Unit 1 Man and Nature 2
Get Started 2
Listen and Respond 3
Read and Explore 4
Text A Man in the Realm of Nature 4
Text B A Promise of Spring 10
Optional Classroom Activities 18
Enhance Your Language Awareness 19
Enjoy English 27
Unit 2 Man and Technology 28
Get Started 28
Listen and Respond 29
Read and Explore 30
Text A Technology and Happiness 30
Text B Who to Blame,Technology or the Person Who Uses It? 40
Optional Classroom Activities 46
Enhance Your Language Awareness 46
Enjoy English 55
Unit 3 Fame and Success 56
Get Started 56
Listen and Respond 57
Read and Explore 58
Text A Fame 58
Text B Chasing Fame 65
Optional Classroom Activities 75
Enhance Your Language Awareness 77
Enjoy English 86
Unit 4 Work and Career 88
Get Started 88
Listen and Respond 89
Read and Explore 90
Text A Work,Labor,and Play 90
Text B Choosing an Occupation or Career 97
Optional Classroom Activities 105
Enhance Your Language Awareness 106
Enjoy English 115
Practice Test Ⅰ（Units 1-4） 116
Unit 5 Lifestyles 130
Get Started 130
Listen and Respond 131
Read and Explore 132
Text A Stripping Down to Bare Happiness 132
Text B My Frugal Life 141
Optional Classroom Activities 148
Enhance Your Language Awareness 149
Enjoy English 159
Unit 6 Attitudes to Life 160
Get Started 160
Listen and Respond 161
Read and Explore 162
Text A Two Truths to Live By 162
Text B Let Yourself Go! 170
Optional Classroom Activities 176
Enhance Your Language Awareness 178
Enjoy English 187
Unit 7 Reading and Reflection 188
Get Started 188
Listen and Respond 189
Read and Explore 190
Text A The Art of Reading 190
Text B The Future of Reading 201
Optional Classroom Activities 209
Enhance Your Language Awareness 211
Enjoy English 221
Unit 8 Globalization 222
Get Started 222
Listen and Respond 223
Read and Explore 224
Text A A Plea for an"Inclusive"Globalization 224
Text B Globalization of Knowledge 234
Optional Classroom Activities 243
Enhance Your Language Awareness 244
Enjoy English 255
Practice Test Ⅱ（Units 5-8） 256
Appendix Ⅰ Sample Essays for Theme-Related Writing 270
Appendix Ⅱ Text Translation 274
Appendix Ⅲ Glossary 292