Unit One Economics 1
Part A Lead-in 1
News Reading:World Bank Sees US Recession Risk 1
Part B Reading 3
Reading 1 Evaluating Good Corporate Citizenship 3
Reading 2 "Banker"Who Lends to the Poor Wins Nobel Peace Prize 9
Reading 3 The Cost of Survival 14
Part C Unit Assignments 18
Unit Two Environment 19
Part A Lead-in 19
News Reading:President Hu Jintao Commits China to Carbon-cutting Deal 19
Part B Reading 20
Reading 1 How Do You Junk Your Computer 20
Reading 2 EU Governments Start Tough Climate Change Talks 30
Reading 3 A Tree Grows in Kenya 34
Part C UnitAssignments 39
Unit Three Disasters 40
Part A Lead-in 40
News Reading:China Mourns Earthquake Victims 40
Part B Reading 41
Reading 1 Different Natural Disasters,Same Risky Human Habits 41
Reading 2 Midwest Floods Leave Red Cross in the Red 48
Reading 3 Humans Add to Natural Disaster Risk 52
Part C Unit Assignments 58
Unit Four Science and Technology 59
Part A Lead-in 59
News Reading:China's First Spacewalk Succeeds 59
Part B Reading 60
Reading 1 Is Someone Spying on You? 60
Reading 2 Science Lessons Should Tackle Creationism and Intelligent Design 67
Reading 3 Spit Parties:Genetic Testing Becomes a Social Activity 73
Part C Unit Assignments 77
Unit Five Education 78
Part A Lead-in 78
News Reading:Facebook"Cheater"Won't Be Expelled from College 78
Part B Reading 79
Reading 1 Good Education Adds Value to Both Colleges and Society 79
Reading 2 OLPC:Eliminating Poverty Through Education 86
Reading 3 "Hire"Education:A Vocational Model Succeeds 90
Part C Unit Assignments 95
Unit Six Society 96
Part A Lead-in 96
News Reading:Woman Causes Storm on Venice's Grand Canal 96
Part B Reading 97
Reading 1 Who Owns You? 97
Reading 2 The Feelgood Factor 105
Reading 3 Solving Asia's Food Crisis 110
Part C Unit Assignments 114
Unit Seven Politics 115
Part A Lead-in 115
News Reading:Thai PM Declares State of Emergency in Capital 115
Part B Reading 116
Reading 1 Win-win Governance 116
Reading 2 The New Words of War 123
Reading 3 Progress Against Corruption 129
Part C Unit Assignments 134
Unit Eight Sports 135
Part A Lead-in 135
News Reading:Michael Phelps Makes Olympic History on Busy Day in Beijing 135
Part B Reading 137
Reading 1 Education the Heart of Olympics Says Rogge 137
Reading 2 Olympics:No Regrets,No Limits—How Du Toit Lost a Leg But Won Over the World 144
Reading 3 Grudge Match 150
Part C Unit Assignments 155
Key to the Exercises 156