目录Unit One 1
Passage 1 Work and Play 2
Passage 2 Michael Jordan 6
Unit Two 11
Passage 1 High Style 12
Passage 2 The Generation Gap 16
Unit Three 21
Passage 1 Life Is Not Romantic 22
Passage 2 Two Words from the Heart 26
Unit Four 31
Passage 1 Stranger on the Escalator 32
Passage 2 The Cookie Thief 36
Unit Five 41
Passage 1 Do You Know Who I Am? 42
Passage 2 Steps in the Dark 46
Unit Six 51
Passage 1 Mark Twain 52
Passage 2 The Beginning of Mozart's Life of Music 56
Unit Seven 61
Passage 1 The Man Who Created Mickey Mouse 62
Passage 2 Disneyland 66
Unit Eight 71
Passage 1 Where Is the Pain? 72
Passage 2 Save Up for the Wild Animal Park 76
Unit Nine 81
Passage 1 Clinton's Daughter in Love 82
Passage 2 The Story of a New American 86
Unit Ten 91
Passage 1 Smart Spider! 92
Passage 2 Noise 96
Unit Eleven 101
Passage 1 Hobby 102
Passage 2 Something About Scottish 106
Unit Twelve 111
Passage 1 Tips for Improving Students'Reading Skills 112
Passage 2 Learning English Online 116
Unit Thirteen 121
Passage 1 Sports 122
Passage 2 Jogging 126
Unit Fourteen 131
Passage 1 The 1993 Mississippi River Flood 132
Passage 2 Big Ben of London 135
Unit Fifteen 141
Passage 1 Sleep 142
Passage 2 Sleep Helps Solve Problems 146
Appendix Ⅰ Glossary 151
Appendix Ⅱ Key to Exercises 167