Reading Skill: Context Clue to Word Meaning 1
Unit 1 Campus Life 3
Section A Passions, Friends, and Great Profs 4
Section B 9
Section C 10 Tips for a Good Roommate Relationship 16
Unit 2 Political Party 23
Section A Political Parties in the United States 24
Section B 29
Section C Political Parties in the UK 35
Unit3 Environment 43
Section A Blame Failure of Copenhagen Summit on Denmark, Not China 44
Section B 49
Section C Silent Spring （excerpt) 55
Reading Skill: Word-Formation 63
Unit 4 Technology 65
Section A What Is Artificial Intelligence? 66
Section B 71
Section C Innovation: Teaching Robots Some Manners 76
Unit 5 Jury System in America 83
Section A Jury Service in America 84
Section B 89
Section C Conduct of the Jury During the Trial 92
Unit 6 Fighting Cold 99
Section A Hand-Washing, Mask-Wearing May Limit Transmission of Pandemic Flu 100
Section B 106
Section C Flu Prevention: 5 Critical Lessons from History and What They Mean Today 110
Reading Skill: Skimming 117
Unit 7 Online Shopping 119
Section A Forget Taobao.com, Try These Other Shopping Sites on for Size 120
Section B 125
Section C Online Shopping: Good for the Environment; Good for the Wallet 131
Unit 8 Career 137
Section A The Job of Jobs 138
Section B 143
Section C Young ＆ Jobless 149
Unit 9 Management 157
Section A Our Management Approach of Johnson ＆ Johnson 158
Section B 163
Section C Help Your Best People Do a Better Job 170
Unit 10 Military Academies 177
Section A West Point Cadet Ready to Be Leader 178
Section B 184
Section C Monterey Naval Postgraduate School Prepares Military Elite 190
Reading Skill: Scanning 197
Unit 11 News 199
Section A Online Sites Win Journalism Firsts at Pulitzers 200
Section B 205
Section C Tensions Rise as South Korea Says North Torpedoed Ship 211
Unit 12 Travel 217
Section A Proper Trip Preparation 218
Section B 224
Section C Europe's Best and Worst—With No Apologies 229
Reading Skill: Denotation and Connotation 241
Unit 13 Culture 243
Section A Does the Blues Need a Pick-Me-Up? 244
Section B 249
Section C Russian Wedding Traditions and Customs 255
Unit 14 People Who Shaped Our World 261
Section A Mother Teresa 262
Section B 269
Section C Mao Zedong 274
Unit 15 Speech 281
Section A Blood, Toll, Tears and Sweat 282
Section B 287
Section C How to Land on Your Feet When Speaking in Public 296
Unit 16 Fiction 301
Section A In the Morning 302
Section B A Day of Misery 309
Appendix 319
Affixes 319
Glossary 331