Unit 1 Education（学校生活） 1
Text A An Ivy Stepladder 1
Text B School Sports Spiraling Out of Control 7
Unit 2 Youth Life（青年人生） 17
Text A The New Me Generation 17
Text B Youth Internet Use:Risks and Opportunities:Negative Aspects of Internet Use 33
Unit 3 Employment（职场生活） 40
Text A Corporate Recruiters Expand Their Reach 40
Text B "Brain drain"of Bright Women 46
Unit 4 Economic Life（经济生活） 50
Text A China:New Land of Shoppers 50
Text B As Consumerism Spreads,Earth Suffers 61
Unit 5 Cultural Life（文化生活） 67
Text A How Reality TV Fakes It 67
Text B Take 15 Minutes a Day to Exercise Your Mind 75
Unit 6 Love and Life（婚恋家庭） 80
Text A Crisis-Proof Your Marriage 80
Text B Love and Money Reshape Family in China 89
Unit 7 Environmental Issues（环境问题） 97
Text A We Can't Wish Away Climate Change 97
Text B Red China,Green China 107
Unit 8 Leisure and Life（休闲生活） 112
Text A When the Joneses Wear Jeans 112
Text B Incidental Tourist 127
Unit 9 Great Power Relations（大国纵横） 133
Text A Japan Reaches Out 133
Text B How to Restore America's Place in the World 146
Unit 10 Social Problems（社会问题） 158
Text A America's Tragedy 158
Text B The Greening of China 166
Unit 11 Overseas Life（海外生活） 170
Text A Bye-Bye,Burgers 170
Text B Backstory:Suburbia 101 179
Unit 12 Technology in Life（科技生活） 185
Text A The Electrifying Edison 185
Text B Do We Need the iPad?A TIME Review 195
Unit 13 Western Election（西方选举） 200
Text A Obama's Earnest Army 200
Text B A House Divided 208
Unit 14 China in the World's Eyes（老外看中国） 214
Text A Does the Future Belong to China? 214
Text B China in My Eyes 230