Unit One Study Methods 1
In-Class Reading 1
Passage Ⅰ Successful English Learning 1
Passage Ⅱ Read Good Books 3
After-Class Reading 6
Passage Ⅰ English Idioms 6
Passage Ⅱ Reading for A's 10
阅读技巧：辨识意见和态度 14
Unit Two Friend and Friendship 16
In-Class Reading 16
Passage Ⅰ The Stages of Friendship 16
Passage Ⅱ How to Nurture a Friendship 18
After-Class Reading 20
Passage Ⅰ Arnold-My Best Friend 20
Passage Ⅱ Friendship:A Story 24
阅读技巧：头脑成像 28
Unit Three Work and Life 31
In-Class Reading 31
Passage Ⅰ Tips and Advice for Workaholics 31
Passage Ⅱ Are We Having Fun 33
After-Class Reading 36
Passage Ⅰ The Importance ofjust Being There 36
Passage Ⅱ The Joy of SOHO:Making a Life while Making a Living 40
阅读技巧：区别事实与观点 44
Unit Four War and Peace 46
In-Class Reading 46
Passage Ⅰ World War Ⅱ 46
Passage Ⅱ My Lai Massacre and the Peace Protest Movement 48
After-Class Reading 51
Passage Ⅰ Why We Never Need to Worry about World Peace 51
Passage Ⅱ Welcome Home,Soldier 55
阅读技巧：根据单词构成猜词悟意 59
Unit Five Education 62
In-Class Reading 62
Passage Ⅰ Adult Education 62
Passage Ⅱ Some Schools Are Leaving Recess behind 65
After-Class Reading 67
Passage Ⅰ High School Dropouts 67
Passage Ⅱ Computers in Education 72
阅读技巧：寻找主题句 76
Unit Six Car Culture 79
In-Class Reading 79
Passage Ⅰ The Origin of the Automobile 79
Passage Ⅱ Well,America:Is the Car Culture Working 82
After-Class Reading 85
Passage Ⅰ Car Culture Captivates China 85
Passage Ⅱ Trying to Save Kids in Hot Cars 89
阅读技巧：如何读出言外之意 93
Unit Seven Social Problems 96
In-Class Reading 96
Passage Ⅰ Should Parents Become Big Brothers 96
Passage Ⅱ Degrees,but No Jobs 98
After-Class Reading 101
Passage Ⅰ Bullying at School:Tackling the Problem 101
Passage Ⅱ African American Marriage in the 20th Century 105
阅读技巧：辨认重要事实或细节 110
Unit Eight Business Matters 113
In-Class Reading 113
Passage Ⅰ A Pension Plan 113
Passage Ⅱ The Japanese Authorities Attempt to Clean up the Pachinko Business 115
After-Class Reading 118
Passage Ⅰ The PC's 25th Birthday 118
Passage Ⅱ Pumping up the Spare Tyre 122
阅读技巧：如何理解篇章结构 126
Unit Nine Computer 128
In-Class Reading 128
Passage Ⅰ The Wonderful Structure of a Microcomputer 128
Passage Ⅱ Father of the Computer 131
After-Class Reading 134
Passage Ⅰ Dealing with Computer Viruses 134
Passage Ⅱ Computerized Supermarket 139
阅读技巧：如何在阅读中扩大视幅 143
Unit Ten Environmental Problems 145
In-Class Reading 145
Passage Ⅰ Atmospheric Pollution 145
Passage Ⅱ Ecological Effects of Road-Building 147
After-Class Reading 150
Passage Ⅰ El Nino in 1997-1998 150
Passage Ⅱ China's War with the Desert 155
阅读技巧：理解修辞语言 160
Keys to Fast Reading(Book Two) 162