Unit One Study Methods 1
In-Class Reading 1
Passage Ⅰ Successful English Learning 1
Passage Ⅱ Read Good Books 3
After-Class Reading 6
Passage Ⅰ English Idioms 6
Passage Ⅱ Reading for A' s 9
阅读技巧：辨识意见和态度 14
Unit Two Friend and Friendship 16
In-Class Reading 16
Passage Ⅰ The Stages of Friendship 16
Passage Ⅱ How to Nurture a Friendship 18
After-Class Reading 20
Passage Ⅰ Arnold—My Best Friend 20
Passage Ⅱ Friendship： A Story 24
阅读技巧：头脑成像 27
Unit Three Work and Life 30
In－Class Reading 30
Passage Ⅰ Tips and Advice for Workaholics 30
Passage Ⅱ Are We Having Fun 32
After-Class Reading 34
Passage Ⅰ The Importance of Just Being There 34
Passage Ⅱ The Joy of SOHO： Making a Life while Making a Living 38
阅读技巧：区别事实与观点 42
Unit Four War and Peace 44
In-Class Reading 44
Passage Ⅰ World War Ⅱ 44
Passage Ⅱ My Lai Massacre and the Peace Protest Movement 46
After-Class Reading 48
Passage Ⅰ Why We Never Need to Worry About World Peace 48
Passage Ⅱ Welcome Home，Soldier 52
阅读技巧：根据单词构成猜词悟意 56
Unit Five Education 59
In-Class Reading 59
Passage Ⅰ Adult Education 59
Passage Ⅱ Some Schools Are Leaving Recess Behind 62
After-Class Reading 64
Passage Ⅰ High School Dropouts 64
Passage Ⅱ Computers in Education 68
阅读技巧：寻找主题句 72
Unit Six Car Oulture 75
In－Class Reading 75
Passage Ⅰ The Origin of the Automobile 75
Passage Ⅱ Well， America： Is the Car Culture Working 78
After-Class Reading 81
Passage Ⅰ Car Culture Captivates China 81
Passage Ⅱ Trying to Save Kids in Hot Cars 85
阅读技巧：如何读出言外之意 89
Unit Seven Social Problems 91
In-Class Reading 91
Passage Ⅰ Should Parents Become Big Brothers 91
Passage Ⅱ Degrees，but No Jobs 93
After-Class Reading 96
Passage Ⅰ Bullying at School： Tackling the Problem 96
Passage Ⅱ African American Marriage in the 20th Century 100
阅读技巧：辨认重要事实或细节 104
Unit日ght Business Matters 107
In-Class Reading 107
Passage Ⅰ A Pension Plan 107
Passage Ⅱ The Japanese Authorities Attempt to Clean Up the Pachinko Business 109
After－Class Reading 112
Passage Ⅰ The PC's 25th Birthday 112
Passage Ⅱ Pumping Up the Spare Tyre 116
阅读技巧：如何理解篇章结构 120
Unit Nine Computer 122
In-Class Reading 122
Passage Ⅰ The Wonderful Structure of a Microcomputer 122
Passage Ⅱ Father of the Computer 124
After-Class Reading 127
Passage Ⅰ Dealing with Computer Viruses 127
Passage Ⅱ Computerized Supermarket 132
阅读技巧：如何在阅读中扩大视幅 136
Unit Ten Environmental Problems 138
In-Class Reading 138
Passage Ⅰ Atmospheric Pollution 138
Passage Ⅱ Ecological Effects of Road-Building 140
After－Class Reading 143
Passage Ⅰ El Nino in 1997-1998 143
Passage Ⅱ China' s War with the Desert 148
阅读技巧：理解修辞语言 153