Unit 1 1
Text A Etiquette Today 1
Text B Hollywood 8
Text C Learn Proper British Behaviours 10
Unit 2 12
Text A The Youngest Painter in the World 12
Text B Honolulu 18
Text C (1)Wives 21
(2)The Restaurant Was Full of Diners Now 21
Unit 3 22
Text A Reading Skills Ⅰ:Get Rid of Bad Reading Habits 22
Text B Robinson Crusoe 28
Text C (1)Daniel Defoe 30
(2)He Got the Job 31
Unit 4 32
Text A Making Adjustments 32
Text B The United Nations 38
Text C The Titanic Is Sinking Again 40
Unit 5 42
Text A Parties 42
Text B An Empire Founded on a Mouse—Disneyland and Disney World 48
Text C (1)The Value of Time 50
(2)"God Will Help Me!" 51
Unit 6 52
Text A Elizabeth Ⅱ 52
Text B The Statue of Liberty 58
Text C (1)A Broken Finger 61
(2)Not Necessary to Answer 61
Unit 7 62
Text A The Colonel:A Modern Success Story 62
Text B Noise Pollution 68
Text C (1)The Day That Changed My Life 70
(2)How We Had All Met 71
Unit 8 72
Text A Reading Skills Ⅱ:Skimming 72
Text B Bill Gates'11 Rules 78
Text C An E-mail 81
Unit 9 83
Text A A Story of Blue Beads 83
Text B Reading with Comprehension 90
Text C Christmas 93
Unit 10 95
Text A The Modern Wonder of Electronics 95
Text B Brontё Sisters and Their Brother 101
Text C Charlotte Brontё:Authoress of Jane Eyre 105
Unit 11 107
Text A How to Relax in a Crowd 107
Text B The Future of English 114
Text C What Is the Flu? 117
Unit 12 119
Text A Food in the 21st Century 119
Text B You Just Might Be a Workaholic 125
Text C Thanksgiving Day 128
Unit 13 130
Text A Why Manchus Do Not Eat Dogs 130
Text B Reading Skills Ⅲ:Context Clues 136
Text C 5 Ways You Use the Satellites 139
Unit 14 141
Text A Money for Things You Need 141
Text B Reading Skills Ⅳ:Scanning 148
Text C Colors Can Affect Our Success 151
Unit 15 152
Text A Making Decisions 152
Text B Does Money Buy Happiness? 159
Text C How Much Sleep Do I Need? 162
Unit 16 164
Text A On Attitude and Perspective 164
Text B Clothing:The Silent Language 170
Text C Stephen Hawking—The Most Remarkable Scientist of Our Time 174
Appendixes 175
Appendix 1 Word List 175
Appendix 2 Phrases and Expressions 185
Appendix 3 Key to the Exercises 188
Appendix 4 Additional Readings 198
1．Two Different Worlds;Student Days 198
2．Othello 210