Unit One Technology 1
Passage 1 3D Technology 1
Passage 2 3G Mobiles 5
Passage 3 What Is Wii? 10
Passage 4 When Health Care and Privacy Meet Online 13
Unit Two Education 18
Passage 1 One Fundamental Difference between American and Chinese Schools 18
Passage 2 Homeschooling 23
Passage 3 The Hong Kong Education and Schooling System 28
Passage 4 The UIC's Whole Person Education Concept 32
Unit Three Famous People 38
Passage 1 Winston Churchill 38
Passage 2 The Life of Henry Ford 43
Passage 3 Biography of Barack Obama 48
Passage 4 The Story of a Great Story 52
Unit Four Different Cultures 56
Passage 1 Cross Culture Differences between East and West 56
Passage 2 American Dream 61
Passage 3 Gearing Up for the Next New Year 66
Passage 4 Cultural Diversity 70
Unit Five Job 75
Passage 1 Eight-hour Day 75
Passage 2 Job Conditions That May Lead to Stress 79
Passage 3 Find a Job 84
Passage 4 Job Interview 87
Unit Six Social Problems 92
Passage 1 Gun Control Does Not Work in America 92
Passage 2 Illegal Immigration 96
Passage 3 Crimes in the USA 100
Passage 4 World Poverty"More Widespread" 104
Unit Seven Economy 109
Passage 1 The History of Economy 109
Passage 2 How to Make a Business Plan 114
Passage 3 Financial Crisis 120
Passage 4 Antitrust Law 123
Unit Eight Environment 127
Passage 1 Shanghai Shaping Up to Become Water-saving Society 127
Passage 2 Climate Change and Human Action 131
Passage 3 Warm Spring"Affecting Wildlife" 136
Passage 4 Low Solar Activity Link to Cold UK Winters 140
参考答案 144