Unit One 1
Part One TextStephen Hawking 1
Part Two Fast ReadingRobert Owen 8
Part Three Supplementary ReadingHelen Keller 12
Unit Two 17
Part One TextBush Touts Free Society to Chinese 17
Part Two Fast ReadingIntellectual Property Rights Protection 26
Part Three Supplementary ReadingChina and the New Asian Century 29
Unit Three 34
Part One TextThe Contenders 2008:Hillary Clinton 34
Part Two Fast ReadingLegislator Who Endorsed Killing of Police Resigns under Fire 40
Part Three Supplementary ReadingEurope Anticipating American Election 43
Unit Four 48
Part One TextWhy Are You Laughing? 48
Part Two Fast ReadingMental Health 54
Part Three Supplementary ReadingExamining the Limits of Life 57
Unit Five 62
Part One TextCultural Adjustment 62
Part Two Fast ReadingCultural Conflict 68
Part Three Supplementary ReadingCommunication across Culture 72
Unit Six 77
Part One TextKey Technologies of the Lunar Orbiting Exploration Project 77
Part Two Fast ReadingChinese Lunar Exploration Program 82
Part Three Supplementary ReadingDark Energy in Space 86
Unit Seven 91
Part One TextCellphones—Growing Techs 91
Part Two Fast ReadingiPhone 96
Part Three Supplementary ReadingApplications of Nanotechnology 101
Unit Eight 107
Part One TextMultilateral Trade Liberalization—from GATT to WTO 107
Part Two Fast ReadingConsumers Strained by Price Surge Last Year 113
Part Three Supplementary ReadingFree Trade 116
Unit Nine 122
Part One Text2007 Subprime Mortgage Financial Crisis 122
Part Two Fast ReadingControversy over"Troop Surge"and Associated Terminology 128
Part Three Supplementary Reading2008 Presidential Election Characteristics 131
Unit Ten 136
Part One TextThomas Watson,Jr.,Founder of IBM 136
Part Two Fast ReadingPierre Omidyar Biography 141
Part Three Supplementary ReadingBill Gates—A Man Neither as Good nor Bad 144
Unit Eleven 150
Part One TextModern Music:Its Styles,Its Techniques 150
Part Two Fast Reading 156
(1) 156
(2) 158
Part Three Supplementary ReadingLeonard Bernstein:A Formidable Musician 159
Unit Twelve 163
Part One TextAfter Twenty Years 163
Part Two Fast ReadingMadame Tussaud's 169
Part Three Supplementary ReadingThe New Café 171
Unit Thirteen 176
Part One TextContract Formation and Classification 176
Part Two Fast ReadingThe Uniqueness of American Modern Music 180
Part Three Supplementary Reading 182
(1)Amendment to Software Reseller Agreement 182
(2)The Dong Zhi Festival 185
Unit Fourteen 187
Part One TextOde to the West Wind 187
Part Two Fast ReadingA Psalm of Life 192
Part Three Supplementary ReadingShe Walks in Beauty 194
Unit Fifteen 196
Part One TextHow Do You Know It's Good? 196
Part Two Fast Reading 205
(1)A Professional Artist 205
(2)Culture Shock 207
Part Three Supplementary ReadingThe Far-Reaching Influence of Confucius 209
Key to Exercises 212