Unit 1 World News：International Relations 3
Part Ⅰ Warming up 3
Part Ⅱ News reports 5
Part Ⅲ Anti-piracy mission 8
Part Ⅳ Speeches 10
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 11
Unit 2 World News：Earth and Environment 15
Part Ⅰ Warming up 15
Part Ⅱ News reports 17
Part Ⅲ City recycling 19
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 21
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 23
Unit 3 World News：Economic Developments 27
Part Ⅰ Warming up 27
Part Ⅱ News reports 30
Part Ⅲ Voice mail may cost company’s business 33
Part Ⅳ Business jargon 35
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 37
Unit 4 World News：Up in Space 41
Part Ⅰ Warming up 41
Part Ⅱ News reports 43
Part Ⅲ Returning to the Moon 45
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 46
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 49
Unit 5 New Explorations in Food and Medicine 53
Part Ⅰ Warming up 53
Part Ⅱ Eating right for good health 56
Part Ⅲ Medical emergency 911 61
Part Ⅳ Keeping the country healthy 63
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 64
Unit 6 Breakthroughs in Science and Technoligy 69
Part Ⅰ Warming up 69
Part Ⅱ Human genome project 72
Part Ⅲ Latest breakthroughs in technology 75
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 77
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 79
Unit 7 Future of Communication 83
Part Ⅰ Warming up 83
Part Ⅱ New ways to communicate 86
Part Ⅲ Digital McLuhan 89
Part Ⅳ Technical jargon 90
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 92
Unit 8 New Ideas，New Architecture 101
Part Ⅰ Warming up 101
Part Ⅱ Eco-conscious construction 105
Part Ⅲ Tomorrow’s house 109
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 111
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 113
Unit 9 Ways to Travel 117
Part Ⅰ Warming up 117
Part Ⅱ Public transportation 120
Part Ⅲ Cross the Channel 123
Part Ⅳ Southwest 125
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 127
Unit 10 Love and Hate of Oil 131
Part Ⅰ Warming up 131
Part Ⅱ Oil reserves and parking places 133
Part Ⅲ A motor city breakthrough：the electric car 136
Part Ⅳ Clean air cars 139
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 141
Unit 11 A Fast Growing Economy：Tourism 145
Part Ⅰ Warming up 145
Part Ⅱ Welcome to China 147
Part Ⅲ New Seven Wonders of the World 150
Part Ⅳ Language study and language appreciation 152
Part Ⅴ Video Appreciation 154
Unit12 Review 157
A.Revolutionary car 157
B.Fox Hollow golf course 158
C.Friends reunited 159
D.Beware hackers！ 160
E.Housing problems 161
F.The future of the phone 162
G.Video Appreciation 163
Vocabulary 165
Acknowledgements 186