1 Tourism and Attraction 1
Fast Reading 1 Traveling Suggestions in Paris 1
Fast Reading 2 Hawaii 4
Extensive Reading What Is Real Carnival（狂欢节）？ 6
2 Culture and Tradition 13
Fast Reading 1 Early American Tribes 13
Fast Reading 2 Modern Eskimos 15
Extensive Reading Problem of Adjustment in New Cultural Environments 17
3 Food and Health 25
Fast Reading 1 Food Fright 25
Fast Reading 2 Potential Killer 28
Extensive Reading A Call for Responsible Government Action on Genetically Modified Foods 30
4 Technology and Life 38
Fast Reading 1 Cell Phone Radiation 38
Fast Reading 2 Nano-Technology 40
Extensive Reading The Digital Village 43
5 Space Exploration 52
Fast Reading 1 Space Age Is Transforming Our Knowledge of Saturn 52
Fast Reading 2 First Chinese Astronaut 55
Extensive Reading In the Stars:Seeking Earth's Counterparts 58
Fast Reading 1 The Faults in America 66
6 Natural Disaster 66
Fast Reading 2 Tornado:An Unpredictable Natural Event 68
Extensive Reading Deluged Without Warning 71
7 Aging Problems 78
Fast Reading 1 Attitude Towards the Aged 78
Fast Reading 2 Generation Gap 80
Extensive Reading Children and Their Parents 83
8 Echo-environment 90
Fast Reading 1 Global Warming 90
Fast Reading 2 Changing at the Antarctic Continent 92
Extensive Reading The Effects of Global Warming 95
9 United Nations and Its Functions 104
Fast Reading 1 History of the United Nations 104
Fast Reading 2 UNESCO's History 107
Extensive Reading The Future of UN 110
10 Life Long Learning 119
Fast Reading 1 Risk of E-education 119
Fast Reading 2 Click Your Way to a MBA 121
Extensive Reading American Educationai History 124
Keys 131