Unit 1 1
Reading Text A CYBERSPACE:IF YOU DON T LOVE IT,LEAVE IT 2
Text B GENETICS AND HUMAN MALLEABILITY 19
Writing Four Kinds of Writing 23
Unit 2 27
Reading Text A WHY IS IT SO HARD FOR MEN AND WOMEN TO TAIK TO EACH OTHER？ 28
Text B ATHEISM AND ME:WHY I DNO T BELIEVE IN GOD 46
Writing Expressive Discourse 50
Unit 3 55
Reading Text A THE CASE AGAINST MAN（PART I） 56
Text B THE CASE AGAINST MAN（PART II） 72
Writing Affirming Discourse 76
Unit 4 83
Reading Text A THE FUTURE OF ENGLISH 85
Text B ENGLISH IN THE 20TH CENTURY 102
Writing Persuasive Discourse 108
Unit 5 115
Reading Text A CAN WE KNOW THE UNIVERSE? REFLECTIONS ON A GRAIN OF SALT 116
Text B THE HUBBLE CONSTANT HOW OLD IS THE UNIVERSE? 132
Writing Informative Discourse 136
Unit 6 143
Reading Text A LOVE IN LA 145
Text B A FEW HOURS‘ PLEASURE 164
Writing 英文信件格式和邀请信的写法 168
Unit 7 177
Reading Text A ENTROPY 178
Text B LEFT BRAIN,RIGHT BRAIN 194
Writing 询问信的写作 197
Unit 8 203
Reading Text A BILLION-DOLLAR BABIES 204
Text B SURPRISING THINGS YOU CAN DO ONLINE 221
Writing 投诉信的写作 224
Unit 9 227
Reading Text A THEY DARED COCAINE AND LOST（PART I） 228
Text B THEY DAREO COCAINE AND LOST （PART II） 247
Writing 申请信和简历的写作 251
Unit 10 259
Reading Text A THE VILLAGE 261
Text B DISAPPEARING LANGUAGES 277
Writing 推荐信的写作 282
Glossary 286