Unit1 1
TextⅠ The World Wide Web万维网 1
TextⅡ Companies Offer Online Courses公司提供在线课程 10
Reading For Fun Small Frying-pan小煎锅 16
Unit2 17
TextⅠ Journey of an E-mail E-mail之旅 17
TextⅡ Journey of an E-mail(Continued) E-mail之旅 26
Reading For Fun Everything Prepared for Your Arrival Tomorrow一切已为你准备妥当 35
Unit3 36
TextⅠ China s West Wide Open中国的西部大开发 36
TextⅡ Go West Young Job Hunters年轻的求职者们——到西部去 44
Reading For Fun They Are Here in My Hand!你的玫瑰全在我这儿！ 48
Unit4 49
TextⅠ Bold Words for a New Generation为年轻人壮胆 49
TextⅡ Find a Job That Fits You Well找一份合适的工作 56
Reading For Fun Some Sausage Sandwiches香肠三明治 61
Unit5 63
TextⅠ The Love Machines新时代的电脑红娘 63
TextⅡ A Lovesick World“爱虫病毒”横行全球网络 71
Reading For Fun Burglar And Parrot盗贼与鹦鹉 78
Unit6 79
TextⅠ Cities of the Information Age信息时代的都市建筑 79
TextⅡ Greenspan: He Rules the World把世界掌握在手中的格林斯潘 85
Reading For Fun How Long Before I Can Get a Haircut?我要等多久才能理发？ 89
Unit7 90
TextⅠ Culture Shock and the Problem of Adjustment in New Cultural Environments文化冲突与在新文化环境中调整所面临的问题 90
TextⅡ The Struggle to Be an All American Girl誓死要做美国人 97
Reading For Fun John s Prayer约翰的祈祷 102
Unit8 103
TextⅠ Friendship in Different Cultures文化不同 友谊难寻 103
TextⅡ Wedding Customs in the West西方的婚礼习俗 111
Reading For Fun Women Are More Clever than Men女人比男人更聪明 117
Unit9 119
TextⅠ Travel Around USA在美国旅游 119
TextⅡ First Aid急救 125
Reading For Fun A BAD FOOT一只受伤的脚 131
Unit10 133
TextⅠ Rediscovering Valentine s Day情人节浪漫的再发现 133
TextⅡ Couple Finds Being “Two of a Kind”Is a Recipe for Happiness“做一对同类人”——一对爱侣的幸福良方 140
Reading For Fun Greedy Men贪婪的男人 145
Unit11 146
TextⅠ Music s History May Show a Path to Future Peace音乐史或许会为未来和平指明一条道路 146
TextⅡ Bands for Girls and Boys属于孩子们的乐队 154
Reading For Fun A Poor Dog可怜的狗 158
Unit12 159
TextⅠ Copyright版权 159
TextⅡ Microsoft Sowed the Seeds of Its Own Downfall微软为自己的衰落播下了种子 165
Reading For Fun Does Your Dog Bite?你的狗咬人吗？ 172
Unit13 173
TextⅠ The Hidden Face of Beauty美的神秘面孔 173
TextⅡ The Truth Behind a Brave Face面孔背后的真实情感 183
Reading For Fun The Worst Bank Robbers最蠢的银行劫匪 188
Unit14 189
TextⅠ Women Warriors女斗士 189
TextⅡ How It Feels to Be Out of Work失业的滋味 196
Reading For Fun A Bad Student差生 203
Unit15 204
TextⅠ The Learning Revolution: Relearn How to Read—Faster, Better, More Easily学习的革命：再学如何更快、更好、更轻松的阅读 204
TextⅡ Live and Learn人生与教育 212
Reading For Fun The Bloody Thumb沾满鲜血的大拇指 217
Unit16 219
TextⅠ What Makes the Weather?天气的形成 219
TextⅡ Is Anybody Out There?外星人存在吗？ 226
Reading For Fun Christmas Cards圣诞贺卡 233
Unit17 234
TextⅠ African Soccer—In Search of Team Spirit非洲足球寻找团队精神 234
TextⅡ Then And Now今昔之别 242
Reading For Fun Three Wishes三个心愿 247
Unit18 249
TextⅠ New“Green Revolution”: Cleaner Cars and Energy新兴的“绿色革命”——洁净无污染的汽车及能源 249
TextⅡ Welcome to 2010欢迎进入2010年 257
Reading For Fun The Wrong Number你打错了 261
参考译文 262
练习答案 329