Unit 1 Neck to Neck:2000 U.S.Presidential Election 1
What do you know? 1
Text 1 How the Electoral College Works 2
Text 2 How We Got Here:A Timeline of the Florida Recount 5
Text 3 Analysis Indicates Many Gore Votes Thrown Out in Florida 12
Text 4 Media Recount:Bush Won the 2000 Election 14
Text 5 Governor George W.Bush Delivers Remarks 17
Unit 2 September 11:Doubts about the Official Stories 23
What do you know? 23
Text 1 Sept 11:Unanswered Questions Index Page 23
Text 2 George W.Bush 28
Text 3 From Deception to Revelation Part Ⅰ 33
Text 4 From Deception to Revelation Part Ⅱ 41
Unit 3 U.S.Political Jokes 44
What do you know? 44
Text 1 What Is Politics? 44
Text 2 Cows & Politics Explained 46
Text 3 Democrats versus Republicans 47
Text 4 The Very High Health Care Costs 48
Text 5 Flags Tell Us Information about Our Taxes 49
Text 6 King George the Third's Response to the Declaration of Independence 50
Text 7 Short Laughs & Quips 53
Text 8 Purchasing New Brains 53
Text 9 A Story of Creation 54
Text 10 Campaign Promises and More Promises 56
Unit 4 U.S.Arsenals during the Afghan War 57
What do you know? 57
Text 1 The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅰ 58
Text 2 The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅱ 62
Text 3 The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅲ 65
Text 4 The Weapons of Operation Enduring Freedom Part Ⅳ 70
Unit 5 Swift U.S.Victory over Iraqi War 76
What do you know? 76
Text 1 War Plans for War with Iraq 76
Text 2 Iraqi Strategy 80
Text 3 Combat Air Force Assets in Place Around Iraq 83
Text 4 The Progress Timetable for the Iraqi War 88
Unit 6 Lessons Learnt from the 21st Century Wars 91
What do you know? 91
Text 1 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅰ 92
Text 2 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅱ 94
Text 3 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅲ 97
Text 4 Iraq Lessons Learned Part Ⅳ 100
Unit 7 Is Iraq Another Vietnam? 107
What do you know? 107
Text 1 A Different Picture 107
Text 2 Is Iraq Another Vietnam?Actually,It May Become Worse 110
Text 3 How to End the Occupation 117
Unit 8 Washington Serial Shooting 121
What do you know? 121
Text 1 U.S.Army Set to Join Washington Sniper Hunt 122
Text 2 Wednesday,October 23,2002 125
Text 3 The Washington Area(Tarot Card)Sniper 128
Unit 9 Campus Shooting 139
What do you know? 139
Text 1 "An Evil Smile" 140
Text 2 California's Excessive Gun Laws 146
Text 3 Kids and Guns in America 150
Unit 10 U.S.Education Reform 156
What do you know? 156
Text 1 How Do the Primary and Middle School(K-12)Students Learn in the United States? 156
Text 2 How Well Do the American Students Do in K-12 Schools? 158
Text 3 Education Reform 160
Text 4 Knowing and Teaching Elementary Mathematics 162
Unit 11 The Race to Mars 176
What do you know? 176
Text 1 Mars Rovers FAQ:from Launch to Landing 176
Text 2 British Ask NASA for Help on Lander 182
Text 3 Opportunity Lands on Mars 185
Unit 12 Video Cameras in Our Life 191
What do you know? 191
Text 1 Researcher Develops Advanced Motion-tracking Camera for Surveillance,Security,Videoconferencing 192
Text 2 Spy Cameras Broaden Focus 194
Text 3 NASA Scientists Invented New Video Technology 197
Text 4 Sounds Attract Camera 202
Text 5 "Camera Pill"Promising for Diagnosis of Small Bowel Disease 205
Unit 13 Advances in Artificial Intelligence 208
What do you know? 208
Text 1 Computer Chess History 208
Text 2 Deep Fritz Loses to Chess Champion 215
Text 3 Better Business Computering 217
Text 4 Building Deep Blue 222
Unit 14 Computer Games 226
What do you know? 226
Text 1 The Making of Doom Ⅲ 226
Text 2 A Play for Better Soldiers 230
Text 3 Computer Games Stunt Teen Brains 235
Text 4 Zap!Go to the Top of the Class 238
Keys 241