Unit One 1
A.1.A Little Lady Starts Big War 小妇人挑起大战争 1
2.The First Scientist 最早的科学家 3
3.Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain 用右脑作画 5
4.Fire of Death 死亡之火 7
B.A True Good Student 真正的好学生 10
Reading Skill Ⅰ——Recognizing Signal Words 12
Unit Two 15
A.1.Are Test-tube Babies Healthy？ 试管婴儿健康吗？ 15
2.Why Human Beings Wear Clothes？ 穿衣只为蔽体吗？ 16
3.Walking 散步 18
4.A Letter to My Favorite Teacher 致我最敬爱的老师 20
B.How to Give a Good Speech 如何做演讲 22
Unit Three 24
A.1.Water Pollution 水污染 24
2.Aging 衰老 26
3.The First Four Minutes 最初四分钟 28
4.How Does Advertising Work？ 广告的运作方式 30
B.Pens 笔 32
Unit Four 34
A.1.The United Nations 联合国简介 34
2.Tribalism Is Important in Africa 部族意识在非洲的重要性 36
3.Auction Sales 拍卖 38
4.How to Cope With Your Telephone 如何应付电话 41
B.Organizing Yourself 合理安排生活 43
Reading Skill Ⅱ——Distinguishing Facts from Opinions 45
Unit Five 50
A.1.Coca-Cola Decided to Change the Formula 可口可乐改配方 50
2.Volcanoes Affect the Earth 火山影响地球 51
3.It Costs a Pretty Packet 包装费思量 53
4.Washington D.C. 华盛顿特区 55
B.Alfred Nobel’s Will 诺贝尔的遗嘱 58
Unit Six 60
A.1.Self-protection 自我保护 60
2.What Do We Think With？ 我们用什么思考？ 62
3.Three Branches of Government 美国政府的三权鼎立制度 64
4.Why Are We Different From Each Other？ 为什么我们彼此不相同？ 66
B.On Reading Good Books 论读好书 68
Unit Seven 70
A.1.Anger Is Dangerous to Your Health 发怒危害健康 70
2.The Stock Exchange 股票交易 71
3.Testing and Teaching 考试与教学 73
4.The Elite Pickman 高级窃贼 75
B.The Value of Time 时间的价值 77
Reading Skill Ⅲ——Recognizing Text Structures in Reading 79
Unit Eight 85
A.1.The Concept of Freedom 何谓自由 85
2.Daughter Forever 女儿终究是女儿 87
3.The Freezing of Human Bodies 冰冻人体 88
4.Another Alternative in Education 一种变通的教育方式 90
B.Advice to Youth 给青年的忠告 92
Unit Nine 95
A.1.Sugar 糖 95
2.Efficient Reading 有效阅读 96
3.Bermuda Triangle 百慕大三角 99
4.Exercise Your Heart 锻炼心脏 101
B.A Noble Gift 珍贵的礼物 103
Unit Ten 105
A.1.Money in the United States 美国的货币 105
2.A Brave Man 勇敢的人 107
3.Are There Any Other Intelligent Life Outside the Earth？ 地球外还有智慧人吗？ 109
4.Making Glass Objects 玻璃品制作 112
B.Reading Newspapers 读报 114
Reading Skill Ⅳ——Finding Out the Implied Meaning 116
Unit Eleven 120
A.1.School in the Sun 阳光学堂 120
2.Economic Knowledge in One Sentence 一句话概括经济学 122
3.American Families 美国人的家庭 123
4.Shakespeare 莎士比亚 125
B.Questions We Should Think About 值得我们思考的几个问题 128
Unit Twelve 130
A.1.Advertising 做广告 130
2.Differences in Wedding Attire Between China and America 中美婚礼服饰的区别 131
3.How Life Began 生命的起源 133
4.Benefits From Books 读书有益 135
B.On Getting a Good Job 找份好工作 137
Unit Thirteen 139
A.1.Dangers in and Near a House 房屋内外的潜在危险 139
2.My Childhood in an Indian Village 在印第安村落度过的童年 141
3.How Doctors Look at Death 医生如何看待死亡 142
4.Irreplaceable Classroom Teaching 不可替代的课堂教学 145
B.Success Starts With a Good Interview 出色的面试是成功的开始 147
Reading Skill Ⅴ——Making Inference 149
Unit Fourteen 155
A.1.The Female Mosquito 雌蚊 155
2.African Elephants and Poachers 非洲象及捕猎者 157
3.Types of Interview 面试种种 159
4.A Nation of Contrasts 一个对比鲜明的国家 161
B.Schooling and Education 上学与接受教育 164
Unit Fifteen 166
A.1.Tips on Doing Business with the Arabs 和阿拉伯人做生意的告诫 166
2.Class Notes 选课须知 168
3.Motherhood in a Changing World：Women in Ghana 变化世界中的母性：加纳妇女 171
4.The Olympic Games 奥运会简介 173
B.The Language of Music 音乐的语言 176
Key to Exercises 178
Glossary 183
Expressions 198