第一章 计算机与信息 2
Unit 1 计算机与因特网 2
Conversation 2
Passage:What's New in the Computer World 4
Words and Expressions 6
Notes 7
Exercises 8
Supplementary Reading:Learning to Love the Computer, Warts and All 16
Unit 2 信息 18
Conversation 18
Passage:The Information Superhighway:From Expectation to Realization 20
Words and Expressions 22
Notes 22
Exercises 23
Supplementary Reading:Alienation and the Internet 31
第二章 经济 34
Unit 3 新经济 34
Conversation 34
Passage:Myth of the New Economy 35
Words and Expressions 37
Notes 38
Exercises 40
Supplementary Reading:The Early Banking System 47
Unit 4 欧元 49
Conversation 49
Passage:Background to the Euro 50
Words and Expressions 52
Notes 53
Exercises 53
Supplementary Reading:Is Globalization a Myth? 61
第三章 伟人 64
Unit 5 历史上的伟人 64
Conversation 64
Passage:Jimmy Carter 66
Words and Expressions 68
Notes 69
Exercises 70
Supplementary Reading:Gleopatra—Goddess of the Nile 76
Unit 6 现在的伟人 78
Conversation 78
Passage:General Electric Is Like a Grocery Store 80
Words and Expressions 82
Notes 83
Exercises 83
Supplementary Reading:Dell Boy Made Good 89
Conversation 92
Unit 7 礼仪 92
第四章 礼仪与习俗 92
Passage:Mrs Manners Knows Best 94
Words and Expressions 96
Notes 97
Exercises 97
Supplementary Reading:Why Smart People Do Dumb Things 105
Unit 8 习俗 108
Conversation 108
Passage:The American Way:Marriage 110
Notes 112
Words and Expressions 112
Exercises 113
Supplementary Reading:Models for Marriage 121
第五章 城市 124
Unit 9 古城 124
Conversation 124
Passage:Great Changes in Macao 126
Words and Expressions 128
Notes 129
Exercises 130
Supplementary Reading:Paris:A Romantic Capital 137
Conversation 139
Unit 10 新兴城市 139
Passage:Beijing Is Set to Shine as a Showcase City 141
Words and Expressions 143
Notes 144
Exercises 144
Supplementary Reading:The High-minded Man 151
第六章 高等教育 154
Unit 11 高等教育 154
Conversation 154
Passage:Higher Education 156
Notes 159
Words and Expressions 159
Exercises 160
Supplementary Reading:The University of the Future 168
Unit 12 英国教育 170
Conversation 170
Passage:The British Educational System 172
Words and Expressions 174
Notes 174
Exercises 175
Supplementary Reading:Columbia University 182
第七章 文学与艺术 186
Unit 13 文学 186
Conversation 186
Passage:On Sin 188
Notes 190
Words and Expressions 190
Exercises 191
Supplementary Reading:Famous Last Words 199
Unit 14 艺术 201
Conversation 201
Passage:Film and Music 203
Words and Expressions 205
Notes 206
Exercises 206
Supplementary Reading:Tolerance 213
Conversation 218
第八章 语言与交流 218
Unit 15 语言 218
Passage:The Same Language? 220
Words and Expressions 223
Notes 224
Exercises 225
Supplementary Reading:At Times like These, Language Suffers Collateral Damage from Clusters of Euphemisms 233
Unit 16 交流 235
Conversation 235
Passage:Pub-talk 237
Notes 239
Words and Expressions 239
Exercises 240
Supplementary Reading:The Game of Name 248
第九章 环境 252
Unit 17 污染 252
Conversation 252
Passage:Pollution Is a Dirty Word 254
Words and Expressions 256
Notes 256
Exercises 257
Supplementary Reading:Economy Needs a Healthy Environment 266
Conversation 269
Unit 18 环境保护 269
Passage:The Environment—A Global Challenge 271
Words and Expressions 274
Notes 274
Exercises 275
Supplementary Reading:Vicious Cycle of Global Warming Hits Ocean 282
第十章 地理 286
Unit 19 名胜古迹 286
Conversation 286
Passage:The Solomons,The Islands That Time Forgot 288
Notes 290
Words and Expressions 290
Exercises 291
Supplementary Reading:Welcome to America! 299
Unit 20 地理 301
Conversation 301
Passage:The Miracle Is This 303
Words and Expressions 305
Notes 306
Exercises 306
Supplementary Reading:A Visit to Nepal 314
Conversation 318
Unit 21 民间文化 318
第十一章 文化 318
Passage:Chinese New Year 319
Words and Expressions 321
Notes 322
Exerc 322
Supplementary Reading:The European Culture 331
Unit 22 外国文化 333
Conversation 333
Passage:Religion in Britain 335
Words and Expressions 337
Notes 338
Exercises 339
Supplementary Reading:Ethnicity 347
第十二章 科技 350
Unit 23 科学 350
Conversation 350
Passage:The Biotech Century 352
Words and Expressions 353
Notes 354
Exercises 355
Supplementary Reading:Tiny Technologies Slip Unseen 363
Unit 24 技术 365
Conversation 365
Passage:Genetic Ethics 367
Words and Expressions 369
Notes 370
Exercises 370
Supplementary Reading:The Origin of Life and Future of Humans 378
附录 380
附录一 功能意念表 380
附录二 语言技能表 391
附录三 课文问题答案 393
附录四 听力练习录音稿 400
附录五 课后练习答案及详解 454
附录六 单词和短语总表 518