前言 1
Band Three 3
Unit One 3
Passage A World Cup: Full of Business Opportunities 3
Passage B World Cup Stars 12
Passage C Show of Strength Marks South American Game 18
Unit Two 25
Passage A Beatles For Sale 25
Passage B Julio Iglesias—Continues to Win Hearts 32
Passage C Chasing Fame 37
Passage A The Game of Life 45
Unit Three 45
Passage B Getting to the Essence of Things 52
Passage C The Importance of Just Being There 59
Unit Four 65
Passage A College Pressures 65
Passage B A Boy with a Mission 73
Passage C Why I Am Still a Teacher 79
Unit Five 86
Passage A Verbal Taboo 86
Passage B What You Don’t Talk About 92
Passage C How to Survive Culture Shock 97
Unit Six 103
Passage A A Look at Family Communication 103
Passage B The Real Truth about Lies 110
Passage C Friendship American Style 116
Unit Seven 122
Passage A Rich Man 122
Passage B A Man Who Had No Eyes 129
Passage C The Dancing Mouse 136
Unit Eight 143
Passage A A Spectacular Train Ride Through Canada 143
Passage B The Real Florida 151
Passage C Vanuatu, House of a Special Jumping Ritual 160
Unit Nine 167
Passage A “Monkey” Boy Comes Back from the Wild 167
Passage B Help for the Helper 176
Passage C How to Be True to You Give Wisely and Carry a Big Stick 182
Unit Ten 188
Passage A Giving Credit Its Due 188
Passage B What Does a Credit Card Bring Us? 196
Passage C A Gold Mine Called Home Shopping 201
Unit Eleven 206
Passage A Design—The Next Frontier 206
Passage B How to Price Your Products and Services 214
Passage C Don’t Cry for New Economy 221
Unit Twelve 226
Passage A The Digital Divide 226
Passage B Digital Photography 231
Passage C The Use of Digital Technology 239
Band Four 247
Unit One 247
Passage A Religion in America 247
Passage B The Meaning of Christmas 255
Passage C Mystery of the Third Buddha 262
Unit Two 268
Passage A The Renaissance 268
Passage B Civilization 275
Passage C Where Muslim and Jew Once Lived in Tolerance 280
Unit Three 285
Passage A Teen Drug Abuse: Bringing the Message Home 285
Passage B Japan’s Lost Generation 291
Passage C The Boys Who Grew Up to Kill 296
Unit Four 303
Passage A Background to the Euro 303
Passage B Ok, Your Majesty 310
Passage C Athenian Democracy 316
Unit Five 321
Passage A An End to the Moscow Crisis? 321
Passage B Will the Next Terrorist Attack Be Delivered Via Cyberspace? 329
Passage C The Never-Ending Battle 336
Unit Six 342
Passage A Afghanistan War and Revolution in Military Affairs 342
Passage B Civilians Face Persistent Threat from Unexploded Cluster Bombs 349
Passage C How Does the Soldier Fight in Information Age? 355
Passage A Summits Valleys 360
Unit Seven 360
Passage B When the East Meets the West 367
Passage C Crawford Summit Ushers in a New Stage in Sino-U. S. Ties 373
Unit Eight 381
Passage A The Laws of Nature 381
Passage B Our Picture of the Universe 388
Passage C Natural Selection 393
Unit Nine 400
Passage A Focus on Global Warming 400
Passage B New Evidence Suppports Global Warming Theory 407
Passage C One for the Planet 414
Passage A Coronary Heart Disease 420
Unit Ten 420
Passage B Words That Can Save a Life 425
Passage C Starting to Learn How the Body Handles Inflammation 431
Unit Eleven 436
Passage A Mars Odyssey 436
Passage B New Fuels for the Future 442
Passage C Sailing to Mars 447
Unit Twelve 452
Passage A The Future Survival of the Human Race 452
Passage B Libraries Enter the Modern Age 458
Passage C The Future Is Full of Good Health 463
Key to Exercises 468