Unit One 1
Text A Secrets of A Students 优等生的奥秘 1
Text B Bittersweet Memories 又苦又甜的回忆 16
Text C Leaving 离家 19
Additional Exercises 补充练习 21
Unit Two 29
Text A Conversational Ballgames 不同规则的会话活动 29
Text B English as a Universal Language 英语：一门通用语言 41
Text C How to Improve Your Vocabulary 如何扩大词汇量 45
Additional Exercises 补充练习 48
Text A Stevie Wonder:Sunshine in the Shadow 天才史蒂威——阴影下的阳光 56
Unit Three 56
Text B We Are What We Think We Are 意象中的自我 69
Text C Her Newly-discovered Self 她新发现的自我 72
Additional Exercises 补充练习 75
Unit Four 83
Text A The Washwoman 小妇人 83
Text B A Good Name 好名声 97
Text C This Is Why Jordan Is Jordan 他之所以是乔丹 101
Additional Execises 补充练习 103
Unit Five 112
Text A The Language of Compromise 妥协的语言 112
Text B Easy Ways to Avoid an Argument 避免争吵的简便方法 126
Text C “Good Morning,Neighbor!” 早安，邻座 131
Additional Exercises 补充练习 134
Unit Six 142
Text A Nerds and Geeks 呆子和怪人 142
Text B Our Changing Lifestyle:Trends and Fads 变化中的生活方式——趋势和时尚 153
Text C Popularity that Counts 有价值的出名 157
Additional Exetcises 补充练习 162
Unit Seven 171
Text A I Became Her Target 我成了她的靶心 171
Text B Firm,and Fair,and Friendly 坚定，公平和友好 184
Text C The Magic Pebbles 魔术般的鹅卵石 186
Additional Exercises 补充练习 188
Unit Eight 196
Text A Foreword 序言 196
Text B Smart Machines:Our Tireless Helpers 聪明能干的机器：不知疲倦的助手 208
Text C The Internet 国际互联网 212
Additional Exercises 补充练习 213
Unit Nine 221
Text A Hothouse Earth 温室地球 221
Text B The Population Problem:Everybody's Baby 人口问题：人们的焦点 236
Text C Dangers to the Environment 环境危机 240
Additional Exercises 补充练习 242
Unit Ten 250
Text A Cloning:Good Science or Baaaad Idea 克隆：好科学亦或极坏主意 250
Text B Internet Helps Solve a Medical Mystery 因特网帮助解决医学之谜 265
Text C Fuzzy Logic Smart Machines 模糊逻辑机器 268
Additional Exercises 补充练习 270