Unit 1 The Unabomber 1
Passage One The Disease of the Modern Era 19
Passage Two Solitude（独处） 25
Unit 2 The Future of Science...Is Art? 30
Passage One The Future of Science:A Conversation with Alan Lightman 49
Passage Two The Impact of Science on Society（科学对社会的影响） 56
Unit 3 Ronald Reagan:Remarks on the 40th Anniversary of D-Day 61
Passage One On the 50th Anniversary of the End of the World War Ⅱ in Europe 80
Passage Two Marshall Plan Speech 86
Unit 4 Caught Between Places 90
Passage One The Joys of Writing 104
Passage Two Simpicity in Art（简约的艺术） 108
Unit 5 Marco Polo's Legacy 110
Passage One Italy—The Cradle of the Renaissance 127
Passage Two The Breakdown of Medieval Civilization（中世纪文明的解体） 130
Unit 6 Same Sex Marriage in the United States 136
Passage One Gay Parenting 152
Passage Two Universal Declaration of Human Rights 158
Unit 7 Winston Smith 164
Passage One Brave New World（美丽新世界） 181
Passage Two Animal Farm 186
Unit 8 Summerhill Education vs Standard Education 192
Passage One Universities and Their Function 209
Passage Two Oxford as I See It 212
Unit 9 The Clash of Civilizations? 217
Passage One When Cultures Collide 231
Passage Two Let's Make Enemies（让我们成为敌人） 239
Unit 10 Professional Women and Domestic Violence 243
Passage One Harsher Penalties can Reduce Family Violence 257
Passage Two Lessons from the Domestic Violence Intervention Project 262