Unit One Man and Earth 1
Passage 1 The Resources of the Sea Are Seriously Endangered 1
Passage 2 The Cause of Air Pollution 4
Passage 3 The Balance of Nature 8
Passage 4 Birds Are at Risk 13
Exercises for Unit One 16
Unit Two Literature 25
Passage 1 William Shakespeare 25
Passage 2 Harry Porter Fashion 28
Passage 3 A Story on the Train 31
Passage 4 American Literature—a Double Consciousness 34
Passage 5 Don Quixote 38
Exercises for Unit Two 41
Unit Three Wonders of the World 50
Passage 1 Wonderful Wonders of the World 50
Passage 2 Wonders of the Modern World 53
Passage 3 Great Wall Candidate for New Wonders of the World 57
Passage 4 The Ants’Social Structure 60
Exercises for Unit Three 63
Unit Four War and Peace 71
Passage 1 The Pearl Harbor Incident 71
Passage 2 Homer Epic：Fact or Fiction 73
Passage 3 War：the Most Dangerous Threat to the World 77
Passage 4 War 81
Exercises for Unit Four 86
Unit Five Growing Pains 96
Passage 1 Internet Addiction Mounting 96
Passage 2 Sharing Family Traditions and Stories 103
Passage 3 The Disappearing Generation Gap 106
Passage 4 Teacher as Counsellor 111
Exercises for Unit Five 115
Unit Six Civic Duties 122
Passage 1 Laws Are Rules 122
Passage 2 Anti-Tobacco Campaign 126
Passage 3 The Plight of Native Americans Today 130
Passage 4 A Moral Question 133
Exereises forUnit Six 136
Unit Seven Exploring Space 144
Passage 1 The Inexhaustible Possibilities 144
Passage 2 The Passion for Space 148
Passage 3 Career Astronauts 152
Passage 4 First American Woman in Space 155
Exercises for Unit Seven 160
Unit Eight Planning for the Future 167
Passage 1 Changing Jobs：The Road to Greener IT Pastures Isn’t Smooth 167
Passage 2 Futuristic Generation（Ⅰ） 171
Passage 3 Futuristic Generation（Ⅱ） 175
Passage 4 The Car of the Future 179
Exercises for Unit Eight 181
高考模拟试卷（一） 188
高考模拟试卷（二） 202
Reference Answers 217