Unit 1 Love 1
Part One Preparation 2
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 4
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 7
In-Class Reading A Good Heart to Lean On 7
After-Class Reading 15
Passage Ⅰ A Kiss for Kate 15
passage Ⅱ Benefits from Pets 23
Part Four Further Development 29
Unit 2 Psychology in Our Daily Life 31
Part One Preparation 32
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 34
In-Class Reading Is There a Doctor in the Body? 36
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 36
After-Class Reading 42
Passage Ⅰ The Psychology of Money 42
Passage Ⅱ How to Jump Queue Fury 47
Passage Ⅲ Comforting Thoughts 52
Part Four Further Development 58
Unit 3 Culture 60
Part One Preparation 61
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 62
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 64
In-Class Reading Bridging Cultural Gaps Gracefully 64
After-Class Reading 71
Passage Ⅰ Dining Customs in America 71
Passage Ⅱ Chinese and American Culture 76
Passage Ⅲ Specific Taboos 81
Part Four Further Development 86
Unit 4 Holldays and Special Days 87
Part One Preparation 88
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 90
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 92
In-Class Reading A Merry Christmas 92
After-Class Reading 99
Passage Ⅰ Merry Christmas 99
Passage Ⅱ April Fools'Day 105
Part Four Further Development 112
Unit 5 Money 114
Part One Preparation 115
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 118
In-Class Reading Time Spent Agonizing over Money 120
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 120
After-Class Reading 127
Passage Ⅰ Elias：A Parable 127
Passage Ⅱ A Letter to God 134
Part Four Further Development 141
Unit 6 Shopping 143
Part One Preparation 144
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 147
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 149
In-Class Reading Consumer Behavior of Young People 149
After-Class Reading 156
Passage Ⅰ About Buying Things 156
Passage Ⅱ The Older Subculture 161
Passage Ⅲ Bargains 166
Part Four Further Development 172
Unit 7 Emotions and Health 175
Part One Preparation 176
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 178
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 180
In-Class Reading The Secrets of Good Health 180
After-Class Reading 188
Passage Ⅰ Your Anger Can Kill You 188
Passage Ⅱ How to Live to Be 100 195
Part Four Further Development 201
Unit 8 Social Problems 205
Part One preparation 206
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 208
In-Class Reading Latchdey Children-Knock,Knock,Is Anybody Home? 211
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 211
After-Class Reading 218
Passage Ⅰ It's a Mugger's Game in Manhattan 218
Passage Ⅱ Thief 223
Part Four Further Devdelopment 230
Unit 9 The Joy of Tcavel 234
Part One Preparation 235
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 238
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 241
In-Class Reading Transformative Travel 241
After-Class Reading 250
Passage Ⅰ The Romane of Train Travel 250
Passage Ⅱ Aruba 256
Part Four Further Development 262
Unit 10 Man and Animals 264
Part One Preparation 265
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 266
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 269
In-Class Reading Aggression in Humans and Animals 269
After-Class Reading 277
Passage Ⅰ Should the Navy Draft Dolphins? 277
Passage Ⅱ Animals on the Job 283
Part Four Further Development 289
Unit 11 Advertising 291
Part One Preparation 292
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 295
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 297
In-Class Reading What Advertising Does to Us 297
Passage Ⅰ Advertising：The Selling of a Product 304
After-Class Reading 304
Passage Ⅱ Should Advertising Be Banned? 309
Part Four Further Development 315
Unit 12 Reflections on Life 317
Part One Preparation 318
Part Two Listening-Centered Activities 319
Part Three Reading-Centered Activities 321
In-Class Reading A Diary of the Century 321
After-Class Reading 329
Passage Ⅰ Age and Youth 329
Passage Ⅱ Let the Questions In 336
Part Four Further Development 344
Test Yourself (College English Band One) 346
Index of New Words 359