet Economy 78
Passage 2 Maximizing International Digital Opportunities 80
Unit 13 American and British Culture 84
Passage 1 Sports in U.S 85
Passage 2 Basketball 87
Unit 14 Conservation of Environment 90
Passage 1 Deforestation 91
Passage 2 A Human Hand in the Yangtze Flooding 93
Unit 15 Education Abroad 96
Passage 1 Education:Values and Expectations 97
Passage 2 Further Graduate Studies 98
Unit 16 Health and Life 102
Passage 1 Who Gets Cancer? 103
Passage 2 Protecting Kids from Lead 105
Unit 17 Transpor？tion and Communication 108
Passage 1 Cars ofthe Future Come Under Scrutiny 108
Passage 2 The Second Railway Revolution 110
Unit 18 Science and Technology(Ⅱ) 114
Passage 1 Man Searches for Life in Space 115
Passage 2 Voyager Ⅰ—Now the Most Distant Human-made Object in Space 117
Unit 19 Social Values 120
Passage 1 Patient Chooses Death Under Law 121
Passage 2 A License to Kill 123
Unit 20 Manual 126
Passage 1 Frost-free Refrigerator-freezers Operating Instruction(Ⅰ) 127
Passage 2 Frost-free Refrigerator-freezers Operating Instruction(Ⅱ) 129
Part Ⅱ 135
Unit 1 Art and Philosophy 135
Passage 1 Cure Yourself of Unhappiness 136
Passage 2 Choose Optimism 138
Unit 2 Documents 142
Passage 1 Of Study—Francis Bacon 143
Passage 2 Declaration of Independence—Thomas Jefferson 145
Unit 3 Politics 149
Passage 1 Judge of Richard Nixon(Ⅰ) 150
Passage 2 Judge of Richard Nixon(Ⅱ) 153
Unit 4 Economy 157
Passage 1 Food in the 21st Century 158
Passage 2 The Flourishing History of the Coca-Cola Company 160
Unit 5 Selections of Famous Works 164
Passage 1 Hamlet—William Shakespeare 165
Passage 2 A Red,Red Rose—Robert Burns 168
Unit 6 Wars 171
Passage 1 The Fire of Lexington 172
Passage 2 The American Civil War 174
Unit 7 Anecdotes 177
Passage 1 He Helped the World to Understand China 178
Passage 2 The Three Tenors Appeal to Millions 180
Unit 8 Travel Around the World 184
Passage 1 High Up Down Under 185
Passage 2 A Walkway in Queen Charlotte Sound Attracts Tourists 187
Unit 9 Current Affairs 191
Passage 1 The World's Population 192
Passage 2 One for the Planet 193
Unit 10 Social Problems 197
Passage 1 Small Arms Create Big Casualties 198
Passage 2 The Boys Who Grew Up to Kill 200
Unit 11 Science and Technology(Ⅰ) 203
Passage 1 The AIDS Epidemic 204
Passage 2 Considerations for the 21st Century 206
Unit 12 Internet Times 210
Passage 1 Holes in the Net 211
Passage 2 The Web's Identity Crisis 213
Unit 13 American and British Culture 218
Passage 1 The Press in Britain 219
Passage 2 The Media of the U.S.A 221
Unit 14 Conservation of Environment 224
Passage 1 Ozone Loss and Global Warming 225
Passage 2 Wait till Next Time 227
Unit 15 Education Abroad 230
Passage 1 Education in America Today 231
Passage 2 Education for All 233
Unit 16 Health and Life 236
Passage 1 Better Diet,Healthier Skin 237
Passage 2 Toward a"Greener"Revolution 238
Unit 17 Transportation and Communication 242
Passage 1 The Telephone of Today and Tomorrow 243
Passage 2 Optical Communications 245
Unit 18 Science and Technology(Ⅱ) 248
Passage 1 The Race for HDTV 249
Passage 2 Digital Image Technology 251
Unit 19 Social Values 255
Passage 1 Family Patterns Today 256
Passage 2 Multiple Marriage Syndrome 258
Unit 20 Manual 261
Passage 1 Where Can I Go and How Much Can I save? 262
Passage 2 Tourist Trail Pass 264
Keys to Exercises 269