Part 1 Vocabulary 词汇篇 1
Unit 1 Political Passages 政治旅行 11
Unit 2 Dark Side of the Moon Landing 人类首次登月遭质疑 17
Unit 3 The Queen,as She Was 伊丽莎白女王威仪再现 25
Unit 4 Where Doesn't It Hurt 疼痛之谜 33
Unit 5 Globalization Goes to War 全球化走向战争 41
Unit 6 The D Is for Deception D 代表欺骗 48
Unit 7 The Diving Dollar 美元急剧下跌 58
Unit 8 Disgrace 飓风“卡特里娜”令美国蒙羞 67
Part 2 Scanning 查读篇 75
Unit 9 Breaking Up Is Hard to Do 离婚——同性伴侣的悲哀 80
Unit 10 Breaking Bread 低碳水化合物饮食 85
Unit 11 Lighting Up the Brain 音乐激活大脑 90
Unit 12 I'm Only Guilty of Being a Good Friend 友情之罪 98
Unit 13 Are You Ready to Wi-Fi? 无线上网——你准备好了吗？ 103
Unit 14 Healthy Escapes 健康的逃避 109
Unit 15 Schools Tackle PDA Problem 115
美国各中学积极处理掌上电脑问题 115
Unit 16 What Makes Who You Are? 什么决定你的本性？ 120
Part 3 Skimming 略读篇 128
Unit 17 US Women Try"Work When You Like"Jobs 美国妇女尝试弹性工作制：“想干就干” 132
Unit 18 Coping with Anxiety 如何消除焦虑 139
Unit 19 A Fuel with Flavor 带香味的燃料 147
Unit 20 Happiness and Wealth 幸福与财富 154
Unit 21 Challenging“Extreme"Shyness 挑战“极度”害羞症 160
Unit 22 Global or Local?Make It Both 全球化还是本土化？最好二者兼顾 168
Unit 23 Watergate Twists Slowly,Slowly “水门事件”反思 175
Unit 24 The Biological Purpose of Beauty 美的生物学目的 184
Part 4 Inference 推读篇 191
Unit 25 Bridging Our Differences 缩小男女之间的差异 195
Unit 26 An Anniversary to Forget 应该忘却的周年纪念日 202
Unit 27 From Reality TV to Reality Ads 从纪实电视节目到纪实广告 209
Unit 28 Scouring the Market for SARS 搜查市场，寻找SARS病源 216
Unit 29 What's Wrong with Using the V Word? 度假何过之有？ 222
Unit 30 Finding Former Coworkers Made Easier 搜寻旧友更为便捷 229
Unit 31 Power and the American Presidents 美国总统与权力 235
Part 5 Comprehensive 综合篇 247
Unit 32 The Aim of Suicide Bombers—and How to Beat Them 自杀性爆炸的目的及对策 247
Unit 33 A Coffee to Go at the Gym 喝咖啡提高锻炼效果 252
Unit 34 Food Security and Safety 食品保障与安全 259
Unit 35 The Spirit of Giving 圣诞精神 266
Unit 36 "Every Day I Pray for a Kidney" 每天我为早日换肾而祈祷 272
Unit 37 Never Too Old for Exercise 活到老，运动到老 278
Unit 38 The Queen Mother 一国之母 284
Unit 39 Scientists Successfully Clone Cat 科学家克隆猫获得成功 292
Unit 40 A City's Traffic Plans Are Snarled by China's Car Culture 中国汽车文化搅乱城市交通 299
Unit 41 Identity Theft and Identity Fraud 信用盗窃与诈骗 306
Unit 42 Test Anxiety:Friend or Foe? 考试焦虑：朋友还是敌人？ 314
Unit 43 Why We Work 我们为什么工作 322
Unit 44 The Inner Einstein 真实的爱因斯坦 330
Unit 45 Why We Strive for Status? 我们为什么对地位孜孜以求？ 339
Unit 46 They're Online and on the Job 网上职业教育 348
附录 357
1．英美主要报刊杂志 357
2．英美政府部门 359
3．世界知名企业名录 365