Unit 1 1
Text A Secrets of A Student 1
Text B Bittersweet Memories 18
Text C Leaving 30
Test Yourself 31
Unit 2 36
Text A Conversational Ballgames 36
Text B English as a Universal Language 47
Text C How to Improve Your Vocabulary 55
Test Yourself 56
Unit 3 60
Text A Stevie Wonder: Sunshine in the Shadow 60
Text B We Are What We Think We Are 77
Text C Her Newly-discovered Self 88
Test Yourself 91
Unit 4 95
Text A The Washwoman 95
Text B A Good Name 106
Text C This Is Why Jordan Is Jordan 114
Test Yourself 114
Unit 5 119
Text A The Language of Compromise 119
Text B Easy Ways to Avoid an Argument 133
Text C Good Morning, Neighbor! 142
Test Yourself 146
Text A Nerds and Geeks 150
Unit 6 150
Text B Our Changing Lifestyle: Trends and Fads 163
Text C Popularity That Counts 169
Test Yourself 170
Unit 7 175
Text A I Became Her Target 175
Text B Firm, Fair, and Friendly 190
Text C The Magic Pebbles 197
Test Yourself 199
Unit 8 203
Text A Foreword 203
Text B Smart Machines: Our Tireless Helpers 215
Text C The Internet 222
Test Yourself 223
Unit 9 227
Text A Hothouse Earth 227
Text B The Population Problem: Everybody s Baby 242
Text C Dangers to the Environment 252
Test Yourself 254
Unit 10 259
Text A Cloning: Good Science or Baaaad Idea 259
Text B Internet Helps Solve a Medical Mystery 269
Text C Fuzzy Logic Smart Machines 276
Test Yourself 277
附录Ⅰ 词汇综合练习 281
附录Ⅱ 语法结构综合练习 300
附录Ⅲ 课文练习部分答案 318