Unit One Language,Culture and Communication 1
Part Ⅰ Reading Guidelines:Developing Good Reading Habits 2
Part Ⅱ Selected Reading 10
Text A Stumbling Blocks in Intercultural Communication 11
Text B Politics and the English Language 32
Unit Two Learning Lives 47
Part Ⅰ Reading Guidelines:Scanning 48
Part Ⅱ Selected Reading 61
Text A University Education 62
Text B Education for Sustainable Development 82
Unit Three Marriage and the Family 97
Part Ⅰ Reading Guidelines:Skimming 98
Part Ⅱ Selected Reading 104
Text A How to Cook a Stepfamily 105
Text B The Sandwich Generation:A Cluttered Nest 121
Unit Four Economic Times 135
Part Ⅰ Reading Guidelines:Word Meaning by Word Formation 136
Part Ⅱ Selected Reading 143
Text A Human Capital and Economic Development 144
Text B As Rich-poor Gap Widens in US,Class Mobility Stalls 163
Unit Five Man and Nature 177
Part Ⅰ Reading Guidelines:How to Read for"Comprehension" 178
Part Ⅱ Selected Reading 189
Text A Gender,Poverty and Environment 190
Text B Indian Ocean Tsunami 208
Unit Six Art Gallery 225
Part Ⅰ Reading Guidelines:Critical Reading 226
Part Ⅱ Selected Reading 234
Text A "I Should Like to Astonish Paris with an Apple"—The Still Lifes 235
Text B The Making of a Love Triangle 253
Unit Seven Literature Garden 267
Part Ⅰ Reading Guidelines:Reading for Artistic Appreciation 268
Part Ⅱ Selected Reading 278
Text A A Rose for Emily 279
Text B A Clean,Well-lighted Place 301
Unit Eight Academic World 311
Part Ⅰ Reading Guidelines:How to Deal with Academic Reading 312
Part Ⅱ Selected Reading 319
Music Lessons Enhance IQ 320
Glossary 344
Acknowledgements 348