UNITS TITLE 1
Reading Skill I Scanning 1
Unit One 5
Lesson One Enjoying Music 5
Lesson Two Theme of Music 10
Passage One Variations of Music 14
Passage Two Robert Schumann 16
Passage Three Electrical Instruments 17
Unit Two 19
Lesson One Traveling Students 19
Lesson Two The Gift of Fire 24
Passage One English Learning 28
Passage Two House for Sale 29
Passage Three Definition of Culture 30
Unit Three 33
Lesson One Marlin Perkins World 33
Lesson Two A Pound of Butter 38
Passage One My Grandmother 41
Passage Two The Hammock 43
Passage Three Aging 45
Unit Four 47
Lesson One Freedom from Pain 47
Lesson Two Surprises in lee 52
Passage One Writing 55
Passage Two Make Writing Clear and Complete 57
Passage Three Be Yourself 58
Lesson One Which Was Witch? 60
Unit Five 60
Lesson Two The Little People 65
Passage One Space Research 68
Passage Two Measures of Time 70
Passage Three Flying Machines 71
Reading Skill Ⅱ Word Formation(Suffixes) 75
Unit Six 75
Lesson One Thomas Alva Edison 75
Lesson Two Sex:It s All in Your Brain 81
*Passage One 84
*Passage Two 86
*Passage Three 87
Lesson One Environment and Health Issues 89
Unit Seven 89
Lesson Two Poison 95
Passage One Athens Is Dying 98
Passage Two Forest Protection 99
Passage Three Our Environment Is Threatened 101
Unit Eight 103
*Lesson One 103
Lesson Two Bill Clinton s Foreign Policy 111
Passage One Cuba Marks 40 Years Under Castro 116
*Passage Two 117
*Passage Three 119
Unit Nine 122
Lesson One Improving Your T.Q.(Test-Taking Quotient) 122
Lesson Two Native Tongues 128
Passage One Speaking of Speaking 135
Passage Two Saving Books with Science 138
Passage Three The Ultimate Machine: The Electronic Computer 141
Unit Ten 144
Lesson One Larks and Owls: The Inner Clock That Rules Our Lives 144
Lesson Two Origins of the Mind 150
Passage One Snoring: An Unwelcome Bedfellow 156
Passage Two Cloning Futuristic Problem 159
Passage Three Why Dick Can t Stop Smoking 161
Reading Skill Ⅲ Facts and Opinion 164
Unit Eleven 166
Lesson One Internet ER 166
Lesson Two Getting Connected 172
Passage One Computer Violence 177
Passage Two Home Smart Home 181
Passage Three The Price of Pollution 183
Unit Twelve 188
Lesson One RX for Joy 188
Lesson Two The Truth About Dr. Berger 193
Passage One The Winner s Guide to Success 199
Passage Two 6 Big Career Mistakes—and How to Avoid Them 201
Passage Three Handle Stress Like an Expert 205
Unit Thirteen 209
Lesson One The Things We Can t Control 209
Lesson Two A Boy, a Dream and a Dinosaur 215
Passage One My Fourteenth Summer 219
Passage Two My Night on the Assembly Line 222
Passage Three Prince of Rides 226
Lesson One What Love Can Build 228
Unit Fourteen 228
Lesson Two Father and Son 234
Passage One When Your Child Talks Back 239
Passage Two Teach Your Child Temper Control 242
Passage Three Teach Your Child to Bounce Back 245
Unit Fifteen 248
Lesson One Alliana s New Mother 248
Lesson Two The Spark She Can t Explain 253
Passage One Personal Glimpses 258
Passage Two An African Experience 260
Passage Three How of Mend a Broken Friendship 263
Reading Skill Ⅳ Purpose and Tone 266
Lesson One Deciding to Let Your Parents Die 268
Unit Sixteen 268
Lesson Two Acting to End a Life Is Sometimes Justified 274
Passage One A Hanging 280
Passage Two Reactions to Impending Death 285
Passage Three Looking Forward, Looking Back 288
Unit Seventeen 293
Lesson One Love and Family 293
Lesson Two Wolves Mate for Life 298
Passage One The Decision to Marry 305
*Passage Two 308
Passage Three The Baffling Question 309
Unit Eighteen 312
Lesson One The Mystery of the Bermuda Triangle 312