Unit 1 1
Passage 1 Choosing Between a College and a University 1
Passage 2 Excitement in Education 5
Passage 3 What's Wrong with Colleges? 9
Passage 4 University of Southampton 13
Unit 2 17
Passage 1 Many Animal Populations Facing Threats 17
Passage 2 Mojave Shrimps 21
Passage 3 What Can We Do for Our Turtle Friends? 25
Passage 4 Can Animals Think? 29
Unit 3 33
Passage 1 Sleeping 33
Passage 2 Drink Water,Lose Weight 37
Passage 3 Organic Food 41
Passage 4 Milk 45
Unit 4 49
Passage 1 Five Questions on the Origins of Christmas 49
Passage 2 Valentine's Day 53
Passage 3 April Fool's Day 57
Passage 4 Thanksgiving Day 61
Unit5 65
Passage 1 The Schoolmaster Called Darwin Dullard 65
Passage 2 Maradona 69
Passage 3 Steve Jobs 73
Passage 4 J.K. Rowling 77
Unit6 81
Passage 1 The Art of Debating 81
Passage 2 Words Can Give You Power 85
Passage 3 The English Language 89
Passage 4 Language:A Reflection of Life in the U.S 93
Unit7 97
Passage 1 Genetic Engineering:for Better or Worse? 97
Passage 2 Daily Energy Circle 101
Passage 3 LowTill Farming 105
Passage 4 Electronic Burglar Alarms 109
Unit 8 113
Passage 1 Disney Park 113
Passage 2 Waken by a Smell 117
Passage 3 Hollywood Kids 121
Passage 4 To Be or Not to Be Single 125